Talk:Jim Carrey/Archive 1

Archive 1

Deleted

I deleted this: Italic text Will Ferrell called Jim Carrey the funniest man in comedy. Not only is it out of place, and does not fit at all in the paragraph structure, but has no source. Interesting if it is true, though.--Pantaloons 22:18, 27 December 2006 (UTC)

I can't verify this so I took it out. Please add a source if you wish to return it. [1] Angela

Timeline Issues

It states that Carrey moved to Scarborough when he was 14 (1976) and spent at least 3 years there. Then he lived in Burlington for 8 years (that would be 1979-1987), and was a headliner at Yuk Yuk's in 1981, but apparently in the early 1980s he moved to Los Angeles, and auditioned to be a cast member for the 1980-81 season of SNL. Likely the 8 years in Burlington is a mistake? Bulbtree (talk) 21:10, 3 March 2009 (UTC)

North American Box Office

The amounts for some of these seem completely off.

It list that Earth Girls Are Easy made less than 4 million dollars. Is that correct?

Within this table, Jim Carrey's role in The Cable Guy is Ernie "Chip" Douglas. The table information should be corrected accordingly. Diegodew (talk) 02:28, 13 April 2009 (UTC)DiegoDew

Cannibal Corpse?

Is there any way to cite that he's a fan of Cannibal Corpse? I'm not saying that's false, it may very well be true, but it's a bit...unusual, yes? I won't put up the "citation needed" but if someone could cite a page that'd be great. Mister Deranged 18:09, 10 April 2007 (UTC)

IGNORE THAT--I didn't see the cite on Cannibal Corpse's page. My mistake! Mister Deranged 18:12, 10 April 2007 (UTC)

Jim Carrey, "the guy from In Living Color"

I hope no one brands me a racist for pointing this out, but at the time that was his most notable characteristic. Some reviews for Ace Ventura even used this to describe him. --Feitclub 14:37, Sep 20, 2004 (UTC)

Check that, the white guy from In Living Color. I forgot about Kelly Coffield. --Feitclub 17:10, Sep 20, 2004 (UTC)

Serious problems

Someone here has some.

I have just corrected several acts of vandalism in this article that apparently went unnoticed for some time. Whoever you are, lads, I suggest you spend more time on your homework. It's a waste of time vandalizing this site.

• Ĝ06:02, 28 February 2007 (UTC)207.6.159.121The Truman Show was a critical success?!? The Truman Show?!?!?!?--MJR 17:47, 18 August 2005 (UTC)

• • Yes, definitely.Max22 02:32, 24 February 2006 (UTC)

Birth Place

I don't know for sure, but I bet he was born in the hospital in Newmarket, but his family may have lived in Keswisk (no hospital) at the time of his birth. Can anyone confirm where his family lived when he was born. I know they moved around a lot. What is the policy. Does wiki list birth place or first residence? Cafe Nervosa | talk 20:02, 15 December 2005 (UTC)

He was born and lived in Newmarket but after a few years I aint sure the number thats when he moved and started to work as a Janitor with his family. But I am 100% he was born in Newmarket, I know cuz I live in Newmarket, Canada.

I believed he lived In a trailer up by Lake Simcoe in Keswick or Sutton according to a relative

Age

He was 41 when he was in Bruce Almighty? Wow. He looks good for 40! Deskana (talk page) 23:51, 31 December 2005 (UTC) I thought he was 35 or something. 207.177.118.2 13:49, 12 January 2006 (UTC)

Major Vandalism

I'm pretty certain this entire article has been vandalized... --Jeff 18:03, 14 May 2006 (UTC)

Yeah, from the article: "where he did not rise to become a headliner in February 1231, shortly after his 89th birthday and was married to Leatrice Spevack." Mr. Carrey is not over 89, and I'm unaware of a "February 1231" date. I'll see if I can find this change in the history, and correct it. --Mark Alfred 15:25, 31 March 2007 (UTC)

I found the vandal's edit and undid it. --Mark Alfred 15:34, 31 March 2007 (UTC)

Unsourced, POV paragraph

I removed this paragraph "Apart from reprising them in a sequel, he rarely turns down roles as he likes to get out there, try new things and have fun. Most of the time, the reason the roles originally offered to him are given to other actors is because those actors aren't a big a name like him so film-makers will be able to pay those actors a smaller amount of money than Jim Carrey's asking price." as it is unsourced, rather nonsensical, and somewhat POV. It was later restored with the comment that I should "reword it". Uh, why? There is no evidence that this paragraph is anything but a fan's POV. I'm taking it out again and would hope that someone can actually find a quoted source to support it if they feel it need to be here so badly. Personally, I don't see what it adds, beyond bringing down the quality of the article.

