Despicable Me' star Steve Carell announced some SoCal high school students affected by the wildfires won't have to worry about prom tickets this year. 'It's a pretty good deal,' he says.

Actor Steve Carell is sending Southern California high school students affected by the devastating wildfires in Los Angeles to the prom for free. The “Office” actor and comedian said Tuesday in an Instagram video that he was working with the Alice's Kids charity to pay for prom for seniors at six high schools in Pasadena.

Steve Carell’s famous protagonist in The Office, Michael Scott, once promised children he’d pay for their college tuition through a program he started called Scott’s Tots, but as is often the case throughout the show, Michael backs out of his commitment to the kids after he realizes he doesn’t have the money.