Despicable Me (franchise) 9, 2010. It was directed by Pierre Coffin and Chris Renaud, based on an original story by Sergio Pablos and written by Cinco Paul and Ken Daurio. The film stars Steve Carell as the voice of Felonious Gru, Miranda Cosgrove as Margo, Dana Gaier as Edith, Elsie Fisher as Agnes, Jason Segel as Vector, Russell Brand as Dr. Nefario and Julie Andrews as Marlena Gru, Gru's mother. It tells the story of Gru, a super-villain who adopts three girls, Margo, Edith and Agnes, from an orphanage to try and steal a shrink ray from Vector (otherwise known as Victor), his
Steve Carell Duo", the Robert Smigel-produced animated short which continued on "Saturday Night Live" later that year. While the program lasted only seven episodes, "The Dana Carvey Show" has since been credited with forging Carell's career. He starred in a few short-lived television series, including "Come to Papa" and "Over the Top". He has made numerous guest appearances, including in "Funny Girl", an episode of "Just Shoot Me!". Additional screen credits include Brad Hall's short-lived situation comedy "Watching Ellie" (20022003) and Woody Allen's "Melinda and Melinda". Carell was a correspondent for "The Daily Show" from 1999 to 2005, with a number of