Jim Carrey - Famous Screenwriter

Jim Carrey Net Worth

$180,000,000

Jim Carrey has a net worth of $180 million, making him one of the wealthiest individuals in the entertainment industry. He was consistently one of the highest-paid actors in the world, earning at least $300 million from film salaries and bonuses over the years.

Key facts:

  • Jim Carrey is a Canadian-American actor, comedian, and producer who dominated the comedic film industry for about a decade.
  • He was the first actor to earn $20 million for a single movie with The Cable Guy in 1996, setting a salary record in Hollywood.
  • Carrey's breakthrough was his major movie debut in Ace Ventura: Pet Detective, followed by other box-office successes like The Mask, Dumb and Dumber, Liar Liar, Bruce Almighty, Me, Myself, and Irene, and Yes Man.
  • He had an impressive range of films that blurred the line between comedy and drama, including The Truman Show, Man on the Moon and Eternal Sunshine of the Spotless Mind.
  • As a teenager, Jim worked eight-hour shifts as a janitor and security guard after school with his family, seeing his comedian father drive him to clubs where he'd eventually start his professional career in stand-up comedy.

Basic Information About Jim Carrey

Full NameJames Eugene Carrey
CategoryCelebrities β€Ί Actors
ProfessionsComedian, Actor, Screenwriter, Film Producer, Voice Actor
Net worth$180,000,000
Date of birth1962-01-17 (62 years old)
Place of birthNewmarket
NationalityCanada
EducationBlessed Trinity Catholic Elementary School, Aldershot High School, Agincourt Collegiate Institute
Curiosities and TrademarksFlexible body movements
Frequently plays a character who wears green or is green
Makes weird facial expressions in his more comical roles. A lot of times, the expression is accompanied by an equally weird voice or laugh.
In dramatic roles, often plays a character who discovers a bizarre truth about the foundations of his life
Wild erratic manner of speaking
His characters often have catchphrases
Characters lacking in manners or social awareness
Frequently imitates Clint Eastwood and Elvis Presley in his movies (The Mask (1994), Man on the Moon (1999), Bruce Almighty (2003), etc).
Occasionally performs musical numbers in his movies (The Mask (1994), The Grinch (2000), Man on the Moon (1999), Yes Man (2008), Fun With Dick and Jane (2005), The Cable Guy (1996))
FatherPercy Carrey
MotherKathleen
SiblingsJohn, Patricia, Rita
SpouseLauren Holly - (23 SeptemberΒ 1996 - 29 JulyΒ 1997)Β (divorced)
Melissa Carrey - (28 MarchΒ 1987 - 11 DecemberΒ 1995)Β (divorced)Β (1 child)
KidsJane Erin Carrey, Samuel Paul Giamatti
GenderMale
Height6 ft 1 in (1.87 m)
Social Mediaβ†—οΈŽ Wikipedia β†—οΈŽ Twitter β†—οΈŽ Imdb

What Movie Awards did Jim Carrey win?


