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James Eugene "Jim" Carrey is a Canadian-American actor, comedian, singer and writer. He has received two Golden Globe Awards and has also been nominated on four occasions. Carrey began stand-up comedy in 1979, performing at Yuk Yuk's in Toronto, Ontario. After gaining prominence in 1981, he began working at The Comedy Store in Los Angeles where he was soon noticed by comedian Rodney Dangerfield, who immediately signed him to open his tour performances. Carrey, long interested in film and television, developed a close friendship with comedian Damon Wayans, which landed him a role in the sketch comedy hit In Living Color, in which he portrayed various characters during the show's 1990 season. Having had little success in television movies and several low-budget films, Carrey was cast as the title character in Ace Ventura: Pet Detective which premiered in February, 1994, making more than $72 million domestically. The film spawned a sequel, Ace Ventura: When Nature Calls (1995), in which he reprised the role of Ventura. High profile roles followed when he was cast as Stanley Ipkiss in The Mask (1994) for which he gained a Golden Globe Award nomination for Best Actor in a Musical or Comedy, and as Lloyd Christmas in the comedy film Dumb and Dumber (1994). Between 1996 and 1999, Carrey continued his success after earning lead roles in several highly popular films including The Cable Guy (1996), Liar Liar (1997), in which he was nominated for another Golden Globe Award and in the critically acclaimed films The Truman Show and Man on the Moon, in 1998 and 1999, respectively. Both films earned Carrey Golden Globe awards. Since earning both awards — the only two in his three-decade career— Carrey continued to star in comedy films, including How the Grinch Stole Christmas (2000) where he played the title character, Bruce Almighty (2003) where he portrayed the role of unlucky TV reporter Bruce Nolan, Lemony Snicket's A Series of Unfortunate Events (2004), Fun with Dick and Jane (2005), Yes Man (2008), and A Christmas Carol (2009). Carrey has also taken on more serious roles including Joel Barish in Eternal Sunshine of the Spotless Mind (2004) alongside Kate Winslet and Kirsten Dunst, which earned him another Golden Globe nomination, and Steven Jay Russell in I Love You Phillip Morris (2009) alongside Ewan McGregor. Description above from the Wikipedia article Jim Carrey, licensed under CC-BY-SA, full list of contributors on Wikipedia.
Movie | Sonic the Hedgehog 2 | Dr. Robotnik | 2022-03-30 |
Movie | Space Jam: A New Legacy | Stanley Ipkiss / The Mask (voice) | 2021-07-08 |
Movie | Sonic the Hedgehog | Dr. Robotnik | 2020-02-12 |
Series | The Zen Diaries of Garry Shandling | Self | 2018-03-26 |
Series | Kidding | Jeff | 2018-09-09 |
Movie | The Bad Batch | The Hermit | 2017-06-23 |
Movie | Jim & Andy: The Great Beyond | Self | 2017-09-05 |
Movie | Dark Crimes | Tadek Pietrzak | 2016-10-12 |
Movie | Dumb and Dumber To | Lloyd Christmas | 2014-11-12 |
Movie | And the Oscar Goes To... | Self (archive footage) | 2014-02-01 |
Movie | The Incredible Burt Wonderstone | Steve Gray | 2013-03-14 |
Movie | Stephen Hawking Biography | Self | 2013-01-01 |
Movie | The Improv: 50 Years Behind the Brick Wall | Self | 2013-12-06 |
Movie | Anchorman 2: The Legend Continues | Scott Riles (uncredited) | 2013-12-18 |
Movie | Kick-Ass 2 | Colonel Stars and Stripes | 2013-07-17 |
