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. 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. High profile roles followed when he was 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), Yes Man (2008), and A Christmas Carol (2009). 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 (2009) alongside Ewan McGregor. Description above from the Wikipedia article Jim Carrey, licensed under CC-BY-SA, full list of contributors on Wikipedia.
Movie | Dick Van Dyke: 98 Years of Magic | Self | 2023-12-21 |
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Movie | Sonic the Hedgehog 2 | Dr. Robotnik | 2022-03-30 |
Movie | Dirty Daddy: The Bob Saget Tribute | Self | 2022-06-10 |
Movie | Space Jam: A New Legacy | Stanley Ipkiss / The Mask (voice) | 2021-07-08 |
Movie | Val | Self (archive footage) | 2021-07-23 |
Movie | Jim Carrey, America Unmasked | Self (archive footage) | 2021-10-14 |
Movie | We Are Cinema | Self (archive footage) | 2021-12-16 |
Movie | Sonic the Hedgehog | Dr. Robotnik | 2020-02-12 |
Movie | Disclosure | Ace Ventura (archive footage) | 2020-06-19 |
Series | The Comedy Store | Self | 2020-10-04 |
Movie | Robin Williams: Come Inside My Mind | Self (archive footage) | 2018-01-19 |
Series | The Zen Diaries of Garry Shandling | Self | 2018-03-26 |
Series | Kidding | Jeff | 2018-09-09 |
Movie | The Bad Batch | The Hermit | 2017-06-23 |
Movie | Jim & Andy: The Great Beyond | Self | 2017-09-05 |
Movie | I Needed Color | Self | 2017-07-25 |
Series | The New Yorker Presents | Truman Burbank | 2016-02-16 |
Movie | Dark Crimes | Tadek Pietrzak | 2016-10-12 |
Movie | Saturday Night Live: 40th Anniversary Special | Self / Matthew McConaughey | 2015-02-15 |
Movie | "That's Awesome!": The Story of 'Dumb and Dumber To' | Self | 2015-02-17 |
Movie | And the Oscar Goes To... | Self (archive footage) | 2014-02-01 |
Movie | Dumb and Dumber To | Lloyd Christmas | 2014-11-12 |
Movie | The Incredible Burt Wonderstone | Steve Gray | 2013-03-14 |
Series | Circus Halligalli | Unknown | 2013-02-25 |
Movie | The Improv: 50 Years Behind the Brick Wall | Self | 2013-12-06 |
Movie | Kick-Ass 2 | Sal Bertolinni / Colonel Stars and Stripes | 2013-07-17 |
Movie | Anchorman 2: The Legend Continues | Scott Riles (uncredited) | 2013-12-18 |
Movie | Final Cut: Ladies and Gentlemen | (archive footage) | 2012-02-04 |
Series | Comedians in Cars Getting Coffee | Himself | 2012-07-19 |
Movie | Nantucket Film Festival's Comedy Roundtable | Self - Panelist | 2012-09-27 |
Movie | Close Up | Self (archive footage) | 2012-09-30 |
Movie | Mr. Popper's Penguins | Tom Popper | 2011-06-17 |
Movie | The Love We Make | Self | 2011-09-10 |
Movie | Conan O'Brien Can't Stop | Self | 2011-06-24 |
Movie | I Love You Phillip Morris | Steven Russell | 2010-02-04 |
Movie | Under the Sea 3D | 2009-02-13 | |
Movie | A Christmas Carol | Scrooge / Ghosts of Christmas (voice) | 2009-11-04 |
Movie | Horton Hears a Who! | Horton (voice) | 2008-03-03 |
Movie | Yes Man | Carl Allen | 2008-12-09 |
Movie | The Number 23 | Walter Sparrow / Fingerling | 2007-02-23 |
Series | 30 Rock | Unknown | 2006-10-11 |
Series | The Office | Unknown | 2005-03-24 |
Movie | Fun with Dick and Jane | Dick Harper | 2005-12-21 |
Movie | Eternal Sunshine of the Spotless Mind | Joel Barish | 2004-03-19 |
Movie | Stuck on You: It's Funny - The Farrelly Formula | Self | 2004-04-20 |
Movie | Pecan Pie | The Driver | 2004-09-28 |
