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James Eugene Carrey (born January 17, 1962,
Newmarket, Ontario) is a Canada|Canadian/United
States|American  actor and comedian. He is best
known for his manic, slapstick performances in
comedy films such as Ace Ventura: Pet Detective
(1994 in film|1994), The Mask (1994), Liar Liar
(1997 in film|1997) and  Bruce Almighty (2003 in
film|2003).  Carrey has also achieved critical and
commercial success in dramatic roles in films such
as The Truman Show (1998 in film|1998) and Eternal
Sunshine of the Spotless Mind (2004 in film|2004).
 

==Starting in comedy==
Carrey dropped out of high school and began to
work in comedy clubs with an act that included
impersonations of celebrities such as Michael
Landon and Jimmy Stewart. In 1979, he moved to Los
Angeles, California|Los Angeles and started
working in The Comedy Store, where he was noticed
by comedian Rodney Dangerfield. Dangerfield liked
Carrey's act so much that he signed Carrey up to
open Dangerfield's tour performances.

Carrey began to work occasionally in television
and in small parts in movies, which eventually led
to a friendship with Damon Wayans. When Wayans'
brother Keenen Ivory Wayans|Keenen was putting
together a sketch comedy show for Fox Broadcasting
Company|Fox called In Living Color, Carrey was
hired as a cast member.  Carrey's unusual
characters and on-screen behavior caught America's
attention.

==Film career==


Jim Carrey's success on In Living Color led to a
starring role in the comedy Ace Ventura, Pet
Detective, which premiered only months before In
Living Color ended. The film was panned by the
critics, and helped earn him a 1994 Golden
Raspberry Awards#Worst New Star|1994 Golden
Raspberry Award nomination as Worst New Star.  The
film was a commercial success, as were two other
releases that same year,  The Mask and Dumb and
Dumber.

The following year Jim Carrey appeared as The
Riddler in Batman Forever and reprised his role as
Ace Ventura in Ace Ventura: When Nature Calls.
Both films were successful and earned Carrey
multi-million dollar paychecks. 

Carrey made headlines when it was revealed that
for his next film, The Cable Guy, he was paid
twenty million dollars, a record payday for a
comedic actor. The attention drawn to his salary,
coupled with negative reviews and the character's
dark mood in contrast to his other performances,
all contributed to the film's box office failure.
Jim Carrey quickly rebounded with the successful
Liar Liar, a return to his trademark style.

Despite the regular comedy successes, Jim Carrey
took a chance and a slight paycut to star in The
Truman Show (1998), a change of pace that led to
forecasts of an Academy Award nomination which did
not happen, leading Jim Carrey to appear on the
show and joke "it's an honor just to be
nominated...oh no."

In 1999 Carrey fought hard and won the role of
comedian Andy Kaufman in Man on the Moon. Several
actors including Edward Norton were interested in
the role, but Carrey's audition, including a
performance the bongo drums Kaufman used in his
performances, helped him win the role.
Coincidentally, Carrey was born 13 years to the
day after Kaufman.

Jim Carrey continues to appear in successful
comedies as well as more dramatic roles. His
performance in Eternal Sunshine of the Spotless
Mind (2004) earned high praise from critics, who
once again incorrectly predicted that Carrey would
receive his first Oscar nomination. 


==Awards==
Carrey has won repeatedly nominations from the two
major foreign press associations, with two Golden
Satellite Award nominations and six nominations
for Golden Globe Awards, winning two of the
latter.  He has been even more successful with MTV
Movie Awards, with over 20 nominations and awards,
some shared (as in the MTV Movie Awards 1995#Best
Kiss|1995 "Best Kiss" award shared with Lauren
Holly).  He has also been nominated three times
for Saturn Awards.

He is an inductee of Canada's Walk of Fame.

==Personal life==
Carrey was born and grew up in the Toronto suburb
of Newmarket, Ontario.  A comedian from an early
age, Carrey mailed his résumé to The Carol
Burnett Show when he was 10 years old. The
teachers in Carrey's high school gave him a few
minutes at the end of each school day to do a
stand-up comedy routine for his classmates.

The Carrey family fell on hard times and were
forced to move to the Toronto suburb of
Scarborough, Ontario|Scarborough, where they took
security and janitorial jobs in the Titan Wheels
factory. Carrey began working eight-hour shifts
each day after school. Eventually, the Carrey
family adjusted by living on a relative's lawn out
of the family Volkswagen van until they could move
back into town.

