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Steve Carellmay be the funniest guy inThe Office, but he has some competition at home.
The40-Year-Old Virginstar has been married to his wife Nancy Carell (née Walls) since 1995. The couple sharetwo children— daughter Elisabeth Anne and son John — as well as a sense of humor.
Steve and Nancy first met in Chicago’s comedy scene, where they both had great success. While Steve is best known for the hit sitcom and films likeDespicable MeandLittle Miss Sunshine,Nancy has a legacy of her own onSaturday Night Liveand as the co-creator of TBS' Angie Tribeca.
“My wife is way funnier than I am. As much as I don’t really feel I share a sense of humor with my family, I definitely share one with her — we find the same things funny,” Steve toldThe Guardianin 2013. “People say, ‘What’s the secret to a marriage?’ There’s no secret — I think you get lucky.”
So, what else is there to know about Nancy Carell? Keep reading to learn more about the comedian, actress and writer and her relationship with Steve Carell.
She is an accomplished comedian and actress
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Nancy has made her own name in the comedy world. After getting her start at The Second City comedy theater in Chicago, she joined the cast ofSNLfor one season in 1995. She was also a correspondent onThe Daily ShowWithJon Stewartfrom 1999 to 2015alongside Steve, who left in 2005 after being cast onThe Office.
On the big screen, Nancy has appeared in movies likeBridesmaids,Seeking a Friend for the End of the WorldandAnger Management.
She appeared onThe Officeas Steve’s love interest
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Nancy appeared in seven episodes ofThe Officeas real estate agent Carol Stills, who briefly dates Steve’s character Michael Scott after she sells him a condo.
But that’s not the only time Nancy and Steve have worked together. She was also inThe 40-Year-Old Virgin, and they co-created the detective comedyAngie Tribeca, which starredRashida Jonesand ran for four seasons.
She and Steve both grew up in Massachusetts
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While Steve grew up in Concord, Massachusetts, Nancy was raised about 50 miles away in Cohasset, according toBoston Magazine.
Steve’s attraction to her was “immediate”
The pair met in Chicago when Nancy took one of Steve’s improv classes, and their connection was instantaneous.
“I was immediately attracted to my wife,” Steve toldThe Guardianin 2013. “She’s beautiful, intelligent and really funny. She kind of checked all the boxes in my head, but I thought she hated me because she was very quiet around me.”
He added of Nancy, “I thought she for sure knew that I was full of it, and I later found out that she was just as nervous as I was and trying to act cool.”
She and Steve were “nervous” to ask each other out
During a 2015 appearance onThe Ellen DeGeneres Show, Steve recalled the period before he and Nancy started officially dating. At the time, Nancy worked as a bartender across the street from Second City, and Steve would go in to chat with her.
“We were terrible,” Steve recalled. “We were both very, very timid, sort of nervous, shy people around each other. The conversation would go something like, ‘Hey, you know, if I were ever to ask a woman out, it would be someone like you, exactly like you.’ "
Nancy was equally as timid. “And she’d say, ‘If a guy like you were ever to ask a woman like me out, I would definitely do that,’ " Steve added. “But this went on for weeks!”
They eventually mustered up the courage to make it happen: “Other people at the bar must have been like, ‘Just do it! Put us all out of our misery.’ And finally, we did, and it was great.”
She and Steve got married in 1995
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Nancy and Steve wed in August 1995 in a church in Massachusetts.
“I’ll never forget standing at the altar and I saw her coming down the aisle — immediately a sense of calm came over me,” Steve toldThe Guardian. “There was an ethereal sense of how right it all was and more than anything it was very empowering knowing that person was going to be my partner and have my back. It just made me feel strong, and I’ll never forget it.”
She is Steve’s biggest supporter
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Nancy often appears as Steve’s date on the red carpet — and even made her husband emotional ahead of the 2015Academy Awards. When asked about his Oscar-nominated performance inFoxcatcher, Nancy said, “I thought he was amazing.”
Steve responded, “That means everything to me. I’m going to start crying before I get inside.”
She and Steve are low-key
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When it comes to date nights, Nancy and Steve like to keep things simple. “For me, the best date night is when we stay in, order a pizza and watch guilty pleasure shows,” Steve told PEOPLE in 2010. “I followed my wife into these reality shows and cooking shows. It’s fun.”
Their post-awards show routine is equally as laid-back. “After awards ceremonies, my wife and I go home, change into our T-shirts and sweats and then pick up In-N-Out,” he told PEOPLE in 2011.
Steve shows his love for her every day
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At the New York City premiere ofDate Nightin 2010, Steve opened up about how he keeps the romance alive between him and Nancy.
“I tell her that I love her, and I will make her breakfast at times or at least coffee,” Steve told PEOPLE. “I will also take out the garbage and empty the dishwasher. She definitely likes that, but let’s put it this way, if I didn’t do those [chores] — she would not like that!”
source: people.com
