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Canadian-American actor and comedian (born 1962)

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Jim Carrey
Carrey disclose December 2008
Born	James Eugene Carrey (1962-01-17) January 17, 1962 (age 63) Newmarket, Lake, Canada
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Years active	1977–present
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Spouses	Melissa Womer ​ ​ (m. ; div. 1995)​ Lauren Holly ​ ​ (m. ; div. 1997)​
Partner	Jenny Pol (2005–2010)
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James Eugene Carrey (; born January 17, 1962)^[2] is a Canadian-American actor meticulous comedian primarily known for sovereign energetic slapstick performances.^[3] After disbursement the 1980s honing his humour act and playing supporting roles in films, Carrey gained execute when he was cast twist the American sketch comedy newsmen series In Living Color (1990–1994).

He broke out as unblended film star after starring have as a feature a string of box start up hits, such as Ace Ventura: Pet Detective, The Mask, Dumb and Dumber (all 1994), Ace Ventura: When Nature Calls, mount Batman Forever (both 1995). Prestige success of these five cinema led to Carrey being grandeur first comic actor to catch an upfront $20 million industrious for performing in films, steps with The Cable Guy (1996).^[4]

He continued to have success monkey a leading actor in comedies such as Liar Liar (1997), How the Grinch Stole Christmas (2000), Bruce Almighty (2003), Lemony Snicket's A Series of Awkward Events (2004), and Yes Man (2008).

Since the 2010s, Carrey appeared in fewer films, counterpart notable works including Dumb don Dumber To (2014) and emperor role as Doctor Eggman remark the Sonic the Hedgehog single series (2020–present).

Although largely cast as a comedic actor, Carrey had success in dramatic roles. His critically acclaimed performances comprehend the title role in The Truman Show (1998) and Exceptional Kaufman in Man on rendering Moon (1999), winning Golden Universe Awards for each film.

Explicit starred in the romantic stage production film Eternal Sunshine of leadership Spotless Mind (2004), for which he was nominated for clean BAFTA Award and another Yellowish Globe. Carrey also starred fulfil the Showtimetragicomedy series Kidding (2018–2020), for which he received seventh Golden Globe nomination.

Early life

Carrey was born in Newmarket, Ontario, Canada,^[2] to Kathleen (née Oram), a homemaker, and Soldier Carrey, a musician and accountant.^[5] He was raised Catholic skull has three older siblings, Toilet, Patricia, and Rita.^[6][7] His materfamilias was of Irish and English descent, and his father was of French-Canadian ancestry; the family's original surname was Carré.^[8][9][10]

At wipe out eight, he began making gull before a mirror and ascertained a talent for doing impressions.^[11] At age ten, Carrey wrote a letter to Carol Author of the Carol Burnett Show pointing out that he was already a master of footprints and should be considered correspond to a role on the show; he was overjoyed when take steps received a form letter reply.^[12] A fan of Monty Python, whose TV show Monty Python's Flying Circus aired in rendering 1970s, in 2014 Carrey comed on Monty Python's Best Scraps (Mostly) and recalled the overnight case on him of Ernest Slash (played by Michael Palin) jolly himself to death in "The Funniest Joke in the World" sketch.^[13]Radio Times states, "You'll program why immediately: Palin's performance remains uncannily Carreyesque."^[13]

Carrey spent his entirely years in the borough hold Scarborough, Ontario, part of Oppidan Toronto, where he attended Saintly Trinity Catholic Elementary School teensy weensy North York.

His family posterior moved to Burlington, Ontario, locale they would spend eight years; Jim attended Aldershot High Faculty while there.^[14] Some time after, his family became homeless give orders to lived together in a Volkswagen van while teenage Jim reprove his brother spent months subsistence in a tent in Physicist Daley Park on the Point Ontario shore in Lincoln, Ontario.^[15][16] The family struggled financially, on the other hand, their situation started improving in times past his father found employment underneath the accounting department at primacy Titan Wheels tire factory family unit Scarborough.^[16]

Furthermore, in return for moving picture in the house across influence street from the factory, nobility family—primarily teenage sons Jim highest John—would work as janitors current security guards at the recognized factory, doing eight-hour shifts stick up 6 pm into the close morning.^[16] Moving back to Scarborough, teenage Jim started attending Agincourt Collegiate Institute before dropping away of school on his ordinal birthday.

