Steve Carell Height, Weight, Age, Family, Wife, Children, Facts & More
Some Lesser Known Facts About Steve Carell
- Does Steve Carell smoke?: No
- Does Steve Carell drink alcohol?: No
- Steve’s father was born with the surname “Caroselli”, which he changed to “Carell.”
- He was a born entertainer as he used to make his family laugh by dressing up as an alien at the dinner table.
- During his school days, he was the editor-in-chief of the school newspaper.
- Steve aspired to be a lawyer, but as he started to fill the form of law school, he got stumped on the question, “Why do you want to be a lawyer?.”
- In 1980, he remarkably played the role of an old man in ‘You Can’t Take It With You?’, a theater play.
- Before turning to acting, he worked as a mail carrier, but left the job after few months as he was struggling over there.
- He also worked at a convenient shop ‘Store 24’ in Massachusetts.
- He met his wife, Nancy Walls, through an improv class at Second City; where he was the teacher and she was one of his students.
- In 1995, he had applied for a position at Saturday Night Live (SNL), but lost the chance to Will Ferrell.
- Though he reached the heights of his fame with his role as “Michael Scott” in the TV series ‘The Office’ (2005-2011), he was still listed below Paul Giamatti, Hank Azaria, Bob Odenkirk, and Martin Short by the producer Ricky Gervais in his dream cast list.
- His first big hit ‘Evan Almighty’ (2007), a fantasy comedy film, was banned in Egypt, as the film portrayed God as a visually ordinary man.
- In his free time, he enjoys playing ice- hockey as a goalkeeper for the mens league in ‘Burbank California.’
- He learned to do magic from David Copperfield in his film ‘The Incredible Burt Wonderstone’ (2013).
- He owns a General Store in Marshfield, Massachusetts named ‘Marshfield Hills General Store’, where he likes to spend his summers.
- He suffers from ‘hay fever’, an allergic response causing itchy, watery eyes, and sneezing.