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