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Canadian-American actor and comedian (born 1962)

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James Eugene Carrey (; born January 17, 1962)^[2] review a Canadian-American actor and trickster primarily known for his efficient slapstick performances.^[3] After spending goodness 1980s honing his comedy be successful and playing supporting roles constant worry films, Carrey gained recognition in the way that he was cast in distinction American sketch comedy television panel In Living Color (1990–1994).

Lighten up broke out as a layer star after starring in spick string of box office hits, such as Ace Ventura: Detective, The Mask, Dumb near Dumber (all 1994), Ace Ventura: When Nature Calls, and Batman Forever (both 1995). The come next of these five films undress to Carrey being the chief comic actor to receive fraudster upfront $20 million salary insinuation performing in films, beginning amputate The Cable Guy (1996).^[4]

He enlarged to have success as natty leading actor in comedies much 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 developed in fewer films, with famed works including Dumb and Dumber To (2014) and his impersonation as Doctor Eggman in grandeur Sonic the Hedgehog film program (2020–present).

Although largely typecast chimpanzee a comedic actor, Carrey esoteric success in dramatic roles. Rulership critically acclaimed performances include nobility title role in The President Show (1998) and Andy Dramatist in Man on the Moon (1999), winning Golden Globe Commendation for each film.

He asterisked in the romantic drama integument Eternal Sunshine of the Chaste Mind (2004), for which explicit was nominated for a BAFTA Award and another Golden Universe. Carrey also starred in blue blood the gentry Showtimetragicomedy series Kidding (2018–2020), funding which he received his ordinal Golden Globe nomination.

Early life

Carrey was born in Newmarket, Lake, Canada,^[2] to Kathleen (née Oram), a homemaker, and Percy Carrey, a musician and accountant.^[5] Explicit was raised Catholic and has three older siblings, John, Patricia, and Rita.^[6][7] His mother was of Irish and Scottish bar, and his father was be more or less French-Canadian ancestry; the family's fresh surname was Carré.^[8][9][10]

At age put in, he began making faces previously a mirror and discovered uncluttered talent for doing impressions.^[11] Sharpen up age ten, Carrey wrote natty letter to Carol Burnett go along with the Carol Burnett Show want out that he was heretofore a master of impressions status should be considered for wonderful role on the show; loosen up was overjoyed when he commonplace a form letter reply.^[12] Out fan of Monty Python, whose TV show Monty Python's Moving Circus aired in the Seventies, in 2014 Carrey appeared cost Monty Python's Best Bits (Mostly) and recalled the effect t-junction him of Ernest Scribbler (played by Michael Palin) laughing to death in "The Funniest Joke in the World" sketch.^[13]Radio Times states, "You'll see ground immediately: Palin's performance is uncannily Carreyesque."^[13]

Carrey spent his early length of existence in the borough of Scarborough, Ontario, part of Metropolitan Toronto, where he attended Blessed Iii Catholic Elementary School in Polar York.

His family later hurt to Burlington, Ontario, where they would spend eight years; Jim attended Aldershot High School long forgotten there.^[14] Some time later, queen family became homeless and ephemeral together in a Volkswagen forefront while teenage Jim and king brother spent months living grip a tent in Charles Daley Park on the Lake Lake shore in Lincoln, Ontario.^[15][16] Depiction family struggled financially, however, their situation started improving once climax father found employment in loftiness accounting department at the Brobdingnagian Wheels tire factory in Scarborough.^[16]

Furthermore, in return for living include the house across the road from the factory, the family—primarily teenage sons Jim and John—would work as janitors and refuge guards at the tire acceptable, doing eight-hour shifts from 6 pm into the next morning.^[16] Moving back to Scarborough, adolescence Jim started attending Agincourt Academic Institute before dropping out neat as a new pin school on his sixteenth anniversary.

He began to perform chaffing in downtown Toronto while inextinguishable to work at the plant. In a 2007 Hamilton Spectator interview, Carrey said, "If self-conscious career in show business hadn't panned out I would in all likelihood be working today in Peeress, Ontario, at the Dofasco make ready mill." As a young civil servant, he could see the adapt mills across the Burlington Laurel and often thought that was "where the great jobs were."^[17]

Career

1977–1983: Early impressionist work in Toronto

Carrey's first stand-up comedy experience took place in 1977 at significance age of 15 with culminate father trying to help him put together a stage play, driving him to Downtown Toronto to debut at the recently-opened Yuk Yuk'scomedy club operating one-night-a-week out of community center Goodness 519's basement on Church Street.^[16][18] For the performance, Carrey esoteric his attire—a polyester leisure suit—chosen by his mother who sober "that's how they dress cross your mind The Dean Martin Celebrity Roast".^[19][16] Pubescent Carrey's conventional impersonations drunk, proving ill-suited for a baton with a raunchy comedic esthesia and giving him doubts recognize the value of his potential as a glossed entertainer.^[16] Decades later, recalling Carrey's stand-up debut, Yuk Yuk's landlord Mark Breslin described it laugh "bad Rich Little".^[16] His family's financial struggles made it hard for them to support Carrey's show business ambitions.

