Jim Carrey

James Eugene Carrey ˈkæri born January 17 1962 is a Canadian and American actor and comedian Known primarily for his energetic slapstick performances he has received two Golden Globe Awards in addition to nominations for BAFTA Awards and Screen Actors Guild Awards After spending the 1980s honing his comedy act and playing supporting roles in films Carrey gained recognition when he was cast in the Fox sketch comedy series In Living Color 19901994 He broke out as a film star after starring in a string of box office hits such as Ace Ventura Pet Detective The Mask Dumb and Dumber all 1994 Ace Ventura When Nature Calls and Batman Foreverboth 1995 The success of these five films led to Carrey being the first comic actor to receive an upfront 20 million salary for performing in films beginning with The Cable Guy 1996 Carrey continued to have success as a leading actor in comedies such as Liar Liar 1997 How the Grinch Stole Christmas 2000 Bruce Almighty 2003 Lemony Snickets A Series of Unfortunate Events 2004 and Yes Man 2008 Since the 2010s Carrey appeared in fewer films with notable works including Dumb and Dumber To 2014 and his role as Doctor Eggman in the Sonic the Hedgehog film series 2020present Although typecast mainly as a comedic actor Carrey had success in dramatic roles His critically acclaimed performances include the title role in The Truman Show 1998 and Andy Kaufman in Man on the Moon 1999 for which he won Golden Globe Awards He starred in the romantic drama film Eternal Sunshine of the Spotless Mind 2004 for which he was nominated for a BAFTA Award and another Golden Globe Carrey also starred in the Showtime tragicomedy series Kidding 20182020 for which he received his seventh Golden Globe nomination Description above from the Wikipedia article Jim Carrey licensed under CCBYSA full list of contributors on Wikipedia