Jim Carrey

For the retired American ice hockey player, see Jim Carey (ice hockey).

Jim Carrey
Carrey at the 2009 Cannes Film Festival, 2009
Born	James Eugene "Jim" Carrey
Nationality	Canadian-American
Years active	1980-present
Notable work	Stanley Ipkiss/The Mask in The Mask Ace Ventura in Ace Ventura: Pet Detective and Ace Ventura: When Nature Calls Bruce Nolan in Bruce Almighty Edward Nygma/The Riddler in Batman Forever Lloyd Christmas in Dumb and Dumber The Grinch in The Grinch Count Olaf in A Series of Unfortunate Events Truman Burbank in The Truman Show Andy Kaufman in Man on the Moon Dick Harper in Fun with Dick and Jane Walter Sparrow/Fingerling in The Number 23
Spouse(s)	Melissa Womer (1987-1995) Lauren Holly (1996-1997)
Partner(s)	Jenny McCarthy (2005-2010)
Children	Daughter
Parent(s)	Percy Carrey Kathleen (née Oram)
Relatives	1 grandson
Awards	Golden Globe Awards for: Best Film Actor (Drama) 1999 The Truman Show Best Film Actor (Musical or Comedy) 2000 Man on the Moon
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James Eugene Carrey (born January 17, 1962) is a Canadian-American movie actor and comedian. He is known for his acting in comedy movies such as Ace Ventura: Pet Detective, Ace Ventura: When Nature Calls, The Mask, Dumb and Dumber, Me, Myself & Irene, The Cable Guy, Liar Liar and Bruce Almighty. Carrey has also been successful in dramatic roles in movies such as The Truman Show, Man on the Moon, and Eternal Sunshine of the Spotless Mind. He won the Golden Globe Award in 1999 and 2000. In 2008, he acted in the movie Yes Man.

Carrey has attention-deficit hyperactivity disorder.

Other websites

• Jim Carrey | Facebook
• Jim Carrey on IMDb
• Jim Carrey at the Notable Names Database
• Carrey: Life Is Too Beautiful, a summary of a November 2004 60 Minutes interview with Carrey
• Jim Carrey Biography - Cinema.com
• Top 11 Jim Carrey Film Roles on Moviefone