Movie | Final Cut: Ladies and Gentlemen | (archive footage) | 2012-02-04 |
Movie | Nantucket Film Festival's Comedy Roundtable | Self - Panelist | 2012-09-27 |
Movie | Conan O'Brien Can't Stop | Self | 2011-06-24 |
Movie | Mr. Popper's Penguins | Tom Popper | 2011-06-17 |
Movie | The Love We Make | Self | 2011-09-10 |
Movie | I Love You Phillip Morris | Steven Russell | 2010-02-04 |
Movie | A Christmas Carol | Scrooge / Ghosts of Christmas (voice) | 2009-11-04 |
Movie | Horton Hears a Who! | Horton (voice) | 2008-03-03 |
Movie | Yes Man | Carl Allen | 2008-12-09 |
Movie | The Number 23 | Walter Sparrow / Fingerling | 2007-02-23 |
Movie | Fun with Dick and Jane | Dick Harper | 2005-12-21 |
Movie | Eternal Sunshine of the Spotless Mind | Joel Barish | 2004-03-19 |
Movie | Lemony Snicket's A Series of Unfortunate Events | Count Olaf / Dr. Stephano / Captain Sham | 2004-12-16 |
Movie | Pecan Pie | The Driver | 2003-01-01 |
Movie | The Very Best of America's Funniest Comedians | Self (archive footage) | 2003-05-13 |
Movie | Bruce Almighty | Bruce Nolan | 2003-05-23 |
Movie | Saturday Night Live: The Best of Will Ferrell | Steve (archive footage) | 2002-09-28 |
Movie | America: A Tribute to Heroes | Self | 2001-09-21 |
Movie | Laughing Out Loud: America's Funniest Comedians | Self (archive footage) | 2001-03-20 |
Movie | The Concert for New York City | Self | 2001-10-20 |
Movie | The Majestic | Peter Appleton | 2001-12-21 |
Movie | Me, Myself & Irene | Off. Charlie Baileygates / Hank Evans | 2000-06-22 |
Movie | How the Grinch Stole Christmas | Grinch | 2000-11-17 |
Movie | Man on the Moon | Andy Kaufman / Tony Clifton | 1999-12-22 |
Movie | The Truman Show | Truman Burbank | 1998-06-04 |
Movie | Mythos Hollywood - Das Geheimnis des Erfolgs | Self | 1998-01-01 |
Movie | George Martin: In My Life | Self | 1998-11-12 |
Movie | Simon Birch | Adult Joe Wenteworth | 1998-09-11 |
Movie | Liar Liar | Fletcher Reede | 1997-03-21 |
Movie | The Cable Guy | The Cable Guy | 1996-06-10 |
Movie | Batman Forever | Edward Nygma / The Riddler | 1995-06-16 |
Movie | Ace Ventura: When Nature Calls | Ace Ventura | 1995-11-10 |
Movie | Riddle Me This: Why Is Batman Forever? | Self - Edward Nygma / Riddler | 1995-07-10 |
Movie | Ace Ventura: Pet Detective | Ace Ventura | 1994-02-04 |
Movie | Dumb and Dumber | Lloyd Christmas | 1994-12-16 |
Movie | The Mask | Stanley Ipkiss / The Mask | 1994-07-29 |
Movie | A Tribute to Sam Kinison | Self | 1993-05-23 |
Movie | The Itsy Bitsy Spider | The Exterminator (voice) | 1992-07-31 |
Movie | High Strung | Death (uncredited) | 1992-01-08 |
Movie | Doing Time on Maple Drive | Tim Carter | 1992-03-16 |
Series | In Living Color | Self - Various Characters | 1990-04-15 |
Movie | Mike Hammer: Murder Takes All | Brad Peters | 1989-05-21 |
Movie | Pink Cadillac | Lounge Entertainer | 1989-05-26 |
Movie | The Dead Pool | Johnny Squares | 1988-07-13 |
Movie | Earth Girls Are Easy | Wiploc | 1988-09-08 |
Movie | Peggy Sue Got Married | Walter Getz | 1986-10-10 |
Movie | Once Bitten | Mark Kendall | 1985-11-15 |
Series | The Duck Factory | Skip Tarkenton | 1984-04-12 |
Movie | Finders Keepers | Lane Biddlecoff | 1984-05-18 |
Movie | The Sex and Violence Family Hour | Various Personalities | 1983-01-01 |
Movie | All in Good Taste | Ralph | 1983-05-06 |
Movie | Copper Mountain | Bobby Todd | 1983-07-07 |
Movie | Rubberface | Tony Moroni | 1981-01-01 |