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Sara Paxton Recalls Thinking That Steve Carell Was 'Going Places' During His 'Riffing' Scene in 2004's Sleepover

Sara Paxton appeared in 2004 teen comedy 'Sleepover' alongside Steve Carell, who gained widespread fame when he began starring in 'The Office' in 2005. Paxton tells PEOPLE Carell was 'very, very funny.'

In the film, Paxton, Alexa PenaVega, Kallie Flynn Childress, Brie Larson and Mika Boomer play 8th graders whose paths cross when a slumber party turns into a scavenger hunt full of hijinks. The actress recently starred in the second season of Based on a True Story, in which she portrayed Paige, the Copycat Killer who was seeking vengeance for her sister Chloe's murder. Speaking to PEOPLE about joining the second season of Peacock's dark comedy series, Paxton calls the cast inviting.

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