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James Eugene Carrey (born January 17, 1962) is an
actor, comedian, writer and producer from
Newmarket, Ontario, Canada.
A born comedian. The Carol Burnett Show when he
was 10 years old. The teachers in Carrey's high school
gave him a few minutes at the end of each school day
to do a stand-up routine for his classmates.
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The Carrey family fell on hard times and were forced
to move to Scarborough, a Toronto suburb, where
they took security and janitorial jobs in the Titan
Wheels factory. Carrey began working eight-hour
shifts each day after school. Eventually, the Carrey
family escaped life at Titan by living on a relative's
lawn out of the family Volkswagen van until they
could move back downtown.
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Carrey dropped out of high school, and began to work in
comedy clubs and develop his act, which included
impersonations of celebrities such as Michael Landon and
James Stewart. In 1979 he moved to Los Angeles and
started working in The Comedy Store, where he was
noticed by comedian Rodney Dangerfield. Dangerfield liked
Carrey's act so much that he signed Carrey up to open
Dangerfield's tour performances.
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Carrey began to work occasionally in television and small
parts in movies, which eventually led to a friendship with
Damon Wayans. Wayans's brother, Keenen Ivory Wayans,
was in the process of putting together a sketch comedy
show for Fox called In Living Color, and hired Carrey to be
a cast member. Carrey's unusual characters and on-screen
behavior caught America's attention.
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Introducing... Janet, (1981) TV Movie
All in Good Taste, (1982)
The Sex and Violence Family Hour, (1983)
Club Med, (1983) TV Movie
The Duck Factory, (1983-1984) TV Series
Finders Keepers, (1984)
Once Bitten, (1985)
Peggy Sue Got Married, (1986)
The Dead Pool, (1988)
Pink Cadillac, (1989)
Mike Hammer: Murder Takes All, (1989) TV Movie
Earth Girls are Easy, (1989)
In Living Color, (1990-1993) TV Series
High Strung, (1991) (uncredited cameo) Video Release
The Itsy Bitsy Spider, (1992) Cartoon
Doing Time on Maple Drive, (1992) TV Movie
Ace Ventura: Pet Detective, (1994)
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The Mask, (1994)
Dumb and Dumber, (1994)
Batman Forever, (1995)
Ace Ventura: When Nature Calls, (1995)
The Cable Guy, (1996)
Liar Liar, (1997)
The Truman Show, (1998)
Simon Birch, (1998) (cameo)
Man on the Moon, (1999)
Me, Myself and Irene, (2000)
Dr. Seuss' How the Grinch Stole Christmas, (2000)
The Majestic, (2001)
Bruce Almighty, (2003)
Eternal Sunshine of the Spotless Mind (2004)