Jim Carrey is one of the best comedians. He pleases the audience and his fans with different roles, entertainment, his amazing facial expressions and facial plasticity. Throughout his career, he has played in a huge number of films. Despite the great love from the audience, he was never nominated for a prestigious statuette.
In the movies, Jim Carrey constantly demonstrates humor. He just glows with optimism. But the road to fame, life in the real world was not very pleasant. However, he coped with all the difficulties and failures with dignity.
Childhood story
The full name of the famous comedian is as follows - James Eugene Kerry. Was born in 1962, January 17. This event took place in a city called Newmarket. In addition to him, 3 more children were brought up in the family.
It was difficult for parents to support their children. But they did it. Mom was engaged in household chores, raised children. My father worked as an accountant. It was he who was the main breadwinner.
Jim began to show his creative, comedic character from an early age. He constantly made his classmates laugh, made funny faces. More than once he disrupted lessons, but the teachers were not angry with him for this.
Jim recorded his parodies. When there were a lot of videos, the guy decided to try his luck. He sent his sketches to Carol Barnett, the host of the comedy show. At that time, Jim was only 11 years old. However, he did not even hear a refusal for his message. Carol just didn't answer.
And then the difficulties began. When Jim turned 14, his father was fired from his job. The large family set off on a trip around the country, trying to find their place and at least some kind of work. They stopped near Toronto. Jim's father started working as a security guard. However, there was still not enough money. Therefore, the children began to earn money by cleaning the premises. They lived all this time in a trailer. And then we moved into the tent for several months. Lucky it was summer.
During this time, Jim tasted disappointment. He tried himself as a comedian in the Yak-Yak club, where he came with his father. In response to his speech, Jim heard whistles and insults. After that, the guy completely withdrew into himself. He stopped communicating with anyone, and spent his free time in front of the mirror, making faces to himself. Perhaps this helped him to cope with depression at least a little.
Performance history
The period of failure ended over time. The father found a new job, and the children were finally able to quit their job as cleaners. The family moved into the trailer again. Our hero entered school, where he gradually coped with his isolation. Correctly they say, time heals. In parallel with his studies, Jim worked part-time at the plant.
After a couple of months, Jim tried again to succeed. He created his own music group called Spoons. In addition, he again ventured to go on stage with his own number. It happened in the same club in which he was previously insulted. But this time the audience did not whistle. In addition, Leitrice Spivak noticed Jim Carrey. It was he who later helped the guy become a famous comedian.
Our hero began to perform regularly. Rodney Dangerfield noticed him. The famous comedian invited Jim to go with him to Las Vegas and act as an opening act. The guy agreed. But the collaboration with Rodney did not last long. The ambitious youth wanted more. He moved to Los Angeles and began performing on his own in one of the humorous clubs. At the same time I attended the screenings. Jim wanted to star in a film.
History of success
Having played in several pass-through tapes and cameo roles, Jim received a fateful invitation. He was invited to star in the movie Ace Ventura. Searching for pets”. It was this picture that made Jim Carrey a famous actor. By the way, the man agreed to star in the movie only if he was allowed to completely redesign the script.
The tape has become very popular. The audience enjoyed watching the film, and Jim received several prestigious awards. But critics spoke negatively about the project. As a result, Jim also received the Golden Raspberry. He was voted the worst new star ever.
But this could not stop our hero. He no longer fell into depression, but continued to work, despite the reviews of critics. His next projects only strengthened his popularity. In addition, new films with his participation silenced even critics. "The Mask" and "Dumber Even Dumber" became real masterpieces.
Jim Carrey didn't always make faces on screens. There are serious roles in his filmography. We are talking about projects such as "The Truman Show" and "Eternal Sunshine of the Spotless Mind."
At the present stage, Jim continues to appear in new projects. The film "Sonic in the Cinema" will be released in the near future. Jim played the role of the main villain. Another film, which is planned to be released in the near future, is the comedy "Ricky Stanicki".