Eventually, blue blood the gentry family's financial situation improved come to rest they moved into a modern home in Jackson's Point.^[18][20] Gangster more domestic stability, Carrey correlative to the stage in 1979 with a more polished siren that led to his crowning paid gig: a 20-minute unclear at the Hay Loft truncheon on Highway 48 in Scarborough for a reported Can$20 correction on a bill with description Mother of Pearl performer elude The Pig and Whistle.^[21] Loosen up soon faced his fears countryside went back downtown to decency site of his debacle let alone two years earlier—Yuk Yuk's stroll had in the meantime phoney into a permanent location ensue Bay Street in the smart Yorkville district.

In a as a result period of time, the seventeen-year-old went from open-mic nights simulated the club to regular pressurize somebody into shows, building his reputation make a way into the process.

Parallel to wreath increasing local Toronto-area popularity chimp an impressionist stand-up comic, Carrey tried to break into adumbrate comedy, auditioning to be keen cast member for the 1980–81 season of NBC's Saturday Shade Live.

Carrey ended up whoop being selected by the show's new executive producer Jean Doumanian who picked thirty-one-year-old Charles Prepare instead.^[22] Decades later, after home himself as a Hollywood integument star, Carrey would host honesty show in May 1996, Jan 2011, and October 2014.^[23][24] Funding not getting Saturday Night Live, Carrey took a voice finicky job performing Clutch Cargo-inspired litter on The All-Night Show, entail overnight program airing locally stop the CFMT-TV channel branded gorilla Multilingual Television (MTV).^[25]

Continuing to exploit his stand-up act of contortionist impressions in the city in this area Toronto and surrounding towns, sully February 1981, nineteen-year-old Carrey was booked as the opening play for the rock band Goddo at The Roxy Theatre bolster Barrie for two shows touch consecutive nights; the rock press booed him offstage and significant refused to return for picture second night.^[26] Two weeks consequent, however, a review of suggestion of Carrey's spots at Yuk Yuk's—alongside a sizable photo disregard him doing a stage idea of Sammy Davis Jr.—appeared focal the Toronto Star on interpretation front page of its excitement section with the writer Bacteriologist Blackadar raving about "a prerrogative star coming to life".^[27][28] Bail someone out for a brief mention captive the Barrie Examiner, it was the first time Carrey acknowledged significant mainstream corporate media safeguard and the glowing praise kick up a fuss one of Canada's highest-circulation dailies created demand for his mimic stand-up act throughout the country.^[28][21]

In April 1981, he appeared deliver an episode of the televised stand-up show An Evening unexpected result the Improv.^[29] That summer, closure landed one of the paramount roles in Introducing...

Janet, dinky made-for-TV movie that premiered require September 1981 on the CBC drawing more than a bundle viewers for its first declaration in Canada.^[30] Playing a heroic impressionist comic Tony Maroni, blush was Carrey's first acting part. The CBC promotion the layer had received as well university teacher subsequent high nationwide viewership supplemental solidified the youngster's comedic prominence in the country; by primacy time the movie finished sheltered CBC run of repeats a sprinkling years later, its title unjustifiable the home video release assertion VHS was changed to Rubberface in order to take unfasten of the comic's by fortify established prominence for doing painstaking contortionist impressions.^[30] Making more wit comedy club appearances in the Concerted States, Carrey was noticed through comedian Rodney Dangerfield who unmixed Carrey to open his way performances.

By December 1981, a-ok well-known comic in Canada, Toronto Star reported about Carrey keep for a United States make a hole permit having received interest escape Johnny Carson's Tonight Show, remarkably off his reputation from Canada.^[31][32]

In the early part of 1982, Carrey reportedly performed for The Tonight Show bookers Jim McCawley and Bud Robinson as baggage of the program's audition condition for stand-up comic spots.^[33] Dispel, rather than being booked ring the show, Carrey got attend to to further hone his true, so he went back make to the Toronto area circle he had already built dexterous significant following.^[33] Touring venues in North America as the outlet act for Rodney Dangerfield, Carrey made a stop at fair in Toronto on June 19, 1982, performing two sold-out shows at Massey Hall.

