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Jim Carrey
Born 17 January 1962, in Ontario, Canada – rubber-faced comedian who rose to the top of the box office tree via a huge breakthrough year in 1994, which saw comic-book anarchy in The Mask, gross-out comedy in Dumb And Dumber, and slapstick buffoonery in Ace Ventura - Pet Detective.
An overnight success Carrey most definitely wasn’t, however. A born performer, he was doing stand-up at high school, and spent much of the 80s trying to get a mis-firing film career off the ground and taking miscellaneous comedy gigs.
A combination of the two put him in cahoots with the Wayans brothers and TV sketch show In Living Color for four years from 1990, after which the big time beckoned. Carrey followed up his 94 hat-trick with The Riddler in Batman Forever, was the first actor to hit a $20m pay-day for The Cable Guy, and drove on into more serious, actorly fare like The Truman Show and Man On The Moon.
He has sustained similar variety (and salary) into the 2000s: gross-out-ings ( Me, Myself And Irene) and crowd-pleasers ( Bruce Almighty), balanced by critically-rated drama ( Eternal Sunshine Of The Spotless Mind). And now a thriller – The Number 23.
Wise words: "I tend to stay up late, not because I'm partying but because it's the only time of day when I'm alone and I don't have to be on, performing."
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Jim Carrey - news / articles
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Carrey's Scrooge is his dad's lookalike -
5 November 2009
-Jim Carrey has been given a glimpse into the future after movie illustrators added years to his looks for his animated character in new movie A Christmas Carol.-
-The Mask star, 47, voices Scrooge in the animated retelling of the classic Charles Dickens tale, and p
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Carrey discovers Hollywood link to Scrooge -
26 October 2009
-Jim Carrey unearthed an interesting fact while researching the role of Ebenezer Scrooge for the new A Christmas Carol movie - author Charles Dickens based his miser on actor Cary Elwes' relative.-
-The funnyman is sketchy on his facts, but he's keen to find out if
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Apatow: 'Carrey's Cable Guy was not a flop' -
22 May 2009
-Jim Carrey's The Cable Guy was treated like a "disaster" film because it failed to make hundreds of millions of dollars at the box office, according to producer Judd Apatow.-
-The moviemaker fears the 1996 dark comedy, which was directed by Ben Stiller, has been ov
Jim Carrey - what members say
Jim Carrey - filmography
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Ripley's Believe It or Not!
(2010)
Starring: Jim Carrey, Li Gong
Director: Chris Columbus
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The film follows Ripley as he's becoming world famous for his newspaper column, which charts his adventures discovering the world's weirdest creatures, objects and people. But he learns that his subjects - particularly the people - are more than just curious for his collection.
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Yes Man - BLU-RAY Version
(2008)
Starring: Rhys Darby, Jim Carrey, Brent Briscoe
Director: Peyton Reed
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In the romantic comedy YES MAN, divorce Carl Allen (Jim Carrey) finds himself stuck in a rut, too afraid to take a risk. At his best friend's insistence, he attends a New Age self-help seminar designed to turn naysayers into yea-sayers. Carl is reluctant at first, but finds the seminar to be ..read more »
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70%
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Horton Hears a Who!
