The best Steve Carell movies and TV shows feature some great comedies on both the big and small screen and have resulted in great awards recognition. Carell got his start in the 1980s when he was part of a student-run improvisational comedy troupe while attending Denison University in Granville, Ohio. He then got noticed when he performed with the Second City and got his first movie role in the comedy film Curly Sue. He also got some TV work at the time by appearing on The Dana Carvey Show in 1996.
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However, his big break came in 1999 when he signed on as a correspondent for The Daily Show, working alongside Jon Stewart and Stephen Colbert. He worked on that show until 2005, and by the time he left, he was a major television and movie star. That was thanks to getting roles in the Will Ferrell movie Anchorman: The Legend of Ron Burgundy and Judd Apatow’s The 40-Year-Old Virgin in 2004 and 2005, followed by him taking on his life-changing role in the American version of The Office in 2005, making him a massive star.
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Despicable Me (2010
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Despicable Me
PG
Release Date
July 8, 2010
Runtime
95 Minutes
Director
Pierre Coffin, Chris Renaud
Writers
Ken Daurio, Cinco Paul
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Steve Carell
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Despicable Me follows the story of Gru, a supervillain voiced by Steve Carell, who adopts three orphaned girls as part of his grand scheme to steal the moon. As he balances his villainous plans with fatherhood, Gru’s life takes an unexpected turn. The animated film also introduces the popular small, yellow minions. Directed by Pierre Coffin and Chris Renaud, it was produced by Illumination Entertainment.
Main Genre
Family
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Illumination, Universal Pictures
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Despicable Me is an interesting movie franchise. It received mostly negative to mixed reviews from critics, and audiences seem ready to dismiss it as a film series that relies too much on the little yellow Minions. However, it has been a massive success, and it seems critic-proof, with people flocking to theaters to see every new movie when it is released. The first movie was a redemption story. It stars Gru as a master criminal who wants to be the best of all time and sets out to steal the moon. However, somehow, along the way, he becomes a hero.
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Steve Carell voices Gru in the Despicable Me franchise. The first film in the series was also the first for Illumination, the animation company that has built itself into a powerhouse on the back of Gru and his Minions. Carell has appeared in every film in the series, including the Minions prequel movies. For his performances in the films, Carell received two Annie Awards, two Kids Choice Awards, and one Teen Choice Award nomination. All six movies have combined for a $5.6 billion box office take.
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Space Force (2020-2022)
Mark R. Naird
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Space Force
Comedy
Release Date
2020 – 2021
Showrunner
Steve Carell
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Greg Daniels
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Jimmy O. Yang
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Space Force is a Netflix comedy series from The Office creator Greg Daniels and Steve Carell. Carell stars as General Mark R. Naird, who is appointed the leader of the newly established Space Force branch of the US military. Partly due to budget cuts at Netflix and a loss of subscribers on the platform, Space Force was canceled in 2022 after two seasons.
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2
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After leaving The Office, Steve Carell signed back on for another workplace comedy. However, this workplace was one unlike any other as he joined the cast of Space Force. This Netflix comedy followed the people working on creating a sixth brand of the United States Armed Forces, known as the United States Space Force. Carell took the lead as General Mark R. Naird, the Space Force’s first Chief of Space Operations. The first season follows Carell’s general as he fights to get his team to the moon by the president’s orders.
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The cast was incredible, with names like John Malkovich, Noah Emmerich, Jane Lynch, Ben Schwartz, Lisa Kudrow, and Diedrich Bader joining Carell along the way. The series poked a lot of fun at the government pouring so much money into a military force in space and the ridiculous orders the president gives them. While it only lasted two seasons, the show received four Primetime Emmy nominations, and Carell was nominated for a People’s Choice Award in 2020.
