Jim Carrey
Acting
- Born:
- 1962-01-17
- Place of birth:
- Newmarket, Ontario, Canada
Biography
James Eugene Carrey (/ˈkæri/; born January 17, 1962) is a Canadian and American actor and comedian. Known primarily for his energetic slapstick performances, he has received two Golden Globe Awards, in addition to nominations for BAFTA Awards and Screen Actors Guild Awards. After spending the 1980s honing his comedy act and playing supporting roles in films, Carrey gained recognition when he was cast in the Fox sketch comedy series In Living Color (1990–1994). He broke out as a film star after starring in a string of 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 being the first comic actor to receive an upfront $20 million salary for performing in films, beginning with The Cable Guy (1996). Carrey continued to have success as 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 Unfortunate Events (2004), and Yes Man (2008). Since the 2010s, Carrey appeared in fewer films, with notable works including Dumb and Dumber To (2014) and his role as Doctor Eggman in the Sonic the Hedgehog film series (2020–present). Although typecast mainly as a comedic actor, Carrey had success in dramatic roles. His critically acclaimed performances include the title role in The Truman Show (1998) and Andy Kaufman in Man on the Moon (1999), for which he won Golden Globe Awards. He starred in the romantic drama film Eternal Sunshine of the Spotless Mind (2004), for which he was nominated for a BAFTA Award and another Golden Globe. Carrey also starred in the Showtime tragicomedy series Kidding (2018–2020), for which he received his seventh Golden Globe nomination. Description above from the Wikipedia article Jim Carrey, licensed under CC-BY-SA, full list of contributors on Wikipedia.
Known For
Filmography
Sonic the Hedgehog 4
Norm: The Tale of Norm Macdonald
Mane Six
Proust Palimpsesto: Pastiches e Misturas
Starring Dick Van Dyke
2025 Rock & Roll Hall of Fame Induction Ceremony
Sonic the Hedgehog 3
Stand-Up: The Laughing Therapy
Knuckles
The Many Faces of Jim Carrey
Dirty Daddy: The Bob Saget Tribute
Sonic the Hedgehog 2
When Ruby Wax Met...
Val
Out of Shadows
Sonic the Hedgehog
Meet the Pickles - Behind the Scenes of Kidding
Kidding
The Russell Howard Hour
Jim & Andy: The Great Beyond
I Needed Color
The Bad Batch
Dark Crimes
The New Yorker Presents
The Late Show with Stephen Colbert
Close Up with The Hollywood Reporter
"That's Awesome!": The Story of 'Dumb and Dumber To'
Dumb and Dumber To
Monty Python's Best Bits (Mostly)
The Tonight Show Starring Jimmy Fallon
Ringo Starr: A Lifetime of Peace and Love
Anchorman 2: The Legend Continues
The Improv: 50 Years Behind the Brick Wall
Kick-Ass 2
Norm Macdonald Live
Cold Dead Hand with Jim Carrey
The Incredible Burt Wonderstone
Circus Halligalli
Close Up
Nantucket Film Festival's Comedy Roundtable
Comedians in Cars Getting Coffee
FOX 25th Anniversary Special
Final Cut: Ladies and Gentlemen
Inside Comedy
The Love We Make
Conan O'Brien Can't Stop
Mr. Popper's Penguins
Conan
Presidential Reunion
I Love You Phillip Morris
A Christmas Carol
The Tonight Show with Conan O'Brien
Autism: Made in the U.S.A.
Late Night with Jimmy Fallon
Under the Sea 3D
Yes Man
Horton Hears a Who!
Comic Relief: The Greatest... and the Latest
The Number 23
The Graham Norton Show
Kings of Comedy USA
30 Rock
Fun with Dick and Jane
How's It Going to End - The Making of 'The Truman Show'
Cartoon Logic
Introducing Cameron Diaz
The Office
Return to Edge City
Lemony Snicket's A Series of Unfortunate Events
A Look Inside Eternal Sunshine of the Spotless Mind
A Conversation with Jim Carrey and Director Michel Gondry
Tony Clifton's Movie!
Eternal Sunshine of the Spotless Mind
The Work of Director Michel Gondry
Late Night with Conan O'Brien: 10th Anniversary Special
The Ellen DeGeneres Show
Celebrities Uncensored
Bruce Almighty
The Very Best of America's Funniest Comedians
Real Time with Bill Maher
Saturday Night Live: The Best of Will Ferrell
The Majestic
The Concert for New York City
Laughing Out Loud: America's Funniest Comedians
How the Grinch Stole Christmas
The Directors: Milos Forman
Me, Myself & Irene
Man on the Moon
The Early Show
Playboy: Playmate Pajama Party
Playmate Pajama Party
George Martin: In My Life
Junket Whore
Simon Birch
The Truman Show: Tru-Talk
The Truman Show
Inside the Golden Statue
Mythos Hollywood - Das Geheimnis des Erfolgs
The View
Liar Liar
The Daily Show
The Cable Guy
Ace Ventura: When Nature Calls
Batman Forever
Riddle Me This: Why Is Batman Forever?
Dumb and Dumber
The Mask
Masters of Illusion: The Wizards of Special Effects
Sesame Street | All-Star 25th Birthday: Stars and Street Forever!
Space Ghost Coast to Coast
Ace Ventura: Pet Detective
Late Night with Conan O'Brien
Late Show with David Letterman
A Tribute to Sam Kinison
The Larry Sanders Show
The Itsy Bitsy Spider
The Tonight Show with Jay Leno
Doing Time on Maple Drive
High Strung
Jim Carrey: Unnatural Act
Tom Arnold: The Naked Truth
In Living Color
Pink Cadillac
Mike Hammer: Murder Takes All
Earth Girls Are Easy
LIVE with Kelly and Mark
The Dead Pool
Kids' Choice Awards
Peggy Sue Got Married
American Masters
Once Bitten
MTV Video Music Awards
Finders Keepers
The Duck Factory
Copper Mountain
Buffalo Bill
All in Good Taste
The Sex and Violence Family Hour
Rubberface
Cérémonie des César
Saturday Night Live
Sesame Street
The Tonight Show Starring Johnny Carson
The Oscars
Today
Evergreen Pines and the Fading Summer
The Jetsons
Untitled How the Grinch Stole Christmas Sequel
Agent Moxy