James Eugene Carrey (born January 17, 1962) is a Canadian-American actor, comedian, writer, and artist. He is known for his energetic slapstick performances. Carrey first gained recognition in America in 1990 after landing a recurring role in the sketch comedy television series In Living Color.
His first leading roles in motion pictures came with Ace Ventura: Pet Detective (1994), Dumb and Dumber (1994), The Mask (1994), and Ace Ventura: When Nature Calls (1995), as well portraying the Riddler in Batman Forever (1995) and the lead role in Liar Liar (1997).
He gained attention starring in serious roles in The Truman Show (1998) and Man on the Moon (1999), with each garnering him a Golden Globe Award for Best Actor.
Hosting Saturday Night Live is never an easy gig, but Kate Winslet had a particularly stressful experience when it came to be her turn in 2004 — seeing as it was right after the most disastrous SNL episode of all time.
In a clip from the Hamptons International Film Festival’s A Conversation With… series, the Oscar winner recalled the tense environment on the set of the NBC series the week following Ashlee Simpson’s infamous lip-syncing gaffe. Video: Jim Carrey & Chris Rock Impress In SNL‘s Hilarious Season Opener! She remembered: Oh, we can imagine!
The Titanic star went on to explain that all the stress caused some delays in her opening monologue, which naturally did not ease the actress’ nerves.
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