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.
With huge culture-defining comedy hits and franchises like “Wayne’s World” (1992–1993), “Austin Powers” (1997–2002), and “Shrek” (2001–2010), comedian Mike Myers absolutely dominated comedy on screen for at least all of the ’90s.
Myers proved their was much life in his career beyond “Saturday Night Live” and that he was a malleable comedy star who could eccentric and outrageous characters like Adam Sandler, and Jim Carrey did.
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