What is Steve Carell’s net worth and salary?
Steve Carell is an American actor, comedian, producer, writer, and director who has a net worth of $80 million. He is perhaps best known for portraying the character Michael Scott on the long-running NBC sitcom “The Office” (2005-2013). He earned $300,000 per episode of “The Office.”
The first start of life and the beginning of the career
Steven John Carell was born in Concord, Massachusetts on August 16, 1962. His father, Edwin Carell, was an electrical engineer and his mother, Harriet Theresa, was a psychiatric nurse. Carell was the youngest of four siblings and grew up in Acton, Massachusetts. The family would sing together, with Carell playing the fife. He later joined a re-enactment group depicting the 10th (North Lincoln) Regiment of Foot.
He attended high school at Middlesex School, where he played ice hockey and lacrosse. He continued his education at Denison University in Granville, Ohio, graduating with a degree in history in 1984. While at Denison, Carell joined the student improvisational comedy troupe Burpee’s Seedy Theatrical Company and worked as a DJ at the radio station from the WDUB campus under the name “Sapphire Steve Carell.”
Early in his acting career, Carell was part of a touring children’s theater company. He also starred in the musical comedy “Knat Scatt Private Eye” and appeared in a 1989 commercial for the Brown’s Chicken restaurant chain.
Career in television and film
Carell joined the Chicago comedy troupe The Second City in 1991 and made his film debut the same year with a minor role in the comedy-drama Curly Sue. In 1996, he was a cast member on the ABC sketch comedy program “The Dana Carvey Show”. Although the show only ran for seven episodes, it spawned a short animated segment, “The Ambiguously Gay Duo”, for which Carell voiced the character of Gary. After “The Dana Carvey Show” ended, the segment continued and continued with “Saturday Night Live” later that year. “The Dana Carvey Show” has often been credited as the moment that helped launch Carell’s career.
Other projects Carell worked on in the late 1990s and early 2000s include starring roles in several short-lived television series, including “Over the Top” (1997), “Watching Ellie” (2002-2003), and “Come “. to the Pope” (2004). He was a correspondent for the satire news and nightly talk program “The Daily Show” from 1999 to 2005, where he appeared in several regular segments such as “Even Stephen” with Stephen Colbert and “Produce Pete”. He also enjoyed his first major film role in this venture, starring opposite Will Ferrell in the hit comedy Anchorman: The Legend of Ron Burgundy (2004).
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In 2005, Carell signed with NBC to star in the American remake of the British series “The Office.” The series is a mockumentary documenting life at Dunder Mifflin, a mid-sized paper supply company. Carell played the character Michael Scott, the regional manager of the companies. This role really propelled Carell into the limelight as the series proved to be extremely popular despite the average ratings of the first season. The show was actually renewed for a second season, despite the disappointing performance of the first season, because the producers believed that Carell’s upcoming film The 40-Year-Old Virgin (2005) would give the show (and Carell’s popularity ). ) an impulse. This decision turned out to be a good call. For his work on “The Office,”
Meanwhile, while filming “The Office,” Carell also worked on other projects between filming periods. Such projects include the films “Evan Almighty” (2007), “Dan in Real Life” (2007), “Get Smart” (2008) and “Date Night” (2010). He also lent his voice to the animated family film Despicable Me (2010), voicing the character Gru. He reprized this role for the sequels Despicable Me 2 (2013) and Despicable Me 3 (2017). Carell eventually decided to leave “The Office” in 2011 to focus on his film career, though he returned for the series finale in 2013.
Among the projects Carell has worked on since leaving “The Office” is the film “Foxcatcher” (2014) with Mark Ruffalo and Channing Tatum. For his portrayal of millionaire and convicted murderer John Eleuthere du Pont, Carell was nominated for a Golden Globe for Best Actor and an Academy Award for Best Actor. His role in 2015’s The Big Short earned him another Golden Globe nomination for Best Actor. His other film in 2015 was ‘Freeheld’ which starred alongside Julianne Moore, Ellen Page and Michael Shannon. Other films he has worked on include ‘Cafe Society’ (2016), ‘Battle of the Sexes’ (2017), ‘Beautiful Boy’ (2018), ‘Vice’ (2018) and ‘Welcome to Marwen’ (2018). He returned to television in the Apple TV+ drama series “The Morning Show”,
Salary stages
In the first few seasons, Steve earned $175,000 per episode of “The Office.” At his peak, Steve earned a salary per episode of $300,000. As a producer, writer and director, he earned additional fees during production and continues to earn money from syndication deals.
He earned $500,000 for his starring role in “The 40-Year-Old Virgin.” He earned $5 million for “Evan Almighty,” $12.5 million for “Date Night,” $12 million for “Dinner for Schmucks” and $15 million for “Crazy Stupid Love.”
After earning only $500,000 for the first installment, today he earns at least $15 – 20 million for his appearances in the next “Despicable Me”.
Personal life
Carell met Nancy Walls when she was a student in an improv class he taught at Second City in Chicago. They married on August 5, 1995 and have two children together. Walls is a former “Saturday Night Live” cast member, and she and Carell have worked together several times, including as fellow correspondents on “The Daily Show.” She also made brief appearances in various Carell movies and shows, such as “The Office” and “The 40-Year-Old Virgin.” The couple eventually worked together to create the TBS comedy series “Angie Tribeca” (2016-2019).
immobility
In 2010, Nancy and Steve paid $6 million for a home in LA’s Toluca Lake neighborhood. They bought the house from the estate of the late actor Jonathan Winters. They began tearing down the existing house and built a 6,600 square foot mansion. The traditional style house has 6 bedrooms and 5 bathrooms. The entrance to the house has a double circular drive with a gate leading to the front door. The home has a traditional design with a large kitchen, open plan living and formal dining room, and the master suite is located upstairs. The house is surrounded by dense trees full of shade. The backyard has a freeform pool with pool and tennis courts.
In 2012, they sold a former home in Toluca Lake for $5.1 million.
Back in Massachusetts, Nancy and Steve own a four-bedroom house in the town of Marshfield. They also personally own and sometimes operate the Marshfield Hills General Store. The shop is mainly managed by Nancy’s sister.
