Jim Carrey - genius of comedy and social satire

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Jim Carrey (born in Newmarket Ontario ), is for me one of the funniest actors around in Hollywood. Apart from this, i find he always chooses content material that has underlying humane values which are suggested to us in Jim Carrey's both humorous and subtle way. From Social satire (Truman Show) to dealing with the underlying causes behind personal tragedies that sometimes happen needlessly because of human ignorance and supposed values (Cable Guy). Even m aking statements with his acting about the way we humans have come to be closed unnaproachable and closed-hearted inhabitants of the same world (The Yes Man), Jim Carrey is perhaps one of modern cinema. This is a not so often considered element of Jim Carrey's wonderful way of performing. I myself am sure though that there is a great amount of deliberation put into his choice of roles which he accepts to play, and that he considers how to bring across the Social and Humanistic implications using his most genial and funny way.

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The Cable Guy

The power and perils that lie within the human mind when paranoia sets in and the thin line between fantasy and reality is crossed is dealt with in one of his latest movies; the Number 23. This m ovie is about a paranoid mind that gets locked into a fascination with the number 23, causing his life to fall into ruin and his relationship with others to fall into total entropy. The lev el of reality which a schizophrenic mind is able to construct his own personal "real world" is incredible, and this film demonstrates the fact.

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"The Number 23"

Fun With Dick and Jane

In his long and busy carreer, Jim Carrey has Won 2 Golden Globes. Another 35 wins & 57 nominations

Eternal Sunshine of the Spotless Mind

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Wikipedia gives the following synopsis
James Eugene "Jim" Carrey (born January 17, 1962) is a BAFTA-nominated and two-time Golden Globe Award-winning Canadian-American actor and stand-up comedian. He is probably best known for his manic and slapstick performances in comedy films such as Dumb and Dumber, The Mask, Liar Liar, Bruce Almighty, and Yes Man. Carrey has also achieved critical success in dramatic roles in films such as The Truman Show, Man on the Moon, and Eternal Sunshine of the Spotless Mind.

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Comedy

In 1979, under the management of Leatrice Spevack, Carrey started doing stand-up comedy at Yuk Yuk's in Toronto, where he rose to become a headliner in February 1981, shortly after his 19th birthday. One reviewer in the Toronto Star raved that Carrey was "a genuine star coming to life." In the early 1980s, Carrey moved to Los Angeles and started working at The Comedy Store, where he was noticed by comedian Rodney Dangerfield. Dangerfield liked Carrey's performance so much that he signed Carrey to open Dangerfield's tour performances.

Carrey then turned his attention to the film and television industries, auditioning to be a cast member for 1980?1981 season of NBC's Saturday Night Live. Carrey was not selected for the position (although he did host the show in May 1996). Joel Schumacher had him audition for a role in D.C. Cab, though in the end, nothing ever came of it. His first lead role on television was Skip Tarkenton, a young animation producer on NBC's short-lived The Duck Factory, airing from April 12, 1984, to July 11, 1984, and offering a behind-the-scenes look at the crew that produced a children's cartoon.

Carrey continued working in smaller film and television roles, which led to a friendship with fellow comedian Damon Wayans, who co-starred with Carrey as a fellow extraterrestrial in 1989's Earth Girls Are Easy. When Wayans' brother Keenen began developing a sketch comedy show for Fox called In Living Color, Carrey was hired as a cast member, whose unusual characters included masochistic safety inspector Fire Marshall Bill (whose dangerous "safety tips" were the target of censors and watchdog groups who saw the character as a dangerous example for naive younger viewers,[citation needed]) and masculine female bodybuilder Vera de Milo. His on-screen antics caught the eye of Hollywood.

