Jim Carrey | |
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Born | James Eugene Carrey |
January 17 1962 | |
Newmarket, Ontario, Canada | |
Occupation | Actor, comedian, producer |
Years active | 1979–present |
James Eugene "Jim" Carrey (born January 17, 1962) is a Canadian American actor, comedian, and producer. Carrey has received four Golden Globe Award nominations, winning two. Known for his highly energetic slapstick performances, he has been described as one of the biggest movie stars in Hollywood.
Carrey first gained recognition in 1990 after landing a recurring role in the sketch comedy In Living Color. His first leading roles in major productions came with Ace Ventura: Pet Detective (1994), Dumb and Dumber (1994), The Mask (1994), and Ace Ventura: When Nature Calls (1995). In 1997, he gave a critically acclaimed performance in Liar Liar, which earned him a Golden Globe Award nomination for Best Actor. He then starred in The Truman Show (1998) and Man on the Moon (1999), with each garnering him a Golden Globe Award for Best Actor.
In 2000, he gained further recognition for his portrayal of the The Grinch in How the Grinch Stole Christmas and then, in 2003, Bruce Almighty. The following year he starred in Eternal Sunshine of the Spotless Mind (2004), for which he received another Golden Globe nomination in addition to a BAFTA Award nomination. He then starred in Lemony Snicket's A Series of Unfortunate Events (2004), Fun with Dick and Jane (2005), Yes Man (2008) and A Christmas Carol (2009). More recently, he has starred in Mr. Popper's Penguins (2011) and The Incredible Burt Wonderstone (2013).
Filmography[]
Year | Film | Role |
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1983 | The Sex and Violence Family Hour | Various |
Copper Mountain | Bobby Todd | |
All in Good Taste | Ralph Parker | |
1984 | Finders Keepers | Lane Bidlekoff |
1985 | Once Bitten | Mark Kendall |
1986 | Peggy Sue Got Married | Walter Getz |
1988 | The Dead Pool | Johnny Squares |
1989 | Earth Girls Are Easy | Wiploc |
Pink Cadillac | Lounge Entertainer | |
1991 | High Strung | Death |
1992 | Doing Time on Maple Drive | Tim Carter |
1994 | Ace Ventura: Pet Detective | Ace Ventura |
The Mask | Stanley Ipkiss/The Mask | |
Dumb and Dumber | Lloyd Christmas | |
1995 | Batman Forever | Riddler / Edward Nygma |
Ace Ventura: When Nature Calls | Ace Ventura | |
1996 | The Cable Guy | Cable Guy |
1997 | Liar Liar | Fletcher Reede |
1998 | The Truman Show | Truman Burbank |
Simon Birch | Adult Joe Wenteworth | |
1999 | Man on the Moon | Andy Kaufman (also as Tony Clifton) |
2000 | Me, Myself & Irene | Charlie Baileygates/Hank Evans |
Dr. Seuss' How the Grinch Stole Christmas | The Grinch | |
2001 | The Majestic | Peter Appleton |
2003 | Bruce Almighty | Bruce Nolan |
2004 | Eternal Sunshine of the Spotless Mind | Joel Barish |
Lemony Snicket's A Series of Unfortunate Events | Count Olaf | |
2005 | Fun with Dick and Jane | Richard 'Dick' Harper |
2007 | The Number 23 | Walter Sparrow / Fingerling |
2008 | Horton Hears a Who! | |
Yes Man | Carl Allen | |
2009 | I Love You Phillip Morris | Steven Jay Russell |
A Christmas Carol | Ebenezer Scrooge / Ghost of Christmas Past / Ghost of Christmas Present / Ghost of Christmas Yet to Come | |
Under the Sea 3D | Narrator | |
2011 | Mr. Popper's Penguins | Tom Popper |
2013 | The Incredible Burt Wonderstone | Steve Gray |
Kick-Ass 2 | Colonel Stars and Stripes | |
Anchorman 2: The Legend Continues | Scott Reils, the CBC News anchor | |
2014 | Dumb and Dumber To | Lloyd Christmas |
2016 | The Bad Batch | Peter |
External links[]
- Jim Carrey at the Internet Movie Database