Actor Jim Carrey: biography, filmography. Personal life of Jim Carrey

Jim Carrey is a comedian with a wounded soul. His filmography has more than two hundred works. He was awarded various prizes.

Childhood future comedian

Jim Carrey was born in 1962 in the province of Canada. He is the fourth child in the family. His sisters are called Rita and Pat, and his older brother is John. Jim has French, Scottish and Irish roots. His parents are musicians. Mom, Kathleen, was a singer, and her father, Percy, was a saxophonist. The mother suffered from a hypochondriac syndrome of neurosis, so the people around her considered her mentally unstable. When the future actor turned 14 years old, the whole family moved to a permanent residence in Toronto. He attended the Trinity School, Northview and the Agincourt Institute. Because of the constant change of places, Jim studied in the tenth grade for three years.

Because of financial difficulties, the entire family, Carrie had to work part-time at the factory that produced automobile tires. The hero of our article was washing toilets, floors and doing wet cleaning in the premises. Due to the unsuccessful formation and difficulties of adolescence, Jim was a taciturn and closed teenager. After the dismissal and lack of funds for the existence of the family moved to live in a van. Only after the father found a stable job, the family was able to return to Ontario. At home, Jim Carrey lived for eight years and during this time he graduated from the school Eldershot. In the late 70's, he became the founder of the rock band Spoons. The main directions of the team were: funk and punk rock of the "new wave". Later he settled in a steel mill.

Formation of the future artist

Ever since childhood, the future comedian has adored acrimony. He spoke before classmates and relatives, could parody famous people. Carrie has repeatedly tried to show his talents to the world, sent video footage of his performances on television. As a teenager, he and his father visited a comedy club in which the show host and audience laughed at the future artist. The comic closes in itself even more.

Jim Carrey dared to speak only two years later. And this time the performance went smoothly. The audience was delighted with the artist and prophesied to him to become a famous comedian. Later he got a job in this club. His boss, Litrays Spivak, called Jim the main star of the scene. The actor tried to imitate Jerry Lewis, who in the early 80's was at the peak of popularity. At the same time, Jim moved to the capital of the US cinema - Los Angeles. He arranges to work in the "Comedy store", where he notices Rodney Dangerfield - the famous American comedian. They start collaborating together, Jim is now working on the "warm-up" before the performances.

Carier start

From this moment, Jim decided to become a famous artist. He tries in vain to get on television. Fails casting for the movie DC Cab, as well as auditioning for the talk show Saturday Night Live. The actor continued to work in the club, where he parodied celebrities. In the mid-80s, the American People magazine published an article about the fact that Jim Carrey became the best young parodist. The photo was published on the pages of the gloss, which attracted the first fans. Characteristics in the magazine helps the future famous artist to get on the TV screen. He was given the role of Skip Tarkenton in The Duck Factory. But the project was closed in 3 months, and the life of the parodist was filled with depression. He again began to fail on auditions, refused touring tours and disappeared for two years. He sculpted cartoon characters and played minor roles.

Later he met Damon Wyans and his brother Keenen Ivory. They invited Jim to participate in the program In Living Color. The talk show went on air for 4 years. During this time, the actor became very popular, the first loyal fans appeared. They began to recognize him on the street. Passing by people asked for autographs and selfies, saying to others: "This is Jim Carrey!" The filmography of the actor went up the hill. He starred in such films: Rubberface, All in Good Taste, Copper Mountain, Once Bitten. In 1986, he noticed the American director Francis Ford Coppola and invited to star in the film Peggy Sue Got Married. Further, his actor's filmography was enriched with such tapes as "List of the Dead", "Pink Cadillac" and "Earth girls are easily accessible".

Family tragedies

In 1987, Jim married Melissa Womer - the waitress of the club in which he worked. In September this year, the newlyweds born daughter, who was named Jane Erin Carrie. After eight years of married life, the couple diverges. The daughter remains to live with her mother. During the debut films, Jim meets famous actors and asks producers to sponsor his own show. But in the actor's family there is a tragedy. After rumors about the demise of one of the family members, the press is trying to find out who died at Jim Carrey. On the TV screens there is the show "The Unnatural Act", which he dedicates to the deceased mother. Her kidneys were turned down. Kathleen did not wait for the triumph of her youngest son. Three years later, Jim's father dies.

