Jim Carrey

Acting · Born 1962-01-17 in Newmarket, Ontario, Canada

Biography

James Eugene Carrey (/ˈkæri/; born January 17, 1962) is a Canadian and American actor and comedian. Known primarily for his energetic slapstick performances, he has received two Golden Globe Awards, in addition to nominations for BAFTA Awards and Screen Actors Guild Awards. After spending the 1980s honing his comedy act and playing supporting roles in films, Carrey gained recognition when he was cast in the Fox sketch comedy series In Living Color (1990–1994). He broke out as a film star after starring in a string of box office hits, such as Ace Ventura: Pet Detective, The Mask, Dumb and Dumber (all 1994), Ace Ventura: When Nature Calls, and Batman Forever(both 1995). The success of these five films led to Carrey being the first comic actor to receive an upfront $20 million salary for…

Filmography

• Eternal Sunshine of the Spotless Mind as Joel Barish
• The Mask as Stanley Ipkiss / The Mask
• Man on the Moon as Andy Kaufman / Tony Clifton
• Dumb and Dumber as Lloyd Christmas
• The Truman Show as Truman Burbank
• Sonic the Hedgehog 3 as Ivo Robotnik / Gerald Robotnik
• Jim & Andy: The Great Beyond as Self
• Sonic the Hedgehog 2 as Dr. Robotnik
• Sonic the Hedgehog as Dr. Robotnik
• Bruce Almighty as Bruce Nolan

TV

• In Living Color as Self - Various Characters
• Space Ghost Coast to Coast as Self
• The Office as The Fingerlakes Guy
• The Ellen DeGeneres Show as Self
• Today as Self
• LIVE with Kelly and Mark as Self
• The View as Self
• The Tonight Show with Jay Leno as Self - Guest
• Inside Comedy as Self
• The Early Show as Self - Guest