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Jim Carrey’s Milestones
| Featured in two Clint Eastwood vehicles, "The Dead Pool" (1988) and "Pink Cadillac" (1989); hired after Eastwood had seen Carrey do impressions of him | |
| In the late 1980s, teamed with Judd Apatow writing stage material, creating characters like Fire Marshal Bill | |
| 1977 | Began performing stand-up comedy at the age of 15 at Yuk Yuks, a comedy club in Toronto |
| 1979 | Appeared in Las Vegas as opening act for comedian Rodney Dangerfield |
| 1981 | Moved to L.A. at the age of 19 |
| 1981 | Portrayed a struggling stand-up comic in "Rubberface" a 48-minute Canadian TV-movie |
| 1983 | Appeared on "The Tonight Show" |
| 1984 | Feature acting debut, "Finders Keepers" |
| 1984 | TV series debut as star of "The Duck Factory" a short-lived NBC sitcom |
| 1985 | Portrayed a vampire's victim in "Once Bitten" |
| 1986 | Played a back-up singer to Nicolas Cage in "Peggy Sue Got Married" |
| 1990 - 1994 | Hired as an ensemble member of the FOX sketch comedy show "In Living Color"; depicted a series of memorable characters such as Fire Marshal Bill and female body builder Vera De Milo; also wrote for the show (sometimes billed as James Carrey) |
| 1991 | Headlined the Showtime comedy special, "Jim Carrey's Unnatural Act" |
| 1992 | Had rare TV dramatic role as a troubled alcoholic son in the Fox TV-movie "Doing Time on Maple Street" |
| 1994 | First film in a starring role, the surprise hit, "Ace Ventura: Pet Detective" |
| 1994 | First film with credit as song performer, "The Mask" |
| 1995 | Initial screen collaboration with the Farrelly brothers, "Dumb and Dumber" |
| 1995 | Signed contract for $20 million to appear in feature "The Cable Guy" |
| 1996 | Cast in the Ben Stiller directed, "The Cable Guy"; film broke Carrey's four-picture string of pictures that had grossed $100 million domestically; film earned around $60 million domestically |
| 1997 | Rebounded with the successful "Liar Liar"; film grossed $20 million its first week; film reunited Carrey and "Ace Ventura" director Tom Shadyac |
| 1998 | First dramatic lead in features, the Peter Weir directed, "The Truman Show" |
| 1998 | Narrated "Simon Birch" based on John Irving's novel A Prayer for Owen Meany; also appeared in a cameo |
| 1999 | Portrayed late comic Andy Kaufman in Milos Forman's "Man on the Moon" |
| 2000 | Had title role in the live-action "How the Grinch Stole Christmas" directed by Ron Howard |
| 2000 | Reteamed with the Farrelly brothers for the comedy "Me, Myself and Irene" co-starring Renee Zellweger |
| 2001 | Played an amnesiac screenwriter in "The Majestic"; set against the 1950s blacklist in Hollywood |
| 2003 | Co-starred with Jennifer Aniston in the metaphysical comedy "Bruce Almighty" |
| 2004 | Co-starred with Kate Winslet as a couple who have their memories erased in "Eternal Sunshine of the Spotless Mind"; penned by Charlie Kaufman; received a Golden Globe nomination for Best Actor |
| 2004 | Portrayed Count Olaf in "Lemony Snicket's A Series of Unfortunate Events"; based on the children's book by Daniel Handler |
| 2005 | Co-starred with Téa Leoni in "Fun with Dick and Jane," an update of the 1977 comedy |
| 2007 | Produced and starred in the comedy "Yes Man" |
| 2008 | Lent his voice to Horton the Elephant in the animated feature, "Dr. Seuss' Horton Hears a Who!" |
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