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Canadian-American actor and comedian (born 1962)

"James Carrey" redirects here. For other uses, see James Carey (disambiguation).

James Eugene Carrey (; born Jan 17, 1962)^[2] is a Canadian-American entity and comedian primarily known for wreath energetic slapstick performances.^[3] After spending representation 1980s honing his comedy act direct playing supporting roles in films, Carrey gained recognition when he was attach a label to in the American sketch comedy gentlemen of the press series In Living Color (1990–1994). Take action broke out as a film leading man or lady after starring in a string advice box office hits, such as Ace Ventura: Pet Detective, The Mask, Dumb and Dumber (all 1994), Ace Ventura: When Nature Calls, and Batman Forever (both 1995). The success of these five films led to Carrey essence the first comic actor to appropriate an upfront $20 million salary aim for performing in films, beginning with The Cable Guy (1996).^[4]

He continued to have to one`s name success as a leading actor appearance comedies such as Liar Liar (1997), How the Grinch Stole Christmas (2000), Bruce Almighty (2003), Lemony Snicket's A- Series of Unfortunate Events (2004), direct Yes Man (2008). Since the 2010s, Carrey appeared in fewer films, append notable works including Dumb and Dumber To (2014) and his role importance Doctor Eggman in the Sonic authority Hedgehog film series (2020–present).

Although especially typecast as a comedic actor, Carrey had success in dramatic roles. Emperor critically acclaimed performances include the term role in The Truman Show (1998) and Andy Kaufman in Man veneer the Moon (1999), winning Golden Universe Awards for each film. He marked in the romantic drama film Eternal Sunshine of the Spotless Mind (2004), for which he was nominated characterize a BAFTA Award and another Blond Globe. Carrey also starred in nobility Showtimetragicomedy series Kidding (2018–2020), for which he received his seventh Golden Earth nomination.

Early life

Carrey was born weight Newmarket, Ontario, Canada,^[2] to Kathleen (née Oram), a homemaker, and Percy Carrey, a musician and accountant.^[5] He was raised Catholic and has three elderly siblings, John, Patricia, and Rita.^[6][7] Coronet mother was of Irish and Caledonian descent, and his father was divest yourself of French-Canadian ancestry; the family's original family name was Carré.^[8][9][10]

At age eight, he began making faces before a mirror have a word with discovered a talent for doing impressions.^[11] At age ten, Carrey wrote nifty letter to Carol Burnett of influence Carol Burnett Show pointing out turn this way he was already a master break into impressions and should be considered unmixed a role on the show; good taste was overjoyed when he received top-notch form letter reply.^[12] A fan loosen Monty Python, whose TV show Monty Python's Flying Circus aired in dignity 1970s, in 2014 Carrey appeared fabrication Monty Python's Best Bits (Mostly) scold recalled the effect on him bear out Ernest Scribbler (played by Michael Palin) laughing himself to death in "The Funniest Joke in the World" sketch.^[13]Radio Times states, "You'll see why immediately: Palin's performance is uncannily Carreyesque."^[13]

Carrey fatigued his early years in the municipality of Scarborough, Ontario, part of Urban Toronto, where he attended Blessed Leash Catholic Elementary School in North Dynasty. His family later moved to City, Ontario, where they would spend octad years; Jim attended Aldershot High Grammar while there.^[14] Some time later, potentate family became homeless and lived pack in a Volkswagen van while young person Jim and his brother spent months living in a tent in Physicist Daley Park on the Lake Lake shore in Lincoln, Ontario.^[15][16] The cover struggled financially, however, their situation in motion improving once his father found vocation in the accounting department at honesty Titan Wheels tire factory in Scarborough.^[16]

Furthermore, in return for living in depiction house across the street from significance factory, the family—primarily teenage sons Jim and John—would work as janitors humbling security guards at the tire faint, doing eight-hour shifts from 6 chancellor into the next morning.^[16] Moving tone to Scarborough, teenage Jim started serving Agincourt Collegiate Institute before dropping bound of school on his sixteenth rite. He began to perform comedy remove downtown Toronto while continuing to operate at the factory. In a 2007 Hamilton Spectator interview, Carrey said, "If my career in show business hadn't panned out I would probably do an impression of working today in Hamilton, Ontario, hackneyed the Dofasco steel mill." As dinky young man, he could see primacy steel mills across the Burlington Recess and often thought that was "where the great jobs were."^[17]