Film

Carrey made his film debut in Rubberface (1983), which was released as Introducing...Janet. Later that year, he won the leading role in Damian Lee's Canadian skiing comedy Copper Mountain, which included his impersonation of Sammy Davis Jr. Since the film had a less than one hour runtime consisting largely of musical performances by Rita Coolidge and Rompin' Ronnie Hawkins, it was not considered a genuine feature film. A few years later, Carrey saw his first major starring role in the dark comedy Once Bitten, in the role of Mark Kendall, a teen virgin pursued by a 400-year old female vampire (played by Lauren Hutton). After supporting roles in films such as Peggy Sue Got Married (1986), Earth Girls Are Easy (1988), and The Dead Pool (1988), Carrey did not experience true stardom until starring in the 1994 comedy Ace Ventura: Pet Detective, which premiered only months before In Living Color ended. The film was panned by critics, and earned Carrey a 1995 Golden Raspberry Award nomination as Worst New Star.



However, the film was a huge commercial success, as were his two other starring roles from that year: The Mask and Dumb and Dumber. In 1995, Carrey appeared as the Riddler in Batman Forever and reprised his role as Ace Ventura in Ace Ventura: When Nature Calls. Both films were successful at the box office and earned Carrey multi-million-dollar paychecks.

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Carrey earned $20 million for his next film, The Cable Guy (directed by Ben Stiller), a record sum for a comedy actor. The attention drawn to the paycheck, coupled with some negative reviews, and the film's dark sensibility, all contributed to the film's mediocre earnings. Carrey quickly rebounded with the successful (and lighter) Liar Liar, a return to his trademark comedy style.

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Carrey took a chance (and a slight pay cut) to play a more serious role to star in The Truman Show (1998), a change of pace that led to forecasts of Academy Award nominations. Although the movie was nominated for three other awards, Carrey did not personally receive a nomination, leading him to joke that "it's an honor just to be nominated...oh no," during his appearance on the Oscar telecast.






However, Carrey did win a Golden Globe for Best Actor in a Drama and an MTV Movie Award for Best Male Performance. That same year, Carrey appeared as a fictionalized version of himself on the final episode of Garry Shandling's The Larry Sanders Show, making an impression by ripping deliberately into Shandling's character.

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In 1999, Carrey won the role of comedian Andy Kaufman in Man on the Moon. Other actors, including Edward Norton, were interested in the role, but Carrey's audition, including an act with the bongo drums Kaufman used in his performances, helped him to be cast as Kaufman. Despite critical acclaim, he was not nominated for an Academy Award, but again won a Best Actor Golden Globe award for the second consecutive year.


In 2000, Carrey reteamed with the Farrelly Brothers, who had directed him in Dumb and Dumber, in their comedy, Me, Myself & Irene, about a state trooper with multiple personalities who romances a woman played by Renée Zellweger. The film grossed $24 million on its opening weekend and $90 million by the end of its domestic run.



In 2003, Carrey reteamed with Tom Shadyac for the financially successful comedy Bruce Almighty. Earning over $242 million in the U.S. and over $484 million worldwide, this film became the second highest grossing live-action comedy of all time.



His performance in Eternal Sunshine of the Spotless Mind in 2004 earned high praise from critics, who again predicted that Carrey would receive an Oscar nomination; the film did win for Best Original Screenplay, and costar Kate Winslet received an Oscar nomination for her performance. (Carrey was also nominated for a sixth Golden Globe for his performance).

In 2004, he played the villainous character Count Olaf in Lemony Snicket's A Series of Unfortunate Events, which was based on the popular children's novels of the same name. In 2005, Carrey starred in a remake of Fun with Dick and Jane, playing Dick, a husband who loses his job after his company goes bankrupt.

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In 2007, Carrey reunited with Joel Schumacher, director of Batman Forever, for The Number 23, a psychological thriller co-starring Virginia Madsen and Danny Huston. In the film, Carrey plays a man who becomes obsessed with the number 23, after finding a book about a man with the same obsession.

Carrey has stated that he finds the prospect of reprising a character to be considerably less enticing than taking on a new role. The only time he has reprised a role was with Ace Ventura. (Sequels to Bruce Almighty, Dumb and Dumber, and The Mask have all been released without Carrey's involvement.)

Despite having a 20-year career with no Academy Award nominations, Jack Nicholson (who in the first 20 years of his career had five) has named Carrey the "Jack Nicholson" of the next generation.

