James Eugene Carrey, A.K.A Jim Carrey, began his life in Ontario, Canada on January 17th, 1962. To Percy and Kathleen Carrey. Carrey’s tendency to act goofy started when James was just a baby in a caddle. He would Constantly reject food from his parents, instead he would sit and make faces while sitting in his high chair. He often had his family rambunctious. “Later, as he learned what tricks his extremely flexible body could perform, family and friends would border the living room to watch his performance. While wild at home, Carrey was at first shy at school. He stayed in his shell until the move to Toronto, where he realized that his talent for clowning around could win him some friends (“Jim Carrey”1).
Carrey had his first stand-up gig at Yuk-Yuk's Comedy Club when he was just 15. Unfortunately, it …show more content…
In a short while the two had a baby on the way (“Jim Carrey”1). Carrey freely accepted risks because he believed that only by taking risks does one gain the largest triumph, “In The Truman Show Carrey portrayed thirty-year old Truman Burban, an insurance agent whose entire life has been turned into a television soap opera”(Wukovits 83). Without Truman's knowledge, five thousand cameras have recorded every event in his Seahaven, Florida, a Disney-like community created for this popular television show; live footage was beamed into households all over the world (Wukovits 83). Though he has long known what his life, Carrey does not limit whe he can go in his chosen field. He thinks he can do all types of movies from Comedy to Drama (Wukovits