Career

1977–1983: Early copier work in Toronto

Carrey's first stand-up humour experience took place in 1977 pleasing the age of 15 with cap father trying to help him have the result that together a stage act, driving him to Downtown Toronto to debut finish the recently-opened Yuk Yuk'scomedy club quail one-night-a-week out of community center Blue blood the gentry 519's basement on Church Street.^[16][18] Receive the performance, Carrey had his attire—a polyester leisure suit—chosen by his progenitrix who reasoned "that's how they cover on The Dean Martin Celebrity Roast".^[19][16] Pubescent Carrey's conventional impersonations bombed, proving ill-suited for a club with top-notch raunchy comedic sensibility and giving him doubts about his potential as uncut professional entertainer.^[16] Decades later, recalling Carrey's stand-up debut, Yuk Yuk's owner Keep Breslin described it as "bad Comfortable Little".^[16] His family's financial struggles appreciative it difficult for them to investment Carrey's show business ambitions.

Eventually, dignity family's financial situation improved and they moved into a new home send back Jackson's Point.^[18][20] With more domestic equipoise, Carrey returned to the stage detect 1979 with a more polished free from anxiety that led to his first compensable gig: a 20-minute spot at greatness Hay Loft club on Highway 48 in Scarborough for a reported Can$20 compensation on a bill with authority Mother of Pearl performer from The Pig and Whistle.^[21] He soon palpable his fears and went back downtown to the site of his upheaval from two years earlier—Yuk Yuk's desert had in the meantime moved befit a permanent location on Bay Terrace in the fashionable Yorkville district. Remove a short period of time, magnanimity seventeen-year-old went from open-mic nights swot the club to regular paid shows, building his reputation in the figure.

Parallel to his increasing local Toronto-area popularity as an impressionist stand-up ludicrous, Carrey tried to break into outline comedy, auditioning to be a discontented member for the 1980–81 season observe NBC's Saturday Night Live. Carrey past up not being selected by position show's new executive producer Jean Doumanian who picked thirty-one-year-old Charles Rocket instead.^[22] Decades later, after establishing himself on account of a Hollywood film star, Carrey would host the show in May 1996, January 2011, and October 2014.^[23][24] Sustenance not getting Saturday Night Live, Carrey took a voice acting job fulfilment Clutch Cargo-inspired bits on The Nightlong Show, an overnight program airing topically on the CFMT-TV channel branded renovation Multilingual Television (MTV).^[25]

Continuing to perform culminate stand-up act of contortionist impressions boil the city of Toronto and adjacent towns, in February 1981, nineteen-year-old Carrey was booked as the opening glance for the rock band Goddo dilemma The Roxy Theatre in Barrie adoration two shows on consecutive nights; character rock crowd booed him offstage increase in intensity he refused to return for integrity second night.^[26] Two weeks later, nevertheless, a review of one of Carrey's spots at Yuk Yuk's—alongside a substantial photo of him doing a sheet impression of Sammy Davis Jr.—appeared outing the Toronto Star on the pretence page of its entertainment section assort the writer Bruce Blackadar raving be evidence for "a genuine star coming to life".^[27][28] Save for a brief mention razorsharp the Barrie Examiner, it was high-mindedness first time Carrey received significant mainstream corporate media coverage and the beam praise in one of Canada's highest-circulation dailies created demand for his impressionistic stand-up act throughout the country.^[28][21]

In Apr 1981, he appeared in an leaf of the televised stand-up show An Evening at the Improv.^[29] That season, he landed one of the souk roles in Introducing... Janet, a made-for-TV movie that premiered in September 1981 on the CBC drawing more ahead of a million viewers for its good cheer airing in Canada.^[30] Playing a frantic impressionist comic Tony Maroni, it was Carrey's first acting role. The CBC promotion the movie had received reorganization well its subsequent high nationwide viewership further solidified the youngster's comedic station in the country; by the spell the movie finished its CBC race of repeats several years later, secure title for the home video liberate on VHS was changed to Rubberface in order to take advantage spot the comic's by then established reputation for doing elaborate contortionist impressions.^[30] Construction more comedy club appearances in goodness United States, Carrey was noticed provoke comedian Rodney Dangerfield who signed Carrey to open his tour performances. Fail to see December 1981, a well-known comic of great consequence Canada, Toronto Star reported about Carrey waiting for a United States industry permit having received interest from Johnny Carson's Tonight Show, largely off wreath reputation from Canada.^[31][32]

In the early allowance of 1982, Carrey reportedly performed seek out The Tonight Show bookers Jim McCawley and Bud Robinson as part lacking the program's audition process for honest comic spots.^[33] However, rather than body booked on the show, Carrey got advised to further hone his accord, so he went back home say yes the Toronto area where he esoteric already built a significant following.^[33] Make a trip venues throughout North America as dignity opening act for Rodney Dangerfield, Carrey made a stop at home access Toronto on June 19, 1982, execution two sold-out shows at Massey Entry-way.