Movie | Lemony Snicket's A Series of Unfortunate Events | Count Olaf / Dr. Stephano / Captain Sham | 2004-12-16 |
Movie | Bruce Almighty | Bruce Nolan | 2003-05-23 |
Movie | The Very Best America's Funniest Comedians | 2003-05-13 | |
Series | Celebrities Uncensored | Unknown | 2003-06-04 |
Series | The Ellen DeGeneres Show | Unknown | 2003-09-08 |
Movie | The Work of Director Michel Gondry | 2003-10-23 | |
Movie | Saturday Night Live: The Best of Will Ferrell | Steve (archive footage) | 2002-09-28 |
Movie | America: A Tribute to Heroes | Self | 2001-09-21 |
Movie | Laughing Out Loud: America's Funniest Comedians | Self (archive footage) | 2001-03-20 |
Movie | The Majestic | Peter Appleton | 2001-12-21 |
Movie | The Concert for New York City | Self | 2001-10-20 |
Movie | Me, Myself & Irene | Off. Charlie Baileygates / Hank Evans | 2000-06-22 |
Movie | How the Grinch Stole Christmas | Grinch | 2000-11-17 |
Series | The Early Show | Unknown | 1999-11-01 |
Movie | Man on the Moon | Andy Kaufman / Tony Clifton | 1999-12-22 |
Movie | Mythos Hollywood - Das Geheimnis des Erfolgs | Self | 1998-01-01 |
Movie | The Truman Show | Truman Burbank | 1998-06-04 |
Movie | George Martin: In My Life | Self | 1998-11-12 |
Movie | Simon Birch | Adult Joe Wenteworth | 1998-09-11 |
Movie | Liar Liar | Fletcher Reede | 1997-03-21 |
Series | The View | Unknown | 1997-08-11 |
Movie | The Cable Guy | The Cable Guy | 1996-06-10 |
Series | The Daily Show | Unknown | 1996-07-22 |
Movie | Batman Forever | Edward Nygma / The Riddler | 1995-06-16 |
Movie | Riddle Me This: Why Is Batman Forever? | Self - Edward Nygma / Riddler | 1995-07-10 |
Movie | Ace Ventura: When Nature Calls | Ace Ventura | 1995-11-10 |
Movie | Sesame Street All-Star 25th Birthday: Stars and Street Forever! | Self (archive footage) | 1994-05-18 |
Movie | Ace Ventura: Pet Detective | Ace Ventura | 1994-02-04 |
Series | Space Ghost Coast to Coast | Unknown | 1994-04-15 |
Movie | The Mask | Stanley Ipkiss / The Mask | 1994-07-29 |
Movie | Dumb and Dumber | Lloyd Christmas | 1994-12-16 |
Series | Late Night with Conan O'Brien | Unknown | 1993-09-13 |
Movie | High Strung | Death | 1992-01-08 |
Movie | Doing Time on Maple Drive | Tim Carter | 1992-03-16 |
Series | The Tonight Show with Jay Leno | Unknown | 1992-05-25 |
Movie | The Itsy Bitsy Spider | The Exterminator (voice) | 1992-07-31 |
Movie | Jim Carrey: Unnatural Act | Self | 1991-11-17 |
Series | In Living Color | Self - Various Characters | 1990-04-15 |
Movie | Pink Cadillac | Lounge Entertainer | 1989-05-26 |
Movie | Mike Hammer: Murder Takes All | 1989-05-21 | |
Movie | The Dead Pool | Johnny Squares | 1988-07-13 |
Series | LIVE with Kelly and Mark | Unknown | 1988-09-05 |
Movie | Earth Girls Are Easy | Wiploc | 1988-09-08 |
Movie | Peggy Sue Got Married | Walter Getz | 1986-10-10 |
Movie | Once Bitten | Mark Kendall | 1985-11-15 |
Series | The Duck Factory | Skip Tarkenton | 1984-04-12 |
Movie | Finders Keepers | Lane Biddlecoff | 1984-05-18 |
Movie | All in Good Taste | Ralph | 1983-05-06 |
Movie | The Sex and Violence Family Hour | Various Personalities | 1983-01-01 |
Series | Buffalo Bill | Unknown | 1983-05-31 |
Movie | Copper Mountain | Bobby Todd | 1983-07-07 |
Movie | Rubberface | Tony Moroni | 1981-01-01 |
Series | Saturday Night Live | Unknown | 1975-10-11 |
Series | The Oscars | Jim Carrey | 1953-03-19 |
Series | Today | Unknown | 1952-01-14 |