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Carrey at the 2009 Cannes Film Festival

Jim Carrey is a Canadian actor and comedian who has appeared in various feature films, television films/series, along with one video game appearance. He is one of the top-50 highest-grossing actors of all time at the North American box office, with over $2.5 billion total gross and an average of $94.3 million per film.[1] He has been involved with thirteen films that grossed over $250 million at the worldwide box office; the highest-grossing film being Bruce Almighty.[2] Carrey gained his first lead role on the short-lived television series The Duck Factory in 1984, playing a young cartoonist. His first starring role in film was the 1985 comedy horror Once Bitten, with Lauren Hutton as a vampire countess and Carrey playing her victim. He landed supporting roles in films, such as Peggy Sue Got Married (1986), The Dead Pool (1988) and Earth Girls Are Easy (also 1988). In 1990, Carrey received his commercial breakthrough on Fox's In Living Color (1990–1994), where he displayed his character work.

In 1994, Carrey's breakthrough came when he landed the leading role in Ace Ventura: Pet Detective, in which he played a goof-ball detective specialized in crimes involving animals. The film would go on to earn over $72 million at the box office.[3] He went on to star in the sequel Ace Ventura: When Nature Calls in 1995. In 1994, he starred in two commercial successes: The Mask with Cameron Diaz, and Dumb and Dumber with Jeff Daniels. The films ended up grossing $120 million and $127 million, respectively, and established Carrey as a star.[4][5] Other 1990s films he starred in included Batman Forever (1995), The Cable Guy (1996) and Liar Liar (1997).

In 1998, he gained critical acclaim in the satirical comedy-drama film The Truman Show, in which he played Truman Burbank, a man whose life was, unbeknownst to him, a top-rating reality television show. The film was highly praised and led many to believe he would be nominated for an Oscar, but instead he picked up his first Golden Globe Award for Best Actor in a Motion Picture Drama.[6] In 2000, he returned to comedy reteaming with the Farrelly brothers for Me, Myself & Irene, it received mixed reviews but enjoyed box office success.[7][8] That same year, Carrey also appeared in How the Grinch Stole Christmas.[9]

Carrey starred opposite Jennifer Aniston and Morgan Freeman in Tom Shadyac's 2003 comedy Bruce Almighty, portraying a television newsman who unexpectedly receives God's omnipotent abilities. It remains his most financially successful film to date.[10] In 2004, he took a role in the critically lauded art-house film Eternal Sunshine of the Spotless Mind, written by Charlie Kaufmann and directed by Michael Gondry.[11] He received his fourth Golden Globe Award nomination, and was also nominated for his first BAFTA Award for Best Actor in a Leading Role. In the 2010s and 2020s, he portrayed Sal Bertolinni / Colonel Stars and Stripes in the black comedy superhero film Kick-Ass 2 (2013), the sequel Dumb and Dumber To with Jeff Daniels again (2014), and the villain Dr. Ivo "Eggman" Robotnik in Sonic the Hedgehog (2020) and its 2022 sequel.

Film

Year Title Role Notes Ref.


