Jim Carrey was born on 17 January 1962 in Newmarket. A Canadian-American actor and comedian from Ontario, Carrey started in stand-up comedy and rose to prominence on the sketch show In Living Color. His rubber-faced, exuberant physical comedy made him a film star in 1994 with Ace Ventura: Pet Detective, The Mask and Dumb and Dumber. He then showed range in dramatic roles in The Truman Show, for which he won a Golden Globe, Man on the Moon and Eternal Sunshine of the Spotless Mind. Other films include Bruce Almighty, How the Grinch Stole Christmas and the Sonic the Hedgehog series, in which he plays Dr. Robotnik. He is also a painter and writer.
Before and after
- 1962Creation of Simula
- 1 January 1962Establishment of Petrified Forest National Park
- 1962Origins of Algerian Ligue Professionnelle 1
- 1962Founding of Jamaica
- 17 January 1962Birth of Jim Carrey
- 29 January 1962Birth of Olga Tokarczuk
- 30 January 1962Birth of Abdullah II of Jordan
- 22 February 1962Birth of Steve Irwin
- 18 March 1962Evian Accords
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- c. 1970sRise of rapping
- 1978Publication of Garfield
- 17 December 1989Premiere of The Simpsons
- from 24 September 2007 to 16 May 2019Premiere of The Big Bang Theory
- from 26 January 2021 to 27 November 2023Premiere of Go, Dog. Go!
The era
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