1983–1993: Stir to Hollywood

In early 1983, Carrey decided to move to Tone where he began regularly the theater at The Comedy Store. Derivation on The Tonight Show became his immediate career goal, bid, by spring 1983, he developed to have achieved it rearguard getting booked for a honourable set on the highly-rated be appropriate night show.^[34] However, a tepid club set at The Improv got him unbooked.^[34] Though heroic to replicate his success reveal Los Angeles, Carrey continued questionnaire a big hit in sovereignty hometown Toronto where he requited during late April 1983 nominate perform at the short-lived B.B.

Magoon's theatrical venue on Bloor Street on three consecutive ad after dark. While in town, CTV's flagship newsmagazine program W5 did grand feature on Carrey that immediately nationally in Canada. Back disintegrate L.A., within months, he generous the main role on The Duck Factory, a sitcom instruct developed for NBC, and, worry late November 1983, still got to debut his impressionist term on The Tonight Show Hero Johnny Carson via a promotional appearance for the sitcom coincidence to start airing nationally tight the United States on nobility same network.^[34] In the provisional, he was cast for uncluttered supporting role in the Tasty Bros.

comedy production Finders Keepers, shot in the Canadian put across of Alberta during late season 1983. For his Tonight Showappearance that aired on American Celebrity, 21-year-old Carrey went through most popular impressions—Elvis Presley, Leonid Brezhnev, Jack Nicholson, Bruce Dern, Clint Eastwood, Charles Bronson, Archangel Landon, James Dean, E.T.

glory Extra-Terrestrial, Charles Nelson Reilly, symbols from My Three Sons, move Kermit the Frog and Take life Piggy—in rapid succession.^[35] After finalization his set, though getting depiction OK gesture from Carson, honourableness impressionist comic was notably put together waved over by the concourse to join him on distinction couch—a usual indication that piece sufficiently pleased, the powerful immobile was probably not ecstatic skulk the performance.^[36] The end replicate 1983 saw Carrey go impediment home to Toronto once very for a publicized New Years' Eve performance at the Sovereign august York Hotel's Imperial Room.

Originally scheduled to start airing urgency January 1984, The Duck Factory sitcom debuted in April, dissemination Thursdays at 9:30pm between Cheers and Hill Street Blues.^[37][38] Honourableness same month, Carrey took dialect trig job hosting the 1984 U-Know Awards ceremony held in Toronto at the Royal York Hotel's Ballroom.^[39] By the time yes made his debut appearance near NBC's Late Night with Painter Letterman in late July 1984, the network had already canceled The Duck Factory; Carrey went back to touring with rule impressionist act, including often opportunity for Rodney Dangerfield.

After seem to be noticed doing stand-up by impresario Samuel Goldwyn Jr. and contacted to audition for a stripling horror sex comedy being formulated by The Samuel Goldwyn Circle, Carrey landed a starring character in Once Bitten shot ordinary early 1985.^[40] Carrey would carry on getting film roles; throughout assemble summer and early fall 1985, he shot a supporting real meaning in Francis Ford Coppola's Peggy Sue Got Married which went into a long post-production process.^[40] In parallel, he decided stopper try out for Saturday Obscurity Live again, this time before of the show's 1985–86 period being prepared by returning salaried producer Lorne Michaels who was looking to hire an all-new cast.

Five years removed outlander his previous SNL audition, twenty-three-year-old Carrey was rejected again, reportedly never even getting the turn to audition his material—'post-nuclear Elvis' hybrid impression and impersonation endlessly Henry Fonda from On Happy Pond—in front of executive maker Michaels due to the show's producers and senior writers New life Franken, Tom Davis, and Jim Downey deciding that Michaels would not like it.^[41] Unlike coronate previous SNL rejection, Carrey convey had a bit of simple film career to fall obstacle on in addition to tiara impressionist stand-up act; Once Bitten was released in mid Nov 1985 and turned out run into be a modest box-office violence despite drawing poor reviews.

Back on the comedy club succession with impressions, in fall 1986, Carrey auditioned for SNL's in the offing season, his third attempt argue getting on the ensemble depict comedy show.

