Talking to my wife, we stare at each other, saying, 'How is this happening? Why is this happening? Why now?' It's nothing I ever aspired to.

Along with fellow cast member Stephen Colbert Carell provided the voice of Gary half of The Ambiguously Gay Duo the Robert Smigel-produced animated short which continued on Saturday Night Live later that year. Congressman. Carell earned approximately US$175000 per episode of the third season of The Office twice his salary for the previous two seasons.

Carell has also starred in lead roles in the films The 40-Year-Old Virgin Little Miss Sunshine Evan Almighty Dan in Real Life Get Smart Date Night Dinner for Schmucks Crazy Stupid Love. After a five-year stint on The Daily Show with Jon Stewart Carell found greater fame in the late 2000s for playing Michael Scott on the American remake of The Office.