CLOWNZZZ

Jim Carrey was born when two hilarious comets crashed into one another after slipping on a banana peel with pies attached to them. A few examples of his clowning techniques in feature films include: Liar Liar, Ace Ventura, The Mask, A Series of Unfortunate Events, Dumb and Dumber and The Grinch.

Jim Carrey was born in Newmarket, Ontario on January 17, 1962 and was the youngest of 4 children. Jim Carrey can be considered a clown because of the characters he creates as well as many of his movements.

In the early 1990’s, Carrey created the infamous caricature, Ace Ventura. Animal lover and nature enthusiast by profession, Ventura travels to Africa to regain a rare fruit bat. The sequel features Ventura assisting the Miami Dolphins football team find the mascot, “Snowflake”. His character can be considered a clown because he jumps, falls, rolls and has the overall body language and movements of many clowns.

A great example of this is the movie "The Mask". In this movie, Jim Carrey is accurately compared to a cartoon character because he dons different roles, much like Bugs Bunny. He plays characters similar to Carmen Miranda, a love struck cartoon with giant eyes that spring out of his head, a stereotypical Frenchman, and a suave zoot suit-wearing playboy. His wacky personalities really vary between each of his distinct characters.

Years later, Carrey was basically transformed into the famous Dr. Suess villain “The Grinch”. Jim Carrey’s quirky behaviors and zany energy make him the perfect candidate for playing many cartoon characters. The green costume added so much character to Carrey’s performance.

Thankfully Jim Carrey continues to perform in many hilarious comedies and television shows, such as Saturday Night Live. Let’s hope that Jim Carrey NEVER gets old and will always make the world laugh at his clowning.