Jim Carrey

Born January 17, 1962 in Newmarket, Ontario, Jim Carrey knew by age three that show business was in his blood. At age 15, Carrey took off for Toronto to perform at Yuk Yuks, the famous comedy club. Following the performance, Carrey’s career took off and for the next few years he worked in comedy clubs all over Canada. In 1981, at age 19, he packed his belongings and moved to Los Angeles. Carrey immediately became a regular at Mitzi Shore’s Comedy Store, attracting the attention of comedy legend Rodney Dangerfield. Dangerfield was so impressed with the young comic that they began touring together. It was then that things began to happen for Jim Carrey.

1982 proved to be a magical year for Carrey when MTM cast him as the star of their NBC series “Duck Factory.” Although the series only lasted 13 weeks, Carrey’s work left a lasting impression in Hollywood. The next year he landed the lead role in the feature film “Once Bitten,” starring Lauren Hutton. He followed that film with roles in Francis Ford Coppola’s “Peggy Sue Got Married,” and the Geena Davis comedy “Earth Girls Are Easy.” In 1988, Carrey made a brief, but memorable, appearance as Johnny Squares, the selfdestructive rock star in the Clint Eastwood film “The Dead Pool.” In 1990, Carrey joined the cast of Fox Television’s ensemble comedy hit “In Living Color.” In November of the following year, his first Showtime Special, entitled “Jim Carrey’s Unnatural Act,” premiered to rave reviews. Hemfollowed the special’s success with a starring role as an alcoholic trying to cope with life in Fox’s Emmy nominated movie of the week “Doing Time on Maple Drive.” In 1994, after several successful seasons on “In Living Color,” Carrey once again branched out into feature films by accepting the lead role in the Warner Bros. comedy “Ace Ventura: Pet Detective.”

He also won the Golden Globe in 2000 for Best Actor in a Motion Picture – Musical or Comedy for his portrayal of Andy Kaufman in the 1999 film “Man On The Moon.” He had won a Golden Globe Award the previous year for Best Actor in a Motion Picture - Drama for his role in the critically acclaimed film “The Truman Show.”