Jim Carrey

thumb|300px|Jim Carrey, Telly, and Elmo.
Jim Carrey (b. 1962) is an actor and comedian who shot to stardom on the sketch comedy show In Living Color.
Carrey appeared on Sesame Street in a sketch with Elmo and Telly Monster, in which he demonstrated happiness and sadness with his feet. As noted in Sesame Street Unpaved, the sketch was originally written for Steve Martin, who canceled out. A clip from the sketch appeared in Sesame Street's All-Star 25th Birthday: Stars and Streets Forever. At one point there was brief talk in casting Carrey as the lead on Puppetman.Jim's Red Book - 3/--/1987 - Casting in LA - Puppetman
Carrey and his breakout film Ace Ventura: Pet Detective have been spoofed by the Muppets on several occasions. In the 1999 calendar Muppet Movie Parodies: Our Wedding or Your Funeral, Kermit appears as Frog Ventoori, Wet Detective. And in the "Miss Piggy's Story" issue of The Muppet Show Comic Book, Scooter considers Kim Jarrey as a possible guest star; unfortunately, he is busy filming Ace Fedora, Hat Detective.
Carrey spoke to Empire magazine about his favorite Muppet: "My favourite is Mr. Snuffleupagus, because my daughter was obsessed with him. She called him 'Ubble-ubicus' and that memory pops into my head from time to time. But I also like Oscar the Grouch. There's always room for a grouch."Empire issue 272 "Stars Reveal Their Favourite Muppets" February 2012
In a 1980s appearance on The Tonight Show, Carrey performed a series of impressions. Carrey ended the routine with a performance of "Rainbow Connection," imitating Kermit, Miss Piggy and Gonzo (with the aid of a banana). He performed the same characters and song on CITY-TV talk show You're Beautiful, in 1981.
==External links==
*IMDb
* Carrey on Citytv "You're Beautiful"
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