Triumphal works

In 1993, Carrie embarked on his triumphant work - "Ace Ventura: The Search for Pets." The actor acts as a screenwriter, devises an image of Ace, a hairstyle and plays a major role. The film surpassed all expectations. Carrie is nominated for the MTV Movie Awards. The character of Ventura became an immortal idol, according to the magazine Empire. In 1994, he is waiting for another cult film - "Mask", shot on a series of comic books. The actor was nominated for awards: BAFTA, MTV Movie Awards, Golden Globe Award, Oscar.

Next, Jim takes part in the American comedy comedy Dumb & Dumber. She took part in the filming of Lauren Holly - Jim Carrey's lover. Between it and the actor a passionate romance is fastened. Subsequently, it results in a short-lived marriage, which lasts not for long - ten months. In 1995, the parodist starred in the third film of tetralogy Batman Forever, thanks to which he was nominated for an MTV award.

Awards and Prizes

Then followed the sequel: "Ace Ventura: When Nature Calls." Carrie received awards for the best comedic and male roles. In 1996, the actor begins working with Ben Stiller. He starred in The Cable Guy. The role in the drama was for him the debut, since before he played only in comedies. Comedian received awards for the best villain and comedic role. Next, the actor takes part in the show Saturday Night Live, which in 1980 it was not taken because of the failure of casting. Next, he performs in the sketch show Roxbury Guys and starred in the movie Night at the Roxbury.

In 1997, the television comedy "Liar, liar," where the hero is forced to speak only the truth day. Critics left positive reviews about the film. The actor was nominated for the Golden Globe Award, he was awarded MTV for the best role. In 1998, he starred in the film The Truman Show. This role was the first drama in the career of the actor. Fans and fans were delighted with the picture. Parodist collected a record number of awards. He was nominated for four awards: The British Academy, Golden Globe Award, MTV and Oscar. Carrie considers the script of this film to be the best and most interesting in his career.

Filmography

He took part in the films Simon Birch and Man On The Moon, not paid off at the box office. Critics negatively reacted to the picture, and the director regretted that he chose this actor. Jim received the Golden Globe Award. In the early 2000s, he returned to the genre of comedy. Took part in such films: "I, again I and Irene", "Grinch - the thief of Christmas". Then there were works in the tapes "Majestic" and "Bruce Almighty". Colleagues on the film were: Jennifer Aniston and Morgan Freeman. In 2004, the following films were released: Eternal Sunshine of the Spotless Mind and Lemony Snicket's A Series of Unfortunate Events. Next was Fun with Dick and Jane.

In 2005, after the termination of the contract with the agency UTA, Jim's career began to fade. In 2007, the actor tried himself in the genre of a thriller, in the film The Number 23, which did not bring much success. In 2008, he voiced the cartoon Horton Hears a Who. In the same year came the film Yes Man. Then there were such pictures: "Christmas story", "I love you, Phillip Morris", "Presidential reunion". In 2011, he again takes part in the show Saturday Night Live and starred in the comedy Mr. Popper's Penguins. In 2013, the films The Incredible Burt Wonderstone and Kick Ass 2 were released.

Personal life of Carrie

At the peak of his popularity (from 2005 to 2010), Jim Carrey met with Jenny McCarthy. In 2009, the daughter of the waitress of the "Comedy store" married. In 2010, she gave birth to a son - the grandson of Jim. He was called Jackson Riley Santana. Surname he received from his father. Nine months later, Jane divorced her husband. The son stayed with his mother.

In 2012, the comedian began meeting with Catherine White. Then their relationship lasted only a few months. Three years later, Catherine White and Jim Carrey were again happy together. They had a violent summer romance. In September 2015, the actor dropped his lover five days before the tragedy that followed. The former lover left a suicide note in which she explained her decision. In the death of the girl, Jim Carrey is guilty. Suicide occurred on September 24. Catherine committed suicide because of the break with the comedian. The cause of death was an overdose of medicines. White was 28 years old. The comedian admitted that he also always struggled with depression and even wanted to write a book on this topic. Now he can not survive the fact that the ex-girlfriend committed suicide because of him.