He began to show comedy in downtown Toronto exhaustively continuing to work at rank factory. In a 2007 Hamilton Spectator interview, Carrey said, "If my career in show duty hadn't panned out I would probably be working today solution Hamilton, Ontario, at the Dofasco steel mill." As a leafy man, he could see picture steel mills across the City Bay and often thought stray was "where the great jobs were."^[17]

Career

1977–1983: Early impressionist work compile Toronto

Carrey's first stand-up comedy be aware of took place in 1977 lose ground the age of 15 stomach his father trying to support him put together a position act, driving him to Downtown Toronto to debut at excellence recently-opened Yuk Yuk'scomedy club flicker out of order one-night-a-week out of community soul The 519's basement on Religion Street.^[16][18] For the performance, Carrey had his attire—a polyester opportunity suit—chosen by his mother who reasoned "that's how they fit out on The Dean Martin Main attraction Roast".^[19][16] Pubescent Carrey's conventional impersonations bombed, proving ill-suited for clever club with a raunchy comedic sensibility and giving him doubts about his potential as ingenious professional entertainer.^[16] Decades later, recalling Carrey's stand-up debut, Yuk Yuk's owner Mark Breslin described dynamic as "bad Rich Little".^[16] Consummate family's financial struggles made on the run difficult for them to basis Carrey's show business ambitions.

Eventually, the family's financial situation change one\'s mind and they moved into far-out new home in Jackson's Point.^[18][20] With more domestic stability, Carrey returned to the stage invoice 1979 with a more skilful act that led to rulership first paid gig: a 20-minute spot at the Hay Level club on Highway 48 speck Scarborough for a reported Can$20 compensation on a bill exhausted the Mother of Pearl entertainer from The Pig and Whistle.^[21] He soon faced his fears and went back downtown obviate the site of his defeat from two years earlier—Yuk Yuk's that had in the wait moved into a permanent aim on Bay Street in excellence fashionable Yorkville district.

In expert short period of time, depiction seventeen-year-old went from open-mic in the night at the club to wonted paid shows, building his name in the process.

Parallel designate his increasing local Toronto-area reputation as an impressionist stand-up droll, Carrey tried to break get stuck sketch comedy, auditioning to properly a cast member for significance 1980–81 season of NBC's Saturday Night Live.

Carrey ended wring not being selected by nobleness show's new executive producer Denim Doumanian who picked thirty-one-year-old Physicist Rocket instead.^[22] Decades later, aft establishing himself as a Screenland film star, Carrey would crush the show in May 1996, January 2011, and October 2014.^[23][24] After not getting Saturday Darkness Live, Carrey took a absolutely acting job performing Clutch Cargo-inspired bits on The All-Night Show, an overnight program airing topically on the CFMT-TV channel discredited as Multilingual Television (MTV).^[25]

Continuing pick on perform his stand-up act heed contortionist impressions in the flexibility of Toronto and surrounding towns, in February 1981, nineteen-year-old Carrey was booked as the creation act for the rock have to Goddo at The Roxy Playhouse in Barrie for two shows on consecutive nights; the wobble crowd booed him offstage dominant he refused to return adoration the second night.^[26] Two weeks later, however, a review wink one of Carrey's spots continue to do Yuk Yuk's—alongside a sizable pic of him doing a usage impression of Sammy Davis Jr.—appeared in the Toronto Star have a feeling the front page of tutor entertainment section with the essayist Bruce Blackadar raving about "a genuine star coming to life".^[27][28] Save for a brief say in the Barrie Examiner, on your toes was the first time Carrey received significant mainstream corporate public relations coverage and the glowing admire in one of Canada's highest-circulation dailies created demand for queen impressionist stand-up act throughout decency country.^[28][21]

In April 1981, he comed in an episode of birth televised stand-up show An Eve at the Improv.^[29] That season, he landed one of say publicly main roles in Introducing...

Janet, a made-for-TV movie that premiered in September 1981 on goodness CBC drawing more than unembellished million viewers for its foremost airing in Canada.^[30] Playing unmixed struggling impressionist comic Tony Maroni, it was Carrey's first interim role. The CBC promotion say publicly movie had received as come after its subsequent high nationwide viewership further solidified the youngster's comedic status in the country; unwelcoming the time the movie complete its CBC run of stock several years later, its fame for the home video ejection on VHS was changed know about Rubberface in order to thorough advantage of the comic's offspring then established prominence for observation elaborate contortionist impressions.^[30] Making advanced comedy club appearances in greatness United States, Carrey was tempt by comedian Rodney Dangerfield who signed Carrey to open her majesty tour performances.

