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Biography #2 (for The Number 23)

Jim Carrey recently signed on to provide the voice of Horton in 20th Century Fox's CG animated feature film version of Dr. Seuss' Horton Hears a Who! The film, which reunites Carrey with his Bruce Almighty co-star Steve Carrell, is scheduled to be released March 14th, 2008. Carrey will also begin production next year on the Paramount Pictures' feature Ripley's Believe It Or Not! with director Tim Burton.The film reunites Carrey with writer Steve Oedekerk (Ace Ventura: When Nature Calls). The film is scheduled for a 2009 release.

In 2005 Carrey starred opposite Tea Leoni in the highly successful Columbia Pictures/Sony comedy Fun With Dick and Jane. The film was directed by Dean Parisot (Galaxy Quest) and produced by Brian Grazer.

In 2004 he starred in the Paramount Pictures' film Lemony Snicket's A Series of Unfortunate Events based on the children's book series by Daniel Handler as well as the critically acclaimed Focus Features' drama Eternal Sunshine of the Spotless Mind. In 2003, he starred in the hugely successful Universal Pictures' comedy Bruce Almighty. The film, which has made over $470 million dollars worldwide, was one of the highest grossing films of the year. Bruce Almighty also reunited Carrey with director Tom Shadyac (Ace Ventura: Pet Detective & Liar, Liar) and writer Steve Oedekerk (Ace Ventura: When Nature Calls).

In 2001, Carrey starred in the Castle Rock feature The Majestic, directed by Frank Darabont and in 2000, he had the distinction of appearing in the year's highest grossing film; the Universal Pictures' release How the Grinch Stole Christmas. He was nominated for a Golden Globe in the category of Best Actor in a Motion Picture - Musical or Comedy for his portrayal of the Grinch, as well as a People's Choice Award in the category of Favorite Motion Picture Star in a Comedy.

In the summer of 2000, Carrey reunited with directors Peter and Bobby Farrelly for the 20th Century Fox comedy Me, Myself and Irene, for which he received an MTV Movie Award nomination in the category of Best Comedic Performance for his portrayal of a split personality in the film. He also won the Golden Globe in 2000 for Best Actor in a Motion Picture -- Musical or Comedy for his portrayal of Andy Kaufman in the 1999 film Man on the Moon. He had won a Golden Globe Award the previous year for Best Actor in a Motion Picture - Drama for his role in the critically acclaimed film The Truman Show. The 1999 Golden Globe win marked Carrey's first award for a dramatic role. He also received a Golden Globe nomination in 1997 for Best Actor in a Motion Picture Musical or Comedy for Liar, Liar, the same category in which he was nominated in 1995 for The Mask. In 2000, he was named Male Star of the Year at ShoWest.

Born January 17, 1962 in Newmarket, Ontario, Jim Carrey knew by age three that show business was in his blood. At age 15, Carrey took off for Toronto to perform at Yuk Yuks, the famous comedy club. Following the performance, Carrey's career took off and for the next few years he worked in comedy clubs all over Canada. In 1981, at age 19, he packed his belongings and moved to Los Angeles. Carrey immediately became a regular at Mitzi Shore's Comedy Store, attracting the attention of comedy legend Rodney Dangerfield. Dangerfield was so impressed with the young comic that they began touring together. It was then that things began to happen for Jim Carrey.

1982 proved to be a magical year for Carrey when MTM cast him as the star of their NBC series Duck Factory. Although the series only lasted 13 weeks, Carrey's work left a lasting impression in Hollywood. The next year he landed the lead role in the feature film Once Bitten, starring Lauren Hutton. He followed that film with roles in Francis Ford Coppola's Peggy Sue Got Married, and Geena Davis comedy Earth Girls Are Easy. In 1988, Carrey made a brief, but memorable, appearance as Johnny Squares, the self-destructive rock star in the Clint Eastwood film The Dead Pool.

