Tag: Jim Carrey

  • Jim, around 1997, when he was 35, was one of the highest paid entertainer in the world. According to some legend, in 1985, Jim was broke and he wrote himself a check for $10 million post dated to 10 years in future.

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  • Jim Carrey starred in highly successful movies ‘The Mask’ (grossed $351 million) and ‘Dumb and Dumber’ ($270 million) both in 1994, when he was 32. He was paid $7 million to appear in Dumb and Dumber.

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  • Jim, in 1981, at age of 19, got his first tv appearance in a stand-up show. Same year, he got his first break in the movie, Introducing… Janet, as a main character.

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  • Jim, in 1977, when he was 15, did his first stand-up comedy stage act at Yuk Yuk comedy club, and his first try at comedy did not go well.

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