1983 Copper Mountain Bobby Todd
1983 The Sex and Violence Family Hour Host / Various roles Direct-to-video; also co-screenwriter
1983 All in Good Taste Ralph Parker
1984 Finders Keepers Lane Biddlecoff
1985 Once Bitten Mark Kendall
1986 Peggy Sue Got Married Walter Getz
1988 The Dead Pool Johnny Squares
1988 Earth Girls Are Easy Wiploc
1989 Pink Cadillac Lounge Entertainer
1991 High Strung Death Uncredited
1992 Itsy Bitsy Spider The Exterminator Voice; short film
1994 Ace Ventura: Pet Detective Ace Ventura Also co-screenwriter
1994 The Mask Stanley Ipkiss / The Mask
1994 Dumb and Dumber Lloyd Christmas
1995 Batman Forever Edward Nygma / The Riddler
1995 Ace Ventura: When Nature Calls Ace Ventura
1996 The Cable Guy Cable Guy / Ernie "Chip" Douglas
1997 Liar Liar Fletcher Reede [12]
1998 The Truman Show Truman Burbank
1998 Simon Birch Adult Joe Wenteworth / Narrator
1999 Man on the Moon Andy Kaufman
2000 Me, Myself & Irene Charlie Baileygates / Hank Evans
2000 How the Grinch Stole Christmas The Grinch
2001 The Majestic Peter Appleton
2003 Bruce Almighty Bruce Nolan / Bruce Almighty Also producer
2003 Pecan Pie The Driver Short film
2004 Eternal Sunshine of the Spotless Mind Joel Barish
2004 Lemony Snicket's A Series of Unfortunate Events Count Olaf
2005 Fun with Dick and Jane Richard "Dick" Harper Also producer
2007 The Number 23 Walter Sparrow / Detective Fingerling
2008 Dr. Seuss' Horton Hears a Who! Horton the Elephant Voice
2008 Yes Man Carl Allen
2009 I Love You Phillip Morris Steven Jay Russell
2009 A Christmas Carol Ebenezer Scrooge / Ghosts of Christmas: Past, Present, Yet to Come Voice and motion-capture
2011 Mr. Popper's Penguins Thomas "Tom" Popper Jr.
2013 The Incredible Burt Wonderstone Steve Gray
2013 Kick-Ass 2 Sal Bertolinni / Colonel Stars and Stripes
2013 Anchorman 2: The Legend Continues Scott Riles Uncredited cameo [13]
2014 Dumb and Dumber To Lloyd Christmas [14]
2016 The Bad Batch The Hermit
2016 Dark Crimes Tadek
2020 Sonic the Hedgehog Dr. Ivo "Eggman" Robotnik
2022 Sonic the Hedgehog 2 Dr. Ivo "Eggman" Robotnik

Television

Year Title Role Notes Ref.
1980 The All-Night Show Additional voices
1981 Rubberface Tony Moroni Television film
1983 Copper Mountain Bobby Todd Television film
1984 Buffalo Bill Jerry Lewis Impersonator Episode: "Jerry Lewis Week"
1984 The Duck Factory Skip Tarkenton 13 episodes
1989 Mike Hammer: Murder Takes All Brad Peters Television film
1990–1994 In Living Color Fire Marshall Bill, various roles 125 episodes; credited as James Carrey
1991 Jim Carrey: The Un-Natural Act Himself Television special; also producer and writer
1992 Doing Time on Maple Drive Tim Carter Television film
1992 Sesame Street Himself Episode: "3023"
1996, 2011, 2014 Saturday Night Live Himself Host; 3 episodes
1998 The Larry Sanders Show Himself Episode: "Flip"
2011 The Office The FingerLakes Guy Episode: "Search Committee"
2012 30 Rock Dave Williams Episode: "Leap Day"
2015 Saturday Night Live 40th Anniversary Special Himself / Matthew McConaughey
2017–2018 I'm Dying Up Here — Executive producer only
2018–2020 Kidding Jeff Piccirillo / Jeff Pickles 20 episodes; also executive producer
2020 Saturday Night Live Joe Biden 6 episodes

Documentary

Year Title Role Ref.
1994 Masters of Illusion: The Wizards of Special Effects Himself
1995 A Comedy Salute to Andy Kaufman Himself
1995 Jim Carrey Spotlight Himself
1998 Junket Whore Himself
1998 In My Life Himself
1999 Pesel Ha'Zahav Himself
1999 AFI's 100 Years...100 Stars: America's Greatest Screen Legends Himself
2000 Jim Carrey Uncensored Himself
2001 America: A Tribute to Heroes Himself
2001 The Concert for New York City Himself
2009 Under the Sea 3D Narrator
2011 Conan O'Brien Can't Stop Narrator
2011 The Love We Make Narrator
2015 Rubble Kings Producer only
2017 Jim & Andy: The Great Beyond Himself
2018 The Zen Diaries of Garry Shandling Himself

