Jim Carrey
- Acting
- January 17, 1962 · Newmarket, Ontario, Canada
Biography
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 (1990–1994). 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 Forever(both 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 Snicket's 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 (2020–present). 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 (2018–2020), for which he received his seventh Golden Globe nomination. Description above from the Wikipedia article Jim Carrey, licensed under CC-BY-SA, full list of contributors on Wikipedia.
Known for
Filmography
- Sonic the Hedgehog 4 · Ivo Robotnik
- Norm: The Tale of Norm Macdonald · Self
- Proust Palimpsesto: Pastiches e Misturas · Joel Barish (archive footage) (uncredited)
- Starring Dick Van Dyke · Self
- 2025 Rock & Roll Hall of Fame Induction Ceremony · Self
- Sonic the Hedgehog 3 · Ivo Robotnik / Gerald Robotnik
- Stand-Up: The Laughing Therapy · Self
- Knuckles · Dr. Robotnik (archive footage) (uncredited)
- The Many Faces of Jim Carrey · Self
- Dirty Daddy: The Bob Saget Tribute · Self
- Sonic the Hedgehog 2 · Dr. Robotnik
- When Ruby Wax Met... · Self
- Val · Self
- Out of Shadows · Self
- Sonic the Hedgehog · Dr. Robotnik
- Meet the Pickles - Behind the Scenes of Kidding · Self
- Kidding · Jeff Piccirillo, Executive producer
- The Russell Howard Hour · Self
- Jim & Andy: The Great Beyond · Self
- I Needed Color · Self
- The Bad Batch · The Hermit
- I'm Dying Up Here · Creator
- Dark Crimes · Tadek Pietrzak
- The New Yorker Presents · Truman Burbank
- The Late Show with Stephen Colbert · Self
- Close Up with The Hollywood Reporter · Self
- Rubble Kings · Producer
- "That's Awesome!": The Story of 'Dumb and Dumber To' · Self
- Dumb and Dumber To · Lloyd Christmas
- Monty Python's Best Bits (Mostly) · Self
- The Tonight Show Starring Jimmy Fallon · Self
- Ringo Starr: A Lifetime of Peace and Love · Self
- Anchorman 2: The Legend Continues · Scott Riles (uncredited)
- The Improv: 50 Years Behind the Brick Wall · Self
- Kick-Ass 2 · Colonel Stars and Stripes
- Norm Macdonald Live · Self
- Cold Dead Hand with Jim Carrey · Charlton Heston / Lonesome Earl / Sam Elliot
- The Incredible Burt Wonderstone · Steve Gray
- Circus Halligalli
- Close Up · Self
- Nantucket Film Festival's Comedy Roundtable · Self
- Comedians in Cars Getting Coffee · Self
- FOX 25th Anniversary Special · Self
- Final Cut: Ladies and Gentlemen · (archive footage)
- Inside Comedy · Self
- The Love We Make · Self
- Conan O'Brien Can't Stop · Self
- Mr. Popper's Penguins · Mr. Popper
- Conan · Self
- Presidential Reunion · Ronald Reagan
- I Love You Phillip Morris · Steven Russell
- A Christmas Carol · Scrooge / Ghosts of Christmas (Voice)
- The Tonight Show with Conan O'Brien · Self
- Autism: Made in the U.S.A. · Self
- Late Night with Jimmy Fallon · Self
- Under the Sea 3D · Self
- Yes Man · Carl Allen
- Horton Hears a Who! · Horton (Voice)
- Comic Relief: The Greatest... and the Latest
- The Number 23 · Walter Sparrow / Fingerling
- The Graham Norton Show · Self
- Kings of Comedy USA · Self
- 30 Rock · Dave Williams
- Fun with Dick and Jane · Dick Harper, Producer
- How's It Going to End - The Making of 'The Truman Show' · Self
- Cartoon Logic · Self
- Introducing Cameron Diaz · Self
- The Office · The Fingerlakes Guy
- Return to Edge City · Self
- Lemony Snicket's A Series of Unfortunate Events · Count Olaf / Dr. Stephano / Captain Sham
- I've Been Twelve Forever: The Work of Director Michel Gondry · Writer
- A Look Inside Eternal Sunshine of the Spotless Mind
- A Conversation with Jim Carrey and Director Michel Gondry
- Tony Clifton's Movie! · Jim Carrey
- Eternal Sunshine of the Spotless Mind · Joel Barish
- The Work of Director Michel Gondry · Self
- Late Night with Conan O'Brien: 10th Anniversary Special · Self
- The Ellen DeGeneres Show · Self
- Celebrities Uncensored · Self
- Bruce Almighty · Bruce Nolan, Producer