Jim Carrey , (born January 17, 1962, Newmarket, Ontario, Canada), Canadian American comedian who established himself as a leading comedic actor with a series of over-the-top performances and who won plaudits for his more-serious portrayals as his career progressed.
1. Jim Carrey was born in the Toronto suburb of Newmarket, Ontario, Canada as the youngest of four children. 2. At age 10, wrote a letter to Carol Burnett, telling her he was a master impressionist and would be a great fit for a job on The Carol Burnett Show.
Diagnosed with both dyslexia and ADHD as a child, Carrey recalls experiencing myriad behavioral issues while growing up in school. Treatment such as medication has helped Carrey immensely, as has focusing his energy into his very physical comedy and being a spokesman for those with ADHD.
He was 16 years old. Unfortunately, the Carrey family lost their home. They were forced to live in a tent around Canada for a period of time. This difficult period in his life reportedly made him very angry.
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.
James Eugene Carrey was born on January 17, 1962 in Newmarket, Ontario, Canada, and is the youngest of four children of Kathleen (Oram), a homemaker, and Percy Carrey, an accountant and jazz musician. The family surname was originally "Carré", and he has French-Canadian, Scottish, and Irish ancestry.
The Yes Man actor has been married twice: to Melissa Womer from 1987 to 1995 and to Lauren Holly from 1996 to 1997. Carrey shares daughter Jane, who competed on American Idol in 2012, with his first wife.
During a conversation about his newest movie, Sonic the Hedgehog 2, the 60-year-old star revealed to Access Hollywood that he is "retiring" from acting. Asked by host Kit Hoover in an interview that was posted Thursday if he was being serious, Carrey said, "I'm being fairly serious."
The couple have never married and do not have any children of the relationship. However, Jim has a 22 year old daughter from his previous relationship and Jenny has a 7 year old son from her previous relationship.
He offered Melissa a onetime-only settlement of $500,000, and $25,000 a month for alimony and child support. And, last October, he reportedly bought a $4 million mansion in Pacific Palisades. Jim has visitation rights with their 7-year-old daughter, but when he comes by, Melissa said, “It's Chinese water torture. …
Among Jim Carrey's numerous projects, his charity work has often been held with private regard, Jim's involvement being mostly patronage or financial donation. He set up his own 'Better U Foundation' in 2005 and in 2009 he was co-founder of Global Alliance for Transformational Entertainment.
30-year-old beauty therapist found dead at her home in LA last month. Jim Carrey helped carry the coffin of his former girlfriend Cathriona White on Saturday afternoon as she was taken from the church of her home town in Co Tipperary for burial in the nearby cemetery.
A woman said that people are "disappointed" when they meet her as they always assume she is Hollywood legend Jim Carrey - because she is the spitting image of him. Heather Shaw, 34, is a comedian and became a viral success after pretending she was Ace Ventura's long-lost daughter.