Bringing down is your own POV. Worry about the NPOV policy when you will be able to sign your contributions. -- Jokes Free4Me 07:26, 19 June 2006 (UTC)

If you're so adament that this nonsensical paragraph stay, why not back it up? If you want it here, find a quoted source. The comment I removed is POV as written - sourceless, unsupported. As well as being poorly constructed. Anyone besides Jokes Free4Me have an opinion on this? --Kel123 16:51, 19 June 2006 (UTC)

Wow - so fan written and maintained websites count as sources? Interesting. Since at least two users insist that this paragraph remain, but refuse to clean it up themselves, I tried to sort out the garbled language to be less confusing and fannish and more NPOV. I also added citation needed tags.--Kel123 06:19, 20 June 2006 (UTC)

I agree that you're going to need a source for this. Mcflytrap 20:57, 27 February 2007 (UTC)

became GOD, a nitpick

Under the personal section, it says: '(the car Bruce got after he "became GOD" in Bruce Almighty)'

Why exactly is "became GOD" in quotes, and why is God all in capitals? I'm just going to change it and if it was better before someone can change it back. I'm not at all sure if this is good Wiki policy... 70.66.9.162 06:32, 12 July 2006 (UTC)

Citation not Needed

Hey guys. I am removing the only "citation needed" on the article. It makes it look sloppy, and like incorrect information. Oh, and you can clearly see that he had a chipped tooth when he was younger in his childhood photos. Watch the 60 minutes interview. Thanks.RyanDaniel 16:50, 26 August 2006 (UTC)

Groundhog Day

They're remakin Groundhog day? Any proof anywhere? —The preceding unsigned comment was added by 71.196.112.182 (talk) 21:42, 31 December 2006 (UTC).

Dead?

It is unsourced, and I can't find any sources regarding Jim Carrey's death. Remove? Also, if it is removed, I'm rather unsure about the last ten edits (of the current moment), because they are more or less vandalism edits.--Qwerty 00:59, 3 January 2007 (UTC)

it is unsourced, I couldn't find anything on his death, keep reverting vandalism however, seems the 4channers are here vandalising the page. User:Ikelim

• It is entirely untrue. Jim Carrey is very much alive. It was simply vandalism, just like the image and trivia edits. I have no doubt there were many more edits, but I didn't see them. I've also checked for any information on a realsitic source. all the sources that would know best (Fan sites, news) have nothing. Ignore and revert the bullshit, please. --Scorpios 01:20, 3 January 2007 (UTC)

• I hearby challenge the notion that "realsitic" is a word.
  • Why the fuck did I write realsitic? I meant reliable... --Scorpios 03:00, 3 January 2007 (UTC)

His death was on Fox News.

• i cant find it anywhere on fox news, and are you sure its 4chan? —The preceding unsigned comment was added by 24.150.235.28 (talk) 20:18:21, August 19, 2007 (UTC)

Vandalism??

Are either of these for real? I'm assuming not, but...

"Carrey was forced to drop out of high school at the age of sixteen and work in a factory bathroom scrubbing hairs off urinals in order to support his family."

"He attends a Rastafarian weed cypher with his family" Blotto adrift 05:03, 7 January 2007 (UTC)

Changed. Blotto adrift 15:11, 8 January 2007 (UTC)

Is it me or does anyone remember a film named == " MASK" ==

For crying out loud... where do you think he got the term "Smokey" and "Somebody stop Me" attached to himself. It also grossed some $350 mil in the box office. Was probably one of his best reviewed works and to date his best comedic performance ever.