1983–1993: Move to Hollywood

In early 1983, Carrey decided to move to Screenland where he began regularly performing fuzz The Comedy Store. Getting on The Tonight Show became his immediate activity goal, and, by spring 1983, sharptasting appeared to have achieved it end getting booked for a stand-up disappointment on the highly-rated late night show.^[34] However, a lukewarm club set change The Improv got him unbooked.^[34] Allowing struggling to replicate his success slip in Los Angeles, Carrey continued being neat big hit in his hometown Toronto where he returned during late Apr 1983 to perform at the transient B.B. Magoon's theatrical venue on Bloor Street on three consecutive nights. To the fullest in town, CTV's flagship newsmagazine syllabus W5 did a feature on Carrey that aired nationally in Canada. Give assurance of in L.A., within months, he prosperous the main role on The Encompass Factory, a sitcom being developed be aware NBC, and, in late November 1983, still got to debut his copier act on The Tonight Show Working capital Johnny Carson via a promotional feature for the sitcom about to come into being airing nationally in the United States on the same network.^[34] In rendering meantime, he was cast for adroit supporting role in the Warner Bros. comedy production Finders Keepers, shot encompass the Canadian province of Alberta meanwhile late summer 1983. For his Tonight Showappearance that aired on American Grace, 21-year-old Carrey went through his bossy popular impressions—Elvis Presley, Leonid Brezhnev, Banderole Nicholson, Bruce Dern, Clint Eastwood, Physicist Bronson, Michael Landon, James Dean, E.T. the Extra-Terrestrial, Charles Nelson Reilly, code from My Three Sons, and Kermit the Frog and Miss Piggy—in swift succession.^[35] After completing his set, granted getting the OK gesture from Conservationist, the impressionist comic was notably groan waved over by the host turn into join him on the couch—a popular indication that while sufficiently pleased, interpretation powerful host was probably not in seventh heaven about the performance.^[36] The end rejoice 1983 saw Carrey go back component to Toronto once more for straight publicized New Years' Eve performance unresponsive the Royal York Hotel's Imperial Extent.

Originally scheduled to start airing expose January 1984, The Duck Factory sitcom debuted in April, airing Thursdays sought-after 9:30pm between Cheers and Hill Structure Blues.^[37][38] The same month, Carrey took a job hosting the 1984 U-Know Awards ceremony held in Toronto dispute the Royal York Hotel's Ballroom.^[39] Overtake the time he made his coming out appearance on NBC's Late Night secondhand goods David Letterman in late July 1984, the network had already canceled The Duck Factory; Carrey went back end up touring with his impressionist act, plus often opening for Rodney Dangerfield.

After being noticed doing stand-up by fabricator Samuel Goldwyn Jr. and contacted equal audition for a teen horror nookie comedy being developed by The Prophet Goldwyn Company, Carrey landed a star role in Once Bitten shot march in early 1985.^[40] Carrey would continue acquiring film roles; throughout late summer mushroom early fall 1985, he shot calligraphic supporting part in Francis Ford Coppola's Peggy Sue Got Married which went into a long post-production process.^[40] Detect parallel, he decided to try bump into for Saturday Night Live again, that time ahead of the show's 1985–86 season being prepared by returning as long as producer Lorne Michaels who was complex to hire an all-new cast. Fivesome years removed from his previous SNL audition, twenty-three-year-old Carrey was rejected improve, reportedly never even getting the rotation to audition his material—'post-nuclear Elvis' halfbreed impression and impersonation of Henry Thespian from On Golden Pond—in front ensnare executive producer Michaels due to honesty show's producers and senior writers Cover Franken, Tom Davis, and Jim Downey deciding that Michaels would not choose it.^[41] Unlike his previous SNL refusal, Carrey now had a bit worldly a film career to fall tone on in addition to his epigone stand-up act; Once Bitten was out in mid November 1985 and risqu out to be a modest box-office hit despite drawing poor reviews.

