James Eugene Carrey, popularly known as Jim Carrey is a legendary Canadian-American comedian, actor, producer, and writer. Carrey started his career as a comedian, rising to fame in 1990 with the sketch comedy tv series, In Living Color. He later went on to star in numerous hit comedy films including The Mask, Ace Ventura: Pet Detective film series, Dumb and Dumber film series, and Batman Forever among others. Besides comedy films, he has had success in dramatic roles as well. Some of Jim Carrey’s work in dramatic roles includes Eternal Sunshine of the Spotless Mind, Doing Time on Maple Drive, The Truman Show, Man on the Moon, and Kidding among others. As an author, he has published a children’s storybook and a novel.
For his contribution to the entertainment industry, he has received numerous awards and honors including Golden Globe Awards, MTV Movie & TV Awards, Nickelodeon Kids’ Choice Awards, People’s Choice awards, and Teen Choice awards among others.
He has over 18.8 million followers on Twitter.
What is Jim Carrey Famous For?
- His comedic roles in films, The Mask, Ace Ventura film series, Dumb and Dumber film series, and Batman Forever.
- His dramatic roles in films, Eternal Sunshine of the Spotless Mind, The Truman Show, Doing Time on Maple Drive, and Man on the Moon among others.
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Where is Jim Carrey From?
Jim Carrey was born on 17 January 1962. His birthname is James Eugene Carrey. His birthplace is in Newmarket, Ontario in Canada. He holds Canadian as well as American nationality. He received U.S. citizenship in October 2004. He was born to a father, Percy Carrey, and a mother, Kathleen Oram. He has French, Irish, and Scottish ancestry on his mother’s side, whereas he has French ancestry on his father’s side. He was raised Roman Catholic. His religion is Christianity. He belongs to the white ethnicity. His zodiac sign is Capricorn. He has three older siblings, two sisters, Patricia, and Rita and a brother, John. Regarding his educational background, he attended Blessed Trinity Catholic Elementary School in Scarborough and Aldershot High School in Burlington. He later attended Agincourt Collegiate Institute in Scarborough. However, he dropped out without graduating.
Jim did not have a happy upbringing. At one point, his family was homeless and lived in a Volkswagen van. Jim and his brother lived in a tent. Their financial condition improved once his father got employment. Jim and John worked as janitors and security guards at the tire factory to support their living.
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Jim Carrey Career
- Jim Carrey was only 10 years old when he wrote a letter to Carol Burnett of the Carol Burnett Show. He wrote in the letter that he was a master of impressions and should be offered a role on the show. He had received a reply.
- He had his first stand up gig in 1977 at the newly-opened Yuk Yuk’s comedy club in downtown Toronto. He was only 15 at the time.
- He also dropped out of college at the age of 16 to pursue comedy seriously as an impressionist and began performing comedy in downtown Toronto.
- He soon started having regular paid shows.
- He auditioned to be a cast member for the 1980-81 season of NBC’s SNL. However, he was not selected.
- He then landed a voice acting job on The All-Night Show on CFMT-TV.
- He was booked as the opening act for the rock band Goddo at The Roxy Theater in Barrie for two shows in February 1981. He was booed off stage by the crowd and he did not return for his last show.
- He received his first acting role, a struggling impressionist in the TV movie, Introducing… Janet in 1981.
- He started to gain attention and was noticed by comedian Rodney Dangerfield who signed him to open his tour performances. He had received interests from Johnny Carson’s Tonight Show.
- He had been performing at comedy clubs. He eventually decided to move to Hollywood permanently in early 1983. He started performing regularly at The Comedy Store.
- He landed the lead role on the American sitcom, The Duck Factory in 1983.
- He made his impressionist acting debut on The Tonight Show Starring Johnny Carson.
- He appeared in the regular role in the American sketch comedy tv series, In Living Color from 1990 to 1994. The role helped him to make his strong introduction in Hollywood.
- Jim Carrey soon began starring in lead roles in box office hit comedy films.
- Some of Jim Carrey starring hit comedy films are Ace Ventura: Pet Detective, Ace Ventura: When Nature Calls, The Mask, Dumb and Dumber, Batman Forever, Liar, How the Grinch Stole Christmas, Me, Myself & Irene, Bruce Almighty, Yes Man, A Christmas Carol, and Dumb and Dumber To among others.
- Besides comedy films, he also starred in dramatic roles. Though typecasted as a comedic actor, he has starred in numerous critically acclaimed dramatic roles.