on DVD
(2008)
Starring: Jim Carrey, Steve Carell, Will Arnett
Director: Jimmy Hayward, Steve Martino
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Based on the 1954 children's book by Dr. Seuss, HORTON HEARS A WHO! is a 2008 computer-animated Hollywood update of the beloved illustrated tale. Horton (voiced by Jim Carrey), a thoughtful elephant living in the jungle of Nool, discovers that an entire society, Whoville, rests inside a speck. He ..read more »
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from 12,025 members
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Yes Man
on DVD
(2008)
Starring: Jim Carrey, Zooey Deschanel, Bradley Cooper
Director: Peyton Reed
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Carl Allen's life is going nowhere--the operative word being "no"--until he signs up for a self-help program based on one simple covenant: say yes to everything--and anything. Unleashing the power of "YES" begins to transform Carl's life in amazing and unexpected ways, getting him promoted at work ..read more »
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Number 23, The - BLU-RAY Version
(2007)
Starring: Virginia Madsen, Danny Huston, Jim Carrey
Director: Joel Schumacher
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In Joel Schumacher's psychological thriller THE NUMBER 23, Jim Carrey takes on another dramatic role. Carrey's character is similar to his roles in THE TRUMAN SHOW and ETERNAL SUNSHINE OF THE SPOTLESS MIND: he portrays an average man thrust into quite extraordinary situations after a series of ..read more »
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61%
from 24 members
Not available for rental
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Fun With Dick And Jane
on DVD
(2005)
Starring: Jim Carrey, Tea Leoni, Alec Baldwin
Director: Dean Parisot
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Dick (Jim Carrey) and Jane (Tea Leoni) are a typical suburban couple. They have a nice house in a development, she works as a travel agent to supplement his white-collar income, and their son's first language is Spanish thanks to spending so much time with nanny Blanca (Gloria Garayua). Things ..read more »
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58%
from 32,022 members
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Eternal Sunshine Of The Spotless Mind
on DVD
(2004)
Starring: Jim Carrey, Kate Winslet, Elijah Wood
Director: Michel Gondry
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ETERNAL SUNSHINE OF THE SPOTLESS MIND is an unconventional romance told in the abstract, inventive, and comedic storytelling style of screenwriter Charlie Kaufman. Like his scripts for ADAPTATION and BEING JOHN MALKOVICH, this plot works off of a relatively complex idea that is easier explained ..read more »
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66%
from 91,558 members
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Bruce Almighty - BLU-RAY Version
(2003)
Starring: Jim Carrey, Jennifer Aniston, Morgan Freeman
Director: Tom Shadyac
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Jim Carrey returns to his zany, manic roots in this Capraesque comedy from director Tom Shadyac (ACE VENTURA: PET DETECTIVE and LIAR LIAR). Carrey stars as Bruce Nolan, a television reporter in Buffalo, New York who lives a normal life with his sweet girlfriend Grace (Jennifer Aniston). But Bruce ..read more »
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69%
from 1,554 member
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Bruce Almighty
(2003)
Starring: Jim Carrey, Jennifer Aniston, Morgan Freeman
Director: Tom Shadyac
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Jim Carrey returns to his zany, manic roots in this Capraesque comedy from director Tom Shadyac (ACE VENTURA: PET DETECTIVE and LIAR LIAR). Carrey stars as Bruce Nolan, a television reporter in Buffalo, New York who lives a normal life with his sweet girlfriend Grace (Jennifer Aniston). But Bruce ..read more »
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63%
from 32,649 members
Not currently released
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The Majestic
on DVD
(2001)
Starring: Jim Carrey, Bob Balaban, Jeffrey DeMunn
Director: Frank Darabont
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In THE MAJESTIC, Jim Carrey stretches his talents and proves that he can be a credible serious actor with his portrayal of Peter Appleton, a Hollywood B-movie screenwriter who is black listed during the McCarthy era. A car accident costs him his memory, and in the small coastal town where he ends ..read more »
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63%
from 2,311 members
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Me, Myself And Irene
on DVD
(2000)
Starring: Jim Carrey, Renee Zellweger, Chris Cooper
Director: Bobby Farrelly, Peter Farrelly
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In the Farrelly Brothers' ME, MYSELF & IRENE, Jim Carrey plays Charlie Baileygates, a Rhode Island State Trooper who develops a split personality disorder after his wife leaves him for an African-American midget genius. Due to years of denial and repression while raising triplet sons left behind by ..read more »
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63%
from 12,780 members
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The Grinch
on DVD
(2000)
Starring: Jim Carrey, Jeff, Catherine Baranov
Director: Ron Howard
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Director Ron Howard casts comedian Jim Carrey in the title role in this live-action adaptation of the famous Christmas tale by Dr. Seuss, giving this rendition of HOW THE GRINCH STOLE CHRISTMAS a delightfully manic spin. Carrey is virtually unrecognizable in his elaborate green makeup, but his ..read more »
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60%
from 6,661 members
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Grinch, The - BLU-RAY Version
(2000)
Starring: Jim Carrey, Jeff, Catherine Baranov
Director: Ron Howard
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Director Ron Howard casts comedian Jim Carrey in the title role in this live-action adaptation of the famous Christmas tale by Dr. Seuss, giving this rendition of HOW THE GRINCH STOLE CHRISTMAS a delightfully manic spin. Carrey is virtually unrecognizable in his elaborate green makeup, but his ..read more »
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64%
from 57 members
Not available for rental
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Man On The Moon
on DVD
(1999)
Starring: Jim Carrey, Danny De Vito, Courtney Love
Director: Milos Forman
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In a remarkable and touching performance, Jim Carrey tones down his usual idiosyncrasies to play late avant garde comedian Andy Kaufman in MAN ON THE MOON. In life, Kaufman was a complex, controversial, and, at times, insane performer, and Carrey captures this, as well as the subtle nuances of his ..read more »
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67%
from 9,029 members
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The Truman Show
on DVD
(1998)
Starring: Jim Carrey, Ed Harris, Laura Linney
Director: Peter Weir
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Watch now: £2.49
The life of Truman Burbank has been broadcast around the world with tremendous success since the day he was born. A star for the mere fact that he exists, Truman has no idea that there are cameras in every corner of his world.
