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A Cheesy Moment on Set

Method acting is a common practice, and Jim Carrey is known for fully immersing himself in his roles.

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In 2012, Jim Carrey met Cathriona White, a makeup artist from County Tipperary, Ireland.

37. He posted tweets questioning the safety of mercury in vaccines, saying, “They say mercury in fish is dangerous but forcing all of our children to be injected with mercury in thimerosol [sic] is no risk.

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53. A Surprising Musical Talent

After his 2011 breakup with Jenny McCarthy, Carrey seemed to be in a personal and professional rut.

From 1999 to 2000, Jim Carrey was engaged to his Me, Myself and Irene co-star Renee Zellweger.

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jim carrey fun facts

Jim Carrey is an outspoken advocate of the "law of attraction".

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Finally managing to perform for the show's executive producer Lorne Michaels at a Burbank studio, with returning cast members Dennis Miller, Jon Lovitz, and Nora Dunn watching the audition, Jim Carrey was rejected again.

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Jim Carrey was raised Catholic and has three older siblings, John, Patricia, and Rita. In addition to acting, Carrey has also pursued a successful career as a stand-up comedian, and has even dabbled in music and painting.

Carrey has been nominated for numerous awards throughout his career, including two Golden Globe Awards, and has won several, including a BAFTA Award and a Screen Actors Guild Award.

In 2017, Jim Carrey released a six-minute documentary entitled, I Needed Color, which showed him working in his studio.

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That same year, Jim Carrey appeared as a fictionalized version of himself on the final episode of Garry Shandling's The Larry Sanders Show, in which he deliberately ripped into Shandling's character.

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