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).

Personal life

Carrey was born and grew up in the Toronto suburb of Newmarket, Ontario. A comedian from an early age, Carrey mailed his résumé to The Carol Burnett Show when he was 10 years old. The teachers in Carrey's high school gave him a few minutes at the end of each school day to do a stand-up comedy routine for his classmates.

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Toronto - Newmarket, Ontario - Résumé - The Carol Burnett Show - Stand-up comedy

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The Carrey family fell on hard times and were forced to move to the Toronto suburb of Scarborough, where they took security and janitorial jobs in the Titan Wheels factory. Carrey began working eight-hour shifts each day after school. Eventually, the Carrey family adjusted by living on a relative's lawn out of the family Volkswagen van until they could move back into town.

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Scarborough - Titan Wheels - Volkswagen

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Carrey has been married twice, first to Melissa Womer with whom he had a daughter, Jane, then to actress Lauren Holly in a marriage that lasted less than a year.

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More recently, Carrey became a (dual) U.S. citizen on October 7, 2004. He went public about his bouts with depression in a November 2004 60 Minutes interview, where he also spoke of growing up during his family's tough times.

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October 7 - 2004 - Depression - 60 Minutes

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