Jim Carrey: the goofball with dramatic guts

'Jim & Andy: The Great Beyond - Featuring a Very Special, Contractually Obligated Mention of Tony Clifton' (2017) - A documentary on Jim Carrey's portrayal of Andy Kaufman was released in 2017, called 'Jim & Andy: The Great Beyond - Featuring a Very Special, Contractually Obligated Mention of Tony Clifton.'

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'How the Grinch Stole Christmas' (2000) - Jim Carrey is absolutely hilarious as a depressed and vengeful Grinch in the retelling of this Dr. Seuss classic.

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'Me, Myself and Irene' (2000) - This 2000 movie was a kind of incarnation from 'The Cable Guy,' in which Carrey plays a mentally unstable person. It made just under US$100 million worldwide.

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'The Majestic' (2001) -

In this 2001 film, Carrey stars as a blacklisted Hollywood writer, thus deepening his experience as an actor with dramatic range.

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‘Bruce Almighty’ (2003) -

Carrey's highest-grossing film was this religious comedy, in which he appeared alongside Morgan Freeman and Jennifer Aniston.

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'Eternal Sunshine of the Spotless Mind' (2004) -

This philosophical, thoughtful film is one of auteur Charlie Kaufman's best, and it wouldn't be so revered without Carrey. It explores the concepts of time, memory, technology, and love.

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'Eternal Sunshine of the Spotless Mind' (2004) -

Co-starring alongside Kate Winslet, this film is sure to be canonized for years to come.

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'Horton Hears a Who' (2008) -

Adding to his Dr. Seuss repertoire, Carrey played the voice of Horton in this heartwrenching children's movie with a message.

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'Yes Man' (2008) -

This 2008 film, co-starring Zooey Deschanel, is about a man who says yes to everything and finds himself quickly overwhelmed.

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'A Christmas Carol' (2009) -

Jim Carrey went into character as Scrooge and the Ghost of Christmas Past in 'A Christmas Carol.' The animated film also starred Gary Oldman and Colin Firth.

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'I Love You Phillip Morris' (2009) -

This heartbreaking but inspirational film is about two lovers, played by Jim Carrey and Ewan McGregor, who meet in prison. The movie is based on a true story and has become much more popular in recent years than when it was released.

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'Mr. Popper's Penguins' (2011) -

Jim Carrey starred as Mr. Popper in this 2011 film.

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‘Kidding’ (2018-2020) -

In recent years, Carrey turned to TV with the comedy-drama series 'Kidding,' which follows Jeff Piccirillo, AKA beloved children's television presenter Mr. Pickles, who anchors a branding empire but faces a personal tragedy. It ran for just two seasons.

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‘Sonic the Hedgehog’ (2020) -

Carrey plays the role of villainous Dr. Ivo “Eggman” Robotnik in the film adapted from the beloved video game about a speedy blue hedgehog.

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Joe Biden on 'SNL' -

For six episodes, Carrey took on the role of now-President-elect Joe Biden on 'SNL,' with Maya Rudolph as running mate Kamala Harris. But Carrey announced in December that he would be passing the role onto someone else.

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Visual artist -

For several years now, Carrey has been making paintings, political drawings, and sculptures that are equally as expressive as his own face.

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Jim Carrey: the goofball with dramatic guts

The actor's birthday is on January 17

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CELEBRITY Retrospective

Jim Carrey is lauded as one of the greatest comedic actors ever, his goofy facial expressions (you know the ones) in hilarious movies like 'Ace Ventura: Pet Detective' (1994) and 'Dumb and Dumber' (1994) being the first to spring to mind. But even more celebrated are his more serious films, most notably 'The Truman Show' (1998) and 'Eternal Sunshine of the Spotless Mind' (2004).

Over his long and fruitful career, Carrey has proven to be a character both on- and off-screen, at one moment pulling jokes no one dares to, then sharing a gutsy political drawing, and then making you cry in the cinema.

Click through this gallery to get a closer look at his journey so far.