This Steve Carell and Kristen Wiig Bit Was the Bleakest, Funniest Part of the 2017 Golden Globes
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Like Steve Carell and Kristen Wiig, you probably remember the first animated movie you saw. Unlike Carell and Wiig, however, your memory probably isn’t rooted in some long-buried childhood trauma. The very funny Despicable Me 3 co-stars, sporting matching haircuts, co-presented the Golden Globe for Best Animated Film while also fondly recalling their own experiences with animation—until the the terrible flashbacks began.
“I was 6 years old, and my dad took me to see Fantasia,” began Carell. “It was astounding. The music, the spectacle of the whole thing was a life changing experience.” But then he continued: “As we were leaving the theater, there standing in the lobby was my mom. And that was the moment she told my dad that she wanted a divorce. I never saw my father again after that day.”
As for Wiig? Let’s just say she won’t be watching Bambi again anytime soon.