Carrey has been married twice, first to Melissa
Womer with whom he had a daughter, Jane, then to
actress Lauren Holly in a marriage that lasted
less than a year.

More recently, Carrey became a (dual) U.S. citizen
on October 7, 2004.  He went public about his
bouts with depression in a November 2004 60
Minutes interview, where he also spoke of growing
up during his family's tough times.

==Selected filmography==

* Rubberface (1981)
* The Duck Factory (1983 series)
* Once Bitten (1985)
* Peggy Sue Got Married (1986)
* The Dead Pool (1988)
* Earth Girls Are Easy (1989)
* Pink Cadillac (1989)
* In Living Color (1990 series)
* High Strung (1991)
* Doing Time on Maple Drive (1992, TV)
* Ace Ventura, Pet Detective (1994)
* The Mask (film)|The Mask (1994)
* Dumb and Dumber (1994)

* Batman Forever (1995)
* Ace Ventura: When Nature Calls (1995)
* The Cable Guy (1996)
* Liar Liar (1997)
* The Truman Show (1998)
* Man on the Moon (1999)
* Me, Myself and Irene (2000)
* How the Grinch Stole Christmas!|Dr. Seuss' How
the Grinch Stole Christmas (2000)
* The Majestic (2001)
* Bruce Almighty (2003)
* Eternal Sunshine of the Spotless Mind (2004)
* Lemony Snicket's A Series of Unfortunate Events
(movie)|Lemony Snicket's A Series of Unfortunate
Events (2004)


==Trivia==
*George Martin included Carrey's cover version of
"I Am the Walrus" when he produced a 1998 in
music|1998 The Beatles|Beatles tribute called
George Martin#In My Life|In My Life.
*He's a fan of the death metal band Cannibal
Corpse.

==External links==
*imdb name|id=0000120|name=Jim Carrey
*http://www.cbsnews.com/stories/2004/11/18/60minut
es/main656547.shtml Carrey: 'Life Is Too
Beautiful', a summary of a November 2004 60
Minutes interview with Carrey

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James Eugene Carrey (born January 17, 1962,
Newmarket, Ontario|Newmarket, Ontario, Canada) is
a Canada|Canadian/United States|American  actor
and comedian. He is best known for his manic,
slapstick performances in comedy films such as Ace
Ventura: Pet Detective (1994 in film|1994), The
Mask (1994), Liar Liar (1997 in film|1997) and 
Bruce Almighty (2003 in film|2003).  Carrey has
also achieved critical and commercial success in
dramatic roles in films such as The Truman Show
(1998 in film|1998) and Eternal Sunshine of the
Spotless Mind (2004 in film|2004).  

==Starting in comedy==
Carrey dropped out of high school and began to
work in comedy clubs with an act that included
impersonations of celebrities such as Michael
Landon and Jimmy Stewart. In 1979, he moved to Los
Angeles, California|Los Angeles and started
working in The Comedy Store, where he was noticed
by comedian Rodney Dangerfield. Dangerfield liked
Carrey's act so much that he signed Carrey up to
open Dangerfield's tour performances.

Carrey began to work occasionally in television
and in small parts in movies, which eventually led
to a friendship with Damon Wayans. When Wayans'
brother Keenen Ivory Wayans|Keenen was putting
together a sketch comedy show for Fox Broadcasting
Company|Fox called In Living Color, Carrey was
hired as a cast member.  Carrey's unusual
characters and on-screen behavior caught America's
attention.

==Film career==
Jim Carrey's success on In Living Color led to a
starring role in the comedy Ace Ventura, Pet
Detective, which premiered only months before In
Living Color ended. The film was panned by the
critics, and helped earn him a 1994 Golden
Raspberry Awards#Worst New Star|1994 Golden
Raspberry Award nomination as Worst New Star. 
However, the film was a commercial success, as
were two other releases that same year,  The Mask
and Dumb and Dumber.

The following year Jim Carrey appeared as The
Riddler in Batman Forever and reprised his role as
Ace Ventura in Ace Ventura: When Nature Calls.
Both films were successful at the box office and
earned Carrey multi-million dollar paychecks. 