As far as i am concerned, Jim Carrey is a genius in both the coedy sense and in Method acting. Although he is a master of slapstick and silliness, he is also capable of conveying some very serious aspects of the human psyche, and the social implications involved with such matters. It is perhaps not evident to everyone that Mr. Carrey likes to inflect such aspects into his performances, but i guarantee you it is intentional (as is with the roles chosen by another of my favourite actors; Tom Hanks)

Jim Carrey's Movies and appearances to Date

1. Ace Ventura: When Nature Calls (1995) .... Ace Ventura ... aka Ace Ventura Goes to Africa
2. Batman Forever (1995) .... Riddler / Dr. Edward Nygma
3. Dumb & Dumber (1994) .... Lloyd Christmas... aka Dumb Happens... aka Dumb and Dumber (USA: video box title)
4. The Mask (1994) .... Stanley Ipkiss
5. "In Living Color" .... Various (68 episodes, 1990-1994)
6. Candy Cane's Last Show (1994) TV episode .... Various
7. Sweet Tooth Jones (1994) TV episode .... Various
8. Infomercial Awards (1994) TV episode .... Various
9. Thugs (1994) TV episode .... Various
10. Dirty Dozens Tournament of Champions (1994) TV episode (as James Carrey) .... Various (63 more)
11. Ace Ventura: Pet Detective (1994) .... Ace Ventura
12. Doing Time on Maple Drive (1992) (TV) .... Tim Carter ... aka Faces in the Mirror (USA: bootleg title)
13. The Itsy Bitsy Spider (1992) (voice) (as James Carrey) .... The Exterminator
14. High Strung (1991) (uncredited) .... Death ... aka Pissed Off (USA: alternative title)
15. Pink Cadillac (1989) (as James Carrey) .... Lounge Entertainer
16. Mike Hammer: Murder Takes All (1989) (TV) .... Brad Peters
17. Earth Girls Are Easy (1988) .... Wiploc
18. The Dead Pool (1988) (as James Carrey) .... Johnny Squares ... aka Dirty Harry in The Dead Pool (USA: poster title)
19. Peggy Sue Got Married (1986) .... Walter Getz
20. Once Bitten (1985) .... Mark Kendall
21. "The Duck Factory" .... Skip Tarkenton (13 episodes, 1984)
22. Call Me Responsible (1984) TV episode .... Skip Tarkenton
23. You Always Love the One You Hurt (1984) TV episode .... Skip Tarkenton
24. The Children's Half-Hour (1984) TV episode .... Skip Tarkenton
25. The Duck Stops Here (1984) TV episode .... Skip Tarkenton
26. It Didn't Happen One Night (1984) TV episode .... Skip Tarkenton (8 more)
27. Finders Keepers (1984) .... Lane Bidlekoff
28. "Buffalo Bill" .... Jerry Lewis Impersonator (1 episode, 1984)
29. - Jerry Lewis Week (1984) TV episode (uncredited) .... Jerry Lewis Impersonator
30. All in Good Taste (1983) .... Ralph
31. Copper Mountain (1983) .... Bobby Todd ... aka Club Med ... aka Copper Mountain: A Club Med Experience
32. Introducing... Janet (1983) (TV) .... Tony Moroni ... aka Rubberface
33. The Sex and Violence Family Hour (1983) (V) .... Various Personalities
34. "The All-Night Show" (1980) TV series .... Additional Voices

Apart from appearing in movies, he is also responsible for producing the following movies;

1. Fun with Dick and Jane (2005) (producer)... aka Alternative Career (Philippines: English title) ... aka Fun with Dick & Jane (USA: poster title)
2. Bruce Almighty (2003) (producer)
3. Jim Carrey: The Un-Natural Act (1991) (TV) (producer)... aka Jim Carrey's Unnatural Act

And for writing these ones'

1. Laughing Out Loud: America's Funniest Comedians (2001) (V) (writer)
2. Ace Ventura: Pet Detective (1994) (screenplay)
3. Jim Carrey: The Un-Natural Act (1991) (TV) (writer)... aka Jim Carrey's Unnatural Act
4. "In Living Color" (1990) TV series (unknown episodes)

