Premiere of Steve Carell's new film benefits Jimmy Fund

Actor Steve Carell and his wife, actress Nancy Walls, strolled the green carpet at Regal Fenway Cinema on June 21 to introduce the premiere of Carell's new comedy, "Evan Almighty." There was nothing funny about the cause, though. Carell and Walls were there for a benefit to raise money for the Zachary Carson Brain Tumor Fund at Dana-Farber Cancer Institute.
The idea for the benefit arose during a conversation Zachary and his mother, Roberta Carson, had with Carell on the set of his NBC show, "The Office." Roberta Carson had arranged through the Make A Wish Foundation for her son to meet Carell, who said he agreed to do the benefit because "it's a great cause, and Zach's a great kid," he said.
Zachary Carson, 19, was diagnosed in 2005 with an inoperable malignant tumor in his brain stem.
The event was very much a local affair, as the Carsons live in Newton, Carell grew up in Concord, and Walls is a Cohasset native. Walls and Carell also have a summer home in Marshfield -- or "Marshvegas" as Carell famously referred to the town at last year's Academy Awards. Carell and Walls have two children, Elisabeth Anne, 6, and John, 3. They enjoy outings at Duxbury Beach. Their favorite place to go out?
"Friendly's!" Carell exclaimed. "Any Friendly's in Massachusetts."

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[patriotledger]

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[Ghost162]

Steve Carol

[dancingstar1226]

WOOP WOOP! NEWTON REPRESENT!!

its great that he (steve) did this!!

[Ullygirldk]

Oh my god, I am so sorry that he has to go through this... I hope that he will recover. Best of luck Zach. Btw, what a good thing for Steve too do.

[dirtchick13]

where is that?

[macflinn]

Marshvegas... Love it.

[disneykinz]

yay marshfield!! He lives in Woodland Hills I believe.

[archounduser]

good i wanna meet Steve Carell

[Guillotine990]

I bet he's friends with that pro baseball player that lives in Duxbury!! I saw them at the beach together one time.

GO DUXBURY!

[flalawyer2b]

What a complete class act Steve Carell is. Best of luck to Zach!