Before he became a comedy star, Steve Carell was the worst postman in the world.

The '40-Year-Old Virgin' star, who returns to the South African screens in 'Get Smart' on 2 July, began his working life delivering mail.

The 45-year-old's first job was as a mailman in his native Massachusetts, but admits he was terrible at it.

"I was a terrible mail person," revealed the actor.

"I moved to Chicago months later and found mail from three or four months before underneath my seat.

"So it took me a while to finally get the mail in the right hands."