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The Big Short (2015)
Mark Baum
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The Big Short
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Drama
Release Date
December 23, 2015
Runtime
130minutes
Director
Adam McKay
Writers
Adam McKay, Charles Randolph
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Brad Pitt
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Melissa Leo
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Ryan Gosling
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A fictionalized depiction of the events surrounding the financial crisis of 2007-2008, The Big Short employs narrative techniques such as fourth-wall breaks to succinctly explain financial concepts to its audience, using Michael Lewis’s 2010 book as a template. The film features an ensemble cast that includes Christian Bale, Steve Carell, Ryan Gosling, and Brad Pitt.
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Paramount Pictures
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The Big Short is unlike any movie Steve Carell has ever appeared in. The film is based on the true-life story of the 2007-2008 financial crisis caused by the United States housing bubble. Based on the book, The Big Short: Inside the Doomsday Machine by Michael Lewis, Carell plays Mark Baum, the leader of FrontPoint Partners, a small independent trading firm. Baum is based on Steve Eisman, a businessman who profited from the collapse of the U.S. housing bubble.
The cast is impressive, with Christian Bale, Ryan Gosling, Brad Pitt, and more in starring roles. The film also has several real-life celebs playing themselves as they explain financial concepts to the audience by breaking the fourth wall. Directed by Paul Feig, The Big Short received universal acclaim and was shockingly historically accurate despite the absurd circumstances. It earned five Oscar nominations, winning Best Adapted Screenplay, while Carell was nominated for an AACTA Award.
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Crazy Stupid Love (2011)
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Crazy, Stupid, Love
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ComedyDocumentaryDramaRomance
Release Date
June 19, 2011
Runtime
118 minutes
Director
Glenn Ficarra, John Requa
Writers
Dan Fogelman
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Steve Carell
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Ryan Gosling
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Written by Dan Fogelman and directed by both Glenn Ficarra and John Requa, Crazy, Stupid, Love is a Comedy and Romance film starring Emma Stone, Julianne Moore, Steve Carell, and Ryan Gosling. The plot sees a variety of characters and explores how all of their lives are interconnected by love.
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Warner Bros. Pictures
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In 2011, Steve Carell starred in a very unique romantic comedy. This was a movie that focused on two generations of people and showed off the trouble with dating both early in life and later as well. Carell plays Cal Weaver, a man whose wife had an affair with a co-worker and asks for a divorce. Cal decides to check out the dating scene again and starts to frequent a bar where he meets a younger guy named Jacob (Ryan Gosling), a womanizer who helps Cal get his feet under him again.
However, things get complicated when Jacob falls in love with Cal’s daughter Hannah (Emma Stone), and knowing about Jacob’s womanizing ways, Cal is against it. In the middle of it all is Robbie, Cal’s eighth-grade son. The movie received mostly positive reviews, with critics praising the script and the fantastic cast. Carell received nominations at the Teen Choice and People’s Choice Awards, while Emma Stone and Ryan Gosling received high praise as well for their roles.
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The Daily Show With Jon Stewart (1999-2005)
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The Daily Show
TV-14
NewsComedy
Release Date
July 22, 1996
Network
Comedy Central
Directors
Chuck O’Neil
Writers
Allison Silverman, Charlie Grandy, Hallie Haglund, Sam Means, Wyatt Cenac, Scott Jacobson, Rob Kutner, Rich Blomquist, Jonathan Bines, Elliott Kalan, Aaron Bergeron, Tom Johnson, john oliver, Jason Reich, Eric Drysdale, Daniel J. Goor, Chris Regan, Travon Free, Rachel Axler
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Trevor Noah
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The Daily Show is a late-night talk and satirical news television program that offers a humorous perspective on current events, politics, and various social issues, often through a blend of scripted segments and guest interviews.
Creator(s)
Lizz Winstead
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Steve Carell got his first widespread national attention when he joined The Daily Show with Jon Stewart as a correspondent. The Daily Show is a news talk show that adds a lot of comedy and irreverence to present-day news stories. Jon Stewart was the host, but Steve Carell and Stephen Colbert often stole the show away from Stewart with their often hilarious reports on whatever the news of the day was at the time. Carell based his correspondent on the often dimwitted, easy-to-please TV news reported of the era.
