He is one of the most versatile actors in Hollywood.
He was born in Newmarket, Ontario, on January 17, 1962 and from a very young age he professed an enormous devotion to comedy.
Jim Carrey Biography
When he was a child, he constantly was performing for anyone who wanted to see him, even submitting his resume to The Carol Burnett Show at just 10 years old.
In high school, he was granted the opportunity to do stand-up routines for his classmates at the end of the day and showcase his abilities for this type of comedy and slapstick humor .
Although he had to work from a young age after his family moved to Scarborough, in the late 1970s he worked as a stand-up comedian at Toronto ‘s Yuk Yuk’s club.
In 1979 he left school and moved to Los Angeles. There, after achieving some notoriety, he managed to join The Comedy Store in 1981, where he was spotted by veteran comedian Rodney Dangerfield , who booked him as his opening act.
Jim Carrey Career
Since he debuted in the 90s, with a starring role in the series In Living Color , and later went on to big-time movies, the actor has earned himself one of the most beloved in the world. However, it is true that he has been away from the spotlight for years , despite sporadic appearances on the screen.
Owner of an undoubted talent and enormous charisma, his goodbye will leave a big gap in entertainment, where he leaves behind an extraordinary legacy of endearing movies and great characters .
Interested in film and television , he landed the starring role in Lauren Hutton ‘s poorly received I Love a Vampire (1985), and had a supporting role in Peggy Sue (1986), before causing a modest stir with his appearance in There’s a Martian in my Life (1988).
Impressed with the craziness of Jim Carrey , his co-star Damon Wayans landed him a role on the comedy show In Living Color , in which he played various characters during the 1990s.
Following his time on In Living Color , Carrey ‘s transformation from television comedian to movie star occurred in 1994 with his starring roles in Ace Ventura and The Mask , two films that sent him to the top of Hollywood .
Jim Carrey’s Best Movies
Throughout his career, he has made dozens of films , and although there are some that seem to have been destined for oblivion, there are many others that continue to shine thanks to their great performance in front of the camera.
Truman Burbank, a happy insurance agent, thinks he leads a normal life, but he has no idea that he is being recorded by cameras 24 hours a day and that everything he does is seen on television.
Eternal Sunshine of the Spotless Mind – 2004
A reaffirmation that he is a monster when he does drama . The film deals with the lives of Joel (Carrey) and Clementine, a couple who seem ideal, but who soon wish they had never met. His wish comes true thanks to a controversial and radical invention. Michel Gondry brings out the best in Jim in the drama .
Fletcher Reede is an ambitious and unscrupulous lawyer who uses lies as a regular means of work. His five-year-old son, fed up with broken promises, makes a wish that his father cannot lie for 24 hours.
A bored bank clerk finds a mask that will completely transform him. The tape that catapulted him to the Olympus of comedy.
Three orphans are devastated by the death of their parents in a fire. Now, the Baudelaire brothers will go to live with the crazy Aunt Josephine and the extravagant Count Olaf (Carrey), to recover the fortune that belongs to them by law.
With man and impostor Steven Jay Russell is serving time in jail and falls in love with his cellmate, Phillip Morris. When the latter is released, Russell breaks out of prison numerous times so he can reunite with Morris.
The life of Lloyd and Harry, two rather silly friends, is a real mess. When Lloyd falls for a girl who leaves a briefcase in a limo, the two friends set out on a cross-country road trip to return it to her.
Man on the Moon – 1999
He plays Andy Kaufman , the famous American comedian of the late 1970s and early 1980s. No one better than him to bring Kaufman to life on the big screen, in what many consider the best role of his life.
He announced his retirement and assured that only a “dream” project would make him return to acting.
The news occurs in the same week that Bruce Willis did the same due to a language disorder , however, the motivations of the legendary actor have to do with how well he feels away from the spotlight and the weariness he feels for Hollywood .
Since he debuted in the 90s, with a starring role in the series In Living Color , and later went on to big-time movies, the actor has earned himself one of the most beloved in the world. However, it is true that he has been away from the spotlight for years , despite sporadic appearances on the screen.
Owner of an undoubted talent and enormous charisma, his goodbye will leave a big gap in entertainment, where he leaves behind an extraordinary legacy of endearing movies and great characters .
He is one of the most comic actors in Hollywood. While comedy is his forte, in drama he also does extraordinary.
But, despite having that privilege, and being an actor much loved by the people, the truth is that the actor does not have the brilliance of before, being hired only for some sporadic performances.
His deteriorated appearance and his obvious distance from the spotlight has to do with the suicide of his partner, Cathriona White, due to an overdose of drugs.
The makeup artist, 26 years his junior, took her own life on September 28, 2015, four days after breaking up with the actor . Next to her body, White left a suicide note in which she directly accused him of cutting off her relationship and leaving her in “a very sad situation” .
According to different tabloids, the actor would have transmitted several sexually transmitted diseases to him . For his part, the actor denied these accusations.
Although the accusations did make a dent in his image, it is not clear if the producers actually no longer want to include him in their projects.
For his part, the actor explained that he was actually the one who left Hollywood because he got tired of corporations handling the entertainment industry to their liking.
In recent years, he has had few appearances in the cinema and has devoted himself more than anything to painting and exploring his artistic beta. On Instagram and Twitter he shares some of his drawings with his followers.
He announced that he will take a break from activity, which could be permanent.
“I’m retiring,” he said in an interview with the Access Hollywood site . Unless a “dream” and ideal project emerges, the star of Ace Ventura assured that they have no intention of continuing their prolific and successful career in Hollywood. “I love to paint,” he revealed.
“I’m retiring and I’m serious,” the actor insisted, outlining a slight smile. And he clarified that he would only stand in front of a screen again “if the angels bring some kind of script written in gold ink, tell me that it will be very important for people to see it.” “That’s how I could do it,” he added, “but the truth is, I’m taking this break seriously.”
Jim Carrey Net Worth
As of 2021, his net worth is $180 million.
Jim Carrey Personal Life
His first marriage, to Melissa Womer, who worked at the club where he performed in his youth, lasted nine years. Melissa gave birth to a daughter, who recently became a mother.
Family life with Melissa went wrong after the death of his parents. Jim then fell into depression, but later came out of it and shifted her attention to sports and a healthy lifestyle. This did not save the family.
A year after their divorce, he married Lauren Holly. This marriage lasted less than a year. Then his girlfriend was actress Renee Zellweger.
After her, the model Jenny McCarthy. 
In the following years, he changed many friends, which is not surprising. He is not only a talented and sought-after actor, but also a handsome man, who has been officially recognized by show business publications more than once.
He himself, in the end, came to the conclusion that there are no eternal feelings, and you can give your partner all your love in just a few years.
