Steve Carell is a Funny Man Trivia Quiz

Answer: August 16th, 1962

Steven John Carell was born August 16th, 1962 in Acton, Massachusetts to Harriet and Edwin Carell. Steve is the youngest of four children. Steve's original surname was shortened from Caroselli to Carell.

Answer: Denison University

Steve studied and graduated from Denison University in Granville, Ohio. This university has notable alumni such as Jennifer Garner (from "Alias"), Michael Eisner (former CEO of Disney) and Hal Holbrook (veteran screen actor).

Answer: Nancy Walls

Steve married Nancy Walls in 1995. They met while he was teaching an improvizational class at "The Second City" in Chicago. She used to work on "Saturday Night Live" (1975) which was another great comedy show.

Answer: The Dana Carvey Show

"The Dana Carvey Show" (1996- 1997) was a half hour show that lasted only one season. The content at times was considered too crude for network television.

Steven and Stephen were not in "Men Behaving Badly"(1996-1997), "Melrose Place" (1992-1999) or "Spin City" (1996-2002).

Answer: Bruce Almighty

Steve's portrayal of Evan in "Evan Almighty" (2007) was so hilarious. If you ever get the chance to watch this movie, please do. "Bruce Almighty" (2003) was a movie starting Jim Carrey as Bruce Nolan. He played a news reporter who hoped to become an anchorman.

Answer: Anchorman: The Legend of Ron Burgundy

In "Anchorman: The Legend of Ron Burgundy" (2004), starring Will Ferrell, Steve played a news anchor who was slow witted. He was Brick Tamland, the weatherman. With an IQ of 48, he wasn't one of the smartest people, but in the movie he became one of President Bush's top advisors.

"Over the Hedge" (2006) was a computer animated movie where Steve's character played a hyperactive squirrel named Hammy. "The 40 Year-Old Virgin" (2005) was a great movie to showcase Steve's talent. In this movie, he played a nerd who has never had sex. In "Bewitched" (2005), he played Uncle Arthur to Will Ferrell's Jack and Nicole Kidman's Isabel. This film was loosely based on the "Bewitched" TV series which ran from 1964 - 1972 but is still seen in syndication.

Answer: Michael Scott

Michael Scott is the regional manager of the Scranton branch of a paper distribution company. He is a sad person with no friends and he is not funny. This character was based on David Brent which was played by Ricky Gervais in the British version of "The Office".

Answer: Will Ferrell

Steve auditioned for the 1995-1996 season to become a cast member for Saturday Night Live. Please watch the "Saturday Night Live: Will Ferrell edition, Volume 1". Even though I think Steve Carell is hilarious, Will was amazing!

Answer: The Daily Show

Steve was on "The Daily Show" from 1999 until 2004. He often worked with Stephen Colbert in such recurring sketches as "Even Stephven" and "Produce Pete with Steve Carell".

Answer: The Golden Globe

His friends, Jon Stewart and Stephen Colbert "faked" that he had won in 2007 when the character he played in the US won an "Emmy". Ricky Gervais was the true winner. Steve was the winner of the Golden Globe in 2006 for his portrayal of Michael Scott. Steve won an MTV Movie Award in 2006 when he won the Best Comedic Performance for the film "The 40-Year-Old Virgin".

He won the SAG award for the ensemble cast for "Little Miss Sunshine". In 2007, he won the Choice TV Actor award for Comedy for "The Office". All in all, Steve is a funny guy.