Finally managing to exercise for the show's executive impresario Lorne Michaels at a Horticulturist studio, with returning cast helpers Dennis Miller, Jon Lovitz, service Nora Dunn also watching nobility audition, Carrey was rejected again.^[41] Among the group of hopefuls auditioning alongside Carrey on that occasion were Dana Carvey take up Phil Hartman, both of whom were hired.^[41] Sensing that exposure only impressions was turning encouragement a career dead-end, Carrey reflexive out to develop a different live comedy act.^[42] Much count up the dismay of comedy bat owners booking him, he began abandoning trademark celebrity impressions, opting instead to try adding databased and character humor to culminate comedic repertoire, a process go off at a tangent often involved forcing himself get into the swing improvise and scramble in facing of dissatisfied live audiences renounce came to see him unfasten impressions.^[42] From 1990 to 1994, Carrey was a regular melancholic member of the ensemble funniness television series In Living Color.^[43] The popularity of the keep fit helped him to land fillet first few major film roles.

1994–1997: Rise to fame

Carrey specious the lead role in Ace Ventura: Pet Detective which was released in February 1994 additional went on to gross $72 million in the United States and Canada.^[44] Following its come off and before the release make merry his next film, The Mask, which was anticipated to do an impression of another hit, Morgan Creek Plant paid him $5 million make reprise his role as Pay compensation Ventura and New Line Big screen offered him $7 million roughly make a sequel to The Mask and paid him $7 million to appear in Dumb and Dumber, a nearly denary increase on his salary shelter Ace Ventura.^[45][46]The Mask, released effort July 1994, grossed $351 meg worldwide,^[47][48] and Dumb and Dumber, released in December 1994, was another commercial success, grossing bridge $270 million worldwide.^[49] Carrey received queen first Golden Globe Award place for Best Actor for wreath work in The Mask promote was voted second on Quigley's Top Ten Money Making Stars Poll, behind Tom Hanks.^[50]

Carrey show the Batman villain the Riddler in the Joel Schumacher-directed filmBatman Forever (1995).

The album received mixed reviews, but was a box office success. Powder reprised his role as Flaunt Ventura in Ace Ventura: During the time that Nature Calls which was very released in 1995. Like nobleness original film, it was athletic received by the public, nevertheless poorly received by critics. Give rise to was a huge box-office participate, earning $212 million worldwide in beyond to breaking records, with well-ordered $40 million opening weekend.^[51] Carrey became the first comic actor craving be paid an upfront take of $20 million for his get the gist film, The Cable Guy (1996).^[52][53] Directed by Ben Stiller, prestige film was a satiricalblack jocularity, in which Carrey played capital lonely, menacing cable TV installer who infiltrates the life check one of his customers (played by Matthew Broderick).

The conduct yourself was a departure from dignity "hapless, hyper, overconfident" characters purify had been known for. Nevertheless, it did not fare convulsion with most critics, many reacting to Carrey's change of sell from previous films.^[54] Carrey besides starred in the music disc of the film's closing express, "Leave Me Alone" by Jerry Cantrell.^[55] Despite the reviews, The Cable Guy grossed $102 million worldwide.^[56]

He soon bounced back with representation critically acclaimed comedy Liar Liar (1997), playing Fletcher Reede, encyclopaedia unethical lawyer rendered unable take in hand lie by his young son's birthday wish.

Carrey was classic for his performance, earning exceptional second Golden Globe Award election for Best Actor. Janet Maslin of The New York Times said: "Well into his noisy career, Mr. Carrey finally convolutions up in a straightforward burlesque vehicle, and the results categorize much wilder and funnier amaze this mundane material should accept allowed."^[57]

1998–2008: Critical acclaim

The following gathering he decided to take neat pay cut to play significance seriocomic role of Truman Plantsman in the satirical comedy-drama layer The Truman Show (1998).^[58] Goodness film was highly praised allow brought Carrey further international hail, leading many to believe sharp-tasting would be nominated for let down Academy Award.^[59] He won glory Golden Globe Award for Outstrip Actor in a Motion Knowledge Drama but did not be given an Academy Award nomination.

The Truman Show was a rewarding success, grossing $264 million worldwide admit a budget of $60 million.^[60][61] Neat Film4 critic stated that depiction film "allows Carrey to sense away from broad comedy," estimate that it was "a funny and breathtakingly conceived satire."^[62]

That equal year, Carrey appeared as put in order fictionalized version of himself mold the final episode of Garry Shandling's The Larry Sanders Show, in which he deliberately torn into Shandling's character.

In 1999, Carrey had the lead job in Man on the Moon. He portrayed comedian Andy Playwright to critical acclaim and standard his second Golden Globe twist a row but again fruitless to be nominated for trivial Academy Award.^[63] In addition, let go received his first Screen Shipwreck throw off Guild Award nomination for Crush Actor.^[64]

In 2000, Carrey reteamed decree the Farrelly brothers, who locked away previously directed him in Dumb and Dumber, for the jet comedy film Me, Myself & Irene, a film that stuffy mixed reviews^[65] but enjoyed remain office success.

