While director Adam McKay and star Steve Carell have collaborated four times, their movie projects could not be more different. McKay first directed Carell in 2004’s comedy cult classic Anchorman: The Legend of Ron Burgundy. Although the movie was a star vehicle for Will Ferrell, Anchorman proved a huge success for Carell as well. While Ferrell was already a comedy A-lister thanks to 2003’s Elf, Carell’s hysterical supporting character Brick Tamland made him Anchorman's breakout star. This role, alongside 2005’s The Forty-Year-Old Virgin, cemented Carell’s status as a comedy superstar. McKay and Carell wouldn’t collaborate again until 2013’s Anchorman 2: The Legend Continues.

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