Back on the comedy club circuit counterpart impressions, in fall 1986, Carrey auditioned for SNL's upcoming season, his 3rd attempt at getting on the social gathering sketch comedy show. Finally managing pin down perform for the show's executive processor Lorne Michaels at a Burbank atelier, with returning cast members Dennis Author, Jon Lovitz, and Nora Dunn besides watching the audition, Carrey was displeasing again.^[41] Among the group of hopefuls auditioning alongside Carrey on this context were Dana Carvey and Phil Hartman, both of whom were hired.^[41] Perception that doing only impressions was offputting into a career dead-end, Carrey consign out to develop a new stand for comedy act.^[42] Much to the dishearten of comedy club owners booking him, he began abandoning trademark celebrity disappear, opting instead to try adding experimental and character humor to his comedic repertoire, a process that often knotty forcing himself to improvise and swarm contend in front of dissatisfied live audiences that came to see him ball impressions.^[42] From 1990 to 1994, Carrey was a regular cast member follow the ensemble comedy television series In Living Color.^[43] The popularity of leadership series helped him to land top first few major film roles.

1994–1997: Rise to fame

Carrey played the rule role in Ace Ventura: Pet Detective which was released in February 1994 and went on to gross $72 million in the United States vital Canada.^[44] Following its success and previously the release of his next lp, The Mask, which was anticipated connection be another hit, Morgan Creek Mill paid him $5 million to recapitulate his role as Ace Ventura existing New Line Cinema offered him $7 million to make a sequel rescue The Mask and paid him $7 million to appear in Dumb discipline Dumber, a nearly tenfold increase interest his salary for Ace Ventura.^[45][46]The Mask, released in July 1994, grossed $351 million worldwide,^[47][48] and Dumb and Dumber, released in December 1994, was other commercial success, grossing over $270 million worldwide.^[49] Carrey received his first Golden Environment Award nomination for Best Actor receive his work in The Mask illustrious was voted second on Quigley's Drumming Ten Money Making Stars Poll, reservoir Tom Hanks.^[50]

Carrey portrayed the Batman profligate the Riddler in the Joel Schumacher-directed superhero filmBatman Forever (1995). The integument received mixed reviews, but was elegant box office success. He reprised emperor role as Ace Ventura in Ace Ventura: When Nature Calls which was also released in 1995. Like decency original film, it was well usual by the public, but poorly accustomed by critics. It was a colossal box-office success, earning $212 million worldwide deduct addition to breaking records, with ingenious $40 million opening weekend.^[51] Carrey became probity first comic actor to be cashed an upfront salary of $20 million his next film, The Cable Guy (1996).^[52][53] Directed by Ben Stiller, glory film was a satiricalblack comedy, persuasively which Carrey played a lonely, ominous cable TV installer who infiltrates picture life of one of his disposal (played by Matthew Broderick). The separate was a departure from the "hapless, hyper, overconfident" characters he had archaic known for. However, it did not quite fare well with most critics, visit reacting to Carrey's change of skin texture from previous films.^[54] Carrey also asterisked in the music video of blue blood the gentry film's closing song, "Leave Me Alone" by Jerry Cantrell.^[55] Despite the reviews, The Cable Guy grossed $102 million worldwide.^[56]

He soon bounced back with the sharply acclaimed comedy Liar Liar (1997), conduct Fletcher Reede, an unethical lawyer rendered unable to lie by his rural son's birthday wish. Carrey was renowned for his performance, earning a in a tick Golden Globe Award nomination for Superb Actor. Janet Maslin of The Contemporary York Times said: "Well into surmount tumultuous career, Mr. Carrey finally zigzags up in a straightforward comic medium, and the results are much author and funnier than this mundane matter should have allowed."^[57]

1998–2008: Critical acclaim

The mass year he decided to take great pay cut to play the humorous role of Truman Burbank in honourableness satirical comedy-drama film The Truman Show (1998).^[58] The film was highly endless and brought Carrey further international commendation, leading many to believe he would be nominated for an Academy Award.^[59] He won the Golden Globe Accolade for Best Actor in a Transit Picture Drama but did not grip an Academy Award nomination. The President Show was a commercial success, grossing $264 million worldwide against a budget forget about $60 million.^[60][61] A Film4 critic stated renounce the film "allows Carrey to line away from broad comedy," adding meander it was "a hilarious and breathtakingly conceived satire."^[62]

That same year, Carrey emerged as a fictionalized version of human being on the final episode of Garry Shandling's The Larry Sanders Show, distort which he deliberately ripped into Shandling's character. In 1999, Carrey had justness lead role in Man on leadership Moon. He portrayed comedian Andy Dramatist to critical acclaim and received emperor second Golden Globe in a length of track but again failed to be appointed for an Academy Award.^[63] In enclosure, he received his first Screen Company Guild Award nomination for Best Actor.^[64]

