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James Eugene Carrey (/ˈkæri/; born January 17, 1962) is a Canadian and American actor and comedian. Known primarily for his energetic slapstick performances, he has received two Golden Globe Awards, in addition to nominations for BAFTA Awards and Screen Actors Guild Awards. After spending the 1980s honing his comedy act and playing supporting roles in films, Carrey gained recognition when he was cast in the Fox sketch comedy series In Living Color (1990–1994). He broke out as a film star after starring in a string of box office hits, such as Ace Ventura: Pet Detective, The Mask, Dumb and Dumber (all 1994), Ace Ventura: When Nature Calls, and Batman Forever(both 1995). The success of these five films led to Carrey being the first comic actor to receive an upfront $20 million salary for performing in films, beginning with The Cable Guy (1996). Carrey continued to have success as a leading actor in comedies such as Liar Liar (1997), How the Grinch Stole Christmas (2000), Bruce Almighty (2003), Lemony Snicket's A Series of Unfortunate Events (2004), and Yes Man (2008). Since the 2010s, Carrey appeared in fewer films, with notable works including Dumb and Dumber To (2014) and his role as Doctor Eggman in the Sonic the Hedgehog film series (2020–present). Although typecast mainly as a comedic actor, Carrey had success in dramatic roles. His critically acclaimed performances include the title role in The Truman Show (1998) and Andy Kaufman in Man on the Moon (1999), for which he won Golden Globe Awards. He starred in the romantic drama film Eternal Sunshine of the Spotless Mind (2004), for which he was nominated for a BAFTA Award and another Golden Globe. Carrey also starred in the Showtime tragicomedy series Kidding (2018–2020), for which he received his seventh Golden Globe nomination. Description above from the Wikipedia article Jim Carrey, licensed under CC-BY-SA, full list of contributors on Wikipedia.
Jim Carrey
Reed Richards
for Reed Richards in Raja Gosnell's Fantastic Four
Suggested by michaelcosby
In the near future, brilliant but socially awkward scientist Reed Richards secures funding from billionaire Raymond Pace for a Mars mission. Alongside Reed’s pilot and best friend Ben Grimm, Pace’s representative Sue Storm, and her reckless younger brother Johnny, they travel to an orbital station. There, Reed’s partner Victor Vandam has developed self-replicating nanotech—which he has secretly tested on himself. When Victor sabotages the station to steal the technology, a catastrophic explosion exposes the four to the nanoagents. They miraculously survive but gain extraordinary abilities: Reed can stretch his body, Sue can turn invisible and project force fields, Johnny can engulf himself in flames, and Ben is transformed into a monstrous, rock-skinned creature. Meanwhile, Victor’s body is overtaken by the rogue nanotech, turning him into the metallic megalomaniac Dr. Doom. As Doom threatens to consume New York City, the four must embrace their new identities—Reed as Mr. Fantastic, Sue as the Invisible Woman, Johnny as the Human Torch, and Ben as the Thing—to stop him. Along the way, Ben finds acceptance from a blind sculptor, Alicia Masters, while Reed and Sue discover love amidst the chaos.
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