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71%
from 19,439 members
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Truman Show, The - BLU-RAY Version
(1998)
Starring: Jim Carrey, Ed Harris, Laura Linney
Director: Peter Weir
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Watch now: £2.49
The life of Truman Burbank has been broadcast around the world with tremendous success since the day he was born. A star for the mere fact that he exists, Truman has no idea that there are cameras in every corner of his world.
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76%
from 983 members
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Liar, Liar
on DVD
(1997)
Starring: Jim Carrey, Jennifer Tilly, Amanda Donohoe
Director: Tom Shadyac
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An unctuous, smooth-talking divorce attorney's propensity for propitious prevarication may wow the juries, but his five-year-old son Max wants an end to the lies. So when Dad blows off the boy's birthday bash with yet another weak excuse, Max wishes his dad to spend a whole day incapable of lying. ..read more »
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66%
from 13,954 members
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Liar, Liar - BLU-RAY Version
(1997)
Starring: Jim Carrey, Jennifer Tilly, Amanda Donohoe
Director: Tom Shadyac
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An unctuous, smooth-talking divorce attorney's propensity for propitious prevarication may wow the juries, but his five-year-old son Max wants an end to the lies. So when Dad blows off the boy's birthday bash with yet another weak excuse, Max wishes his dad to spend a whole day incapable of lying. ..read more »
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69%
from 132 members
Not available for rental
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The Cable Guy
on DVD
(1996)
Starring: Jim Carrey, Matthew Broderick, George Segal
Director: Ben Stiller
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When a young urbanite calls to order cable TV for his apartment he gets much more than he bargained for, as the demented title character arrives and proceeds to insinuate his way into the beleaguered customer's life. Raised by television as a child and starved for human contact, the "cable guy" is ..read more »
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58%
from 8,390 members
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Batman Forever
on DVD
(1995)
Starring: Val Kilmer, Tommy Lee Jones, Jim Carrey
Director: Joel Schumacher
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As two new forces of evil--Two-Face, formerly known as District Attorney Harvey Dent until a courtroom accident left him disfigured by chance and fueled by vengeance, and the Riddler, who was previously Edward Nygma, an overlooked employee of Wayne Enterprises before his transformation into the ..read more »
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54%
from 12,011 members
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The Mask
on DVD
(1994)
Starring: Jim Carrey, Cameron Diaz, Richard Jeni
Director: Charles Russell
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When a no-account bank clerk discovers a curious wooden mask he finds it has some interesting properties; to wit, the mask magnifies the wearer's personality to superhuman proportions--oddly, others seem to find this attractive. The no-longer-nebbischy clerk enjoys his new life considerably, but ..read more »
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66%
from 16,762 members
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Mask, The - BLU-RAY Version
(1994)
Starring: Jim Carrey, Cameron Diaz, Richard Jeni
Director: Charles Russell
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When a no-account bank clerk discovers a curious wooden mask he finds it has some interesting properties; to wit, the mask magnifies the wearer's personality to superhuman proportions--oddly, others seem to find this attractive. The no-longer-nebbischy clerk enjoys his new life considerably, but ..read more »
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68%
from 612 members
Not available for rental
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Dumb And Dumber
on DVD
(1994)
Starring: Jim Carrey, Jeff Daniels, Lauren Holly
Director: Peter Farrelly, Bobby Farrelly
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Lowbrow buffoonery hit commercial highs with 1994's DUMB AND DUMBER. When best friends and aspiring pet groomers Lloyd Christmas (Jim Carrey, in a star-making role) and Harry Dunne (Jeff Daniels) get fired, Lloyd convinces Harry to travel to Colorado to search for his dream woman--Mary Swanson (..read more »
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67%
from 14,171 members
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Ace Ventura - Pet Detective
on DVD
(1994)
Starring: Jim Carrey, Sean Young, Courteney Cox
Director: Tom Shadyac
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Ace Ventura - Pet Detective is the best there is. In fact he's the only one there is. He finds himself on the case of a lifetime when he is asked to find a kidnapped dolphin, the mascot of the Miami Dolphins Football Team.