This was where Carell really showed off his improv talents, as he always seemed game to do anything and everything to himself in the name of a good laugh. His best segments remain memorable today, including “Even Stevphen” with Stephen Colbert and “Producer Pete.”
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Anchorman: The Legend Of Ron Burgundy (2004)
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Anchorman: The Legend of Ron Burgundy
PG-13
Comedy
Release Date
July 9, 2004
Runtime
94 Minutes
Director
Adam McKay
Writers
Will Ferrell, Adam McKay
Sequel(s)
Anchorman 2
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Will Ferrell
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Christina Applegate
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Anchorman: The Legend of Ron Burgundy is a comedy film starring Will Ferrell and Christina Applegate that follows the titular Ron as a San Diego news anchor. The movie satirizes the news culture of the 1970s, where men ruled the airwaves, and here, Ron Burgundy is the king. But when the station hires Veronica Corningstone, a female anchor, Ron and the other men’s egos are shaken, forcing them to reckon with the changing social landscape.
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DreamWorks Distribution, Paramount Pictures
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Before taking his starring role in The 40-Year-Old Virgin, Steve Carell got his first major movie roles as a supporting character in some big-screen comedies, first opposite Jim Carrey in Bruce Almighty and then in the Will Ferrell comedy Anchorman: The Legend of Ron Burgundy. In both films, he proved he had what it takes to bring the laughs on the big screen, and they set up his career for success. In Anchorman, he played Brick Tamland, a dim-witted weatherman at KVWM.
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Carell was part of the great ensemble of news reporters on the show, alongside Ferrell, Christina Applegate, Paul Rudd, and David Koechner. The movie received mixed reviews, but it was a huge fan favorite and ended up as a modern-day cult classic soon after it hit home video. It even received a sequel in 2013, and the cast has reprised these roles more than once on different properties. While Carell played mostly a man-child in Anchorman, it helped set up the character type he would play for the next decade.
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Little Miss Sunshine (2006)
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Little Miss Sunshine
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Release Date
July 26, 2006
Runtime
101 minutes
Director
Jonathan Dayton, Valerie Faris
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Michael Arndt
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Abigail Breslin
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Little Olive’s dream is to take part in the Little Miss Sunshine contest. To do so, she embarks on a funny and moving journey with her father, uncle, grandfather, brother and mother. The family has to race against time to ensure that Olive arrives on time and is able to give the performance created by her grandfather.
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By 2008, the world knew Steve Carell as one of the funniest actors working at the time. That made his role in Little Miss Sunshine such a surprising one. The tragicomedy was about a little girl named Olive (Abigail Breslin), who has dreams of competing in the “Little Miss Sunshine” beauty pageant. Her family then jumps in their Volkswagen minivan and takes a road trip to help her achieve her dream. Carell plays Frank, Olive’s uncle, and her father’s brother, a gay scholar who has lived with the family since a suicide attempt.
It was shocking to see Carell playing a depressed character who often feels like there is nothing left to live for. However, most comedy actors have a basis in tragedy as well, and this gave Carell a chance to show off his other side and prove he was more than just a funnyman but a fantastic character actor as well. Alan Arkin won an Oscar for playing Olive’s grandfather, and Breslin was nominated for an Oscar at the age of 10. The entire cast won the SAG Award for Outstanding Performance by a Cast in a Motion Picture.
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The Morning Show (2019-2021)
Mitch Kessler
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The Morning Show
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November 1, 2019
Showrunner
Kerry Ehrin
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Kerry Ehrin
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Kerry Ehrin, Jay Carson
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Marcia Gay Harden
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The Morning Show is a drama series that explores the cutthroat world of morning news and the lives of the people who help America wake up in the morning. Told through the lens of two complicated women (Aniston and Witherspoon) working to navigate the minefield of high-octane jobs while facing crises in both their personal and professional lives, The Morning Show is an unapologetically candid drama that looks at the power dynamics between women and men, and women and women, in the workplace.
