Jim Carrey Biography Jim Carrey was born January 17th, 1962 in Newmarket, Ontario, Canada. Carrey was the youngest, and certainly the most rambunctious of his four siblings. But, the lighthearted times fell when his family had to move and everyone had to take janitorial and security jobs in the Titan Wheels factory. Unable to keep up with school and work, Jim Carrey dropped out of high school. Soon Jim Carrey was doing stand up, most notably in The Comedy Store. His stand up gained a great deal of recognition and eventually Jim Carrey made his film debut in Once Bitten. But, it was not until 90' in In Living Color that he gained national recognition. Then in 1994, Jim Carrey's career blew up with his lead role in Ace Ventura: Pet Detective. Since Jim Carrey has had a streak of success's including The Mask, Liar Liar, and more recently, Me, Myself & Irene.

The youngest of four children born to Percy (an accountant and aspiring jazz saxophonist) and Kathleen, Jim Carrey was an incurable extrovert from day one. As a child he performed constantly, for anyone who would watch, and even mailed his résumé to _"Carol Burnett Show, The" (1967)_ (qv) at age 10. In junior high he was granted a few precious minutes at the end of each school day to do stand-up routines for his classmates (provided, of course, that he kept a lid on it the rest of the day). Carrey's early adolescence took a turn for the tragic, however, when the family was forced to relocate from their cozy Toronto suburb to the industrial town of Scarborough. They all took security and janitorial jobs in the Titan Wheels factory, Jim working 8-hour shifts after school let out (not surprisingly, his grades and morale both suffered). When they finally deserted the factory, the family lived out of a Volkswagen camper van until they could return to Toronto.