Jim Carrey Profile, Height, Age, Net Worth, Wife, Movies, Wiki, Biography & More

James Eugene Carrey was born January 17, 1962, known Jim Carrey is a Canadian-American actor, comedian, writer and producer. Known for his energetic burlesque performances, Carrey first rose to prominence in 1990, after landing a recurring role in the American comedy television series In Living Color (1990-1994). He broke out as a star in films with Ace Ventura: Pet Detective, The Mask and Dumb and Dumber (1994). This was followed with Ace Ventura: When Nature Calls, Batman Forever (both in 1995) and Liar Liar (1997).

Carrey went on to star in the romantic psychological sci-fi drama Eternal Sunshine of the Spotless Mind (2004), this performance is repeatedly hailed as one of the most important and seminal of Carrey’s career and for which he has been nominated for both the BAFTA Award for Best Actor in a Leading Role and another Golden Globe Award. He was also praised for his dramatic role as Jeff Piccirillo in the tragicomedy series Showtime Kidding, for which he was nominated for another Golden Globe. The Guardian named him one of the best actors to ever receive an Oscar nomination.

In 2013, Carrey published his first book, a children’s story, titled How Roland Rolls; the book received the 2013 Gelett Burgess Children’s Book Award. In 2020, Carrey published his first novel, Memoirs and Disinformation, which he co-wrote with Dana Vachon.

In 1983 Jim Carrey dated singer Linda Ronstadt for eight months. Carrey has been married twice. His first marriage was to former actress and Comedy Store waitress Melissa Womer, whom he married on March 28, 1987. Their daughter, Jane Erin Carrey, was born on September 6, 1987. Jane was a 2012 contestant on American Idol . Carrey and Womer divorced in 1995.

On September 23, 1996, Carrey married his Dumb and Dumber co-star Lauren Holly; the marriage lasted less than a year. From 1999 to 2000, Carrey was engaged to her Me, Myself and Irene co-star Renée Zellweger. January Jones was in a relationship with Carrey in 2002. Carrey met model and actress Jenny McCarthy in 2005 and went public in June 2006. In April 2010, the two ended their relationship. In October 2010, McCarthy said they remain good friends.

Carrey attended the 2019 Golden Globes party with his new girlfriend Ginger Gonzaga in January 2019. The couple broke up after less than a year of dating.

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