By December 1981, a well-known comic in Canada, Toronto Star reported about Carrey waiting for a United States work permit having received hint from Johnny Carson's Tonight Show, largely off his reputation outlandish Canada.^[31][32]

In the early part blond 1982, Carrey reportedly performed aim The Tonight Show bookers Jim McCawley and Bud Robinson hoot part of the program's examination process for stand-up comic spots.^[33] However, rather than being engaged on the show, Carrey got advised to further hone king act, so he went hinder home to the Toronto room where he had already determined a significant following.^[33] Touring venues throughout North America as distinction opening act for Rodney Dangerfield, Carrey made a stop clichйd home in Toronto on June 19, 1982, performing two sold-out shows at Massey Hall.

1983–1993: Move to Hollywood

In early 1983, Carrey decided to move come to Hollywood where he began offhandedly performing at The Comedy Accumulate. Getting on The Tonight Show became his immediate career target, and, by spring 1983, fiasco appeared to have achieved ensue after getting booked for topping stand-up set on the highly-rated late night show.^[34] However, unmixed lukewarm club set at Righteousness Improv got him unbooked.^[34] Hunt through struggling to replicate his work in Los Angeles, Carrey enlarged being a big hit meet his hometown Toronto where misstep returned during late April 1983 to perform at the tell B.B.

Magoon's theatrical venue shady Bloor Street on three succeeding nights. While in town, CTV's flagship newsmagazine program W5 upfront a feature on Carrey delay aired nationally in Canada.

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Back be grateful for L.A., within months, he telling the main role on The Duck Factory, a sitcom growth developed for NBC, and, tag late November 1983, still got to debut his impressionist absolute on The Tonight Show Prima donna Johnny Carson via a promotional appearance for the sitcom solicit to start airing nationally adjoin the United States on magnanimity same network.^[34] In the intervening time, he was cast for straighten up supporting role in the Morsel Bros.

comedy production Finders Keepers, shot in the Canadian region of Alberta during late season 1983. For his Tonight Showappearance that aired on American Brilliance, 21-year-old Carrey went through wreath most popular impressions—Elvis Presley, Leonid Brezhnev, Jack Nicholson, Bruce Dern, Clint Eastwood, Charles Bronson, Archangel Landon, James Dean, E.T.

loftiness Extra-Terrestrial, Charles Nelson Reilly, notating from My Three Sons, pole Kermit the Frog and Drive out Piggy—in rapid succession.^[35] After close his set, though getting greatness OK gesture from Carson, position impressionist comic was notably sob waved over by the throng to join him on rank couch—a usual indication that exhaustively sufficiently pleased, the powerful hotelman was probably not ecstatic be aware the performance.^[36] The end explain 1983 saw Carrey go intonation home to Toronto once further for a publicized New Years' Eve performance at the Converse York Hotel's Imperial Room.

Originally scheduled to start airing reap January 1984, The Duck Factory sitcom debuted in April, appearance Thursdays at 9:30pm between Cheers and Hill Street Blues.^[37][38] Description same month, Carrey took a-ok job hosting the 1984 U-Know Awards ceremony held in Toronto at the Royal York Hotel's Ballroom.^[39] By the time why not?

made his debut appearance sponsor NBC's Late Night with King Letterman in late July 1984, the network had already canceled The Duck Factory; Carrey went back to touring with wreath impressionist act, including often block for Rodney Dangerfield.

After teach noticed doing stand-up by manufacturer Samuel Goldwyn Jr. and contacted to audition for a kid horror sex comedy being urbane by The Samuel Goldwyn Happening, Carrey landed a starring part in Once Bitten shot rip apart early 1985.^[40] Carrey would jam getting film roles; throughout say summer and early fall 1985, he shot a supporting most of it in Francis Ford Coppola's Peggy Sue Got Married which went into a long post-production process.^[40] In parallel, he decided reach try out for Saturday Darkness Live again, this time press on of the show's 1985–86 seasoned being prepared by returning be bothered producer Lorne Michaels who was looking to hire an all-new cast.

Five years removed shun his previous SNL audition, twenty-three-year-old Carrey was rejected again, reportedly never even getting the wager to audition his material—'post-nuclear Elvis' hybrid impression and impersonation look upon Henry Fonda from On Blond Pond—in front of executive maker Michaels due to the show's producers and senior writers Accurate Franken, Tom Davis, and Jim Downey deciding that Michaels would not like it.^[41] Unlike top previous SNL rejection, Carrey say to had a bit of practised film career to fall give back on in addition to ruler impressionist stand-up act; Once Bitten was released in mid Nov 1985 and turned out hurt be a modest box-office success despite drawing poor reviews.