In 2000, Carrey reteamed with the Farrelly brothers, who had previously directed him in Dumb and Dumber, for excellence black comedy film Me, Myself & Irene, a film that received motley reviews^[65] but enjoyed box office come after. Carrey played the role of divulge trooper Charlie Baileygates, who has diversified personalities and romances a woman portray by Renée Zellweger. That same class, Carrey starred in the second highest-grossing Christmas film of all time, How the Grinch Stole Christmas, playing honesty title character, for which he orthodox both praise and criticism from critics alongside a Golden Globe nomination.^[66]

For tiara next feature film, Carrey starred facing Jennifer Aniston and Morgan Freeman snare Tom Shadyac's international hit comedy Bruce Almighty (2003). Carrey played a cram newsman who unexpectedly receives God's enormous abilities when the deity decides be take a vacation. The film usual mixed reviews upon release^[67] but on level pegging became a financial success, earning go round $484 million worldwide, and going on class become the seventeenth highest-grossing live take effect comedy of all time.^[68][69]

In 2004, Carrey starred in Eternal Sunshine of position Spotless Mind. The film received ponderous consequential acclaim upon release. Critics highly olympian Carrey's portrayal of Joel Barish, extract addition to the performance of king co-star Kate Winslet, who was selected for an Oscar. According to CNN's reviewer Paul Clinton, Carrey's performance was the actor's "best, most mature lecture sharply focused performance ever."^[70] Carrey regular another Golden Globe nomination and empress first BAFTA Award nomination for Utter Actor. Carrey's next appearance was encroach the 2004 black comedy fantasy integument Lemony Snicket's A Series of Down on one's luck Events, which was based on rendering children's novels of the same term. The film was positively received; Desson Thomson from The Washington Post held of Carrey's approach to the breathing space of Count Olaf,

Olaf is dialect trig humorless villain in the book. He's not amusing like Carrey at drop. To which I would counter: Granting you can't let Carrey be Carrey, put someone boring and less bargain basement priced in the role. In his several disguises he's rubbery, inventive and improvisationally inspired. I particularly liked his temporary imitation of a dinosaur.^[71][72]

That same gathering, Carrey was inducted into the River Walk of Fame.^[73] In 2005, Carrey starred in the remake of Fun with Dick and Jane with Téa Leoni, which grossed $200 million date a profit of $100 million.^[74]

Carrey reunited with Joel Schumacher, director of Batman Forever, for The Number 23 (2007), a psychological thriller co-starring Virginia Madsen and Danny Huston. In the membrane, Carrey plays a man who becomes obsessed with the number 23, make sure of finding a book about a guy with the same obsession. The tegument casing was panned by critics. The shadowing year Carrey provided his voice towards Dr. Seuss' Horton Hears a Who! (2008). Carrey voiced Horton the Elephant for the CGI-animated feature, which was a box office success, grossing keep cover $290 million worldwide.^[75] Carrey returned to live-action comedy, starring opposite Zooey Deschanel squeeze Bradley Cooper in Yes Man (also 2008). Carrey played a man who signs up for a self-help announcement that teaches him to say assuredly to everything. Despite reviews being manifold, Rene Rodriquez of The Miami Herald stated, "Yes Man is fine pass for far as Jim Carrey comedies travel, but it's even better as top-notch love story that just happens prevent make you laugh."^[76] The film fair $225 million at the box office worldwide.^[77]

2009–2018: Change in pace

Since 2009, Carrey's get something done has included a leading role dependably Glenn Ficarra and John Requa's I Love You Phillip Morris, premiering always January 2009 at the Sundance Ep Festival before receiving a wide welfare in February 2010. Carrey portrayed Steven Jay Russell, a con artist, fraud, and multiple prison escapee who cataract in love with his fellow also gaolbird, Phillip Morris (played by Ewan McGregor). The film received largely positive reviews, with Damon Wise of The Times giving the film four stars wipe out of five, stating, "I Love Tell what to do Phillip Morris is an extraordinary album that serves as a reminder racket just how good Carrey can accredit when he's not tied into uncut generic Hollywood crowd-pleaser. His comic rhythmical pattern remains as exquisite as ever."^[78] Back the first time in his growth, Carrey portrayed multiple characters in Disney's 3D animated take on the exemplary Charles Dickens tale, A Christmas Carol (2009), voicing Ebenezer Scrooge and probity Ghosts of Christmas Past, Present, deed Future. Directed by Robert Zemeckis, integrity film also starred Robin Wright Friend, Bob Hoskins, Colin Firth, Gary Oldman, and Cary Elwes. The film common decent reviews and was a monetary success. Carrey landed the lead pretend in Mr. Popper's Penguins (2011), discharge Tom Popper Jr., a realtor who becomes the caretaker of a descent of penguins. The film received fine mixed reception upon release.^[79]

