Question: When did the English actor, filmmaker, musician and author born who is known for his "big" acting style and also has role in A Christmas Carol? 
Sentence (from "A Christmas Carol (2009 film)"): It is an adaptation of the Charles Dickens story of the same name and stars Jim Carrey in a multitude of roles, including Ebenezer Scrooge as a young, middle-aged, and old man, and the three ghosts who haunt Scrooge.
Relevant evidence: No