Steve Carell Buys General Store in Boston Area

[Brian Damage]

MARSHFIELD, Mass. (Jan. 15) - Steve Carell, who plays the lovable and moronic Michael Scott on the NBC sitcom 'The Office,' recently bought the Marshfield Hills General Store in the town on Massachusetts' south shore, 25 miles south of Boston, where the actor is a part-time resident.
Carell, 45, put sister-in-law Tish Vivado in charge, but said customers might see a cameo appearance from time to time. "I will be manning the cash register, and stocking the shelves as time permits!" Carell wrote in an e-mail to The Boston Globe.

He said the purchase was more of an "emotional investment than a business one" and an opportunity to preserve a piece of Americana.
The store's previous owner, Sherry Bechtold, said she and her husband, Bob, sold the 155-year-old building and business to Carell after being convinced he wanted it "for the right reasons." She said she wanted to make sure the new owner retained the store's character.
Vivado took over as store manager on Jan. 1.

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