The following projects are in production
1. Sober Buddies
2. Damn Yankees
3. Pierre Pierre
4. Me Time

AWARDS AND NOMINATIONS

Academy of Science Fiction, Fantasy & Horror Films, USA
Year Result Award Category/Recipient(s)
2005 Nominated Saturn Award Best Actor
for: Eternal Sunshine of the Spotless Mind (2004)


2001 Nominated Saturn Award Best Actor
for: How the Grinch Stole Christmas (2000)


1999 Nominated Saturn Award Best Actor
for: The Truman Show (1998)


American Comedy Awards, USA
Year Result Award Category/Recipient(s)
2000 Nominated American Comedy Award Funniest Actor in a Motion Picture (Leading Role)
for: Man on the Moon (1999)


1999 Nominated American Comedy Award Funniest Actor in a Motion Picture (Leading Role)
for: The Truman Show (1998)

Funniest Male Guest Appearance in a TV Series
for: "The Larry Sanders Show" (1992)


1996 Nominated American Comedy Award Funniest Actor in a Motion Picture (Leading Role)
for: Ace Ventura: When Nature Calls (1995)


BAFTA Awards
Year Result Award Category/Recipient(s)
2005 Nominated BAFTA Film Award Best Performance by an Actor in a Leading Role
for: Eternal Sunshine of the Spotless Mind (2004)


Blockbuster Entertainment Awards
Year Result Award Category/Recipient(s)
2001 Won Blockbuster Entertainment Award Favorite Actor - Comedy
for: How the Grinch Stole Christmas (2000)

Nominated Blockbuster Entertainment Award Favorite Actor - Comedy/Romance
for: Me, Myself & Irene (2000)


1999 Nominated Blockbuster Entertainment Award Favorite Actor - Drama
for: The Truman Show (1998)


1998 Won Blockbuster Entertainment Award Favorite Actor - Comedy
for: Liar Liar (1997)


1995 Won Blockbuster Entertainment Award Favorite Actor - Comedy, On Video
for: Ace Ventura: Pet Detective (1994)

Favorite Male Newcomer, On Video
for: Ace Ventura: Pet Detective (1994)


Boston Society of Film Critics Awards
Year Result Award Category/Recipient(s)
1999 Won BSFC Award Best Actor
for: Man on the Moon (1999)


Canadian Comedy Awards
Year Result Award Category/Recipient(s)
2001 Nominated Canadian Comedy Award Film - Pretty Funny Male Performance
for: How the Grinch Stole Christmas (2000)


2000 Nominated Canadian Comedy Award Film - Performance - Male
for: Man on the Moon (1999)


Chicago Film Critics Association Awards
Year Result Award Category/Recipient(s)
1999 Nominated CFCA Award Best Actor
for: The Truman Show (1998)


Empire Awards, UK
Year Result Award Category/Recipient(s)
2005 Nominated Empire Award Best Actor
for: Eternal Sunshine of the Spotless Mind (2004)


2001 Nominated Empire Award Best Actor
for: How the Grinch Stole Christmas (2000)


Golden Globes, USA
Year Result Award Category/Recipient(s)
2005 Nominated Golden Globe Best Performance by an Actor in a Motion Picture - Musical or Comedy
for: Eternal Sunshine of the Spotless Mind (2004)


2001 Nominated Golden Globe Best Performance by an Actor in a Motion Picture - Comedy/Musical
for: How the Grinch Stole Christmas (2000)


2000 Won Golden Globe Best Performance by an Actor in a Motion Picture - Comedy/Musical
for: Man on the Moon (1999)


1999 Won Golden Globe Best Performance by an Actor in a Motion Picture - Drama
for: The Truman Show (1998)


1998 Nominated Golden Globe Best Performance by an Actor in a Motion Picture - Comedy/Musical
for: Liar Liar (1997)


1995 Nominated Golden Globe Best Performance by an Actor in a Motion Picture - Comedy/Musical
for: The Mask (1994)


Kids' Choice Awards, USA
Year Result Award Category/Recipient(s)
2009 Nominated Blimp Award Favorite Movie Actor
for: Yes Man (2008)