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66%
from 12,960 members
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Earth Girls Are Easy
on DVD
(1989)
Starring: Geena Davis, Jeff Goldblum, Jim Carrey
Director: Julian Temple
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Three furry aliens (Jeff Goldblum, Jim Carrey, and Damon Wayans) crash land their ship into a swimming pool belonging to a valley girl nursing a broken heart. After a makeover, the trio emerge as hunks and set out for one wild night on the town with Earth girls. Julie Brown wrote the musical score ..read more »
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52%
from 1,308 member
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The Dead Pool
on DVD
(1988)
Starring: Clint Eastwood, Patricia Clarkson, Evan Kim
Director: Buddy Van Horn
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A film crew draw up a list of celebrities and place bets on who they think will die first. When Harry Callahan is added to the list, he becomes the unwitting target of a serial killer who has been picking off celebrities one by one. Thoughtful screenplay laced with macabre fun.Fifth and final film ..read more »
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63%
from 3,707 members
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Peggy Sue Got Married
on DVD
(1986)
Starring: Kathleen Turner, Nicolas Cage, Barry Miller
Director: Francis Ford Coppola
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A charming twist on the Rip van Winkle fairy tale, Francis Ford Coppola's PEGGY SUE GOT MARRIED tells the story of Peggy Sue Bodell (Kathleen Turner), a 43-year-old wife and mother who, while attending her high school reunion, faints and wakes up back in 1960. Peggy Sue lives with her mom and dad, ..read more »
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from 1,625 member
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Once Bitten
on DVD
(1985)
Starring: Lauren Hutton, Cleavon Little, Jim Carrey
Director: Howard Storm
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Typical teenager Mark has just one thing on his mind -going all the way. But while his girlfriend keeps telling him he has to wait, he meets a beautiful vampire countess ready for action! -What Mark doesn't know is that she needs him for a more sinister reason...
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53%
from 410 members
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Under the Sea
Starring: Jim Carrey
Director: Howard Hall
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"Under the Sea", a new IMAX® adventure, transports moviegoers to some of the most exotic and isolated undersea locations on Earth, including Southern Australia, New Guinea and others in the Indo-Pacific region, allowing them to experience face-to-face encounters with some of the most mysterious and ..read more »
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Jim Carrey - watch online
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The Truman Show
to Watch Now
(1998)
Starring: Jim Carrey
Director: Peter Weir
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Watch now: £2.49
Run time: 103 minutes
He's the star of the show?but he doesn't know. Jim Carrey wowed critics and audiences alike as unwitting Truman Burbank in this marvel of a movie from director Peter Weir (Witness, Dead Poets Society) about a man whose life is a nonstop TV show. Truman doesn't realise that his quaint hometown is a ..read more »
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Jim Carrey facts
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Jim Carrey rocks 2 October 2004
...Jim Carrey is always good value. A film that does not need too much thought, you can sit back and enjoy, if you miss 10 mins, you can catchup.
A good film to watch wit...
A real cartoon 4 March 2004
VERY FUNNY! 4 July 2004
