Born name

Steven John Carell

nickname

Saphir Steve Carell

Alter

Steve was born on August 16, 1962

Sun sign

Lion

Place of birth

Concord, Massachusetts, USA

nationality

training

Steve has attended Nashoba Brooks School , The Fenn School , and Middlesex School in Concord.

In 1984 he graduated with a degree in history from Denison University in Granville, Ohio.

occupation

Actor, Comedian, Director, Producer, Writer

family

• Father – Edwin A. Carell (Electrical Engineer)
• Mother – Harriet T. (née Koch) (Psychiatric Nurse)
• Siblings – He has 3 brothers – (All are older than him)
• Other – Stanley Koch (maternal uncle) (CRT created in collaboration with scientist Allen B. DuMont)

Manager

He is signed to William Morris Endeavor Entertainment.

To build

Average

Height

5 feet 9 inches or 175 cm

weight

78 kg or 172 pounds

spouse

Steve began dating actress Nancy Carell and married her in 1995. Both performed in the Chicago troupe The Second City.

The couple have two children – daughter Elisabeth Anne (born – May 2001) and son John (born – June 2004).

race/ethnicity

White

He is of German, Italian (from his paternal grandfather) and Polish ancestry.

hair colour

dark brown

eye color

Green

sexual orientation

Just

distinguishing features

• He often works with Will Ferrell and Stephen Colbert
• Has often played characters who create humor out of awkward situations and sometimes have a lack of self-confidence.

shoe size

His shoe size is not known. However, according to its fans, it is considered a 10 (US) or 9 (UK) or 43 (EU).

brand promotion

He has appeared in commercials for Browns Chicken (1989), FedEx (2001), Extra Gum (voice-over), Baseball Believes, etc.

Religion

Roman Catholicism

Known for

Played Michael Scott on NBC’s TV comedy series The Office from 2005 to 2011 and 2013.

He is also known for playing John Eleuthère du Pont in the 2014 true-crime biographical drama Fox Catcher, as Cal Weaver in the 2011 romantic comedy-drama Crazy, Stupid, Love, as Frank Ginsburg in the 2006 film Little Miss Sunshine and other.

first movie

He appeared in the 1991 romantic comedy-drama film Curly Sue for his role as Tesio.

First TV show

In 1996, Steve appeared on ABC’s sketch comedy series The Dana Carvey Show as various characters. He appeared in a total of 8 episodes. Steve also served as a writer for this show.

Personal trainer

He said that in order to play Maxwell Smart, he did a workout that included four sit-ups.

Steve Carell facts

1. Steve was born at Emerson Hospital in Concord, Massachusetts but grew up in Acton, Massachusetts.
2. His family’s last name was “Caroselli”. His father was born with that surname only. But later changed to “Carell”.
3. In high school, he was active in sports like ice hockey and lacrosse.
4. He can play the musical instrument “Fife”.
5. At school he was very fond of history (a school subject).
6. He was a goaltender on the Big Red hockey team for four years while attending college.
7. He bought Marshfield Hills General Store in Marshfield, Massachusetts in 2009.
8. He became the 31st highest-paid actor (excluding TV-related projects) in 2011 after earning $17.5 million.
9. He also previously DJed under the name Sapphire Steve Carell at WDUB (Campus Radio Station).
10. Actually, he wanted to be a lawyer.
11. Steve was one of 115 participants invited to AMPAS in 2007.
12. He appeared in the music video for Pharrell Williams’ song “Happy”.
13. He was reportedly paid $12,500,000 for the 2010 film Date Night .
14. Follow Steve on Twitter.