Jim Carrey is a famous Canadian-American comedic and dramatic actor as well as a screenwriter
and director.
Despite the fact that he went through a lot of unpleasant financial situations in his
life, he is now one of the most well-paid comics in America.
He is also a holder of 2 and a nominee for 6 Golden Globe Awards.
He is known to millions of people worldwide due to such movies as The Mask, Dumb & Dumber,
Eternal Sunshine of the Spotless Mind, Yes Man and many others.
Very few people can resist Carrey’s body language, facial expressions and exceptional
charisma.
His father, Percy Joseph was doing his best working at two jobs as an accountant and a
jazz musician.
Nevertheless, at the age of 51 he lost the job and the whole family had to struggle to
survive.
They had been living in a van for a long time until Jim succeeded as an entertainer in a
Toronto Comedy Club.
Percy always believed his son had a huge talent as a comedian and according to Jim, he inspired
him to pursue this career.
The actor’s father had been suffering from lung cancer and died in 1994.
Jim’s mother, Kathleen was a housewife who has devoted all her life to kids.
She died at the age of 63 because of kidney failure.
The Mask actor has 3 siblings.
Rita Carrey is Jim’s big sister.
She had been working on-air for the whole 10 years.
Now she is busy working in a Christmas store in Niagara Falls.
She is also fond of music and has even recorded songs and released the album.
Another elder sister is Patricia who is married to Al Fournier.
And the only brother to the famous comedian is John.
Unfortunately, there isn’t much information about him.
Carrey was married twice.
The first time it happened in 1987 and his wife was Melissa Jaine Womer.
The marriage lasted 8 years during which they produced a wonderful daughter.
The reason of the divorce was standard - irreconcilable differences.
After it, the actor was paying Womer 20.000 dollars monthly as a child support and alimony.
His second spouse was Lauren Holly.
The married couple lived only 1 year together.
They met each other on set during the shooting of the Dumb & Dumber.
Nobody knows why they divorced.
After Lauren, Carrey was never married again, yet had long-term relationships with several
actresses.
The only child a popular comedian has is Jane Erin who was born in 1987.
She acted alongside her dad in the Dumb & Dumber.
After that she was working as a waitress for a long time until she decided to try luck
at a well-known show American Idol.
She didn’t win but created her band where she is a lead singer.
In 2009 she married Alex Santana yet they divorced within less than a year.
Now she is a single parent to a son.