Actor Steve Carell married Nancy Walls in 1995.
Carell and Walls met while both were performing at Chicago’s Second City comedy theater. They married in 1995 and later worked together professionally, including on The Daily Show and The Office.
Walls played Carol Stills, Michael Scott’s real-estate agent girlfriend, on The Office, while Carell played regional manager Michael Scott. Their two children are Elisabeth Anne, known as Annie, and John, known as Johnny.
The pair’s shared comedy background is an important part of their story. Walls became a writer and performer, and she has appeared in projects including The Daily Show, The Daily Show with Jon Stewart, and The Office. Their wedding year predates Carell’s best-known television roles by several years.