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FTRC Loves…Steve Carell

Steve Carell’s new flick Seeking A Friend at the End of the World is out this week! Man, do we heart that dude. Trivia time…

• Was editor-in-chief of his high school newspaper. It had the lulzworthy moniker ‘The Lion’s Roar.’

• That scene in The 40 Year Old Virgin where he has his chest hair waxed off? It was shot for real, and in a single take. All the exclamations of pain were improvised – and genuine.

• Made his film debut in 1991’s Curly Sue. Apparently his character was called Tesio…we have no recollection of him.

• Taught improv for 6 years.

• Wrote his breakout movie The 40 Year Old Virgin.

• Beat Paul Giamatti and Hank Azaria to the role of Michael Scott.

• Attended the premiere of Bruce Almighty despite thinking all his scenes had fallen foul of the editing process. Was pleasantly surprised to discover he was still in it.

• Phoned in sick to The Office during the 2007 writer’s strike, claiming to be suffering from ‘enlarged balls.’

• His dad Edwin changed the family name from Caroselli to Carell before Steve was born.

• Originally wanted to be a lawyer, but changed his mind when he couldn’t think of an answer to the age-old question ‘why do you want to be a lawyer?’

• Used to be an ice hockey goalie. Showed off his skating skills in a Season 7 episode of The Office.