Music videos

Year Artist Song Notes Ref.
1994 Tone Loc "Ace Is In The House" Appears in scenes of the movie "Ace Ventura: Pet Detective" [15]
1994 Jim Carrey "Cuban Pete (C&C Pop Radio Edit)" Appears in scenes of the movie "The Mask"
1995 Seal "Kiss From A Rose" Appears in scenes of the movie "Batman Forever" [16]
1999 R.E.M. "The Great Beyond" Appears in scenes of the movie "Man of the Moon"
2000 Foo Fighters "Breakout" Appears in scenes of the movie "Me, Myself & Irene"
2022 Kid Cudi "Stars in the Sky" Appears in scenes of the movie "Sonic the Hedgehog 2"
2022 The Weeknd "Out of Time" [17]

Video game

Year Title Voice role Ref.
2004 Lemony Snicket's A Series of Unfortunate Events Count Olaf [18]

Web

Year Title Role Ref.
2010 Presidential Reunion Ronald Reagan [19]

References

General
  • "Jim Carrey — Overview > Biography / Filmography > Awards". AllMovie. AllRovi. Retrieved September 4, 2013.
  • "Jim Carrey — Biography > Highest Rated Movies > Filmography". Rotten Tomatoes. Flixster. Retrieved September 4, 2013.
  • "Jim Carrey — Famous Works". Film Reference. Advameg. Retrieved September 4, 2013.
Specific
  1. ↑ "People Index." Box Office Mojo.
  2. ↑ "Jim Carrey's profile at Box Office Mojo". Box Office Mojo. Retrieved September 4, 2013.
  3. ↑ "Ace Ventura: Pet Detective (1994) > Summary > Domestic Total Gross". Box Office Mojo. Retrieved September 3, 2013.
  4. ↑ "The Mask (1994) > Summary > Domestic Total Gross". Box Office Mojo. Retrieved September 3, 2013.
  5. ↑ "Dumb and Dumber (1994) > Summary > Domestic Total Gross". Box Office Mojo. Retrieved September 3, 2013.
  6. ↑ Svetkey, Benjamin (June 5, 1998). "The Truman Pro". Entertainment Weekly. Archived from the original on November 17, 2020. Retrieved September 4, 2013.
  7. ↑ "Me, Myself & Irene Movie Reviews, Pictures". Rotten Tomatoes. Retrieved September 3, 2013.
  8. ↑ "Me, Myself & Irene (2000) > Summary > Domestic Total Gross". Box Office Mojo. Retrieved September 3, 2013.
  9. ↑ "Dr. Seuss' How the Grinch Stole Christmas (2000) > Summary > Domestic Total Gross". Box Office Mojo. Retrieved September 3, 2013.
  10. ↑ "Bruce Almighty (2003)". Box Office Mojo. Retrieved October 8, 2016.
  11. ↑ "Eternal Sunshine of the Spotless Mind Movie Reviews, Pictures". Rotten Tomatoes. Retrieved September 3, 2013.
  12. ↑ Kitchener, Shaun (July 9, 2018). "Jim Carrey played ANOTHER role in comedy classic Liar Liar: Did you spot his secret cameo?". express.co.uk.
  13. ↑ Zuckerman, Esther (December 18, 2013). "A Definitive Ranking of All the 'Anchorman 2' Cameos". thewire.com. Atlantic Monthly Group. Archived from the original on May 11, 2015. Retrieved July 8, 2014.
  14. ↑ "Jeff Daniels Says 'Dumb & Dumber 2' is Still Alive". Screenrant.com. August 6, 2012. Retrieved September 4, 2013.
  15. ↑ Tone Loc - Ace Is In The House, retrieved April 11, 2023
  16. ↑ Seal - Kiss From A Rose (Official Music Video 720p HD) + Lyrics, retrieved April 11, 2023
  17. ↑ Lowe, Lindsay (April 6, 2022). "The Weeknd teams up with Jim Carrey for a collab no one saw coming in new music video". TODAY.com. Retrieved February 8, 2023.
  18. ↑ Ford, Jack (September 28, 2022). "Lights, Camera, Action Button! A Series of Unfortunate Events - HeadStuff". HeadStuff. Retrieved February 8, 2023.
  19. ↑ Staff, W. S. J. (March 3, 2010). "Funny or Die's Presidential Reunion Goes Viral". WSJ. Retrieved February 8, 2023.
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