Inside Jim Carrey's life - Martin Freeman feud, homelessness and depression battle

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Hollywood actor Jim Carrey has been a household name for over 32 years having risen to fame in the 90s and 00s thanks to a string of hit movies that put him at the forefront of comedic roles for an entire generation.Born on January 17 1962, Jim turns 60 today and is still as great a Hollywood icon as he was when he first appeared on the silver screen.The actor has appeared in a string of epic movie titles including Ace Ventura: Pet Detective, Dumb And Dumber, The Mask, Batman Forever, Bruce Almighty and How The Grinch Stole Christmas.However, while he has been largely known as a comic actor, Jim has won critical acclaim for his more sombre roles including The Truman Show - which won him a Golden Globe for Best Actor - and Eternal Sunshine Of The Spotless Mind which earned him both BAFTA and Golden Globe nominations in the same category.As a young man Jim first discovered the beginnings of his acting talent when aged around eight years old he began making faces in the mirror and subsequently doing impressions.However, it wouldn't be until much later in life he would embark upon his Hollywood career as Jim, alongside his mother, Kathleen, and father, Percy and three older siblings, John, Patricia and Rita, fell on hard times ending up homeless.The family all lived out of a Volkswagen van for a long while, as Jim, who was a teenager at the time, and his brother John spent several months living in a tent in Charles Daley Park on the shore of Lake Ontario.Eventually, his father would find work at a tyre factory, improving the family situation, with both John and Jim also taking up roles at the employer, working overnight as janitor and security guard.Jim has openly discussed his depression in the past, admitting that he.