84 Facts About Jim Carrey

James Eugene Carrey is a Canadian-American actor and comedian.

Jim Carrey is primarily known for his energetic slapstick performances.

Jim Carrey 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, Ace Ventura: When Nature Calls, and Batman Forever.

The success of these five films led to Jim Carrey being the first comic actor to receive an upfront $20 million salary for performing in films, beginning with The Cable Guy.

Jim Carrey continued to have success as a leading actor in comedies such as Liar Liar, How the Grinch Stole Christmas, Bruce Almighty, Lemony Snicket's A Series of Unfortunate Events, and Yes Man.

Since the 2010s, Jim Carrey appeared in fewer films, with notable works including Dumb and Dumber To and his role as Doctor Eggman in the Sonic the Hedgehog film series.

Jim Carrey's critically acclaimed performances include the title role in The Truman Show and Andy Kaufman in Man on the Moon, winning Golden Globe Awards for each film.

Jim Carrey starred in the romantic drama film Eternal Sunshine of the Spotless Mind, for which he was nominated for a BAFTA Award and another Golden Globe.

Jim Carrey starred in the Showtime tragicomedy series Kidding, for which he received his seventh Golden Globe nomination.

Jim Carrey was born in Newmarket, Ontario, Canada, to Kathleen, a homemaker, and Percy Jim Carrey, a musician and accountant.

Jim Carrey was raised Catholic and has three older siblings, John, Patricia, and Rita.

Jim Carrey's mother was of Irish and Scottish descent, and his father was of French-Canadian ancestry; the family's original surname was Carre.

At age ten, Jim Carrey wrote a letter to Carol Burnett of the Carol Burnett Show pointing out that he was already a master of impressions and should be considered for a role on the show; he was overjoyed when he received a form letter reply.

Jim Carrey spent his early years in the borough of Scarborough, Ontario, part of Metropolitan Toronto, where he attended Blessed Trinity Catholic Elementary School in North York.

Jim Carrey began to perform comedy in downtown Toronto while continuing to work at the factory.

Jim Carrey ended up not being selected by the show's new executive producer Jean Doumanian who picked thirty-one-year-old Charles Rocket instead.

However, rather than being booked on the show, Jim Carrey got advised to further hone his act, so he went back home to the Toronto area where he had already built a significant following.

In early 1983, Jim Carrey decided to move to Hollywood where he began regularly performing at The Comedy Store.

The end of 1983 saw Jim Carrey go back home to Toronto once more for a publicized New Years' Eve performance at the Royal York Hotel's Imperial Room.

Jim Carrey would continue getting film roles; throughout late summer and early fall 1985, he shot a supporting part in Francis Ford Coppola's Peggy Sue Got Married which went into a long post-production process.

Unlike his previous SNL rejection, Jim Carrey now had a bit of a film career to fall back on in addition to his impressionist stand-up act; Once Bitten was released in mid November 1985 and turned out to be a modest box-office hit despite drawing poor reviews.

Back on the comedy club circuit with impressions, in fall 1986, Jim Carrey auditioned for SNLs upcoming season, his third attempt at getting on the ensemble sketch comedy show.

Finally managing to perform for the show's executive producer Lorne Michaels at a Burbank studio, with returning cast members Dennis Miller, Jon Lovitz, and Nora Dunn watching the audition, Jim Carrey was rejected again.

From 1990 to 1994, Jim Carrey was a regular cast member of the ensemble comedy television series In Living Color.

Jim Carrey played the lead role in Ace Ventura: Pet Detective which was released in February 1994 and went on to gross $72 million in the United States and Canada.

Jim Carrey received his first Golden Globe Award nomination for Best Actor for his work in The Mask and was voted second on Quigley's Top Ten Money Making Stars Poll, behind Tom Hanks.

Jim Carrey portrayed the Batman villain the Riddler in the Joel Schumacher-directed superhero film Batman Forever.

Jim Carrey reprised his role as Ace Ventura in Ace Ventura: When Nature Calls which was released in 1995.

Jim Carrey starred in the music video of the film's closing song, "Leave Me Alone" by Jerry Cantrell.

Jim Carrey soon bounced back with the critically acclaimed comedy Liar Liar, playing Fletcher Reede, an unethical lawyer rendered unable to lie by his young son's birthday wish.

Jim Carrey was praised for his performance, earning a second Golden Globe Award nomination for Best Actor.

Jim Carrey won the Golden Globe Award for Best Actor in a Motion Picture Drama but did not receive an Academy Award nomination.

That same year, Jim Carrey appeared as a fictionalized version of himself on the final episode of Garry Shandling's The Larry Sanders Show, in which he deliberately ripped into Shandling's character.

In 1999, Jim Carrey had the lead role in Man on the Moon.

Jim Carrey portrayed comedian Andy Kaufman to critical acclaim and received his second Golden Globe in a row but again failed to be nominated for an Academy Award.

Jim Carrey played the role of state trooper Charlie Baileygates, who has multiple personalities and romances a woman portrayed by Renee Zellweger.

That same year, Jim Carrey starred in the second highest-grossing Christmas film of all time, How the Grinch Stole Christmas, playing the title character, for which he received both praise and criticism from critics alongside a Golden Globe nomination.

Jim Carrey played a television newsman who unexpectedly receives God's omnipotent abilities when the deity decides to take a vacation.

In 2004, Jim Carrey starred in Eternal Sunshine of the Spotless Mind.

That same year, Jim Carrey was inducted into the Canadian Walk of Fame.

Jim Carrey reunited with Joel Schumacher, director of Batman Forever, for The Number 23, a psychological thriller co-starring Virginia Madsen and Danny Huston.

