Friday, January 21, 2011

Jim Carrey - The Worlds Greatest Comedian

My favorite among all favorites! Jim Carrey had put a smile on many faces with movies such as Ace Ventura, The Mask, Dumb and Dumber, Liar Liar, and many more. But of all the Jim Carrey movies my favorite would be Bruce Almighty! So I'm gonna keep this short, I hope you learn to love Jim Carrey as much as I do. But I would definitely doubt that cause I am JIM CARREY's NUMBER ONE FAN! :)

Name: James Eugene “Jim” Carrey
Date of Birth: January 17, 1962 
Place of Birth: Newmarket, Ontario, Canada
Height: 6’2”
Gender: M
Nationality: Canadian
Profession: Actor, Writer, Producer, Musician
Education: Aldershot School in Burlington, Ontario, Canada
                   Agincourt Collegiate Institute in Agincourt, Ontario, Canada (Dropped Out)
Spouse: Melissa Womer (married on March 28, 1987; divorced in November 1993)
              Lauren Holly (married on September 23, 1996; divorced on July 29,1997)

Short Biography:     

James Eugene "Jim" Carrey (born January 17, 1962) is a Canadian-American actor and comedian. 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. These higher-profile roles eventually led to his being 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), and Yes Man (2008). 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 (2010) alongside Ewan McGregor.


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