Favorite Voice from an Animated Movie
for: Horton Hears a Who! (2008)


2006 Nominated Blimp Award Favorite Movie Actor
for: Fun with Dick and Jane (2005)


2005 Nominated Blimp Award Favorite Movie Actor
for: Lemony Snicket's A Series of Unfortunate Events (2004)


2004 Won Blimp Award Favorite Movie Actor
for: Bruce Almighty (2003)


2001 Won Blimp Award Favorite Movie Actor
for: How the Grinch Stole Christmas (2000)


1999 Nominated Blimp Award Favorite Movie Actor
for: The Truman Show (1998)


1998 Nominated Blimp Award Favorite Movie Actor
for: Liar Liar (1997)


1997 Won Blimp Award Favorite Movie Actor
for: The Cable Guy (1996)


1996 Won Blimp Award Favorite Movie Actor
for: Ace Ventura: When Nature Calls (1995)


1995 Won Blimp Award Favorite Movie Actor
for: Ace Ventura: Pet Detective (1994)


London Critics Circle Film Awards
Year Result Award Category/Recipient(s)
2001 Nominated ALFS Award Actor of the Year
for: How the Grinch Stole Christmas (2000)
Also for Man on the Moon (1999).

1995 Won ALFS Award Newcomer of the Year
for: The Mask (1994)
Also for Ace Ventura: Pet Detective (1994).

MTV Movie Awards
Year Result Award Category/Recipient(s)
2006 - MTV Generation Award

2005 Nominated MTV Movie Award Best Villain
for: Lemony Snicket's A Series of Unfortunate Events (2004)


2004 Nominated MTV Movie Award Best Comedic Performance
for: Bruce Almighty (2003)

Best Kiss
for: Bruce Almighty (2003)
Shared with:
Jennifer Aniston


2001 Won MTV Movie Award Best Villain
for: How the Grinch Stole Christmas (2000)

Nominated MTV Movie Award Best Comedic Performance
for: Me, Myself & Irene (2000)


2000 Nominated MTV Movie Award Best Male Performance
for: Man on the Moon (1999)


1999 Won MTV Movie Award Best Male Performance
for: The Truman Show (1998)


1998 Won MTV Movie Award Best Comedic Performance
for: Liar Liar (1997)


1997 Won MTV Movie Award Best Comedic Performance
for: The Cable Guy (1996)

Best Villain
for: The Cable Guy (1996)

Nominated MTV Movie Award Best Fight
for: The Cable Guy (1996)
Shared with:
Matthew Broderick
For the medieval time fight between Jim Carrey and Matthew Broderick.

1996 Won MTV Movie Award Best Comedic Performance
for: Ace Ventura: When Nature Calls (1995)

Best Male Performance
for: Ace Ventura: When Nature Calls (1995)

Nominated MTV Movie Award Best Kiss
for: Ace Ventura: When Nature Calls (1995)
Shared with:
Sophie Okonedo

Best Villain
for: Batman Forever (1995)


1995 Won MTV Movie Award Best Comedic Performance
for: Dumb & Dumber (1994)

Best Kiss
for: Dumb & Dumber (1994)
Shared with:
Lauren Holly

Nominated MTV Movie Award Best Comedic Performance
for: The Mask (1994)

Best Dance Sequence
for: The Mask (1994)
Shared with:
Cameron Diaz

Best On-Screen Duo
for: Dumb & Dumber (1994)
Shared with:
Jeff Daniels


1994 Nominated MTV Movie Award Best Comedic Performance
for: Ace Ventura: Pet Detective (1994)


MTV Movie Awards, Mexico
Year Result Award Category/Recipient(s)
2004 Won MTV Movie Award Most Divine Miracle in a Movie (Milagro más Divino en una Película)
for: Bruce Almighty (2003)
For the chest of Grace (Bruce grows the breasts of his wife).

