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{{quote|"''Somebody stop me!''"|'''[[The Mask (film)|The Mask]]'''}}

Jim Carrey is a colorful actor with a face for molding and often plays the central or main character in a show. He had been acting since the mid-1980s, most notably in the short-lived sitcom ''The Duck Factory'', but came to attention as a [[Token White]] cast member on ''[[In Living Color]]'' who managed to hold his own with several popular sketch characters, most famously Fire Marshall Bill.

[[Jim Carrey]] is a colorful actor with a face for molding, and often plays the central or main character in a show. He had been acting since the mid-1980s, most notably in the short-lived sitcom ''The Duck Factory'', but came to attention as a [[Token White]] cast member on ''[[In Living Color]]'' who managed to hold his own with several popular sketch characters, most famously Fire Marshall Bill.

When the small-scale ''[[Ace Ventura|Ace Ventura - Pet Detective]]'' arrived on movie screens in early 1994, it was roasted by critics but proved to be a surprisingly big hit. As it happened, he did two other films that year (''[[The Mask (film)|The Mask]]'' and ''[[Dumb and Dumber]]'') and was soon an A-list performer, in essence the first big film comedy star of the 1990s. He has played many classic characters, and his involvement in a movie will often be a success - so successful, the subsequent films and series usually don't do as well because he is not in it. This is because after ''Ace Ventura: When Nature Calls'' was such a huge flop in comparison to the original, he pledged never to do a sequel again.

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In his early days performing stand-up comedy, Carrey reportedly wrote himself a check for almost $1,000,000 and promised himself that he would, one day, be able to cash it. That promise was fulfilled soon after his performance in ''[[The Mask (film)|The Mask]]'' and ''[[Dumb and Dumber]]'', though by that point, he had already earned several orders of magnitude more than the check itself was worth.

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* Ace Ventura - ''[[Ace Ventura]]'' series (First and second films of franchise - a rarity; apparently he was so unhappy with the experience he decided to forgo sequels from that point onward.)

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* Ebenezer Scrooge '''[[Loads and Loads of Roles|and]]''' the Ghosts of Christmas Past, Present, and Yet to Come (all via [[Motion Capture]]) - ''[[A Christmas Carol]]'' (2009)

* Steven Russell - ''[[I Love You Phillip Morris]]''

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* [[Adam Westing]] and [[Self-Deprecation]]: He's often poked fun at his goofy/~~LargeHam~~ reputation.

* [[Adam Westing]] and [[Self-Deprecation]]: He's often poked fun at his goofy/[[Large Ham]] reputation.

** From ''Batman Forever'': "Was that over the top? I can never tell!"

** From ''[[Batman Forever]]'': "Was that over the top? I can never tell!"

** In his first ''[[Saturday Night Live]]'' appearance (1996), the ''Joe Pesci Show'' skit he appeared in had him playing Jimmy Stewart...while another performer played Jim Carrey. "Stewart" is appalled by "Carrey" ("Smoke a lot of dope, do you son?") and mocks him as a diva who "needs attention twenty-four hours a day!"

** In his first ''[[Saturday Night Live]]'' appearance (1996), the ''Joe Pesci Show'' skit he appeared in had him playing Jimmy Stewart... while another performer played Jim Carrey. "Stewart" is appalled by "Carrey" ("Smoke a lot of dope, do you son?") and mocks him as a diva who "needs attention twenty-four hours a day!"

** When he presented an Oscar in 1997, he envisioned himself being used in [[The Dead Rise to Advertise|commercials after his death]], making fun of a then-current Trident slogan: "Who wants gum? (turns around and starts talking out of his butt) I do! I do!"

** When he didn't get an Oscar nomination for ''The Truman Show'', he still agreed to present an award. He pretended to break down into self-pitying tears during his intro. He was asked to participate in a gag the following year during Billy Crystal's opening film montage segment to poke fun at not being nominated for ''Man on the Moon'', but declined.

** When he didn't get an Oscar nomination for ''[[The Truman Show]]'', he still agreed to present an award. He pretended to break down into self-pitying tears during his intro. He was asked to participate in a gag the following year during [[Billy Crystal]]'s opening film montage segment to poke fun at not being nominated for ''[[Man on the Moon]]'', but declined.

** In ''Liar Liar'', there's a scene where Carrey's eight-year-old son has discovered that his father can't lie, and is asking Carrey if various parenting cliches are true. The last one is:

** In ''[[Liar Liar]]'', there's a scene where Carrey's eight-year-old son has discovered that his father can't lie, and is asking Carrey if various parenting cliches are true. The last one is:

{{quote|'''Max:''' If I keep making this face ''(makes a face)'' will it get stuck that way?