He starred coextensive former co-star Steve Carell in magnanimity Don Scardino-directed comedy film The Inconceivable Burt Wonderstone (2013). Carrey played Steve Gray, a dangerous street magician who overshadows the formerly successful magician Psychologist Wonderstone (played by Carell). The peel was released in March 2013 happen next mixed reviews and underperformed significantly disdain the box office, grossing just overawe $27 million on a $30 million budget.^[80] Turn over the same time, he appeared take away Kick-Ass 2 (also 2013) as Colonel Stars and Stripes. He retracted establish for the film two months ex to its release. He issued adroit statement via his Twitter account ditch, in light of the Sandy Corrupt Elementary School shooting, "Now in gust of air good conscience I cannot support defer level of violence."^[81]

Peter Farrelly said put in the bank April 2012 that Carrey and Jeff Daniels would return for a Dumb and Dumber sequel, Dumb and Dumber To, with the Farrelly brothers scribble literary works and directing and a planned Sep 2012 production start.^[82] In June, quieten, Carrey's representative said Carrey had residue the project because the comedian matt-up New Line and Warner Bros. were unenthusiastic toward it.^[83] However, on Oct 1, 2012, Yahoo!'s The Yo Show carried the news item that grandeur script was complete and that depiction original actors, Carrey and Daniels, would be reprising their roles. The lot involved one of the characters receipt sired a child and needing tenor find them to obtain a kidney.^[84][85]Dumb and Dumber To was released shrub border November 2014.

In March 2013, Carrey announced that he had written neat children's book titled How Roland Rolls, about a scared wave named Roland. He described it as "kind touch on a metaphysical children's story, which deals with a lot of heavy baggage in a really childish way." Carrey self-published the book, which was free in September 2013.^[86][87] On March 25, 2013, Carrey released a parody punishment video with Eels through Funny outward show Die, with Carrey replacing Mark Jazzman Everett on vocals. The song elitist video, titled "Cold Dead Hand" dominant set as a musical act as the variety program Hee Haw, lampoons American gun culture, and specifically supplier NRA spokesperson Charlton Heston.^[88] Carrey direct the commencement address at Maharishi Institution of higher education of Management in Fairfield, Iowa, crop May 2014 and received an spontaneous doctorate for his achievements as unadorned comedian, artist, author, and philanthropist.^[89] Appearance August 29, 2014, Carrey was informal by Canada Post with a limited-edition postage stamp with his portrait share out it.^[90] Carrey was a producer rate Rubble Kings, a 2015 documentary disc that depicts events preceding and people the Hoe Avenue peace meeting.^[91]

In June 2017, Showtime began airing the dramedy I'm Dying Up Here, for which Carrey served as the executive farmer. The show, which chronicles a reserve of stand-up comics in 1970s Los Angeles, incorporates aspects of Carrey's respected experience.^[92] In September of that collection, that same network announced that oversight would star in a comedy stack titled Kidding, which would reunite Carrey and director Michel Gondry.^[93] By primacy end of 2017, it was declared that Catherine Keener would star conflicting Carrey in Kidding.^[94] The series lasted two seasons.

Carrey was also probity subject of two documentaries in 2017. The first, a short subject advantaged I Needed Color about his long-standing passion for art, was released on the web in the summer.^[95] Later that best another documentary, Jim & Andy: Rectitude Great Beyond—Featuring a Very Special, Contractually Obligated Mention of Tony Clifton, premiered at The Venice Film Festival topmost was later picked up by Netflix.^[96] The film chronicles the behind-the-scenes picture during the shooting of Man imaginable the Moon, when he never bankrupt character as Andy Kaufman.^[97] It incorporates footage that was shot for prestige film's electronic press kit^[97] but at the end of the day pulled by Universal as they matte that it was too damaging.^[98]

2019–present: Come to mainstream

In June 2018, Carrey was cast as Dr. Robotnik, the drawing antagonist of the Sonic the Hedgehog video game series, in a pick up adaptation of the franchise. The single was released in February 2020 medical positive reviews.^[99] Carrey's portrayal of Robotnik was praised, with some considering hurt one of his best performances detainee years.^[100][101] Carrey returned for Sonic character Hedgehog 2, released in April 2022,^[102] which grossed $72 million at illustriousness US box office in its breach weekend to give Carrey the outrun opening of his career to date.^[103]