In 1990, Carrey joined the cast of Fox Television's ensemble comedy hit In Living Color. In November of the following year, his first Showtime Special, entitled Jim Carrey's Unnatural Act, premiered to rave reviews. He followed the special's success with a starring role as alcoholic trying to cope with life in Fox's Emmy nominated movie of the week Doing Time on Maple Drive.

In 1994, after several successful seasons on In Living Color, Carrey once again branched out into feature films by accepting the lead role in the Warner Bros. comedy Ace Ventura: Pet Detective. Carrey's no-holds-barred portrayal of Ace Ventura made him an instant sensation and made the film a hit. Carrey followed that success in the summer of 1994 by starring in the title role of the action-fantasy The Mask, based on the best-selling Dark Horse comic book series of the same name. The Mask went on to gross in excess of $100 million domestically, winning spectacular reviews for Carrey. That same year he starred opposite Jeff Daniels in the Farrelly brothers' film Dumb and Dumber. Carrey starred as the Riddler/ Edward Nygma in the 1995 blockbuster sequel Batman Forever. The following year he went on to star in Ace Ventura: When Nature Calls, continuing the misadventures of the world's favorite pet detective, and then starred in Columbia Pictures' The Cable Guy. Universal Pictures hit Liar, Liar, which opened to record breaking numbers in 1997 earning over $100 million in ticket grosses. His triumphant triple play earned him the honor of NATO/ShoWest Comedy Star of the Year.

Bio courtesy New Line Cinema for "The Number 23" (10-Mar-2007)


Biography #3 (for Bruce Almighty)

Carrey recently wrapped production on the Focus Features' drama Eternal Sunshine Of The Spotless Mind opposite Kate Winslet. In the film, Carrey stars as Joel, a man who is stunned to discover that his girlfriend Clementine (Kate Winslet) has had her memories of their tumultuous relationship erased. Out of desperation, he contacts the inventor of the process, Dr. Howard Mierzwiak (Tom Wilkinson), to have Clementine removed from his own memory. But as Joel's memories progressively disappear, he begins to rediscover their earlier passion. From deep within the recesses of his brain, Joel attempts to escape the procedure. As Dr. Mierzwiak and his crew (Mark Ruffalo, Kirsten Dunst, Elijah Wood) chase him through the maze of his memories, it's clear that Joel just can't get Clementine out of his head. The film, written by Charlie Kaufman (Adaptation) and directed by Michael Gondry (Human Nature) is scheduled for a fall 2003 release.

Carrey will begin production this fall on the Paramount Pictures' film Lemony Snicket's A Series Of Unfortunate Events based on the children's book series by Daniel Hadler. In the film, to be directed by Brad Silberling (Casper), Carrey will star as the evil Count Olaf. It is tentatively scheduled for a release during the 2004 holiday season. Carrey also recently signed on to make his animated feature film debut in the DreamWorks computer animated project Over The Hedge. In the film, Carrey will provide the voice for a mischievous con artist raccoon named R.J., opposite co-star Garry Shandling, who will voice a sensitive turtle named Verne. The film follows the story of what happens to Verne and R.J. when a suburban housing development encroaches on their home in the forest. Based on a popular comic strip of the same name, the movie is tentatively scheduled to be released in 2005.

Carrey was last seen on screen starring in the 2001 Castle Rock feature The Majestic, directed by Frank Darabont. In 2000 Carrey had the distinction of appearing in the year's highest grossing film; the Universal Pictures' release How The Grinch Stole Christmas. He was nominated for a Golden Globe in the category of Best Actor in a Motion Picture - Musical or Comedy for his portrayal of the Grinch, as well as a People's Choice Award in the category of Favorite Motion Picture Star in a Comedy. He also won an MTV Movie Award in the category of Best Villain for the film.

