Steve Carell is an American
film and
television actor. Originally a correspondent on
The Daily Show with Jon Stewart, he is perhaps most recognized for portraying the character of Michael Scott on the American adaptation of the British
sitcom The Office (for which he received a Golden Globe Award for best actor in a television comedy series). Since then, he's risen to prominence on the silver screen, his first starring role in a Hollywood production being
The 40-Year-Old Virgin, wherein he portrayed the titular character, Andy Stitzer. However, he'd held minor roles before, such as that of Evan Baxter, the
Ted Baxter rival to
Jim Carrey's Bruce Nolan in
Bruce Almighty.
People tend to forget he's a pretty jam-up writer; he co-wrote
The 40-Year-Old Virgin and also wrote the Season 2 finale of
The Office ("Casino Night"), widely regarded as the best episode of the series.
May or may not actually be the president of Iran.
Partial Filmography: