Pondering Steve Carell’s stardom

BuddyTV has an article out that chronicles the rise of Steve Carell as an A-list comedy star. In it, they discuss his humble beginnings, (”Dana Carvey Show” anyone?) right up until his leading role in the upcoming summer big budget comedy, “Get Smart”.  And here was something I didn’t know:

It turns out that one of the major reasons that NBC picked up The Office for a second season was because of the anticipated success of The 40 Year-Old Virgin at the box office.  They were right to do so, as Virgin was a surprise box office smash, launching Steve Carell, Seth Rogen and the whole Judd Apatow gang onto the A-List.  Without Steve Carell, The Office or NBC/Universal’s foresight, we probably wouldn’t have Knocked Up, Superbad, Forgetting Sarah Marshall or the upcoming Pineapple Express

To read the full article, click HERE.    ~Donna