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Jim Carrey Research Paper

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“I don’t think human beings learn anything without desperation. Desperation is a necessary ingredient to learning anything, or creating anything. Period. If you ain't desperate at some point, you ain't interesting.” – Jim Carrey (http://www.brainyquote.com/quotes/authors/j/jim_carrey.html)
Carrey knows what it takes to be a strong actor and he worked hard to get where he is today. Carrey was very dedicated to his career and his past holds the key to his future success.
Carrey was born in Newmarket, Ontario, Canada on January 17th, 1962 and had what was considered a “normal” life. His family was stable because their father was working. But, when Carrey was the age of 15, his father was laid off. Carrey then had to go out and support his family. Carrey was a part of a stand-up comedy club before he dropped out of school and he loved it. He just didn’t realize how much that affected him later in life. (http://www.jimcarreyonline.com/info/biography_full.html) His mother was very ill when he dropped out of school and the family struggled to pay their bills, so Carrey obtained a job as a janitor in a factory. (http://ca.askmen.com/top_10/celebrity/ten-actors-who-had-it-tough_2.html ) He cared for his mother whenever he was able to and tried to support her. Things started to look …show more content…

He said that his biggest break was his role in ‘Ace Ventura: Pet Detective’, and that was when people started taking notice of him. After that, he played the lead role in ‘The Mask,’ and ‘Dumb and Dumber’. This set him up for future roles and made him realize that he wanted to continue in that field. He wouldn’t have done any of that had it not been for his past struggles and knowledge, and he couldn’t be more proud of what he has accomplished.

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