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    for all occasions, Jim Carrey is a fully fledged comic icon. Born in Canada before finding fame on the American sketch show In Living Color, Carrey has gone on to become a well known star throughout the whole world. And it's not just for his comedic skills either. Many times Carrey has shined in more serious roles that have even seen him win a Golden Globe. So, to relive those classic cinema seconds, here are 8 of Jim Carrey's most iconic movie moments. Number Eight: Jim Carrey as Ace Ventura (Ace

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    Jim Carrey is an actor and a comedian best known for comedic and dramatic film roles in movies such as Liar Liar: Ace Ventura and Eternal Sunshine of the Spotless Mind. Actor and comedian Jim Carrey was born in Newmarket, Ontario, Canada, on January 17, 1962. Carrey relocated to Los Angeles to pursue his dream of becoming a comedian, eventually getting a spot on the comedy show In Living Color. Carrey soon after had huge box office success in comedies, including The Mask: Pet Detective and Dumb and

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    not always the funny personality on stage or on screen. Such a case can be observed with comedian and actor Jim Carrey. As well as many other comedians Jim Carrey struggled with depression. According to a 2004 interview with CBS, Jim Carrey’s parents struggled with financial problems and the problems made him dislike human interaction at a young age (2004). It was during this time Jim Carrey felt angry with the world for making him live in poverty. However, he told CBS that he developed his sense

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    talk about that has suffered from depression or a similar disorder is Jim Carrey. Jim Carrey, born January 17, 1962 is a Canadian comedian, actor, screenwriter, and producer that is known for many of his movies that are very popular such as “Dumb and Dumber” and “The Mask”, ever since he started his career he has experience many obstacles that he overcame and now is known as one of the biggest idols in the movie industry. Jim Carrey has many accomplishments such as “MTV Award for Best Male Performance”

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    Jim Carrey Analysis

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    “The purpose of art is to bring people into presence” Jim Carrey .The particular artist that I chose is an artist in many different realms though he is an accomplished actor he also is a painter and has painted for most of his life it was not until recently that his art work has been showcased. That artist that I am talking about is Jim Carrey. I feel that his artwork shows emotional depth has an interesting color schemes and really lets us go into his mind through the use of his art. The artwork

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    ” – Jim Carrey (http://www.brainyquote.com/quotes/authors/j/jim_carrey.html) Carrey knows what it takes to be a strong actor and he worked hard to get where he is today. Carrey was very dedicated to his career and his past holds the key to his future success. Carrey was born in Newmarket, Ontario, Canada on January 17th, 1962 and had what was considered a “normal” life. His family was stable because their father was working. But, when Carrey was the age of 15, his father was laid off. Carrey then

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    The Extraordinary Man Nominee of six and winner of two Golden Globe awards, starred in two Christmas films, “The Grinch who Stole Christmas” and “The Scrooge,” Jim Carrey once said, “You can spend your whole life imaging ghost, worrying about the pathway to the future, but all there will ever be is what’s happening here and the decisions we make in this moment, which are based in either love or fear. So many of us choose our path based on fear, disguised as practicality. What we really want seems

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    Many people recognize Jim Carrey as the pet detective or the not-so-bright Lloyd Christmas, but during his commencement speech to the graduating class of 2014 at the Maharishi University of Management, he opens up to reveal a much deeper side of himself. While the speech he delivers is permeated with his traditional humor, Carrey also inspires his audience to think about how they want to conduct their lives. Carrey presents an effective argument for persuading college graduates who are entering

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    Jim Carrey is a comedian and actor that has been in the business since about the age of fifteen. Although he suffers from bipolar disorder he still manages to be very successful in his career. I have choose to analyze Jim Carrey in the movie where he plays a character that has psychological problems and the obsession of a number. The movie 23. Through the paper I will refer to him as Walter sparrow as this is the charter that he is playing in the movie. However in this movie Walter is two characters

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    The Wonderful Jim Carrey Everyday we come across a person on TV, commercial, or maybe even the news, however, we figure out who a person is in a movie more often and quicker. There’s just about millions of actors or actress that we see or haven’t even heard but we think about our favorite one from a show we’ve seen like Eminem, Ice Cube, Miley Cyrus, Chris Tucker, etc. We then think about who’s our favorite of all time and who we might look up to or even see who we want to be. I have a couple

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