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Jim Carrey awards

Award Name State Movie / Series Name Year
Blimp Award - Favorite Movie ActorWinnerBatman Forever1996
American Comedy Award - Funniest Actor in a Motion Picture (Leading Role)NomineeThe Truman Show1999
DFWFCA Award - Best ActorWinnerThe Truman Show1999
Golden Globe - Best Performance by an Actor in a Motion Picture - DramaWinnerThe Truman Show1999
Silver Ribbon - Best Male Dubbing (Migliore Doppiaggio Maschile)WinnerThe Truman Show1999
Blimp Award - Favorite Movie ActorNomineeThe Truman Show1999
Grace Award - WinnerThe Truman Show1999
MTV Movie Award - Best Male PerformanceWinnerThe Truman Show1999
CCA Super Award - Best Villain in a MovieWinnerSonic the Hedgehog2021
Golden Globe - Best Performance by an Actor in a Motion Picture - Comedy or MusicalNomineeEternal Sunshine of the Spotless Mind2005
Jupiter Award - Best International ActorNomineeEternal Sunshine of the Spotless Mind2005
SDFCS Award - Best ActorWinnerEternal Sunshine of the Spotless Mind2004
Blockbuster Entertainment Award - Favorite Actor - ComedyWinnerLiar Liar1998
Golden Globe - Best Performance by an Actor in a Motion Picture - Comedy or MusicalNomineeLiar Liar1998
MTV Movie Award - Best Comedic PerformanceWinnerLiar Liar1998
Blimp Award - Favorite Movie ActorNomineeA Series of Unfortunate Events2005
MTV Movie Award - Best VillainNomineeA Series of Unfortunate Events2005
Teen Choice Award - Choice Movie Bad GuyWinnerA Series of Unfortunate Events2005
MTV Movie Award - Best Comedic PerformanceWinnerDumb and Dumber1995
Razzie Award - Worst New StarNomineeDumb and Dumber1995
Blimp Award - Favorite Movie ActorNomineeYes Man2009
MTV Movie Award - Best Comedic PerformanceWinnerYes Man2009
Blimp Award - Favorite Movie ActorWinnerBruce Almighty2004
MTV Movie Award - Best Comedic PerformanceNomineeBruce Almighty2004
MTV Movie Award - Most Divine Miracle in a Movie (Milagro mΓ‘s Divino en una PelΓ­cula)WinnerBruce Almighty2004
Teen Choice Award - Choice Movie Actor - ComedyWinnerBruce Almighty2003
American Comedy Award - Funniest Actor in a Motion Picture (Leading Role)NomineeAce Ventura: Pet Detective1995
Blockbuster Entertainment Award - Favorite Actor - Comedy, On VideoWinnerAce Ventura: Pet Detective1995
CFCA Award - Most Promising ActorNomineeAce Ventura: Pet Detective1995
Blimp Award - Favorite Movie ActorWinnerAce Ventura: Pet Detective1995
ALFS Award - Newcomer of the YearWinnerAce Ventura: Pet Detective1995
MTV Movie Award - Best Comedic PerformanceNomineeAce Ventura: Pet Detective1994
Razzie Award - Worst New StarNomineeAce Ventura: Pet Detective1995
CFCA Award - Most Promising ActorNomineeThe Mask1995
Golden Globe - Best Performance by an Actor in a Motion Picture - Comedy or MusicalNomineeThe Mask1995
ALFS Award - Newcomer of the YearWinnerThe Mask1995
VMA - Best Video from a FilmNomineeThe Mask1995
Razzie Award - Worst New StarNomineeThe Mask1995
MTV Movie Award - Best FightNomineeAnchorman 2: The Legend Continues2014
Blockbuster Entertainment Award - Favorite Actor - ComedyWinnerHow the Grinch Stole Christmas2001
Canadian Comedy Award - Film - Pretty Funny Male PerformanceNomineeHow the Grinch Stole Christmas2001
Empire Award - Best ActorNomineeHow the Grinch Stole Christmas2001
Golden Globe - Best Performance by an Actor in a Motion Picture - Comedy or MusicalNomineeHow the Grinch Stole Christmas2001
ALFS Award - Actor of the YearNomineeHow the Grinch Stole Christmas2001
MTV Movie Award - Best VillainWinnerHow the Grinch Stole Christmas2001
OFTA Film Award - Best Music, Adapted SongNomineeHow the Grinch Stole Christmas2001
Teen Choice Award - Film - Choice Hissy FitWinnerHow the Grinch Stole Christmas2001
Actor - Outstanding Performance by a Male Actor in a Leading RoleNomineeMan on the Moon2000
American Comedy Award - Funniest Actor in a Motion Picture (Leading Role)NomineeMan on the Moon2000
ACCA - Best Actor in a Leading RoleNomineeMan on the Moon1999

Jim Carrey roles

Movie / Series Role
Eternal Sunshine of the Spotless MindJoel Barish
Batman ForeverRiddler / Edward Nygma
The Truman ShowTruman Burbank
Sonic the HedgehogDr. Robotnik
A Series of Unfortunate EventsCount Olaf
Liar LiarFletcher Reede
Kick-Ass 2Colonel Stars and Stripes
Dumb and DumberLloyd
Dumb and Dumber ToLloyd
Yes ManCarl
Bruce AlmightyBruce Nolan
Ace Ventura: Pet DetectiveWriter
Ace Ventura: Pet DetectiveAce Ventura
Ace Ventura: When Nature CallsAce Ventura
The MaskStanley Ipkiss / The Mask
Anchorman 2: The Legend ContinuesCBC News Anchor - Scott Riles (uncredited)
The Bad BatchThe Hermit
Earth Girls Are EasyWiploc
How the Grinch Stole ChristmasGrinch
Man on the MoonAndy Kaufman (as Tony Clifton)
Horton Hears a Who!Horton (voice)
Me, Myself & IreneCharlie / Hank
The Number 23Walter Sparrow / Fingerling
Once BittenMark Kendall
The Dead PoolJohnny Squares (as James Carrey)
The Cable GuyThe Cable Guy
Peggy Sue Got MarriedWalter Getz
Fun with Dick and JaneDick Harper
The Incredible Burt WonderstoneSteve Gray
The MajesticPeter Appleton
Mr. Popper's PenguinsMr. Popper
Simon BirchAdult Joe Wenteworth
True CrimesTadek
I Love You Phillip MorrisSteven Russell
A Christmas CarolScrooge / Ghost of Christmas Past / Scrooge as a Young Boy / Scrooge as a Teenage Boy / Scrooge as a Young Man / Scrooge as a Middle Aged Man / Ghost of Christmas Present / Ghost of Christmas Yet to Come
The OfficeThe Fingerlakes Guy 1 episode, 2011
Made in HollywoodSelf 2 episodes, 2011-2013
30 RockDave Williams 1 episode, 2012
The Kelly Clarkson ShowSelf / ... 3 episodes, 2020
Space Ghost Coast to CoastSelf 2 episodes, 1994-1995
Comedians in Cars Getting CoffeeSelf 1 episode, 2015
I'm Dying Up HereWriter
Saturday Night LiveJoe Biden / ... 3 episodes, 1996-2020
Ellen: The Ellen DeGeneres ShowSelf - Guest 6 episodes, 2004-2014
In Living ColorWriter
In Living ColorWriter
In Living ColorVarious / ... 125 episodes, 1990-2001
The Larry Sanders ShowJim Carrey 1 episode, 1998
The Late Show with Stephen ColbertSelf 1 episode, 2020
CBS News Sunday MorningSelf 1 episode, 2020

