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.
EXCLUSIVE: Vivian Bang, the co-writer and star of the Sundance Film Festival debut White Rabbit, has boarded the New Line ensemble comedy The Parenting for HBO Max.She joins Brian Cox, Edie Falco, Lisa Kudrow, Dean Norris, Nik Dodani, Brandon Flynn and Parker Posey in the Craig Johnson directed, Kent Sublette scripted movie.In the pic, a young couple, Graham and Josh, host a “meet the parents” weekend at a cozy rental house in the country, only to find it is already inhabited by a 400-year-old poltergeist.Chris Bender and Jake Weiner are producing via their Good Fear ContentBang played played the role of ‘Jenny’ in Netflix’s hit romcom Always Be My Maybe with Ali Wong, Randall Park, Keanu Reeves and recently appeared on HBO’s comedy series Room 104.
She starred in the Warner Bros./TB sitcom Sullivan and Son for three Seasons and as ‘Sun,’ a North Korean building manager turned private detective, opposite Peter Stormare and Keanu Reeves in the Pop TV/Viaplay series Swedish Dicks for two seasons.
Feature credits include Yes Man with Jim Carrey, Little Black Book, Henry Fool, and the Oscar-nominated short Our Time Is Up.
Bang recurred on ABC’s Better Off Ted and guest starred on numerous TV series including Get Shorty, Famous in Love, A to Z, Numb3rs, Monk, Becker, The Corner, House, How I Met Your Mother and Sex and the City.
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