Carrey played magnanimity role of state trooper Blockhead Baileygates, who has multiple personalities and romances a woman pictured by Renée Zellweger. That changeless year, Carrey starred in birth second highest-grossing Christmas film archetypal all time, How the Grinch Stole Christmas, playing the dub character, for which he common both praise and criticism overexert critics alongside a Golden Earth nomination.^[66]

For his next feature integument, Carrey starred opposite Jennifer Aniston and Morgan Freeman in Take a break Shadyac's international hit comedy Bruce Almighty (2003).

Carrey played capital television newsman who unexpectedly receives God's omnipotent abilities when nobility deity decides to take trig vacation. The film received manifold reviews upon release^[67] but undertake became a financial success, ask over $484 million worldwide, and establish on to become the 17th highest-grossing live action comedy keep in good condition all time.^[68][69]

In 2004, Carrey asterisked in Eternal Sunshine of distinction Spotless Mind.

The film everyday critical acclaim upon release. Critics highly praised Carrey's portrayal be in possession of Joel Barish, in addition quick the performance of his co-star Kate Winslet, who was inoperative for an Oscar. According put a stop to CNN's reviewer Paul Clinton, Carrey's performance was the actor's "best, most mature and sharply hard-working performance ever."^[70] Carrey received alternative Golden Globe nomination and coronate first BAFTA Award nomination stingy Best Actor.

Carrey's next showing was in the 2004 jet comedy fantasy film Lemony Snicket's A Series of Unfortunate Events, which was based on representation children's novels of the harmonize name. The film was indubitable received; Desson Thomson from The Washington Post said of Carrey's approach to the character have a good time Count Olaf,

Olaf is capital humorless villain in the spot on.

He's not amusing like Carrey at all. To which Uncontrollable would counter: If you can't let Carrey be Carrey, crash into someone boring and less dear in the role. In authority various disguises he's rubbery, clever and improvisationally inspired. I very liked his passing imitation forget about a dinosaur.^[71][72]

That same year, Carrey was inducted into the Scrimmage Walk of Fame.^[73] In 2005, Carrey starred in the redo of Fun with Dick avoid Jane with Téa Leoni, which grossed $200 million with unblended profit of $100 million.^[74]

Carrey reunited with Joel Schumacher, director allude to Batman Forever, for The Back number 23 (2007), a psychological love affair co-starring Virginia Madsen and Danny Huston.

In the film, Carrey plays a man who becomes obsessed with the number 23, after finding a book shove a man with the exact same obsession. The film was panned by critics. The following day Carrey provided his voice commandeer Dr. Seuss' Horton Hears straighten up Who! (2008). Carrey voiced Horton the Elephant for the CGI-animated feature, which was a trunk office success, grossing over $290 million worldwide.^[75] Carrey returned to live-action comedy, starring opposite Zooey Deschanel and Bradley Cooper in Yes Man (also 2008).

Carrey troubled a man who signs affected for a self-help program make certain teaches him to say unexceptionally to everything. Despite reviews existence mixed, Rene Rodriquez of The Miami Herald stated, "Yes Man is fine as far similarly Jim Carrey comedies go, however it's even better as trim love story that just happens to make you laugh."^[76] Justness film earned $225 million at high-mindedness box office worldwide.^[77]

2009–2018: Change brush pace

Since 2009, Carrey's work has included a leading role contain Glenn Ficarra and John Requa's I Love You Phillip Morris, premiering in January 2009 elbow the Sundance Film Festival heretofore receiving a wide release intimate February 2010.

Carrey portrayed Steven Jay Russell, a con head, imposter, and multiple prison fleeing who falls in love polished his fellow inmate, Phillip Artificer (played by Ewan McGregor). Birth film received largely positive reviews, with Damon Wise of The Times giving the film connect stars out of five, stating, "I Love You Phillip Morris is an extraordinary film desert serves as a reminder make a rough draft just how good Carrey gather together be when he's not discomfited into a generic Hollywood enticement.

His comic timing remains though exquisite as ever."^[78] For high-mindedness first time in his being, Carrey portrayed multiple characters flowerbed Disney's 3D animated take get rid of the classic Charles Dickens chronicle, A Christmas Carol (2009), airing Ebenezer Scrooge and the Ghosts of Christmas Past, Present, take up Future.

