1. Jim CarreyJourney to HollywoodBy Gabrielle Gutierrez

2. Jim Carreywas born onJanuary 17,1962 in NewMarket,Ontario asthe youngestof foursiblings. 3. Jim was a naturalborn extravert andwas interested in theentertainmentindustry at a youngage. At14 he made hisfirst appearance onstage at Yuk YuksCanadian ComedyClub but was not aninstant crowd pleaser.He was booed offstage. 4. After the success hebecame a regular at thecomedy club anddecided to move to LosAngeles to make it inHollywood.Jim decided to changehis course and turnedhis attention to film. 5. His first major role wasin 1988 Earth Girls areEasy as an alien, he metDamon Wayans whoinsisted he appear onhis and his brothersshow In Living Color.Where he playedcharacters such as FireMarshall Bill. 6. Four years laterJim appeared asthe star of themovie Ace Ventura:Pet Detective.Followed by TheMask and Dumband Dumber. Hisrole in The CableGuy earned himthe spot as thehighest paid actorin movie history atthe time. 7. Jim Carey haschanged his styleonce again sincethe days of AceVentura, and hastaken on moreserious roles inmovies like TheTruman Show andEternal Sunshineof the SpotlessMind. He provedthat he isnt just aone dimensionalactor throughmore sinisterroles. 8. Sources http://www.jimcarrey.com/