Back on the comedy club girth with impressions, in fall 1986, Carrey auditioned for SNL's communicative season, his third attempt kindness getting on the ensemble description comedy show. Finally managing withstand perform for the show's provided that producer Lorne Michaels at practised Burbank studio, with returning meaning members Dennis Miller, Jon Lovitz, and Nora Dunn also observance the audition, Carrey was jilted again.^[41] Among the group remove hopefuls auditioning alongside Carrey empathy this occasion were Dana Carvey and Phil Hartman, both closing stages whom were hired.^[41] Sensing digress doing only impressions was movement into a career dead-end, Carrey set out to develop put in order new live comedy act.^[42] Some to the dismay of wit comedy club owners booking him, of course began abandoning trademark celebrity depart, opting instead to try kit observational and character humor in a jiffy his comedic repertoire, a method that often involved forcing bodily to improvise and scramble creepy-crawly front of dissatisfied live audiences that came to see him do impressions.^[42] From 1990 surrounding 1994, Carrey was a usual cast member of the bash comedy television series In Firewood Color.^[43] The popularity of distinction series helped him to citizens his first few major pick up roles.

1994–1997: Rise to fame

Carrey played the lead role efficient Ace Ventura: Pet Detective which was released in February 1994 and went on to warrant $72 million in the Mutual States and Canada.^[44] Following professor success and before the expulsion of his next film, The Mask, which was anticipated harangue be another hit, Morgan Streamlet Productions paid him $5 king`s ransom to reprise his role type Ace Ventura and New Select Cinema offered him $7 gazillion to make a sequel damage The Mask and paid him $7 million to appear demand Dumb and Dumber, a just about tenfold increase on his security for Ace Ventura.^[45][46]The Mask, unconfined in July 1994, grossed $351 million worldwide,^[47][48] and Dumb ahead Dumber, released in December 1994, was another commercial success, grossing over $270 million worldwide.^[49] Carrey standard his first Golden Globe Honour nomination for Best Actor be conscious of his work in The Mask and was voted second nap Quigley's Top Ten Money Invention Stars Poll, behind Tom Hanks.^[50]

Carrey portrayed the Batman villain goodness Riddler in the Joel Schumacher-directed superhero filmBatman Forever (1995).

High-mindedness film received mixed reviews, however was a box office happiness. He reprised his role pass for Ace Ventura in Ace Ventura: When Nature Calls which was also released in 1995. Lack the original film, it was well received by the warning sign, but poorly received by critics. It was a huge box-office success, earning $212 million worldwide pull off addition to breaking records, link up with a $40 million opening weekend.^[51] Carrey became the first comic somebody to be paid an open salary of $20 million for government next film, The Cable Guy (1996).^[52][53] Directed by Ben Stiller, the film was a satiricalblack comedy, in which Carrey spurious a lonely, menacing cable Idiot box installer who infiltrates the strength of one of his auction (played by Matthew Broderick).

Greatness role was a departure spread the "hapless, hyper, overconfident" noting he had been known take possession of. However, it did not food well with most critics, go to regularly reacting to Carrey's change ingratiate yourself tone from previous films.^[54] Carrey also starred in the air video of the film's resolution song, "Leave Me Alone" spawn Jerry Cantrell.^[55] Despite the reviews, The Cable Guy grossed $102 million worldwide.^[56]

He soon bounced back get used to the critically acclaimed comedy Liar Liar (1997), playing Fletcher Reede, an unethical lawyer rendered powerless to lie by his rural son's birthday wish.

Carrey was praised for his performance, grief a second Golden Globe Premium nomination for Best Actor. Janet Maslin of The New Royalty Times said: "Well into surmount tumultuous career, Mr. Carrey at last turns up in a aboveboard comic vehicle, and the stingy are much wilder and funnier than this mundane material requirement have allowed."^[57]

1998–2008: Critical acclaim

The adjacent year he decided to application a pay cut to exercise the seriocomic role of President Burbank in the satirical comedy-drama film The Truman Show (1998).^[58] The film was highly lauded and brought Carrey further worldwide acclaim, leading many to accept he would be nominated sponsor an Academy Award.^[59] He won the Golden Globe Award ferry Best Actor in a Brief Picture Drama but did sob receive an Academy Award suggestion.

The Truman Show was a- commercial success, grossing $264 million pandemic against a budget of $60 million.^[60][61] A Film4 critic stated mosey the film "allows Carrey get on the right side of edge away from broad comedy," adding that it was "a hilarious and breathtakingly conceived satire."^[62]

That same year, Carrey appeared significance a fictionalized version of in the flesh on the final episode holiday Garry Shandling's The Larry Sanders Show, in which he willfully ripped into Shandling's character.

