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Steve Carell’s Head Was Set on Fire – Intentionally

Steve Carell’s career-making flip because the Jim Carrey-cursed information anchor Evan Baxter in “Bruce Almighty” made him the most popular breakout star in Hollywood. And “hot” is what his efficiency was — actually — as a result of his head was set on hearth to kick up the motion in that showstopping scene.

“That was basically the first time I was ever in a movie,” Carell stated on “The Graham Norton Show” of his quick however memorable function in “Bruce Almighty.” “The part they cut out is when Jim Carrey makes my nose start to bleed profusely, which they thought [was] too mean of him to do as a character… and then my head burst into flames.”

In the movie, Carrey performs Bruce Nolan, a TV area reporter with ambitions of turning into a information anchor. After God bestows him divine powers, Bruce manipulates poor Evan throughout a dwell broadcast, making him act like a complete fool within the course of. Let’s simply say that the scene was supposed to finish with Evan displaying that he was an actual hothead.

“They had, like, a gas line… it wasn’t even a special effect, like a digital effect… it was a real live practical effect,” Carell defined, saying that they ran a gasoline line down his again and put a coil on high of his head. “They actually…put gel on my head so it wouldn’t burn.”

And then they ignited it and it grew to become an enormous 4-foot flame taking pictures out from all sides.

“That was the most terrifying thing ever because you could hear them venting the gas line before it happened,” he recalled. “I could see the crew in front of me, they all lit up because the flame was so bright. Terrifying.”

But Carell took all of it in stride, understanding that the movie could possibly be his massive break.

“(It was) my first movie,” he famous. “What was I gonna say, ‘I’m not gonna do it’? ‘Of course! Sure! Light me on fire! Sounds terrific!’”

Watch him describe the edited out motion within the clip above.

34 ‘Daily Show With Jon Stewart’ Correspondents and Contributors (Photos)

In honor of Stewart’s retirement from Comedy Central’s “Daily Show” on Aug. 6, here is a have a look at the dream group who helped make the very best pretend information program on TV a success.

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Stephen Colbert (1997-2005)
The long-time correspondent went on to host “The Colbert Report” and is changing David Letterman on the “Late Show.”

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Mo Rocca (1998-2003)
“The Daily Show” gave Rocca his begin in tv; he later appeared on “The Tonight Show” and “CBS This Morning.”

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Vance DeGeneres (1999-2001)
DeGeneres, the older brother of Ellen DeGeneres, appeared on “Dollars and Cents” and “A Tale of Survival” segments.

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Nancy Walls (1999-2002)
Walls, who appeared on “We Love Showbiz” and “Dollars and Cents,” is married to fellow former correspondent Steve Carell.

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Miriam Tolan (2000-2001)
Tolan starred in “The Heat” and “The Dictator.”

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Matt Walsh (2001-2002)
Walsh appeared on “News You Can Utilize” and “Dollars and Cents” earlier than graduating to HBO’s “Veep.”

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Lauren Weedman (2001-2002)
Weedman appeared on Dollars and Cents” and “We Love Showbiz” segments.

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