After his dad lost his job when Jim was 12, the whole family ended up living in a van. The family took jobs as janitors and security guards and the pressure of going to school and working a night job made the star want to “bash somebody’s head in”.

Jim Carrey turned down the iconic role of Captain Jack Sparrow in The Pirates of the Caribbean franchise because he was filming Bruce Almighty at the same time.

Even when he was at school, Carrey wanted to be a performer. He would even made a deal with one of his teachers that if he sat quietly during class, he could perform for his classmates for a few minutes at the end.

You might not immediately think of The Mask as a film that would garner critical acclaim, but Carrey was actually nominated for a Golden Globe for this role.

He loves rocking out on the guitar, even including his skills in some of his movies. His favorite songs to play are “Come Together” and “Rocket Man”.

Jim’s daughter Jane is an aspiring musician who was a contestant on American Idol in 2012. She got to ‘Hollywood Week’ before botching her performance and that’s where the story ends.

After Tupac went to prison, the comedian would write him funny letters in prison to keep his spirits up.

Strangely, he wore tap dancing shoes to bed when he was a child. This is because his parents would often ask him to perform for them in the middle of the night when his mother was ill.

Carrey struggles with depression just like his father. He was even hooked on anti-depressants for a while. He decided to go cold turkey because he didn’t want to suffer the same struggles as his father.

After starring alongside Kate Winslet in Eternal Sunshine of the Spotless Mind, Carrey admited that Winslet really intimidated him saying that she was “scary talented”.

Carrey swore to himself that one day he would cash a $10 million cheque which he ended up doing in 2001.

Jim Carrey believes that Dumb and Dumber is the funniest movie he has ever made. A lot of people would agree with him.