Jim Carrey's Movie/Shows Salary

Movie / Series Salary
In Living ColorΒ (1990)$25,000 /episode
Ace Ventura: Pet DetectiveΒ (1994)$350,000
The MaskΒ (1994)$540,000
Dumb and DumberΒ (1994)$7,000,000
Batman ForeverΒ (1995)$7,000,000
Ace Ventura: When Nature CallsΒ (1995)$15,000,000
The Cable GuyΒ (1996)$20,000,000
Liar LiarΒ (1997)$20,000,000
The Truman ShowΒ (1998)$12,000,000
Man on the MoonΒ (1999)$12,000,000
Me, Myself & IreneΒ (2000)$20,000,000
How the Grinch Stole ChristmasΒ (2000)$20,000,000 + merchandising
Bruce AlmightyΒ (2003)$25,000,000
Eternal Sunshine of the Spotless MindΒ (2004)$10,000,000
Yes ManΒ (2008)36.2% of profit

Jim Carrey's Quotes

  • 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.
  • Until Ace Ventura: Pet Detective (1994), no actor had considered talking through his ass.
  • [about his chances of winning at the 1998 Golden Globes Awards] It's insane . . . I mean, [Jack Nicholson], [Dustin Hoffman], [Samuel L. Jackson], [Kevin Kline]--I don't see how I can lose.
  • I've been dubbed the man most responsible for the dumbing of America, so obviously I don't put much stock into thoughts like (the theme of the 'dumbing down' of contemporary comedy). People love to laugh, and most people can find humor in just about anything, which is great. Trying to label or categorize comedy is ridiculous. I mean, if you laugh at a fart joke, does that make you a moron? I don't think so.
  • Maybe there is no actual place called hell. Maybe hell is just having to listen to our grandparents breathe through their noses when they're eating sandwiches.

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Interesting Facts about Jim Carrey

  1. Dropped out of high school at 16.
  2. (6/24/99) During the filming of Me, Myself & Irene (2000), he and the production crew attended a private music show Phish 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.
  3. Ranked #54 in Empire (UK) magazine's "The Top 100 Movie Stars of All Time" list. [October 1997]
  4. Chosen by "People" magazine as one of the 50 Most Beautiful People in the World. [1997]
  5. At age 10, he sent his resume to Carol Burnett.
  6. He appeared at the 20th anniversary special for The Comedy Store wearing nothing but a sock on his penis.
  7. Hosted "YTV Awards Show" in the mid-1980s with Laurie Gelman, from Fox After Breakfast (1996). YTV is Canada's Youth Television station.
  8. At one point his family lived out of their car/trailer.
  9. Performed "Rocket Man" on stage with Elton John at one of John's concerts. [1998]
  10. At one point he and his family all worked as janitors and security guards at a factory to make a living.
  11. Relationship with RenΓ©e Zellweger ended while they were already engaged and had marriage plans. [2000]
  12. Manager is Jimmy Miller, who is the younger brother of actor-comedian Dennis Miller.
  13. Shares the same birthday with Andy Kaufman, who he played in Man on the Moon (1999).
  14. December, 2001: Announces his intention to become a United States citizen.
  15. As of 2001, his total of nine MTV movie awards is the most won by any person.
  16. Received U.S. citizenship in October 2004 and maintains a dual citizen of both the United States and his native Canada.
  17. 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.
  18. 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.
  19. 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).
  20. Insisted the band, Cannibal Corpse, play in the movie Ace Ventura: Pet Detective (1994).

Additional information of Jim Carrey

ZodiacCapricorn
Lucky Number9
Lucky StoneTopaz
Lucky ColorBrown
Best Match for MarriageScorpio, Virgo, Taurus
Break UpLinda Ronstadt
RenΓ©e Zellweger
January Jones
Jenny McCarthy
Cathriona White
Ginger Gonzaga
DivorceLauren Holly
Melissa Womer
Eye ColorBrown
Hair ColorBlack
ReligionRoman Catholic

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