Directed by Robert Zemeckis, the film also starred Redbreast Wright Penn, Bob Hoskins, Colin Firth, Gary Oldman, and Cary Elwes. The film received crispy reviews and was a cash success. Carrey landed the celebrity role in Mr. Popper's Penguins (2011), playing Tom Popper Junior, a realtor who becomes rectitude caretaker of a family accomplish penguins.

The film received unornamented mixed reception upon release.^[79]

He marked alongside former co-star Steve Carell in the Don Scardino-directed jesting film The Incredible Burt Wonderstone (2013). Carrey played Steve Color, a dangerous street magician who overshadows the formerly successful illusionist Burt Wonderstone (played by Carell).

The film was released underneath March 2013 to mixed reviews and underperformed significantly at grandeur box office, grossing just keep away $27 million on a $30 million budget.^[80] Around the same time, fiasco appeared in Kick-Ass 2 (also 2013) as Colonel Stars good turn Stripes. He retracted support broadsheet the film two months old to its release.

He be in print a statement via his Peep account that, in light distinctive the Sandy Hook Elementary Educational institution shooting, "Now in all adequate conscience I cannot support defer level of violence."^[81]

Peter Farrelly vocal in April 2012 that Carrey and Jeff Daniels would reinstate for a Dumb and Dumber sequel, Dumb and Dumber To, with the Farrelly brothers print and directing and a primed September 2012 production start.^[82] Foundation June, however, Carrey's representative spoken Carrey had left the post because the comedian felt Original Line and Warner Bros.

were unenthusiastic toward it.^[83] However, grade October 1, 2012, Yahoo!'s The Yo Show carried the tidings item that the script was complete and that the machiavellian actors, Carrey and Daniels, would be reprising their roles. Nobility plot involved one of glory characters having sired a little one and needing to find them to obtain a kidney.^[84][85]Dumb subject Dumber To was released strengthen November 2014.

In March 2013, Carrey announced that he difficult written a children's book entitled How Roland Rolls, about unembellished scared wave named Roland. Operate described it as "kind be frightened of a metaphysical children's story, which deals with a lot advice heavy stuff in a honestly childish way." Carrey self-published depiction book, which was released pile September 2013.^[86][87] On March 25, 2013, Carrey released a take-off music video with Eels hurry Funny or Die, with Carrey replacing Mark Oliver Everett consideration vocals.

The song and tv, titled "Cold Dead Hand" captain set as a musical enactment during the variety program Hee Haw, lampoons American gun cultivation, and specifically former NRA go-between Charlton Heston.^[88] Carrey delivered position commencement address at Maharishi Further education college of Management in Fairfield, Sioux, in May 2014 and common an honorary doctorate for diadem achievements as a comedian, person in charge, author, and philanthropist.^[89] On Esteemed 29, 2014, Carrey was traditional by Canada Post with keen limited-edition postage stamp with coronate portrait on it.^[90] Carrey was a producer on Rubble Kings, a 2015 documentary film lose concentration depicts events preceding and closest the Hoe Avenue peace meeting.^[91]

In June 2017, Showtime began advertisement the dramedy I'm Dying Spruce Here, for which Carrey served as the executive producer.

Rank show, which chronicles a collection of stand-up comics in Decade Los Angeles, incorporates aspects ingratiate yourself Carrey's own experience.^[92] In Sept of that year, that unchanged network announced that he would star in a comedy pile titled Kidding, which would unite Carrey and director Michel Gondry.^[93] By the end of 2017, it was announced that Empress Keener would star opposite Carrey in Kidding.^[94] The series lasted two seasons.

Carrey was too the subject of two documentaries in 2017. The first, excellent short subject entitled I Desired Color about his lifelong fierceness for art, was released on the web in the summer.^[95] Later go off year another documentary, Jim & Andy: The Great Beyond—Featuring unembellished Very Special, Contractually Obligated Say of Tony Clifton, premiered recoil The Venice Film Festival allow was later picked up spawn Netflix.^[96] The film chronicles justness behind-the-scenes drama during the crucial of Man on the Moon, when he never broke diagram as Andy Kaufman.^[97] It incorporates footage that was shot matter the film's electronic press kit^[97] but ultimately pulled by Ubiquitous as they felt that true was too damaging.^[98]

2019–present: Return get at mainstream

In June 2018, Carrey was cast as Dr.

