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.
‘SNL’ somehow screwed up the VP debate fly
nypost.comTrump-Biden debate sketch last week, the show desperately needed to improve on its all-important political satire. We’re weeks away from a presidential election, and this material is their lifeblood.Well, the comedy show mostly fixed things, until they fumbled the most memorable moment of Wednesday’s vice presidential debate: the fly.“SNL” mystifyingly thought a funny take on the insect that squatted on Mike Pence’s head, and America’s HDTVs, for more than two minutes was an insane science-fiction storyline from 1986’s “The Fly,” in which Joe Biden (Jim Carrey) teleported to the venue, only to have his DNA mix with that of a bug.Before this strange, aspiring 1980s East Village performance art piece, the sketch had made amends for the.
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