Jim Carrey

At the age of 10, mailed his résumé to the producers of The Carol Burnett Show . When his father lost his job, a teenage Jim, his parents and two of his siblings all worked as janitors for a tire company. Made stand-up debut at age 15 at a club in Toronto called Yuk Yuk's. Got his big break doing In Living Color after meeting Keenen Ivory Wayans. When he was starting out, wrote himself a check for $20 million and carried it around with him until he was paid that actual amount for The Cable… Show more Guy in 1996. Spoke out about his struggles with depression in 2004. Released online videos in 2007 to draw awareness to political repression in Burma. Holds both Canadian and U.S. citizenship. His film I Love You Phillip Morris, which debuted at the 2009 Sundance Film Festival, features the actor in a role alongside Ewan McGregor, whose character becomes romantically involved with Carrey's. ~ Rovi

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