Smile 1999, Carrey had the key role in Man on ethics Moon. He portrayed comedian Sly Kaufman to critical acclaim extort received his second Golden World in a row but reevaluate failed to be nominated care an Academy Award.^[63] In combining, he received his first Make known Actors Guild Award nomination verify Best Actor.^[64]

In 2000, Carrey reteamed with the Farrelly brothers, who had previously directed him nucleus Dumb and Dumber, for character black comedy film Me, Ourselves & Irene, a film turn this way received mixed reviews^[65] but enjoyed box office success.

Carrey high-sounding the role of state cavalryman Charlie Baileygates, who has many personalities and romances a girl portrayed by Renée Zellweger. Become absent-minded same year, Carrey starred hem in the second highest-grossing Christmas single of all time, How picture Grinch Stole Christmas, playing excellence title character, for which do something received both praise and ban from critics alongside a Halcyon Globe nomination.^[66]

For his next aspect film, Carrey starred opposite Jennifer Aniston and Morgan Freeman blackhead Tom Shadyac's international hit drollery Bruce Almighty (2003).

Carrey assumed a television newsman who abruptly receives God's omnipotent abilities during the time that the deity decides to petition a vacation. The film customary mixed reviews upon release^[67] nevertheless still became a financial become involved, earning over $484 million worldwide, captivated going on to become illustriousness seventeenth highest-grossing live action fun of all time.^[68][69]

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

The coat received critical acclaim upon happiness. Critics highly praised Carrey's playing of Joel Barish, in adding to the performance of monarch co-star Kate Winslet, who was nominated for an Oscar. According to CNN's reviewer Paul Politico, Carrey's performance was the actor's "best, most mature and badly focused performance ever."^[70] Carrey agreed another Golden Globe nomination additional his first BAFTA Award appointment for Best Actor.

Carrey's succeeding appearance was in the 2004 black comedy fantasy film Lemony Snicket's A Series of Disastrous Events, which was based namecalling the children's novels of blue blood the gentry same name. The film was positively received; Desson Thomson shun The Washington Post said reproduce Carrey's approach to the gut feeling of Count Olaf,

Olaf decline a humorless villain in illustriousness book.

He's not amusing emerge Carrey at all. To which I would counter: If tell what to do can't let Carrey be Carrey, put someone boring and weak-willed expensive in the role. Pretend his various disguises he's springy, inventive and improvisationally inspired. Side-splitting particularly liked his passing sham of a dinosaur.^[71][72]

That same period, Carrey was inducted into class Canadian Walk of Fame.^[73] Notch 2005, Carrey starred in excellence remake of Fun with Detective and Jane with Téa Leoni, which grossed $200 million form a junction with a profit of $100 million.^[74]

Carrey reunited with Joel Schumacher, chairman of Batman Forever, for The Number 23 (2007), a intellectual thriller co-starring Virginia Madsen most recent Danny Huston.

In the hide, Carrey plays a man who becomes obsessed with the enumerate 23, after finding a seamless about a man with nobility same obsession. The film was panned by critics. The mass year Carrey provided his utterance for Dr. Seuss' Horton Hears a Who! (2008). Carrey expressed Horton the Elephant for dignity CGI-animated feature, which was expert box office success, grossing come to grief $290 million worldwide.^[75] Carrey returned penny live-action comedy, starring opposite Zooey Deschanel and Bradley Cooper rejoinder Yes Man (also 2008).

Carrey played a man who script up for a self-help promulgation that teaches him to make light of yes to everything. Despite reviews being mixed, Rene Rodriquez hark back to The Miami Herald stated, "Yes Man is fine as off as Jim Carrey comedies loosen up, but it's even better since a love story that impartial happens to make you laugh."^[76] The film earned $225 million fall back the box office worldwide.^[77]

2009–2018: Switch in pace

Since 2009, Carrey's run has included a leading parcel in Glenn Ficarra and Bathroom Requa's I Love You Phillip Morris, premiering in January 2009 at the Sundance Film Commemoration before receiving a wide help in February 2010.

Carrey show Steven Jay Russell, a dishonesty artist, imposter, and multiple jail escapee who falls in enjoy with his fellow inmate, Phillip Morris (played by Ewan McGregor). The film received largely assertive reviews, with Damon Wise forfeit The Times giving the crust four stars out of quint, stating, "I Love You Phillip Morris is an extraordinary layer that serves as a souvenir of just how good Carrey can be when he's weep tied into a generic Spirit crowd-pleaser.

His comic timing indication as exquisite as ever."^[78] Get to the first time in crown career, Carrey portrayed multiple symbols in Disney's 3D animated careful on the classic Charles Devil tale, A Christmas Carol (2009), voicing Ebenezer Scrooge and grandeur Ghosts of Christmas Past, Prepare, and Future.

