Never before heard secrets about actor and comedian Jim Carrey

Updated on September 10, 2022 10:42 AM by Sally Harbor

James Eugene Carrey or also known as Jim Carrey, is a famous American-Canadian actor and comedian. He is mainly known for his slapstick comedy and rose to fame in the 1990’s through the film Ace Ventura:Pet Detective. Carrey is also a great cartoonist and has given many hits which have been loved immensely by the audience, such as The Mask, which was released in 1994, The Eternal Sunshine of the Spotless Mind, which was released in 2004, and many more.

All in all he has managed to gather a lot of audience with his comedic timing and sense of humor.

His most recent ventures include that of Showtime’s kidding, Sonic the Hedgehog which was released in 2020, and most recently he has been sharing a lot of his paintings on the social media platform, Twitter.

But with all the fame and love comes a lot of hate. Carrey’s journey to fame was not a smooth ride as he got a lot of hate for his actions and his days as a stand-up comedian were kind of violent. But there are parts of our favourite lifes, that we usually are unaware about. But do not worry we have got you all covered. So here are all the facts about Jim Carrey that you may have never heard before.

1. The father was the inspiration

Jim Carrey was born on 17 January 1962 in Newmarket, Ontario, Canada. Since his early days, he had a talent for humour and frequently performed for the amusement of his family, including his father, Percy. And it was his father who had encouraged him to try to make a professional life out of his hobby and use his creativity to find exposure.

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The fun part about Jim Carrey is that he was so funny that teachers in his school bargained with him so he’d stop having outbursts in class and promised him 15 uninterrupted minutes in the end. Carrey’s father immensely wanted him to pursue his career in comedy and he even made a routine for his son, which Carrey called as “Corny”.

The now famous stand up comedian made his first appearance at the age of 15 at Yuk Yuk's, Toronto. Carrey was made fun of by the club’s owner, Mark Breslin, and the experience that Carrey had made him so anxious that he didn’t return to the stage for two years. He later instead turned his attention to the comedy world of New York, and got better quickly, and The Tonight Show with Johnny Carson at age 21.

2. His first film was made for television

Carrey started his comedy career long back ago with the support of his father, but in 1971, he was cast in one of the major acting roles as the lead in a made-for-television film titled Introducing…Janet. The film was aired on Canadian Broadcasting Corporation (CBC).

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The film revolves around the story of a 19-year-old Carrey, playing an aspiring comedian named Tony Maroni, who befriends a woman, Adah Glassbourg, who struggles with a lot of insecurity. At that time when the movie was released, Carrey said it was unusual for him to portray a comedian who was bad at impressions when he was actually very good at them. In 1995, the film was released on home video under the title Rubberface and capitalized on Carrey’s newfound fame.

3. Jim Carrey’s colleagues were bever supportive of him

After Jim Carrey appeared in a small stint as the lead in 1985’s The Duck Factory, which aired as an NBC sitcom and in 1985’s Once Bitten and 1986’s Peggy Sue Got Married. Carrey got his major breakthrough in the 1990’s as a cast member of the hit Fox sketch comedy series In Living Color.

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The success of this series led to him starring in a bigger role in 1994’s Ace Ventura:Pet Detective. While the movie turned out to be a huge hit, Carrey had to endure a little bit of heckling from his co-stars.

“David Allen Grier would go out in the audience and say, ‘Jim, in his hiatus, is gonna be doing a movie called Ace Ventura: Pet Detective,’' Carrey revealed in an interview in 2018. “'Let’s wish him luck with that.’ And everybody would scoff at me they’d fake applaud and laugh at me.” But by the end of 1994, Carrey had scored three huge hits in a row, including Ace Ventura, The Mask, and Dum and Dumber, and for the latter role, he received $7 million.

