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| Birth Name | James Eugene Carrey |
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| Birth Date | January 17, 1962 | |
| Place Of Birth | Newmarket, Ontario, Canada | |
| Education | Aldershot
High School in Burlington, Ontario.
Left High School at 13 because his family was in hard economic times.. (Thanks Lee!) |
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| Occupation | Actor | |
| Debut | At "YukYuk's" Comedy Club in Toronto at 15. |
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| The Truman Show (1998) | $12,000,000 | |
| Liar Liar (1997) | $20,000,000 | |
| The Cable Guy (1996) | $20,000,000 | |
| Salary | Ace Ventura: When Nature Calls (1995) | $12,000,000 |
| Batman Forever (1995) | $5,000,000 | |
| Dumb & Dumber (1994) | $7,000,000 | |
| The Mask (1994) | $10,000,000 | |
| Ace Ventura: Pet Detective (1994) | $300,000 | |
| Family | Father:
Percy Carrey, saxophonist, clarinetist, accountant. Died in 1994.
Mother: Kathleen Carrey. Died in 1991. Sisters: Patricia and Rita, older. Brother: John, older. |
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| Spouse | Melissa
Womer, actress
(Married March 1987 - Divorced November 1995) Lauren Holly,
actress
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| Children | Daughter: Jane Carrey from Womer born in September 1987 |
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| Friends | Nicolas Cage, Sam Kinison, Robin Williams, Arsenio Hall, Wayne Flemmming, Rodney Dangerfield | |
| House | A $ 4 million dollar house in Brentwood, CA, bought in the spring of 1994. |
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| Music | Tom Petty, Pearl Jam, Nirvana, Green Day |
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| Pet | His Iguana Houston, Great Dane "George" and many others |
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| Sports | Surfing, Swimming, Riding | ![]() |
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| Manager | Jimmy Miller, Eric Gold |
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| Agent | Nick Steven | |
| Assistant | Linda Fields | |
| Hair Person | Pauletta (since 1991) | |
| Car | A vintage ThunderBird convertible |
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