Jim Carrey

James Eugene "Jim" Carrey is a Canadian-American actor, comedian, author, artist, producer, and screenwriter. He is best known for his various film roles, such as Stanley Ipkiss/The Mask in the 1994 comedy film , the titular character of and its 1995 , Lloyd Christmas in and its 2014 , The Riddler/Edward Nygma in , the titular character of , Fletcher Reede in , Truman Burbank in , the titular character of the 2000 live-action adaptation of , Count Olaf, the main antagonist of , the titular character of Blue Sky's 2008 adaptation of , and Thomas Popper, Jr. in . He also portrayed Dr. Ivo Robotnik in the 2020 film along with its 2022 and 2024 .
For Disney, he voiced Ebenezer Scrooge in all of his various forms, as well as all three ghosts in the 2009 Robert Zemeckis adaptation of A Christmas Carol, while also providing motion capture. He also portrayed an adult Joe Wenteworth in the 1998 Hollywood Pictures film Simon Birch.
==Roles==
Ebenezer Scrooge.jpg|Ebenezer Scrooge(A Christmas Carol)
Christmas-carol-2009-ghost-of-christmas-past-jim-carrey.jpg|The Ghost of Christmas Past(A Christmas Carol)
Ghost of Christmas Present.jpg|The Ghost of Christmas Present(A Christmas Carol)
Christmas-carol-2009-18.jpg|The Ghost of Christmas Yet to Come(A Christmas Carol)
Joe Wenteworth.jpg|Joe Wenteworth(Simon Birch)
==Gallery==
Disney Adventures Darkwing 2.jpg|Jim Carrey as Stanley Ipkiss from with Darkwing Duck on the cover of Disney Adventures (August 1994).
Disney adventures magazine cover july 1 1995 jim carrey riddler.jpg|Jim Carrey as the Riddler on the cover of Disney Adventures (July 1, 1995).
Disney adventures january 1996.jpg|Jim Carrey as Ace Ventura on the cover of Disney Adventures (January 1996).
Disney Adventure Jim Carry.jpg|Jim Carrey on the cover of Disney Adventures (May 1997).
Jim Carrey Christmas Carol premiere.jpg|Jim Carrey at premiere of A Christmas Carol in November 2009.
Jim Carrey Guys Choice Award.jpg|Jim Carrey at the 2011 Spike TV Guys Choice Awards show.
Jim Carrey promoting his new book How Roland Rolls.jpg|Jim Carrey promoting his new children's book How Roland Rolls at Barnes & Noble Union Square in New York City in October 2013.
Jim Carrey 86th Oscars.jpg|Jim Carrey speaks onstage at the 86th annual Academy Awards in March 2014.
Jim Carrey & Jeff Daniels Dumb&Dumber2 premiere.jpg|Jim Carrey and Jeff Daniels attending premiere in November 2014.
Jim Carrey SNL 40th Anniversary.jpg|Jim Carrey attending the 40th anniversary of in February 2015.
Jim Carrey visits JKL.jpg|Jim Carrey visiting in May 2016.
Jim Carrey Michael Angarano at Winter TCA tour.jpg|Jim Carrey and Michael Angarano speak at the panel during the 2017 Winter TCA tour.
Jim Carrey TIFF.jpg|Jim Carrey attending the 2017 Toronto International Film Fest.
Jim Carrey Summer TCA Press Tour.jpg|Jim Carrey speaks onstage at the panel during the 2018 Summer TCA Tour.
Jim Carrey 76th Golden Globes.jpg|Jim Carrey attending the 76th annual Golden Globes in January 2019
Jim Carrey CinamaCon19.jpg|Jim Carrey speaks onstage at the 2019 CinemaCon.
==Trivia==
*Carrey was originally considered for the voice role of Buzz Lightyear in Toy Story, along with the late Paul Newman (who did Doc Hudson in Cars and Cars 3) as Sheriff Woody. However, Tim Allen was cast in the end.
*He was also originally considered to voice Flik in A Bug's Life before the role was eventually given to Dave Foley.
*Carrey was also the favorite choice for the role of Loki Laufeyson in , but Tom Hiddleston, one of the actors who originally auditioned for the role of Thor, was cast instead.
*He was also originally offered the voice role of Michael "Goob" Yagoobian in Disney's Meet the Robinsons, but turned it down to star in the 2007 thriller film . However, Stephen J. Anderson was cast in the end.
*He was also once considered to voice Rocket Raccoon in Guardians of the Galaxy along with , David Tennant, Michael Rooker, and , but Bradley Cooper was cast in the end.
*Carrey and most  film props were featured in Disney MGM Studios' Studio Backlot Tour in 1995.
*He lost a chunk of his front tooth in a childhood biking accident. He usually wears a cap over it, but he takes it off for his role as Lloyd Christmas in the because it fit the character so perfectly.
*He was also considered for the role of Kilgrave in Jessica Jones. However, the part went to David Tennant instead.
*He was the first choice for the role of Jack Frost in The Santa Clause 3: The Escape Clause but was considered too tall for it and the part later went to Martin Short instead.
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