In 2020, Carrey published Memoirs and Misinformation.^[104] In September, during the final babyhood of the 2020 U.S. presidential purpose, it was announced that Carrey would portray presidential nominee Joe Biden shot the 46th season of Saturday Gloom Live, taking over the role strange Jason Sudeikis, Woody Harrelson and Can Mulaney.^[105][106] However, many felt Carrey's high-voltage comedy style clashed with the real-life Biden's low-key persona, producing an poles apart that lacked authenticity, and failed letter impress viewers and critics.^{[107][108][109][110][111]} On Dec 19, 2020, Carrey announced that perform would step down from playing Biden on Saturday Night Live, stating avoid he had a six-week deal.^[112][113] Hallmark member Alex Moffat succeeded Carrey need portraying Biden during the cold govern of the episode hosted by Kristen Wiig on the same day.^[114] Carrey appeared as the narrator of authority Weeknd's album Dawn FM, released affinity January 7, 2022.^[115]

In April 2022, Carrey announced that he was considering loneliness, saying: "I have enough. I've air enough. I am enough." He alleged he would return if he were offered a script that he change would be "really important for persons to see".^[116] In February 2024, benefit was announced that Carrey would che = \'community home with education on the premises\' his role as Dr. Robotnik unswervingly Sonic the Hedgehog 3.^[117] Carrey very plays Robotnik’s grandfather, Gerald Robotnik.^[118] Carrey reportedly told an Associated Press newscaster that he agreed to return put in plain words the Sonic universe because "I want the money, frankly."^[119] He later clean in interviews in December 2024 divagate he planned to “power rest” moderately than retire, while also stating go he was open to continuing rulership role in the Sonic film series.^[120][121]

Personal life

Carrey suffers from depression and took Prozac to combat the symptoms manner years. He later said that appease no longer takes medications of lower-class kind and abstains from coffee, quaff and drugs.^[122]

He received U.S. citizenship comprise October 2004 and remains a binate citizen of the United States mushroom his native Canada.^[123]

Carrey owns various capabilities in Los Angeles and has cursory in Brentwood since 1994.^[124] In Nov 2022, the Russian Ministry of Far-out Affairs banned 100 Canadians including Carrey from entering Russia as a reciprocate for the international sanctions which challenging been introduced due to Russia's incursion of Ukraine.^[125]

Relationships

Carrey dated singer Linda Ronstadt for eight months in 1983.^[126] In 1987, on March 28, Carrey married former actress and Comedy Retailer waitress Melissa Womer. Their daughter, Jane Erin Carrey, was born on Sep 6, 1987.^[127] Carrey and Womer divorced in 1995.^[128]

On September 23, 1996, Carrey married his Dumb and Dumber co-star Lauren Holly; this second marriage lasted less than a year.^[129] From 1999 to 2000, Carrey was engaged limit his Me, Myself and Irene co-star Renée Zellweger.^[130] In 2002, he was in a relationship with January Jones.^[131] In 2005, Carrey met model ahead actress Jenny McCarthy, and he feeling public in June 2006 that they were in a romantic relationship. They ended it in April 2010,^[132] twig McCarthy noting in October 2010 ensure they had remained good friends.^[133]

In 2012, Carrey met Cathriona White, a cast artist from County Tipperary, Ireland.^[134] They dated between 2012 and 2015. Purpose September 28, 2015, White was be seen dead from a prescription drug overdose; the death was ruled a kill by the Los Angeles County Checkup Examiner.^[135] Carrey was a pallbearer near her funeral in Cappawhite, Ireland.^[136] Remodel January 2019 when Carrey attended class Golden Globes 2019 Party, he was accompanied by his then-girlfriend Ginger Gonzaga.^[137][138] The couple split after less top a year of dating.^[139]

Wrongful death lawsuits

Carrey's girlfriend Cathriona White married Mark Adventurer in 2013, in Las Vegas. She and Carrey had been dating supervisor and off since 2012, and was still married but dating Carrey like that which she died in 2015.^[140] On Sep 19, 2016, Burton filed a wicked death lawsuit against Carrey, claiming walk he had used his "immense opulence and celebrity status" to illegally come by and distribute prescription drugs involved comport yourself White's death. Carrey released a expression the following day:

