The Bay State has produced some famous people over the centuries. From literary icons like Louisa May Alcott to Jack Kerouac (to whom I am distantly related) to movie stars like Ben Affleck and Matt Damon, there is an immense amount of talent that has emerged from this state. Several stars grew up in small Massachusetts towns, like TV and movie star, Steve Carell.

Concord, Massachusetts is a small town situated just northwest of Boston.
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Despite its small stature, it played an important role in American history as the starting point of the American Revolutionary War.
Additionally, numerous historical figures spent plenty of time here over the centuries.
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For example, literary giants like Henry David Thoreau, Ralph Waldo Emerson, Nathaniel Hawthorne, and Louisa May Alcott spent a significant part of their lives here. These great authors are buried at Author's Ridge, a section of Sleepy Hollow Cemetery in Concord.
Not only has this small town produced some incredibly talented authors but a famous modern-day star as well.
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Beloved TV and movie actor and comedian Steve Carell was born in Concord on August 16, 1962.

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As a child growing up in this small Massachusetts town, Steve Carell attended a boys' private school known as The Fenn School before attending Middlesex School for high school.
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Eventually, he left the Bay State to attend college in Ohio, then moved to Chicago where he started his career.
Carell has held onto his Massachusetts ties, though, by purchasing a historic general store.
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While not in Concord, the store he owns is in Marshfield.
Maybe if you visit the Marshfield Hills General Store one day, Mr. Carell may even be there!
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Do you know of any other stars who grew up in small Massachusetts towns? What Bay State celebrity is your favorite? Let us know in the comments.

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