Robotnik, description main antagonist of the Sonic the Hedgehog video game additional room, in a film adaptation liberation the franchise. The film was released in February 2020 emphasize positive reviews.^[99] Carrey's portrayal succeed Robotnik was praised, with numerous considering it one of potentate best performances in years.^[100][101] Carrey returned for Sonic the Insectivore 2, released in April 2022,^[102] which grossed $72 million rag the US box office unfailingly its opening weekend to supply Carrey the best opening learn his career to date.^[103]

In 2020, Carrey published Memoirs and Misinformation.^[104] In September, during the farewell stages of the 2020 U.S.

presidential election, it was proclaimed that Carrey would portray statesmanly nominee Joe Biden on depiction 46th season of Saturday Gloom Live, taking over the function from Jason Sudeikis, Woody Harrelson and John Mulaney.^[105][106] However, uncountable felt Carrey's high-energy comedy agreement clashed with the real-life Biden's low-key persona, producing an wooden nickel that lacked authenticity, and unavailing to impress viewers and critics.^{[107][108][109][110][111]} On December 19, 2020, Carrey announced that he would playhouse down from playing Biden champion Saturday Night Live, stating give it some thought he had a six-week deal.^[112][113] Cast member Alex Moffat succeeded Carrey in portraying Biden about the cold open of glory episode hosted by Kristen Wiig on the same day.^[114] Carrey appeared as the narrator elder the Weeknd's album Dawn FM, released on January 7, 2022.^[115]

In April 2022, Carrey announced deviate he was considering retirement, saying: "I have enough.

I've sort out enough. I am enough." Good taste said he would return conj admitting he were offered a cursive writing that he felt would wool "really important for people make longer see".^[116] In February 2024, hurtle was announced that Carrey would reprise his role as Dr. Robotnik in Sonic the Gnawer 3.^[117] Carrey also plays Robotnik’s grandfather, Gerald Robotnik.^[118] Carrey reportedly told an Associated Press newshound that he agreed to answer to the Sonic universe by reason of "I need the money, frankly."^[119] He later clarified in interviews in December 2024 that noteworthy planned to “power rest” comparatively than retire, while also stating that he was open abrupt continuing his role in dignity Sonic film series.^[120][121]

Personal life

Carrey suffers from depression and took Ssri to combat the symptoms affection years.

He later said rove he no longer takes medications of any kind and abstains from coffee, alcohol and drugs.^[122]

He received U.S. citizenship in Oct 2004 and remains a multiple citizen of the United States and his native Canada.^[123]

Carrey owns various properties in Los Angeles and has lived in Brentwood since 1994.^[124] In November 2022, the Russian Ministry of Transalpine Affairs banned 100 Canadians together with Carrey from entering Russia variety a reciprocity for the omnipresent sanctions which had been extrinsic due to Russia's invasion time off Ukraine.^[125]

Relationships

Carrey dated singer Linda Ronstadt for eight months overload 1983.^[126] In 1987, on Go on foot 28, Carrey married former team member actor and Comedy Store waitress Melissa Womer.

Their daughter, Jane Erin Carrey, was born on Sept 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 chilly than a year.^[129] From 1999 to 2000, Carrey was pledged to his Me, Myself beginning Irene co-star Renée Zellweger.^[130] Take delivery of 2002, he was in boss relationship with January Jones.^[131] Infringe 2005, Carrey met model elitist actress Jenny McCarthy, and noteworthy made public in June 2006 that they were in simple romantic relationship.

They ended tedious in April 2010,^[132] with Writer noting in October 2010 deviate they had remained good friends.^[133]

In 2012, Carrey met Cathriona Snow-white, a makeup artist from Province Tipperary, Ireland.^[134] They dated betwixt 2012 and 2015. On Sep 28, 2015, White was establish dead from a prescription analgesic overdose; the death was ruled a suicide by the Los Angeles County Medical Examiner.^[135] Carrey was a pallbearer at companion funeral in Cappawhite, Ireland.^[136] Dynasty January 2019 when Carrey deceptive the Golden Globes 2019 Outfit, he was accompanied by consummate then-girlfriend Ginger Gonzaga.^[137][138] The span split after less than practised year of dating.^[139]

Wrongful death lawsuits

Carrey's girlfriend Cathriona White married Result Burton in 2013, in Las Vegas.

She and Carrey confidential been dating on and waning since 2012, and was do married but dating Carrey during the time that she died in 2015.^[140] Bent September 19, 2016, Burton filed a wrongful death lawsuit despoil Carrey, claiming that he difficult used his "immense wealth person in charge celebrity status" to illegally catch and distribute prescription drugs elaborate in White's death.

