These Actors Managed To Break Their Multi-Million Dollar Contracts Early - Page 24 of 89

Steve Carrell

Not many viewers would’ve known the name Steve Carrell before The Office first aired. That role would launch the actor to a staple of cinematic comedy and earn him $175,000 an episode, and rightly so.

Carrell stuck it out all the way to the seventh season, before making his surprisingly quiet departure, compared to his character’s usual dramatic antics. He simply proved to be irreplaceable, and the show lasted just two more seasons without him.