Entertainment | Steve Carell Steve Carell: Yes, I'm Leaving The Office Sitcom star will depart after upcoming season By Marie Morris Posted Jun 28, 2010 6:21 PM CDT Copied Steve Carell arrives at the world premiere of "Despicable Me," on Sunday June 27, 2010, at the Nokia Theatre in Los Angeles. (AP Photo/Katy Winn) Ending weeks of speculation, Steve Carell has confirmed that he'll leave The Office when his contract expires at the end of the 2010-2011 season. "I just think it's time," the sitcom star tells E! "When I first signed on I had a contract for seven seasons, and this coming year is my seventh. I just thought it was time for my character to go." Carell also floats the possibility that The Office could continue without its clueless manager: "It doesn't certainly mean the end of the show. I think it's just a dynamic change to the show, which could be a good thing, actually." Read These Next Baltimore QB 'forgot where I was' and shoved an opposing fan. Trump's reception at US Open isn't warm. Trump loses another legal fight to E. Jean Carroll. Trump takes his pocket rescission to the Supreme Court. Report an error