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Trivia
Birth name: James Eugene Carrey
Date of birth: 17 January 1962
Nickname: Jim
Place of birth: Newmarket, Ontario, Canada
Height: 6' 2" (1.88 m)
Spouse: Lauren Holly (23 September 1996 - 29 July 1997) (divorced),
Melissa Womer (28 March 1987 - 11 December 1995) (divorced) 1 child.
Dropped out of high school at 16.
During the filming of Me, Myself & Irene (2000), he and the
production crew attended a private music show of the band Phish on June
24th 1999 at the guitarist/vocalist house in Careystock, Vermont. There,
he sang two songs with Phish, "Hey You" by Bachman Turner
Overdrive and "Come Together" by The Beatles.
Ranked #54 in Empire (UK) magazine's "The Top 100 Movie Stars of
All Time" list. [October 1997]
Chosen by "People" magazine as one of the 50 Most Beautiful
People in the World. [1997]
Made his name in the US as a cast member of the show "In Living
Color" (1990).
At age 10, he sent his resume to Carol Burnett.
He appeared at the 20th anniversary special for The Comedy Store wearing
nothing but a sock on his penis.
Hosted "YTV Awards Show" in mid '80s with Laurie from
"Fox After Breakfast" (1996). YTV is Canada's Youth Television
station.
At one point his family lived out of their car/trailer.
Once performed "Rocket Man" on stage with Elton John at one of
Elton's concerts (1998).
At one point he and his family all worked as janitors at a factory to
make a living.
Wrote himself a check for $20 million and kept it in his wallet until he
earned that amount for The Cable Guy (1996).
Relationship with Renée Zellweger ended while they were already engaged
and had marriage plans. [2000]
Manager is Jimmy Miller, who is the younger brother of actor-comedian
Dennis Miller.
Shares the same birthday with Andy Kaufman, who he played in Man on the
Moon (1999).
December, 2001: Announces his intention to become a United States
citizen.
His total of nine MTV movie awards as of 2001 is the most MTV movie
awards won by any person.
Although Jim has plans to get an American citizenship, he still intends
to keep his Canadian citizenship.
He, Michael J. Fox and the late Raymond Burr head list of top Canadians
in U.S. television compiled by Banff Television Festival, June 2002.
As a child, he used to wear his tap shoes to bed just in case his
parents needed cheering up in the middle of the night.
Performed his first stand-up routine (with disastrous results) in a
yellow suit and tails (made by his mother) similar to what he would
later wear in The Mask (1994).
Insisted that his favorite band, Cannibal Corpse, play in the movie Ace
Ventura: Pet Detective (1994).
Melissa Womer Carrey filed court papers in Los Angeles Superior Court
requesting more child support, saying that $10,000 a month "is not
sufficient" to meet the needs of their 15-year-old daughter Jane,
who wants to pursue a career in the entertainment industry. An April 21
hearing is scheduled on the support request. (30 January 2003)
Has a daughter, Jane Erin Carrey, with first wife, Melissa Womer (b. 6
September 1987)
Ranked #5 in Star TV's Top 10 Box Office Stars of the 1990s (2003)
Many of his characters are ordinary men whose lives are changed by
supernatural or otherwise unseen forces. As in The Mask (1994) (" (Ipkiss
happens to find the mask), The Majestic (2001) (Appleton is unlucky and
suffers amnesia), Liar Liar (1997) (His son's birthday wish comes true),
Bruce Almighty (2003) (Divine intervention), The Truman Show (1998) (He
finds his life is a TV show), and so on.
His characters from Dumb & Dumber (1994), The Mask (1994), Bruce
Almighty (2003), How the Grinch Stole Christmas (2000), Man on the Moon
(1999) and Lemony Snicket's A Series of Unfortunate Events (2004_ are
losers who want to be recognized and be famous.
There is some sort of a bathroom scene and car scene in almost every one
of his movies.
Along with Jeff Goldblum and Damon Wayans, his voice was dubbed for
certain scenes in Earth Girls Are Easy (1988).
While filming Earth Girls Are Easy (1988), it took approximately two and
a half hours for him and co-stars Jeff Goldblum and Damon Wayans to be
suited up as the aliens.
Many of his characters have a job or interest in TV (The Mask (1994),
Batman Forever (1995), The Cable Guy (1996), The Truman Show (1998), Man
on the Moon (1999), Bruce Almighty (2003))
Has said that his least favorite movie is The Computer Wore Tennis Shoes
(1969).
Owns his own $25 million dollar plane.
October 2004 - Became a U.S. citizen.
He has said that Joel, his painfully shy, lovelorn character in Eternal
Sunshine of the Spotless Mind (2004), is closer to what he's like when
he's not "on," and that making the film lead him to reflect on
his past relationships and why they didn't work out.
Attended Agincourt Collegiate Institute (High School), in Scarborough.
Auditioned for the role of Farmer Ted in the film Sixteen Candles
(1984). Eventually, actor Anthony Michael Hall won the part.
He donated a signed head-shot to Rocky Stone to be auctioned off to
raise money to buy more toys for less fortunate kids as part of the Toy
Mountain Campaign 2004.
While getting his start in Los Angeles, one of his frequent stops was at
the Comedy Store
Went through depression in the 1980s while struggling to make ends meet
as a comedian.
Wrote letters to Tupac Shakur when Tupac was in prison to help him laugh
and smile. Tupac said that Carrey was his favorite actor.
Briefly attended Aldershot High School in Burlington, Ontario.
Bought a Harley Davidson motorcycle and got a vanity license plate for
it which read "NO TAG" as a joke. This resulted in Jim
receiving numerous traffic tickets in the mail that were meant for other
people. As it turns out, when filling out a ticket, police officers
write "no tag" in the license plate number slot on the ticket
when the offending vehicle has no license plate. In some cases, this was
interpreted as the actual license plate number, as it was in Jim's case,
which caused the tickets to be routed to him.
He was originally cast as Dr. Evil in Austin Powers: International Man
of Mystery, but he had to drop out of the role due to a scheduling
conflict with Liar Liar.
Was considered for the role of Captain Jack Sparrow in Pirates of the
Caribbean: The Curse of the Black Pearl (2003)
Shares his birthday with James Earl Jones and Zooey Deschenel.
Is, to the day, one year younger than Brian Helgeland.
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