Jim Carrey returned to live-action comedy, starring opposite Zooey Deschanel and Bradley Cooper in Yes Man.

Jim Carrey played a man who signs up for a self-help program that teaches him to say yes to everything.

Since 2009, Jim Carrey's work has included a leading role in Glenn Ficarra and John Requa's I Love You Phillip Morris, premiering in January 2009 at the Sundance Film Festival before receiving a wide release in February 2010.

Jim Carrey portrayed Steven Jay Russell, a con artist, imposter, and multiple prison escapee who falls in love with his fellow inmate, Phillip Morris.

Jim Carrey landed the lead role in Mr Popper's Penguins, playing Tom Popper Jr.

Jim Carrey starred alongside former co-star Steve Carell in the Don Scardino-directed comedy film The Incredible Burt Wonderstone.

Jim Carrey played Steve Gray, a dangerous street magician who overshadows the formerly successful magician Burt Wonderstone.

Jim Carrey retracted support for the film two months prior to its release.

In March 2013, Jim Carrey announced that he had written a children's book titled How Roland Rolls, about a scared wave named Roland.

On March 25,2013, Jim Carrey released a parody music video with Eels through Funny or Die, with Jim Carrey replacing Mark Oliver Everett on vocals.

Jim Carrey delivered the commencement address at Maharishi University of Management in Fairfield, Iowa, in May 2014 and received an honorary doctorate for his achievements as a comedian, artist, author, and philanthropist.

Jim Carrey was a producer on Rubble Kings, a 2015 documentary film that depicts events preceding and following the Hoe Avenue peace meeting.

In June 2017, Showtime began airing the dramedy I'm Dying Up Here, for which Jim Carrey served as the executive producer.

In June 2018, Jim Carrey was cast as Dr Ivo Robotnik, the main antagonist of the Sonic the Hedgehog video game series, in a film adaptation of the franchise.

Jim Carrey returned for Sonic the Hedgehog 2, released in April 2022, which grossed $72 million at the US box office in its opening weekend to give Jim Carrey the best opening of his career to date.

In September, during the final stages of the 2020 US presidential election, it was announced that Jim Carrey would portray presidential nominee Joe Biden on the 46th season of Saturday Night Live, taking over the role from Jason Sudeikis, Woody Harrelson and John Mulaney.

On December 19,2020, Jim Carrey announced that he would step down from playing Biden on Saturday Night Live, stating that he had a six-week deal.

Jim Carrey appeared as the narrator of the Weeknd's album Dawn FM, released on January 7,2022.

Notably, a copy of the script for Sonic the Hedgehog 3 was delivered to Jim Carrey written in 24-carat ink in reference to his previous comments.

Jim Carrey suffers from depression and took Prozac to combat the symptoms for years.

Jim Carrey later said that he no longer takes medications of any kind and abstains from coffee, alcohol and drugs.

Jim Carrey received US citizenship in October 2004 and remains a dual citizen of the United States and his native Canada.

Jim Carrey owns various properties in Los Angeles and has lived in Brentwood since 1994.

In November 2022, the Russian Ministry of Foreign Affairs banned 100 Canadians including Jim Carrey from entering Russia as a reciprocity for the international sanctions which had been introduced due to Russia's invasion of Ukraine.

Jim Carrey dated singer Linda Ronstadt for eight months in 1983.

In 1987, on March 28, Jim Carrey married former actress and Comedy Store waitress Melissa Womer.

On September 23,1996, Jim Carrey married his Dumb and Dumber co-star Lauren Holly; this second marriage lasted less than a year.

From 1999 to 2000, Jim Carrey was engaged to his Me, Myself and Irene co-star Renee Zellweger.

In 2005, Jim Carrey met model and actress Jenny McCarthy, and he made public in June 2006 that they were in a romantic relationship.

In 2012, Jim Carrey met Cathriona White, a makeup artist from County Tipperary, Ireland.

Jim Carrey was a pallbearer at her funeral in Cappawhite, Ireland.

In January 2019 when Jim Carrey attended the Golden Globes 2019 Party, he was accompanied by his then-girlfriend Ginger Gonzaga.

On September 19,2016, Burton filed a wrongful death lawsuit against Jim Carrey, claiming that he had used his "immense wealth and celebrity status" to illegally obtain and distribute prescription drugs involved in White's death.

In 2009, Jim Carrey wrote an article questioning the merits of vaccination for The Huffington Post.

On July 1,2015, after the signing of a new vaccination law, Jim Carrey called California Governor Jerry Brown a "corporate fascist" who was "poisoning" children by enacting the vaccination requirements.

Jim Carrey was criticized for being "ignorant when it comes to vaccines" by Arthur Caplan, head of the Division of Medical Ethics at New York University, and by Jeffrey Kluger, senior writer at Time, who described his anti-vaccination statements as "angry, dense and immune to reason".

Jim Carrey is an outspoken advocate of the "law of attraction".

Jim Carrey stated that he visualized a $10 million check given to him for "acting services rendered", placed the check in his pocket, and seven years later received a $10 million check for his role in Dumb and Dumber.

Jim Carrey has shared his own political cartoon drawings since August 2017, including controversial renderings of then-White House Press Secretary Sarah Huckabee Sanders and then-President Donald Trump.

Jim Carrey's drawing repertoire culminated in an exhibition titled IndigNation, which opened on October 23,2018, at the Maccarone Gallery in Los Angeles and featured 108 pen-and-ink drawings from Carrey's Twitter feed from 2016 to 2018.

In February 2021, Jim Carrey announced he would discontinue political cartoons.

In 2017, Jim Carrey revealed that he had been painting for the past six years.

In 2017, Jim Carrey released a six-minute documentary entitled, I Needed Color, which showed him working in his studio.