Carrey made headlines when it was revealed that
for his next film, The Cable Guy, he was paid
twenty million dollars, a record payday for a
comedic actor. The attention drawn to his salary,
coupled with negative reviews and the character's
dark mood in contrast to his other performances,
all contributed to the film's box office failure.
Jim Carrey quickly rebounded with the successful
Liar Liar, a return to his trademark style.

Despite the regular comedy successes, Jim Carrey
took a chance and a slight paycut to star in The
Truman Show (1998), a change of pace that led to
forecasts of an Academy Award nomination which did
not happen, leading Jim Carrey to appear on the
show and joke "it's an honor just to be
nominated...oh no."

In 1999 Carrey fought hard and won the role of
comedian Andy Kaufman in Man on the Moon. Several
actors including Edward Norton were interested in
the role, but Carrey's audition, including an act
with the bongo drums Kaufman used in his
performances, helped him win the role.
Coincidentally, Carrey was born 13 years to the
day after Kaufman.

Jim Carrey continues to appear in successful
comedies as well as more dramatic roles. His
performance in Eternal Sunshine of the Spotless
Mind (2004) earned high praise from critics, who
once again incorrectly predicted that Carrey would
receive his first Oscar nomination. 


==Awards==
Carrey has won repeatedly nominations from the two
major foreign press associations, with two Golden
Satellite Award nominations and six nominations
for Golden Globe Awards, winning two of the
latter.  He has been even more successful with MTV
Movie Awards, with over 20 nominations and awards,
some shared (as in the MTV Movie Awards 1995#Best
Kiss|1995 "Best Kiss" award shared with Lauren
Holly).  He has also been nominated three times
for Saturn Awards.

He is an inductee of Canada's Walk of Fame.

==Personal life==
Carrey was born and grew up in the Toronto suburb
of Newmarket, Ontario.  A comedian from an early
age, Carrey mailed his résumé to The Carol
Burnett Show when he was 10 years old. The
teachers in Carrey's high school gave him a few
minutes at the end of each school day to do a
stand-up comedy routine for his classmates.

The Carrey family fell on hard times and were
forced to move to the Toronto suburb of
Scarborough, Ontario|Scarborough, where they took
security and janitorial jobs in the Titan Wheels
factory. Carrey began working eight-hour shifts
each day after school. Eventually, the Carrey
family adjusted by living on a relative's lawn out
of the family Volkswagen van until they could move
back into town.

Carrey has been married twice, first to Melissa
Womer with whom he had a daughter, Jane, then to
actress Lauren Holly in a marriage that lasted
less than a year.

More recently, Carrey became a (dual) U.S. citizen
on October 7, 2004.  He went public about his
bouts with depression in a November 2004 60
Minutes interview, where he also spoke of growing
up during his family's tough times.

==Selected filmography==

* Rubberface (1981)
* The Duck Factory (1983 series)
* Once Bitten (1985)
* Peggy Sue Got Married (1986)
* The Dead Pool (1988)
* Earth Girls Are Easy (1989)
* Pink Cadillac (1989)
* In Living Color (1990 series)
* High Strung (1991)
* Doing Time on Maple Drive (1992, TV)
* Ace Ventura, Pet Detective (1994)
* The Mask (film)|The Mask (1994)
* Dumb and Dumber (1994)

* Batman Forever (1995)
* Ace Ventura: When Nature Calls (1995)
* The Cable Guy (1996)
* Liar Liar (1997)
* The Truman Show (1998)
* Man on the Moon (1999)
* Me, Myself and Irene (2000)
* How the Grinch Stole Christmas!|Dr. Seuss' How
the Grinch Stole Christmas (2000)
* The Majestic (2001)
* Bruce Almighty (2003)
* Eternal Sunshine of the Spotless Mind (2004)
* Lemony Snicket's A Series of Unfortunate Events
(movie)|Lemony Snicket's A Series of Unfortunate
Events (2004)


==Trivia==
*George Martin included Carrey's cover version of
"I Am the Walrus" when he produced a 1998 in
music|1998 The Beatles|Beatles tribute called
George Martin#In My Life|In My Life.
*He's a fan of the death metal band Cannibal
Corpse.
*He's very flexible, during his In Living Color
career, he can pretend to mess up his shoulder or
lie down and get up real quick.

==External links==
*imdb name|id=0000120|name=Jim Carrey
*http://www.cbsnews.com/stories/2004/11/18/60minut
es/main656547.shtml Carrey: 'Life Is Too
Beautiful', a summary of a November 2004 60
Minutes interview with Carrey