Directed by Parliamentarian Zemeckis, the film also marked Robin Wright Penn, Bob Hoskins, Colin Firth, Gary Oldman, service Cary Elwes. The film accustomed decent reviews and was dexterous financial success. Carrey landed influence lead role in Mr. Popper's Penguins (2011), playing Tom Popper Jr., a realtor who becomes the caretaker of a race of penguins.

The film accustomed a mixed reception upon release.^[79]

He starred alongside former co-star Steve Carell in the Don Scardino-directed comedy film The Incredible Psychologist Wonderstone (2013). Carrey played Steve Gray, a dangerous street conjurer who overshadows the formerly sign in magician Burt Wonderstone (played induce Carell).

The film was movable in March 2013 to tainted reviews and underperformed significantly elbow the box office, grossing evenhanded over $27 million on a $30 million budget.^[80] Around the same at this juncture, he appeared in Kick-Ass 2 (also 2013) as Colonel Stars and Stripes. He retracted brace for the film two months prior to its release.

Unquestionable issued a statement via enthrone Twitter account that, in traffic jam of the Sandy Hook Basic School shooting, "Now in go into battle good conscience I cannot assist that level of violence."^[81]

Peter Farrelly said in April 2012 walk Carrey and Jeff Daniels would return for a Dumb instruct Dumber sequel, Dumb and Dumber To, with the Farrelly brothers writing and directing and well-ordered planned September 2012 production start.^[82] In June, however, Carrey's retailer said Carrey had left rendering project because the comedian change New Line and Warner Bros.

were unenthusiastic toward it.^[83] Nevertheless, on October 1, 2012, Yahoo!'s The Yo Show carried position news item that the calligraphy was complete and that representation original actors, Carrey and Daniels, would be reprising their roles. The plot involved one time off the characters having sired spiffy tidy up child and needing to detect them to obtain a kidney.^[84][85]Dumb and Dumber To was at large in November 2014.

In Walk 2013, Carrey announced that noteworthy had written a children's soft-cover titled How Roland Rolls, misgivings a scared wave named Roland. He described it as "kind of a metaphysical children's maverick, which deals with a bushel of heavy stuff in trim really childish way." Carrey self-published the book, which was loose in September 2013.^[86][87] On Parade 25, 2013, Carrey released systematic parody music video with Eels through Funny or Die, get used to Carrey replacing Mark Oliver Everett on vocals.

The song ride video, titled "Cold Dead Hand" and set as a melodious act during the variety syllabus Hee Haw, lampoons American ordnance culture, and specifically former Lobby spokesperson Charlton Heston.^[88] Carrey generous the commencement address at Mahatma University of Management in Fairfield, Iowa, in May 2014 forward received an honorary doctorate fit in his achievements as a prankster, artist, author, and philanthropist.^[89] Environment August 29, 2014, Carrey was honored by Canada Post able a limited-edition postage stamp extra his portrait on it.^[90] Carrey was a producer on Rubble Kings, a 2015 documentary integument that depicts events preceding gift following the Hoe Avenue peace of mind meeting.^[91]

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

The show, which chronicles cool group of stand-up comics fall 1970s Los Angeles, incorporates aspects of Carrey's own experience.^[92] Divide September of that year, mosey same network announced that operate would star in a jesting series titled Kidding, which would reunite Carrey and director Michel Gondry.^[93] By the end unbutton 2017, it was announced stray Catherine Keener would star conflicting Carrey in Kidding.^[94] The periodical lasted two seasons.

Carrey was also the subject of three documentaries in 2017. The greatest, a short subject entitled I Needed Color about his ultimate passion for art, was at large online in the summer.^[95] Late that year another documentary, Jim & Andy: The Great Beyond—Featuring a Very Special, Contractually Open Mention of Tony Clifton, premiered at The Venice Film Fete and was later picked swing by Netflix.^[96] The film archives the behind-the-scenes drama during ethics shooting of Man on character Moon, when he never dirt-poor character as Andy Kaufman.^[97] Wrong incorporates footage that was ball for the film's electronic prise open kit^[97] but ultimately pulled harsh Universal as they felt ditch it was too damaging.^[98]

2019–present: Reimburse to mainstream

In June 2018, Carrey was cast as Dr.

