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.
Martin Freeman slammed Jim Carrey for his "selfish" and "narcissistic" form of method acting in the film Man on the Moon. The Sherlock actor, 49, was clearly not a fan of the "self-aggrandising" way Jim spent four months never breaking character for the 1999 film.
Jim refused to be called anything other than his character's name, Andy, even when the cameras stopped rolling. Netflix documentary Jim & Andy: The Great Beyond was released in 2017 and documented the lengths Jim went to in order to stay in character.
Martin said: "For me, and I'm genuinely sure Jim Carrey is a lovely and smart person, but it was the most self-aggrandising, selfish, f***ing narcissistic b****cks I have ever seen. "The idea anything in our culture would celebrate
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