MovieGuide Awards
Year Result Award Category/Recipient(s)
1999 Won Grace Award
for: The Truman Show (1998)


Online Film Critics Society Awards
Year Result Award Category/Recipient(s)
2005 Nominated OFCS Award Best Actor
for: Eternal Sunshine of the Spotless Mind (2004)


2000 Nominated OFCS Award Best Actor
for: Man on the Moon (1999)


People's Choice Awards, USA
Year Result Award Category/Recipient(s)
2009 Nominated People's Choice Award Favorite Funny Male Star


2005 Won People's Choice Award Favorite Funny Male Star

Nominated People's Choice Award Favorite Leading Man

Favorite On-Screen Chemistry
for: Eternal Sunshine of the Spotless Mind (2004)
Shared with:
Kate Winslet


2001 Won People's Choice Award Favorite Motion Picture Star in a Comedy


1996 Won People's Choice Award Favorite Actor in a Comedy Motion Picture


Razzie Awards
Year Result Award Category/Recipient(s)
2008 Nominated Razzie Award Worst Actor
for: The Number 23 (2007)


1995 Nominated Razzie Award Worst New Star
for: Ace Ventura: Pet Detective (1994)
Also for Dumb & Dumber (1994) and The Mask (1994).

San Diego Film Critics Society Awards
Year Result Award Category/Recipient(s)
2004 Won SDFCS Award Best Actor
for: Eternal Sunshine of the Spotless Mind (2004)


Satellite Awards
Year Result Award Category/Recipient(s)
2005 Nominated Golden Satellite Award Best Actor in a Motion Picture, Comedy or Musical
for: Eternal Sunshine of the Spotless Mind (2004)


2000 Nominated Golden Satellite Award Best Performance by an Actor in a Motion Picture, Comedy or Musical
for: Man on the Moon (1999)


Screen Actors Guild Awards
Year Result Award Category/Recipient(s)
2000 Nominated Actor Outstanding Performance by a Male Actor in a Leading Role
for: Man on the Moon (1999)


ShoWest Convention, USA
Year Result Award Category/Recipient(s)
2000 - ShoWest Award Male Star of the Year


1995 - Special Award Comedy Star of the Year


TV Land Awards
Year Result Award Category/Recipient(s)
2004 Nominated TV Land Award Big Star/Little Screen Favorite


Teen Choice Awards
Year Result Award Category/Recipient(s)
2007 Nominated Teen Choice Award Choice Movie Actor: Horror/Thriller
for: The Number 23 (2007)


2006 Nominated Teen Choice Award Choice Comedian

Movies - Choice Actor: Comedy
for: Fun with Dick and Jane (2005)


2005 Won Teen Choice Award Choice Movie Bad Guy
for: Lemony Snicket's A Series of Unfortunate Events (2004)

Nominated Teen Choice Award Choice Comedian

Choice Movie Actor: Action/Adventure/Thriller
for: Lemony Snicket's A Series of Unfortunate Events (2004)

Choice Movie Liar
for: Lemony Snicket's A Series of Unfortunate Events (2004)


2004 Nominated Teen Choice Award Choice Comedian


2003 Won Teen Choice Award Choice Comedian

Choice Movie Actor - Comedy
for: Bruce Almighty (2003)

Nominated Teen Choice Award Choice Movie Chemistry
for: Bruce Almighty (2003)
Shared with:
Morgan Freeman


2001 Won Teen Choice Award Film - Choice Hissy Fit
for: How the Grinch Stole Christmas (2000)


2000 Won Teen Choice Award Film - Wipeout Scene of the Summer
for: Me, Myself & Irene (2000)


U.S. Comedy Arts Festival
Year Result Award Category/Recipient(s)
2005 - AFI Star Award

Links;

• Jim Carrey at the Internet Movie Database
• Official YouTube Channel
• Carrey: Life Is Too Beautiful, a summary of a November 2004 60 Minutes interview with Carrey
• IMDB link Jim Carrey
  
• Jim Carrey Biography - Cinema.com
• Top 11 Jim Carrey Film Roles on Moviefone
• Jim Carrey - Call to Action on Burma and Aung San Suu Kyi