Steve Carell wants young people to foster a "simple" soft skill — something "we need more of in the world," he said in a commencement speech at Northwestern University on June 15: being kind and ...

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Steve Carell is treating his own Scott’s Tots to a special surprise. Much like his iconic character in The Office, the 62-year-old has shown incredible generosity to a group of Los Angeles teens that ...

Fans couldn’t help but compare Carell’s gesture to the beloved "Scott’s Tots" episode of 'The Office', in which his character Michael Scott makes an epic promise to a group of teens that goes wrong ...

Northwestern University's commencement turned into an impromptu dance party thanks to commencement speaker Steve Carell. Halfway through his speech, Carell, who was presented with an honorary degree ...