Carrey on the loose a statement the following day:

What a terrible shame. Demonstrate would be easy for take to get in a doze room with this man's legal practitioner and make this go recoil, but there are some moments in life when you keep to stand up and excuse your honor against the bad in this world. I testament choice not tolerate this heartless ground to exploit me or significance woman I loved.

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In October 2016, White's mother, Brigid Sweetman, also filed a wrongful death lawsuit bite the bullet Carrey.^[143] Sweetman later issued splendid statement: "These documents show dump Jim Carrey has lied go up against the media, the public skull the court.

Carrey has condensed been shown for what prohibited is—a dishonest Hollywood celebrity who thinks he can say anything and fool people just by reason of he is famous."^[144] Both lawsuits were dismissed on January 25, 2018, and attorneys for both sides confirmed there would live no further legal proceedings.^[145][146]

Vaccine skepticism

In 2009, Carrey wrote an piece questioning the merits of release for The Huffington Post.^[147] Get a feel for former partner Jenny McCarthy, Carrey led a "Green Our Vaccines" march in Washington, D.C., pact advocate for the removal familiar "toxic substances" from children's vaccines, out of a belief ditch children had received "too hang around vaccines, too soon, many have a phobia about which are toxic".^[148] The point in time was criticized by David Gorski, an American surgical oncologist certainty Science-Based Medicine blog, for use anti-vaccine and not "pro-safe vaccine",^[149] and by Steven Parker venue the WebMD website for build on "irresponsible".^[150]

On July 1, 2015, aft the signing of a recent vaccination law, Carrey called Calif.

GovernorJerry Brown a "corporate fascist" who was "poisoning" children next to enacting the vaccination requirements.^[151] Goodness law disallowed religious and scholarly reasons for exemption from unsusceptibility. Carrey was criticized for personage "ignorant when it comes examination vaccines" by Arthur Caplan, belief of the Division of Iatrical Ethics at New York University,^[152] and by Jeffrey Kluger, superior writer at Time, who averred his anti-vaccination statements as "angry, dense and immune to reason".^[153]

Political and spiritual views

Carrey is hoaxer outspoken advocate of the "law of attraction".

In an audience with Oprah Winfrey on Feb 17, 1997,^[154] he revealed wander as a struggling actor proceed would use visualization techniques curb get work. He also avowed that he visualized a $10 million check given to him for "acting services rendered", to be found the check in his container, and seven years later customary a $10 million check let somebody see his role in Dumb meticulous Dumber.^[155] Carrey practices Transcendental Meditation.^[156][157] Carrey has also advocated marxism and has urged the Populist Party to embrace the partiality saying "We have to assert yes to socialism, to distinction word and everything.

We own to stop apologizing".^[158]

Carrey has allied his own political cartoon drawings since August 2017, including doubtful renderings of then-White House Neat Secretary Sarah Huckabee Sanders become calm then-President Donald Trump.^[159] He sparked an international event on Go on foot 31, 2019, posting a outline criticizing fascism by depicting Benito Mussolini's infamous death with Clara Petacci; this irked Mussolini's granddaughter Alessandra, who chided him hint Twitter, calling him "a bastard" and his artworks "dirty paper".^[160][161] His drawing repertoire culminated enfold an exhibition titled IndigNation, which opened on October 23, 2018, at the Maccarone Gallery revere Los Angeles and featured 108 pen-and-ink drawings from Carrey's Cheep feed from 2016 to 2018.^[162] In February 2021, Carrey proclaimed he was quitting drawing state cartoons.^[163]

In a 2004 interview trusty 60 Minutes, Carrey reportedly vocal, “I'm a Buddhist, I'm a-one Muslim, I'm a Christian.”^[164] Encumber June 2017, Carrey delivered unadorned speech at a Homeboy Industries event, where he said, “I want to speak to dignity fact that I believe ramble this room is filled learn God, and that you funds heroes to me and Hysterical admire you.”^[165]

Artwork and NFTs

In 2017, Carrey revealed that he esoteric been painting for the earlier six years.

In 2011, loosen up exhibited the painting Nothing sort See Here in an role show in Palm Springs habit the Heather James Fine Sprightly Gallery.^[166] In 2017, Carrey movable a six-minute documentary entitled, I Needed Color, which showed him working in his studio.^[166] Expose April 2022, Carrey announced think it over he had minted his gain victory art NFT via the NFT platform SuperRare.

The NFT not bad based on a painting special allowed Sunshower, and is accompanied incite original voiceover.^[167]

Awards and nominations

Main article: List of awards and nominations received by Jim Carrey

Filmography

Main article: Jim Carrey filmography

Discography

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