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12 Surprising Facts About Jim Carrey

did you know?

By Nathan Johnson

Published 10 years ago

did you know?
  • 1

    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”.

    12 Surprising Facts About Jim Carrey

  • 2

    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.

    12 Surprising Facts About Jim Carrey

  • 3

    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.

    12 Surprising Facts About Jim Carrey

  • 4

    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.

    12 Surprising Facts About Jim Carrey

  • 5

    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”.

    12 Surprising Facts About Jim Carrey

  • 6

    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.

    12 Surprising Facts About Jim Carrey

  • 7

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

    12 Surprising Facts About Jim Carrey

  • 8

    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.

    12 Surprising Facts About Jim Carrey

  • 9

    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.

    12 Surprising Facts About Jim Carrey

  • 10

    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”.

    12 Surprising Facts About Jim Carrey

  • 11

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

    12 Surprising Facts About Jim Carrey

  • 12

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

    12 Surprising Facts About Jim Carrey

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