Jim Carrey

ComedyModern Era

Rubber faced star of Ace Ventura and The Truman Show

Facts

Born: 1962
Country: Canada
Field: Comedy
Era: Modern Era

Overview

Newmarket, Ontario born comedian who broke out on the sketch show In Living Color. In 1994 alone he starred in Ace Ventura Pet Detective, The Mask and Dumb and Dumber, becoming one of the highest paid actors in Hollywood. Dramatic turns in The Truman Show 1998 and Eternal Sunshine of the Spotless Mind 2004 won acclaim, and he won Golden Globes for The Truman Show and Man on the Moon.

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