Steve Carell's surprise prom-ticket gift after the LA fires
In March 2025 roughly 800 seniors at six fire-hit Los Angeles-area high schools watched a video message from this deadpan boss of a Scranton paper company telling them their prom tickets were already paid for.
The full story
In March 2025 Steve Carell delivered a video message to about 800 seniors at six Los Angeles-area high schools telling them their prom tickets had been paid for. The roughly $175,000 came from the charity Alice's Kids, whose executive director Ron Fitzsimmons confirmed the gift; Carell delivered the news rather than funding it himself.
The clues we handed out
— The roughly $175,000 came from the charity Alice's Kids — he was the messenger, not the donor.
— The schools were in the Pasadena and Altadena area, burned in the January 2025 wildfires.
— He spent seven seasons as a regional manager who believed he was everyone's best friend.
— He was also the weatherman who loved lamp, and one half of an incompetent magic act.
— Initials: S.C.
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ALLEGEDLY* edition No. 39. Three strikes to name Steve Carell, with a free clue
unlocked after every miss.
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