What is Jim Carrey?
{{For|the retired American ice hockey player|Jim Carey (ice hockey)}} {{Infobox person | name = | image = Jim Carrey 2008.jpg <!-- NOTE: Do not replace Jim Carrey 2008.jpg unless it is with a photo under a public domain or free license (meaning NOT fair use). Any fair use photos (i.e. 'promotional photos') violate the Fair Use Policy and will be deleted. See [[Wikipedia:Fair]] use criteria -->| alt = | caption = Carrey at the ''[[Yes Man (film)|Yes Man]]'' premiere in 2008 | birth_name = James Eugene Carrey | birth_date = {{Birth date and age|1962|1|17}} | birth_place = [[Newmarket, Ontario]], Canada | occupation = {{hlist|Actor|comedian|writer|producer|artist}} | citizenship = {{hlist|Canadian|American}} | years active = 1977–present | spouse = {{Plainlist| * {{Marriage|Melissa Womer|March 28, 1987|1995|reason=divorced}} * {{Marriage|[[Lauren Holly]]|September 23, 1996|1997|reason=divorced}} }} | partner = [[Jenny McCarthy]] (2005–2010) | children = 1 | module = {{Infobox comedian|embed=yes | medium = {{hlist|Stand-up|film|television}} | genre = {{hlist|[[Observational comedy]]|[[physical comedy]]|[[Surreal humour|surreal humor]]|[[character comedy]]|[[satire]]|[[slapstick]]}} | subject = {{hlist|Everyday life|popular culture|[[Politics of the United States|politics]]|[[Celebrity|celebrities]]}} }} | signature = Firma de Jim Carrey.svg | signature_size = 100px }} '''James Eugene Carrey''' (born January 17, 1962) is a [[Canadians|Canadian]] [[actor]] and [[comedian]]. He is known for his acting in movies, such as the ''[[Ace Ventura]]'' movie series, ''[[Dumb and Dumber]]'', ''[[The Cable Guy]]'', ''[[Liar Liar]]'' and ''[[Bruce Almighty]]''. He has also been successful in [[drama]]tic roles in movies such as ''[[The Truman Show]]'', ''[[Man on the Moon]]'', ''[[Eternal Sunshine of the Spotless Mind]]'' and ''[[The Numbe