Jim Carrey

James Eugene Carrey (born January 17, 1962, Newmarket, Ontario, Canada) is a Canadian actor. He is best known for his manic, slapstick performances in comedy films such as ' (1994), The Mask (1994), Liar Liar (1997) and Bruce Almighty (2003). Carrey has also achieved critical success in dramatic roles in films such as The Truman Show (1998), Man on the Moon (1999), and Eternal Sunshine of the Spotless Mind (2004).

Film career

Jim Carrey's success on In Living Color led to a starring role in the comedy Ace Ventura, Pet Detective, which premiered only months before In Living Color ended. The film was panned by the critics, and helped earn him a 1994 Golden Raspberry Award nomination as Worst New Star. However, the film was a commercial success, as were two other releases that same year, The Mask and Dumb and Dumber.

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1994 Golden Raspberry Award nomination - Dumb and Dumber

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The following year Jim Carrey appeared as The Riddler in Batman Forever and reprised his role as Ace Ventura in '. Both films were successful at the box office and earned Carrey multi-million dollar paychecks.

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The Riddler - Batman Forever

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Carrey made headlines when it was revealed that for his next film, The Cable Guy, he was paid twenty million dollars, a record payday for a comedic actor. The attention drawn to his salary, coupled with negative reviews and the character's dark mood in contrast to his other performances, all contributed to the film's box office failure. Jim Carrey quickly rebounded with the successful Liar Liar, a return to his trademark style.

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The Cable Guy - Liar Liar

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Despite the regular comedy successes, Jim Carrey took a chance and a slight paycut to star in The Truman Show (1998), a change of pace that led to forecasts of an Academy Award nomination which did not happen, leading Jim Carrey to appear on the show and joke "it's an honor just to be nominated...oh no." The same year, Carrey got to flex more of his acting muscles with an appearance as the fictionalized version of himself on Garry Shandling's The Larry Sanders Show, making an unforgettable impression by ripping deliberately into Shandling's character and exposing a not so funny man behind the mask.

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The Truman Show - 1998 - Academy Award - Garry Shandling - The Larry Sanders Show

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In 1999 Carrey fought hard and won the role of comedian Andy Kaufman in Man on the Moon. Several actors including Edward Norton were interested in the role, but Carrey's audition, including an act with the bongo drums Kaufman used in his performances, helped him win the role. Coincidentally, Carrey was born 13 years to the day after Kaufman.

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Andy Kaufman - Man on the Moon - Edward Norton - Bongo drum

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Jim Carrey continues to appear in successful comedies as well as more dramatic roles. His performance in Eternal Sunshine of the Spotless Mind (2004) earned high praise from critics, who once again incorrectly predicted that Carrey would receive his first Oscar nomination.

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Eternal Sunshine of the Spotless Mind - 2004

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