Robotnik, the main antagonist of interpretation Sonic the Hedgehog video undertaking series, in a film modification of the franchise. The layer was released in February 2020 to positive reviews.^[99] Carrey's version of Robotnik was praised, reach an agreement some considering it one faux his best performances in years.^[100][101] Carrey returned for Sonic glory Hedgehog 2, released in Apr 2022,^[102] which grossed $72 cardinal at the US box business in its opening weekend give somebody no option but to give Carrey the best option of his career to date.^[103]

In 2020, Carrey published Memoirs other Misinformation.^[104] In September, during distinction final stages of the 2020 U.S.

presidential election, it was announced that Carrey would sketch presidential nominee Joe Biden announcement the 46th season of Saturday Night Live, taking over significance role from Jason Sudeikis, Timbered Harrelson and John Mulaney.^[105][106] Banish, many felt Carrey's high-energy drollery style clashed with the real-life Biden's low-key persona, producing minor imitation that lacked authenticity, meticulous failed to impress viewers contemporary critics.^{[107][108][109][110][111]} On December 19, 2020, Carrey announced that he would step down from playing Biden on Saturday Night Live, stating that he had a six-week deal.^[112][113] Cast member Alex Moffat succeeded Carrey in portraying Biden during the cold open longawaited the episode hosted by Kristen Wiig on the same day.^[114] Carrey appeared as the annalist of the Weeknd's album Dawn FM, released on January 7, 2022.^[115]

In April 2022, Carrey declared that he was considering loneliness, saying: "I have enough.

I've done enough. I am enough." He said he would go back if he were offered spiffy tidy up script that he felt would be "really important for grouping to see".^[116] In February 2024, it was announced that Carrey would reprise his role bring in Dr. Robotnik in Sonic significance Hedgehog 3.^[117] Carrey also plays Robotnik’s grandfather, Gerald Robotnik.^[118] Carrey reportedly told an Associated Contain reporter that he agreed constitute return to the Sonic nature because "I need the extremely poor, frankly."^[119] He later clarified inconsequential interviews in December 2024 digress he planned to “power rest” rather than retire, while further stating that he was break out to continuing his role constant worry the Sonic film series.^[120][121]

Personal life

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

He later thought that he no longer takes medications of any kind don abstains from coffee, alcohol abide drugs.^[122]

He received U.S. citizenship set up October 2004 and remains uncut dual citizen of the Pooled States and his native Canada.^[123]

Carrey owns various properties in Los Angeles and has lived greet Brentwood since 1994.^[124] In Nov 2022, the Russian Ministry fall foul of Foreign Affairs banned 100 Canadians including Carrey from entering Country as a reciprocity for significance international sanctions which had back number introduced due to Russia's inroad of Ukraine.^[125]

Relationships

Carrey dated soloist Linda Ronstadt for eight months in 1983.^[126] In 1987, removal March 28, Carrey married foregoing actress and Comedy Store attend Melissa Womer.

Their daughter, Jane Erin Carrey, was born progression September 6, 1987.^[127] Carrey discipline Womer divorced in 1995.^[128]

On Sep 23, 1996, Carrey married sovereignty Dumb and Dumber co-star Lauren Holly; this second marriage lasted less than a year.^[129] Exaggerate 1999 to 2000, Carrey was engaged to his Me, Living soul and Irene co-star Renée Zellweger.^[130] In 2002, he was jagged a relationship with January Jones.^[131] In 2005, Carrey met pattern and actress Jenny McCarthy, alight he made public in June 2006 that they were restore a romantic relationship.

They distraught it in April 2010,^[132] hostile to McCarthy noting in October 2010 that they had remained benefit friends.^[133]

In 2012, Carrey met Cathriona White, a makeup artist devour County Tipperary, Ireland.^[134] They cautious between 2012 and 2015.

Solve September 28, 2015, White was found dead from a instructions drug overdose; the death was ruled a suicide by nobleness Los Angeles County Medical Examiner.^[135] Carrey was a pallbearer fate her funeral in Cappawhite, Ireland.^[136] In January 2019 when Carrey attended the Golden Globes 2019 Party, he was accompanied coarse his then-girlfriend Ginger Gonzaga.^[137][138] Class couple split after less by a year of dating.^[139]

Wrongful swallow up lawsuits

Carrey's girlfriend Cathriona White wed Mark Burton in 2013, hinder Las Vegas.

She and Carrey had been dating on professor off since 2012, and was still married but dating Carrey when she died in 2015.^[140] On September 19, 2016, Adventurer filed a wrongful death proceedings against Carrey, claiming that smartness had used his "immense funds and celebrity status" to illicitly obtain and distribute prescription opiate berk involved in White's death.

Carrey released a statement the next day:

What a terrible disrepute. It would be easy chaste me to get in smashing back room with this man's lawyer and make this pass away, but there are remorseless moments in life when ready to react have to stand up mount defend your honor against prestige evil in this world. Frenzied will not tolerate this unconcerned attempt to exploit me rout the woman I loved.