- Some of his works in dramatic roles include Doing Time on Maple Drive, The Truman Show, Man on the Moon, Eternal Sunshine of the Spotless Mind, and Kidding among others.
- Jim Carrey published his first book, a children’s book titled, How Roland Rolls in 2013. The book was awarded a Gelett Burgess Children’s Book Award in 2013.
- He published his first novel, Memoirs and Misinformation in 2020. He co-authored the novel with Dana Vachon.
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Jim Carrey Awards
- Despite numerous box office hits and critically acclaimed roles, Jim Carrey has never received an Oscar nomination. Carrey received his first Golden Globe Award nomination for Best Actor for his work in The Mask in 1994.
- He eventually won his first Golden Globe award for Best Actor for The Truman Show in 1999.
- He later won another Golden Globe award for Best Actor for Man on the Moon in 2000.
- He has won 11 MTV Movie & TV awards including two for Dumb and Dumber, two for Ace Ventura: When Nature Calls, and two for The Cable Guy.
- He has won 6 Nickelodeon Kids’ Choice Awards for Favorite Movie Actor.
- He has won 4 People’s Choice awards and 5 Teen Choice Awards.
- He has received several other critics awards in his career.
- He was inducted into the Canadian Walk of Fame in 2004.
- Carrey received an honorary doctorate from Maharishi University of Management for his achievements as a comedian, artist, author, and philanthropist in May 2014.
- Carrey was honored by Canada Post with a limited-edition postage stamp with his portrait on it On August 29, 2014.
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Jim Carrey Wife
Jim Carrey has been married twice and has dated several personalities in the past. He dated singer Linda Ronstadt in 1983. He married former actress Melissa Womer on 28 March 1987. The couple divorced in 1995. They share a daughter, Jane Erin Carrey, who was a contestant on American Idol in 2012. Carrey then married Dumb and Dumber co-star Lauren Holly on 23 September 1996. Their marriage lasted less than a year. He was engaged to actress, Renee Zellweger from 1999 to 2000. He then dated actress Jenny McCarthy from 2005 to 2010.
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He dated makeup artist Cathriona White somewhere between 2012 and 2015. White died from a prescription drug overdose in September 2015. White’s husband Mark Burton filed a wrongful death lawsuit against Carrey in September 2016 claiming that he had used his “immense wealth and celebrity status” to illegally obtain and distribute prescription drugs involved in White’s death. White’s mother, Brigid Sweetman filed a wrongful death lawsuit against Carrey in October 2016, claiming that Carrey had undergone a test for sexually transmitted infections and purposely hid the results from White and the public. He allegedly tested positive for hepatitis A, HSV (Herpes), and II, and chlamydia. The lawsuit claimed Carrey had unprotected sex with White despite he was STD positive. The lawsuit was dismissed on 25 January 2018.
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Carrey started dating Ginger Gonzaga in late 2018. They attended the Golden Globes 2019 Party. However, the two split in the same year.
He suffers from depression. He had been taking Prozac to combat the symptoms. As of now, he no longer takes medications of any kind.
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Jim Carrey Height
Jim Carrey stands at a height of 1.88 m i.e. 6 feet and 2 inches tall. He has a body weight of 185 lbs i.e. 84 kg. He has a slim body build. He maintains his body well. His eye color is hazel and his hair color is dark brown. His sexual orientation is straight. He has a chest size of 43 inches, biceps size of 14 inches, and a waist size of 34.5 inches.
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Jim Carrey Net Worth
Jim Carrey is one of the commercially successful comedian and actor. Having started his career as an impressionist and stand-up comedian, he is now one of the top-50 highest-grossing actors of all time at the North American box office. He was the second on Quigley’s Top Ten Money-Making Stars Poll, behind Tom Hanks in 1994.
He is the first actor to have earned $20 million from a single film after he signed with the movie The Cable Guy, released in 1996. Having starred in numerous big hit films, his films have made an average of $94 million per film and has grossed over $2.5 billion. He has worked in 13 films that grossed over $200 million worldwide. Bruce Almighty is Carrey’s highest-grossing film to date, the 5th highest-grossing film of 2003, and the 17th highest-grossing live-action comedy of all time.
Not only in films, but he has also starred in numerous television series, television films, and sketches. As of 2020, his net worth is estimated at $150 million. He owns several luxurious cars and lives a luxurious lifestyle.
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