Jim Carrey

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AKA: James Carrey, James Eugene Carrey
Nationality: Canadian
Birthdate: 01/17/1962
Birthplace: Toronto, Ontario, Canada

biography

From the stand-up stages of Canada to the breakout sketch comedy hit “In Living Color” (Fox, 1990-96), Golden Globe-winning actor Jim Carrey became of Hollywood’s most bankable comedic stars during the 1990s, thanks to a string of zany blockbusters that began with “Ace Ventura: Pet Detective” (1994). His Golden Globe-winning performance in eerily promontory “The Truman Show” (1998) proved that there was also significant depth and substance beneath his hyperkinetic antics, after which point, Carrey divided his efforts between broad comedies like “Me, Myself and Irene” (2000) and more esoteric Continued

Credits

Carl Allen
2008
Voice of Horton
2008
Producer
2005
Dick Harper
2005
Producer
2003
Bruce Nolan
2003
Peter Appleton
2001
Andy Kaufman
1999
Truman Burbank
1998
Fletcher Reede
1997
Cable Guy
1996
The Riddler/Edward Nygma
1995
Stanley Ipkiss/The Mask
1994
Wiploc
1989
Walter Getz
1986
Lane Biddlecoff
Mark Kendall
Narrator
Walter Sparrow/Detective Fingerling
Steven Russell
Ebenezer Scrooge
2009
Actor
Narrator

milestones

Year
Milestone
1977 
Began performing stand-up comedy at the age of 15 at Yuk Yuks, a comedy club in Toronto
1979 
Appeared in Las Vegas as opening act for comedian Rodney Dangerfield
1981 
Portrayed a struggling stand-up comic in "Rubberface" a 48-minute Canadian TV-movie
1981 
Moved to L.A. at the age of 19
1983 
Appeared on "The Tonight Show"
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