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Jim Carrey

1962 - Today

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James Eugene Carrey (; born January 17, 1962) is a Canadian-American actor and comedian known for his energetic slapstick performances. After spending the 1980s honing his stand-up comedy act and portraying mostly supporting roles in films, Carrey gained wide recognition in 1990 when he was cast in the American sketch comedy television series In Living Color (1990–1994). He broke out as a film star after starring in a string of box office hits with Ace Ventura: Pet Detective, The Mask, and Dumb and Dumber (all 1994), which he followed up with Ace Ventura: When Nature Calls and Batman Forever (both 1995). Read more on Wikipedia

Since 2007, the English Wikipedia page of Jim Carrey has received more than 41,552,344 page views. His biography is available in 109 different languages on Wikipedia (up from 105 in 2019). Jim Carrey is the 31st most popular actor (up from 137th in 2019), the most popular biography from Canada (up from 9th in 2019) and the most popular Canadian Actor.

Jim Carrey is most famous for his comedic roles in movies such as Ace Ventura: Pet Detective, The Mask, and Dumb and Dumber.

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  • 42M

    Page Views (PV)

  • 77.13

    Historical Popularity Index (HPI)

  • 109

    Languages Editions (L)

  • 15.87

    Effective Languages (L*)

  • 2.99

    Coefficient of Variation (CV)

Among ACTORS

Among actors, Jim Carrey ranks 31 out of 13,578. Before him are Sophia Loren, Danny DeVito, James Stewart, Romy Schneider, Patrick Swayze, and Bud Spencer. After him are Yul Brynner, Morgan Freeman, Gina Lollobrigida, Terence Hill, Harrison Ford, and Jean Reno.

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Contemporaries

Among people born in 1962, Jim Carrey ranks 1. After him are Tom Cruise, Cliff Burton, Ruud Gullit, Frank Rijkaard, Anthony Kiedis, Ismail Haniyeh, Jodie Foster, Nicolás Maduro, Demi Moore, Ralph Fiennes, and Olga Tokarczuk.

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In Canada

Among people born in Canada, Jim Carrey ranks 1 out of 1,622. After him are Leonard Cohen (1934), Leslie Nielsen (1926), Albert Bandura (1925), Celine Dion (1968), Justin Trudeau (1971), James Cameron (1954), Donald Sutherland (1935), Frank Gehry (1929), Erving Goffman (1922), Lucy Maud Montgomery (1874), and Alice Munro (1931).

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Among ACTORS In Canada

Among actors born in Canada, Jim Carrey ranks 1. After him are Leslie Nielsen (1926), Donald Sutherland (1935), Christopher Plummer (1929), Michael J. Fox (1961), William Shatner (1931), Pamela Anderson (1967), Dan Aykroyd (1952), Mary Pickford (1892), Ryan Gosling (1980), Lois Maxwell (1927), and Mack Sennett (1880).

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Television and Movie Roles

The Truman Show
Truman Burbank
Every second of every day, from the moment he was born, for the last thirty years, Truman Burbank has been the unwitting star of the longest running, most popular documentary-soap opera in history. The picture-perfect town of Seahaven that he calls home is actually a gigantic soundstage. Truman's friends and family - everyone he meets, in fact - are actors. He lives every moment under the unblinking gaze of thousands of hidden TV cameras.
Jun 4o 19988.1 / 10
Eternal Sunshine of the Spotless Mind
Joel Barish
Joel Barish, heartbroken that his girlfriend underwent a procedure to erase him from her memory, decides to do the same. However, as he watches his memories of her fade away, he realises that he still loves her, and may be too late to correct his mistake.
Mar 19o 20048.101 / 10
Bruce Almighty
Bruce Nolan
Bruce Nolan toils as a "human interest" television reporter in Buffalo, NY, but despite his high ratings and the love of his beautiful girlfriend, Bruce remains unfulfilled. At the end of the worst day in his life, he angrily ridicules God - and the Almighty responds, endowing Bruce with all of His divine powers.
May 23o 20036.713 / 10