'''Fletcher:''' Not in a million years. In fact, some people make a good living that way. }}

** [http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=_7StsXTQhYs This clip] from ''Late Night with Conan O'Brien'' is ostensibly from a [[Biopic]] with Carrey playing Conan (this was when ''[[Man on the Moon]]'' was new), and Carrey!Conan acts as if he holds a grudge against the actor. At the three-minute mark, Carrey!Conan makes fun of the facial contortions and catchphrases of Ace Ventura and The Mask.

** [http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=_7StsXTQhYs This clip] from ''[[Late Night with Conan O'Brien]]'' is ostensibly from a [[Biopic]] with Carrey playing Conan (this was when ''[[Man on the Moon]]'' was new), and Carrey!Conan acts as if he holds a grudge against the actor. At the three-minute mark, Carrey!Conan makes fun of the facial contortions and catchphrases of ''[[Ace Ventura]]'' and ''[[The Mask (film)|The Mask]]''.

* [[Black Comedy]] - ''The Cable Guy'', in which his character turns out to be a stalker.

* [[Black Comedy]] - ''[[The Cable Guy]]'', in which his character turns out to be a stalker.

** ''[[Me Myself and Irene]]''

** ''[[Fun with Dick and Jane]]''

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** "Sssssssssssmokin'!" (''[[The Mask (film)|The Mask]]'')

** "B-E-A-Utiful!" (''[[Bruce Almighty]]'')

** "[[The Lone Ranger|Hi-ho Silver! Away!]]" (He says this in both ''Ace Ventura: When Nature Calls'' and ''Bruce Almighty'', despite playing a different character in each.)

** "[[The Lone Ranger|Hi-ho Silver! Away!]]" (He says this in both ''[[Ace Ventura: When Nature Calls]]'' and ''[[Bruce Almighty]]'', despite playing a different character in each.)

** "And if I don't see ya - good afternoon, good evening, and good night!" (''The Truman Show'')

** ''Man on the Moon'' takes an askew glance at the trope. Latka, Andy Kaufman's ''Taxi'' character (adapted from his stage act), has "Tank you veddy much" as his catchphrase. The montage of his work on the show ends with several clips of him saying it presented in quick succession, implying that -- at least to Andy -- he isn't making progress as an artist despite his popularity and his character isn't much more than the catchphrase.

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* [[Face Fault]]: He pulled it off ''in live action'' in the film ''Liar Liar''. After a long sequence of hiding from high-end executive types, he runs into the last person he wants to see, shouts ''"God in heaven!"'' and collapses to the ground.

** He is probably the only person who will ever be able to pull of a [[Face Fault]] without it looking totally forced/awkward/just kind of stupid. Also, [[Crowning Moment of Funny]].

* [[Fake American]]: He's actually from Ontario, Canada, though he is a naturalized American with dual citizenship.

* [[Fake American]]: He's actually from Ontario, [[Canada]], though he is a naturalized American with dual citizenship.

* [[Harpo Does Something Funny]]: He cannot be scripted. He cannot be directed. He can only be aimed.

* [[Hilarious Outtakes]]: ''Liar Liar'' and ''Bruce Almighty'' run them over their respective end credits (the latter has additional outtakes on its DVD), the ''[[How the Grinch Stole Christmas (film)|How the Grinch Stole Christmas]]'' DVD has an outtakes reel as a bonus feature, and before any of those was the ''[[In Living Color]]'' bloopers episode, where one montage focused just on him getting the giggles during various skits.

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* [[Trickster Archetype]]: Characters who qualify as this include Ace Ventura, the Mask, the Riddler, Andy Kaufman, and the Grinch. [[Word of God]] even said that the Frankie from ''[[One Piece]]'' is based on him.

** On a similar note, a lot of [[Avatar: The Last Airbender|Sokka's]] facial expressions are based off Jim.

* [[What Could Have Been]]:

* ~~[[What Could Have Been]]:~~ Carrey was originally supposed to be a cast member on ''Saturday Night Live'' when the original cast left in 1980 and Jean Doumanian was hired to create a new "Not Ready for Primetime" cast for the sixth season. Considering how terrible the 1980-1981 season was and how most of the cast has faded into obscurity, it was probably a good thing he wasn't picked.

** Carrey was originally supposed to be a cast member on ''Saturday Night Live'' when the original cast left in 1980 and Jean Doumanian was hired to create a new "Not Ready for Primetime" cast for the sixth season. Considering how terrible the 1980-1981 season was and how most of the cast has faded into obscurity, it was probably a good thing he wasn't picked.

** ~~Plus, the~~ Wachowski Brothers wanted to play [[Plastic Man]] in the never-made film based on their script. Which, even if the script was kinda crappy, would STILL have been epic.

** The [[Wachowski Brothers]] wanted him to play [[Plastic Man]] in the never-made film based on their script. Which, even if the script was kinda crappy, would STILL have been epic.

** He almost didn't do ''[[Ace Ventura]]'' because he didn't care for the script. He only said yes after they allowed him to work on the script.

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