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    In both, Ace Ventura and School of Rock, comedy is proposed from the outset; even the title and movie cover are comedic. Setting up pretend worlds creates distances for the audience allowing them to laugh at the comedies. In Ace Ventura, the main character, Ace Ventura, is a pet detective hired to find a missing dolphin who is kidnapped before the Superbowl. This concept suggest absurdity at both the ridiculousness of someone kidnapping a dolphin and a private pet detective being hired to find

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    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 Dumber, and had acclaimed dramatic performances in

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    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 Ventura: Pet Detective) Bursting onto our screens in 1994 with The Mask and Dumb and Dumber (more on those two later) Carrey became an instant hit. But it was Ace Ventura that really gave people an idea of what they were in for. Playing

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    Ace Ventura and Sherlock Holmes are two superb detectives. Ace Ventura is a detective that focuses on animals. He can solve things from mistaken identities and murder mysteries to missing animals and stolen goods. Sherlock Holmes is a detective of homicide. He has solved numerous cases and is considered the best detective in London. Both detectives are prodigious in their work. The detectives, Sherlock Holmes from the novel “the Hound of the Baskervilles”; and Ace Ventura, from the movie “Ace

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    new Ace Ventura online slot game Back in the 1990s cinema was in arguably in its most experimental phase, as plenty of new concepts were green lit with the term “alternative” attached. It is this phase in history that allowed Jim Carrey to become a Hollywood superstar, but Carrey didn’t exactly make his name through traditional projects. What he did was attach his name to “odd” acting vehicles such as Ace Ventura: Pet Detective and ride them, all the way to the top. Speaking of Ace Ventura: Pet

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    1. Example of Character Ace Ventura in the movie Ace Ventura Pet Detective, he called his pets after telling his landlord he had no animals. In Home Alone, Kevin McAllister is a character, he is known for when he slaps aftershave on his cheeks, and his “Aaaahhh!” reaction. 2. Example of Protagonist Character: Katniss from the movie Hunger Games, she has conflict when she must enter the games and fight to the death. Ferris in the movie Ferris Bueller’s Day Off when he skips school because it

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    Who Is Jim Carey A Hero

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    Hello there, this writing piece is about my hero Jim Carrey. In this piece, I will tell you about the things Jim Carrey has done for me over the years. Firstly, I will be telling you about his battle with depression and how it affected me. Last year, around halfway through the year, I had very bad depression. I soon learned that Jim Carrey also had bad depression at one point. This is when I started fighting depression. When I stopped having suicidal thoughts. When I started having thoughts like

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    It was full of hardships that he decided to endure bravely. He strived for his passion – which was to make everyone around him laugh. Three of Carrey’s best movies were released in 1994, they were “Ace Ventura: Pet Detective”, “The Mask” and “Dumb & Dumber”. “The Mask” garnered him a Golden Globe Award nomination and “Dumb and Dumber” was a commercial success that was also well received by the critics. His movie, “The Truman Show” allowed Carrey to edge away

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    jim carrey is the person i picked because he is very funny and i respect him. he in in one of my favorite movies called ace ventura pet detective also mask. he is also a good role model because he can set a good example on people when he is not in a movie. but also can set a bad one because of his movies. another way he can be a good example is if someone wanted to be a comedian he is a good person to follow . proof that jim carrey is a good role model is this sentence from an article “Carrey took

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    Jim Berney Biography

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    Jim Carrey is an actor, stand up comedian, husband, and a loving father. This amazing actor was born in Newmarket, Ontario, Canada. Jim is actually his stage name. His real name in Eugene. He was once a janitor, stand-up comedian, and he also almost got sued. Jim’s first job was a janitor at a factory called The Get Well Company. He had worked at that factory up until he was 23. He has always had a hunch for making people laugh. He had started by telling his co workers jokes and other things

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