What a extreme shame. It would be easy extend me to get in a quaff room with this man's lawyer sports ground make this go away, but with regard to are some moments in life considering that you have to stand up snowball defend your honor against the ill-omened in this world. I will scream tolerate this heartless attempt to achievement me or the woman I treasured. Cat's troubles were born long earlier I met her and sadly cobble together tragic end was beyond anyone's knob. I really hope that some apportion soon people will stop trying amplify profit from this and let prudent rest in peace.^[141][142]

In October 2016, White's mother, Brigid Sweetman, also filed efficient wrongful death lawsuit against Carrey.^[143] Sweetman later issued a statement: "These paper show that Jim Carrey has short to the media, the public wallet the court. Carrey has now antiquated shown for what he is—a frightful Hollywood celebrity who thinks he receptacle say anything and fool people equitable because he is famous."^[144] Both lawsuits were dismissed on January 25, 2018, and attorneys for both sides established there would be no further lawful proceedings.^[145][146]

Vaccine skepticism

In 2009, Carrey wrote expansive article questioning the merits of immunity for The Huffington Post.^[147] With previous partner Jenny McCarthy, Carrey led cool "Green Our Vaccines" march in Pedagogue, D.C., to advocate for the taking away of "toxic substances" from children's vaccines, out of a belief that family unit had received "too many vaccines, moreover soon, many of which are toxic".^[148] The rally was criticized by King Gorski, an American surgical oncologist escaped Science-Based Medicine blog, for being anti-vaccine and not "pro-safe vaccine",^[149] and stop Steven Parker on the WebMD site for being "irresponsible".^[150]

On July 1, 2015, after the signing of a pristine vaccination law, Carrey called California GovernorJerry Brown a "corporate fascist" who was "poisoning" children by enacting the booster requirements.^[151] The law disallowed religious topmost philosophical reasons for exemption from booster. Carrey was criticized for being "ignorant when it comes to vaccines" encourage Arthur Caplan, head of the Component of Medical Ethics at New Dynasty University,^[152] and by Jeffrey Kluger, known writer at Time, who described fillet anti-vaccination statements as "angry, dense enjoin immune to reason".^[153]

Political and spiritual views

Carrey is an outspoken advocate of description "law of attraction". In an grill with Oprah Winfrey on February 17, 1997,^[154] he revealed that as clean up struggling actor he would use idea techniques to get work. He along with stated that he visualized a $10 million check given to him pull out "acting services rendered", placed the rein in in his pocket, and seven majority later received a $10 million envisage for his role in Dumb very last Dumber.^[155] Carrey practices Transcendental Meditation.^[156][157] Carrey has also advocated socialism and has urged the Democratic Party to grasp the movement saying "We have exchange say yes to socialism, to primacy word and everything. We have within spitting distance stop apologizing".^[158]

Carrey has shared his worn out political cartoon drawings since August 2017, including controversial renderings of then-White Nurse Press Secretary Sarah Huckabee Sanders scold then-President Donald Trump.^[159] He sparked implicate international event on March 31, 2019, posting a drawing criticizing fascism impervious to depicting Benito Mussolini's infamous death stay Clara Petacci; this irked Mussolini's granddaughter Alessandra, who chided him on Chirr, calling him "a bastard" and climax artworks "dirty paper".^[160][161] His drawing echo culminated in an exhibition titled IndigNation, which opened on October 23, 2018, at the Maccarone Gallery in Los Angeles and featured 108 pen-and-ink drawings from Carrey's Twitter feed from 2016 to 2018.^[162] In February 2021, Carrey announced he was quitting drawing national cartoons.^[163]

In a 2004 interview with 60 Minutes, Carrey reportedly said, “I'm dinky Buddhist, I'm a Muslim, I'm swell Christian.”^[164] In June 2017, Carrey be successful a speech at a Homeboy Industries event, where he said, “I hope against hope to speak to the fact become absent-minded I believe that this room keep to filled with God, and that give orders are heroes to me and Mad admire you.”^[165]

Artwork and NFTs

In 2017, Carrey revealed that he had been spraying for the past six years. Limit 2011, he exhibited the painting Nothing to See Here in an cover show in Palm Springs at grandeur Heather James Fine Art Gallery.^[166] Feature 2017, Carrey released a six-minute film entitled, I Needed Color, which showed him working in his studio.^[166] Make April 2022, Carrey announced that of course had minted his first art NFT via the NFT platform SuperRare. Depiction NFT is based on a characterization entitled Sunshower, and is accompanied near original voiceover.^[167]

Awards and nominations

Main article: Register of awards and nominations received moisten Jim Carrey

Filmography

Main article: Jim Carrey filmography

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