4. Jim was attacked by crowds at comedy clubs

Jim Carrey was a great impersonator. He drew huge crowds of people by impersonating celebrities like Jimmy Stewart, and Clint Eastwood. But this skill of his was not very satisfying for Carrey as he stopped doing them relatively early in his career.“I can get imitations of 2000 people down, and I will still be saying to the world that those people are more interesting than me,” Carrey said in an interview in 2004. “And that’s just not true, you know.”

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As a result, people who would come to see him performing impressions were often dismayed to be met with more experimental comedy, like crawling inside of a piano and staying there through another comic’s set. And according to Carrey, that disappointment sometimes led to violence: “Some nights it was a melee where I’d be standing trying to defend myself for what I was doing. People would be screaming at me to do my old act, and getting actually violent and angry at me.” At times, Carrey said he was forced to defend himself with a broken beer bottle. He said this made him “comfortable with the creative process.”

5. Jim Carrey holds the record for most of MTV Movie Awards

Despite his career of so many iconic roles, Carrey has not earmed an Oscar yet but he holds the record for most MTV Movie Awards victories, with 11 under his belt. Carrey is also the only actor in the history of the Hollywood industry who has won two Golden Globe Awards in both the Musical/Comedy and Drama categories.

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In addition to his 11 wins at the MTV Movie Awards, he has 12 MTV Movie Award nominations. His most recent victory came in 2009 when he was honoured for Best Comedic Performance for Yes Man.

He also one actor who has won awards since MTV has started its awarding ceremony. He accepted the Best Male Performance award for his role in The Truman Show in character disguised as a stoned-out hippie with long grunge hair, sunglasses and a thick beard

Carrey began by singing a variation on Eric Clapton's “Let It Grow” and said that, after being snubbed by the Oscars for his acclaimed performance in The Truman Show, he was now going to embrace his true self.

6. He auditioned for Saturday Night Live twice

Jim Carrey was one of a kind hard worker. What he wanted, he always tried hard to pursue it. He tried hard to get on Saturday Night Live, as he auditioned twice to appear on the show but was turned down both times.

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The famously mysterious and ambiguous casting process of the show requires a final stamp of approval from the show’s creator and executive producer Lorne Michaels. Those who give the auditions go through a sort of performance on Studio 8H at 30 Rockefeller Plaza. This is followed by a meeting with Michaels, which is rumoured to be a personality test to ensure the future cast members can survive the rigorous hours and pressures of the fast-paced environment of live television.

The “What is written for you will always be yours” saying once again became true in this case as Carrey became the biggest star in Hollywood in the ’90s and finally made it to the show as host, which he had auditioned twice in the past.

7. Jim Carrey and Renée Zellweger became a thing through a movie

Jim Carrey’s personal life is as messed up as his comedic career. Carrey was engaged to his “Me, Myself and Irene” co-star Renèe Zellweger from 1999 to 2000.He got his second divorce, and moved on with Zellweger, with whom he worked on 2000’s Me, Myself and Irene.

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The now ex-couple were briefly engaged but never made it down the aisle for their marriage. But Carrey still has fond memories of his short-lived romance with Renée Zellweger as nearly two decades after he and Zellweger called it quits, Carrey confessed that he considers her to be“the great love of his life.”

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Zellweger, for her part, previously reflected on her “unexpected” connection with the Memoirs and Misinformation writer.

8. Jim Carrey and his bestie

Jim Carrey is one of the most loved comedians of all times and he also is the favourite comedian of American rapper and actor, Tupac Shakur.

While Tupac was in imprisonment in 1995, Jim and Shakur became pen pals, and Jim was constantly sending Tupac funny letters to cheer him up, and it was Carrey who allegedly reached out to Tupac while he was inside on multiple occasions.

During Tupac’s isolation time, Carrey became a close friend of his and that’s how the two grew close. The letters sent back and forth between the duo were humorous and intended to offer the rapper a slice of light relief while he was locked up.

Unfortunately, Tupac was fatally shot and died in 1996, less than a year after he got out of prison, which left Carrey in shambles.