Steve Carell in "Over the Hedge" (2006), "Horton Hears a Who!" (2008) and the "Despicable Me" franchise (2010–2017). In 2016, Carell co-created the TBS comedy series "Angie Tribeca" with his wife, Nancy Carell. Carell was nominated as "America's funniest man" in "Life" magazine, and received the Golden Globe Award for Best Actor – Television Series Musical or Comedy for his work on the first season of "The Office". His role as wrestling coach and convicted murderer John Eleuthère du Pont in the drama film "Foxcatcher" (2014) earned him, among various honors, nominations for the Academy Award for Best Actor, the Golden Globe
Steve Carell time" during filming to work on theatrical films. Carell worked on "Evan Almighty" during a production hiatus during the second season of "The Office". Production ended during the middle of the fourth season of "The Office" because of Carell's and others' refusal to cross the picket line of the 2007 Writers Guild of America strike. Carell, a WGA member, has written two episodes of "The Office": "Casino Night" and "Survivor Man". Both episodes were praised, and Carell won a Writers Guild of America Award for "Casino Night". On April 29, 2010, Carell stated he would be leaving the show when