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Drama
Creator(s)
Jay Carson, Kerry Ehrin
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In 2019, Steve Carell took on a difficult role in the Apple TV+ series The Morning Show. Season 1 has its basis in the #MeToo movement and following the allegations of sexual misconduct on morning talk shows like Good Morning America and The Today Show. Steve Carell plays Mitch Kessler in the show’s first two seasons. He was a popular morning talk show host who was fired after he was accused of sexual misconduct. While Mitch leaves the show, he remains one of the main characters as he tries to navigate life away from his career.
However, the main plot follows a veteran news anchor (Jennifer Aniston) who fights to keep her role as the studio brings in a new younger anchor (Reese Witherspoon) to replace Mitch. Ageism plays into the story, as it seems the producers feel a younger, attractive host would bring in more viewers, and this all plays into the original problem with Mitch’s sexual misconduct allegations. The show received several Primetime Emmy nominations, with Carell nominated in 2020 for Outstanding Lead Actor.
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The 40-Year-Old Virgin (2005)
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The 40 Year Old Virgin
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RomanceComedy
Release Date
August 19, 2005
Runtime
116 minutes
Director
Judd Apatow
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Steve Carell, Judd Apatow
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Seth Rogen
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Steve Carell takes on the titular 40-Year Old Virgin role in this romantic comedy from Judd Apatow. Andy, an electronics store employee, reveals to his co-workers that he’s still a virgin despite recently hitting forty years of age, setting them on a quest to help him adjust his ways to find him a date and end his virginity. With or without the help of his friends, a series of awkward and comedic dates may lead him to more than a one-night-stand, but instead, the future love of his life
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Easily the most successful movie that Steve Carell ever headlined was the 2005 comedy The 40-Year-Old Virgin. This film started as a sketch that Carell had created during his time at Second City. Judd Apatow helped him turn it into a movie, and then Apatow directed Carell in the film, which helped turn the actor into a star. Carell stars as Andy Stitzer, a 40-year-old who has never had luck with women and has decided to live alone with his geek hobbies (collecting action figures, etc…)
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When his co-workers learn he is a virgin, they set out to help him have sex for the first time. This is a sex comedy, but it isn’t sex that is the biggest selling point. The entire heart of this movie is Andy figuring out who he is and finding the confidence to be who he was meant to be. The movie has many slapstick gags and improv moments perfect for someone with Carell’s comedy background. The 40-Year-Old Virgin was one of the top-ranked films of 2005, was a box office success, and led Carell to great heights on TV and the big screen in the decades to come.
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The Office (2005-2013)
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The Office
TV-14
Release Date
2005 – 2012
Network
NBC
Showrunner
Greg Daniels
Directors
Greg Daniels, Paul Lieberstein, Paul Feig, Randall Einhorn, Ken Kwapis
Writers
Mindy Kaling, Paul Lieberstein, Michael Schur, Ricky Gervais, Greg Daniels, B.J. Novak
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This mockumentary comedy series observes the mundane and humorous daily lives of employees at the Scranton branch of the fictional Dunder Mifflin Paper Company. It offers insights into office dynamics, personalities, and the eccentric behavior of both management and staff, depicting an ordinary workplace with extraordinary characters.
Main Genre
Comedy
Creator(s)
Greg Daniels
Seasons
9
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It doesn’t always work out when an American television network decides to remake a television show from another country. However, when NBC decided to adapt The Office, it was a massive success thanks mainly to the casting choices for the hit comedy series. The Office is set up as a mockumentary with an unseen film crew following the day-to-day activities of the fictional paper company of Dunder Mifflin. Steve Carell took on the role of the company’s regional manager, Michael Scott.
He embodied the role of the overconfident yet delusional manager who could mostly block out anything that disagreed with how he saw the world and the business he was tasked with running. He was the perfect fool for the employees to work around, and he perfected that ridiculous character who was at times a sympathetic everyman and, at other times, a brash yet incompetent upper-level boss. Steve Carell received six straight Primetime Emmy nominations for his performance and won a Golden Globe in 2006.
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