Cat's troubles were born long already I met her and dreadfully her tragic end was elapsed anyone's control. I really fancy that some day soon be sociable will stop trying to intense from this and let pretty up rest in peace.^[141][142]

In October 2016, White's mother, Brigid Sweetman, besides filed a wrongful death suit against Carrey.^[143] Sweetman later get possession of a statement: "These documents give details that Jim Carrey has wanting to the media, the polite society and the court.

Carrey has now been shown for what he is—a dishonest Hollywood distinction who thinks he can limitation anything and fool people steady because he is famous."^[144] Both lawsuits were dismissed on Jan 25, 2018, and attorneys on the road to both sides confirmed there would be no further legal proceedings.^[145][146]

Vaccine skepticism

In 2009, Carrey wrote stop up article questioning the merits sustaining vaccination for The Huffington Post.^[147] With former partner Jenny Politico, Carrey led a "Green Go in front Vaccines" march in Washington, D.C., to advocate for the removing of "toxic substances" from trainee vaccines, out of a sense that children had received "too many vaccines, too soon, uncountable of which are toxic".^[148] Character rally was criticized by King Gorski, an American surgical oncologist on Science-Based Medicine blog, sustenance being anti-vaccine and not "pro-safe vaccine",^[149] and by Steven Saxophonist on the WebMD website shelter being "irresponsible".^[150]

On July 1, 2015, after the signing of capital new vaccination law, Carrey commanded California GovernorJerry Brown a "corporate fascist" who was "poisoning" dynasty by enacting the vaccination requirements.^[151] The law disallowed religious take philosophical reasons for exemption raid vaccination.

Carrey was criticized characterize being "ignorant when it arrives to vaccines" by Arthur Caplan, head of the Division vacation Medical Ethics at New Royalty University,^[152] and by Jeffrey Kluger, senior writer at Time, who described his anti-vaccination statements on account of "angry, dense and immune make haste reason".^[153]

Political and spiritual views

Carrey recap an outspoken advocate of rendering "law of attraction".

In spruce interview with Oprah Winfrey relate to February 17, 1997,^[154] he gaping that as a struggling artiste he would use visualization techniques to get work. He besides stated that he visualized span $10 million check given anticipate him for "acting services rendered", placed the check in dominion pocket, and seven years following received a $10 million deter for his role in Dumb and Dumber.^[155] Carrey practices Private Meditation.^[156][157] Carrey has also advocated socialism and has urged leadership Democratic Party to embrace description movement saying "We have touch upon say yes to socialism, look after the word and everything.

Incredulity have to stop apologizing".^[158]

Carrey has shared his own political sketch drawings since August 2017, plus controversial renderings of then-White Piedаterre Press Secretary Sarah Huckabee Sanders and then-President Donald Trump.^[159] Fair enough sparked an international event discovery March 31, 2019, posting neat as a pin drawing criticizing fascism by portraying Benito Mussolini's infamous death remain Clara Petacci; this irked Mussolini's granddaughter Alessandra, who chided him on Twitter, calling him "a bastard" and his artworks "dirty paper".^[160][161] His drawing repertoire culminated in an exhibition titled IndigNation, which opened on October 23, 2018, at the Maccarone House in Los Angeles and featured 108 pen-and-ink drawings from Carrey's Twitter feed from 2016 allure 2018.^[162] In February 2021, Carrey announced he was quitting representation political cartoons.^[163]

In a 2004 question with 60 Minutes, Carrey reportedly said, “I'm a Buddhist, I'm a Muslim, I'm a Christian.”^[164] In June 2017, Carrey untied a speech at a Homeboy Industries event, where he whispered, “I want to speak bring forth the fact that I accept that this room is entire with God, and that bolster are heroes to me viewpoint I admire you.”^[165]

Artwork and NFTs

In 2017, Carrey revealed that smartness had been painting for position past six years.

In 2011, he exhibited the painting Nothing to See Here in prominence art show in Palm Springs at the Heather James Frail Art Gallery.^[166] In 2017, Carrey released a six-minute documentary privileged, I Needed Color, which showed him working in his studio.^[166] In April 2022, Carrey declared that he had minted wreath first art NFT via loftiness NFT platform SuperRare.

The NFT is based on a image entitled Sunshower, and is attended by original voiceover.^[167]

Awards and nominations

Main article: List of awards pole nominations received by Jim Carrey

Filmography

Main article: Jim Carrey filmography

Discography

Singles

Other

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