The 40 Year-Old Virgin

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Steve Carell

Originally posted 08/29/2005 06:00AM

Former Daily Show correspondent Steve Carell, 42, has finally made it to Hollywood's equivalent to the anchor chair: his own leading role in a No. 1 movie. In The 40-Year-Old Virgin, the actor – who previously stole scenes in Anchorman and as the boss in the NBC comedy The Office – looks for love and gets his chest waxed for the camera. PEOPLE recently caught up with Carell and got the scoop on the funnyman's "sweet" flick, his hair-removal technique and his wife's (actress Nancy Walls) reaction to his happy face.

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