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.
Jim Carrey will be making his debut as Joe Biden on this weekend’s season premiere of Saturday Night Live and the first look clip was just revealed!
The 58-year-old actor has been a guest host on the sketch comedy series several times, but now he’ll be a recurring star for the upcoming season. Jim will be joined this season by Maya Rudolph, who will reprise her work as Vice Presidential candidate Kamala Harris.
The season premiere will be hosted by Chris Rock with musical guest Megan Thee Stallion. Lorne Michaels recently said about hiring Jim, “There was some interest on his part.
And then we responded, obviously, positively. But it came down to discussions about what the take was. He and Colin Jost had a bunch of talks.
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