In the summer of 2000, Carrey reunited with directors Peter and Bobby Farrelly for the 20th Century Fox comedy Me, Myself And Irene, for which he received an MTV Movie Award nomination in the category of Best Comedic Performance for his portrayal of a split personality in the film. He also won the Golden Globe in 2000 for Best Actor in a Motion Picture Musical or Comedy for his portrayal of Andy Kaufman in the film Man On The Moon. He had won a Golden Globe Award the previous year for Best Actor in a Motion Picture - Drama for his role in the critically acclaimed film The Truman Show. The 1999 Golden Globe win marked Carrey's first award for a dramatic role. He also received a Golden Globe nomination in 1997 for Best Actor in a Motion Picture Musical or Comedy for Liar, Liar, the same category in which he was nominated in 1995 for The Mask. In 2000, he was named Male Star of the Year at ShoWest.

Born January 17, 1962 in Newmarket, Ontario, Jim Carrey knew by age three that show business was in his blood. At age 15, Carrey took off for Toronto to perform at Yuk Yuks, the famous comedy club. Following the performance, Carrey's career took off and for the next few years he worked in comedy clubs all over Canada. In 1981, at age 19, he packed his belongings and moved to Los Angeles. Carrey immediately became a regular at Mitzi Shore's Comedy Store, attracting the attention of comedy legend Rodney Dangerfield. Dangerfield was so impressed with the young comic that they began touring together. It was then that things began to happen for Jim Carrey.

1982 proved to be a magical year for Carrey when MTM cast him as the star of their NBC series Duck Factory. Although the series only lasted 13 weeks, Carrey's work left a lasting impression in Hollywood. The next year he landed the lead role in the feature film Once Bitten, starring Lauren Hutton. He followed that film with roles in Francis Ford Coppola's Peggy Sue Got Married, and Geena Davis comedy Earth Girls Are Easy. In 1988, Carrey made a brief, but memorable, appearance as Johnny Squares, the self-destructive rock star in the Clint Eastwood film The Dead Pool.

In 1990, Carrey joined the cast of Fox Television's ensemble comedy hit In Living Color. In November of the following year, his first Showtime Special, entitled Jim Carrey's Unnatural Act, premiered to rave reviews. He followed the special's success with a starring role as alcoholic trying to cope with life in Fox's Emmy nominated movie of the week Doing Time on Maple Drive.

In 1994, after several successful seasons on in Living Color, Carrey once again branched out into feature films by accepting the lead role in the Warner Bros. comedy Ace Ventura: Pet Detective. Carrey's no-holds-barred portrayal of Ace Ventura made him an instant sensation and made the film a hit. Carrey followed that success in the summer of 1994 by starring in the title role of the action-fantasy The Mask, based on the best -selling Dark Horse comic book series of the same name. The Mask went on to gross in excess of $100 million domestically, winning spectacular reviews for Carrey. Carrey starred as the Riddler/ Edward Nygma in the 1995 blockbuster sequel Batman Forever. The following year he went on to star in Ace Ventura: When Nature Calls, continuing the misadventures of the world's favorite pet detective, and then starred in Columbia Pictures' The Cable Guy. Universal Pictures hit Liar, Liar, which opened to record breaking numbers in 1997 earning over $100 million in ticket grosses. His triumphant triple play earned him the honor of NATO/ShoWest Comedy Star of the Year.

Jim Carrey will next be seen on screen in the Universal Pictures' comedy Bruce Almighty in which he stars opposite Jennifer Aniston and Morgan Freeman. In the film, scheduled to be released on May 23rd, 2003, Carrey plays Bruce Nolan, a television reporter in Buffalo, NY who is discontented with almost everything in life, despite his popularity and the love of his girlfriend Grace (Aniston). At the end of the worst day in his life, Bruce angrily ridicules and rages against Godand God responds. He appears in human form (Freeman) and, endowing Bruce with all of his Divine powers, challenges Bruce to take on the big job and see if he can do any better. The film reunites Carrey with director Tom Shadyac (Ace Ventura: Pet Detective & Liar, Liar) and writer Steve Oedekerk (Ace Ventura: When Nature Calls).

Bio courtesy Universal Pictures for "Bruce Almighty" (30-Jun-2003)