"Mask" is a film with Cher and Eric Stoltz. "The Mask" was with Jim Carrey, and the correct phrase was, "Smokin!". Mcflytrap 21:22, 27 February 2007 (UTC)

Depression

Erm is anyone going to discuss his depression somewhere in his article??? Hes fairly well known for it (Im guessing hes bi-polar or something).—Preceding unsigned comment added by 207.6.159.121 (talk • contribs)

Wikipedia articles are not the appropriate place to "discuss" something. Because it is an encyclopedia, we need to provide verifiable information and the sources that support it (see WP:ATT for more information). Please feel free to edit the article if you can meet the the criteria set forth in this policy.--Vbd (talk) 23:27, 8 March 2007 (UTC)

Notable roles

This section of the infobox is not meant to be a long list. Although there is not a specific guideline, perhaps we can limit it to three or four. Of course, the problem with this section is that it is fairly subjective. In that it is contrary to WP:NPOV, maybe no roles should be listed. This has been debated here and here, with no final consensus reached. Is it possible to settle on a reasonable number of roles for Jim Carrey, and if so, which ones? I have deleted a few, leaving six. Note that the lead paragraph has even more roles listed in it.--Vbd (talk) 21:44, 12 March 2007 (UTC)

Singing Career?

Some may or may not know this but Jim Carrey has done some singing. I don't think he actually sold any records or anything but he has recorded a couple songs. Mostly known for singing Jefferson Airplanes, Somebody To Love in the movie, "The Cable Guy" And he also recorded singing The Beatles song, "I am the Walrus"

He's actually had a UK Top 40 hit in about 1995, with a song called 'Cuban Pete'.--MartinUK (talk) 18:27, 9 April 2008 (UTC)

Academy Award

Was the plaintive sentence "But despite the fact that he has done many, many performances which were praised by both critics and fans alike, he has never been nominated for a single Academy Award" added by some fan with an axe to grind? Why is it noteworthy? 84.69.36.31 21:53, 3 August 2007 (UTC)

It's as noteworthy as He is known for his manic, slapstick performances in comedy films such as Ace Ventura: Pet Detective, Ace Ventura: When Nature Calls, The Mask, Dumb and Dumber, Me, Myself & Irene, The Cable Guy, Liar Liar and Bruce Almighty. Carrey has also achieved critical success in dramatic roles in films such as The Truman Show, Man on the Moon, and Eternal Sunshine of the Spotless Mind. User:AKR619

No it's not. The films he's been in make him distinctive. Having not won an Oscar makes him the same as virtually everyone else on the planet. If he'd won one, /that/ would be noteworthy. 82.38.198.78 14:34, 4 August 2007 (UTC)

Well there's no complaints from people who read the Christopher Lee page User:AKR619

The Christopher Lee page has a more appropriate tone. Also, Jim Carrey != Christopher Lee. 84.69.36.31 20:18, 5 August 2007 (UTC)

Jim Carrey's birthplace

I would like to know how certain the person is who wrote that his birthplace was Newmarket Ontario because I saw his biography on A & E and they place his birth in Jackson's Point Ontario. Though I can't be certain, I tend to believe that the team at biography would be diligent in their research efforts to protect their credibility. I estimate that the author of this portion of the wikipedia article is mistaken.

Respectfully, James

Im pretty sure your right , im from jacksons point and his family still lives here. —Preceding unsigned comment added by 69.156.28.105 (talk) 05:40, 21 December 2008 (UTC)

An Additional Detail For The Trivia Section

On the Trivia says that Jim was one of the runner-ups for the role of Willy Wonka in the Burton’s version of Charlie and the Chocolate Factory. Something funny that I think it should be add to this particular statement is that, on the Wikipedia Edward Scissorhands movie article says that Jim auditioned several times for the role of Edward, which at the end was performed by Johnny Deep. According to this, Jim has lost to Johnny Deep twice for 2 Burton’s films roles.

Regards. —The preceding unsigned comment was added by 201.134.69.125 (talk) 18:41, August 23, 2007 (UTC)

I made a mistake when I said that Jim Carrey won the role of Andy because he playing bongo drums which used to be owned by Andy. Carrey does not own Andy's bongo drums so that should be changed. —Preceding unsigned comment added by 74.237.50.62 (talk) 03:54, 29 October 2007 (UTC)

This and several other actor pages have been updated with trivia regarding films they turned down. I think this needs attention and consideration as much of this information is from the notstarring.com website. I find the trivia interesting but I'm unsure as to whether it should be included because, as time goes by, actors like Jim Carrey would have turned down hundreds of films to the extent that it is not note-worthy. Should this be ammended or removed? Carkypants (talk) 18:59, 7 January 2008 (UTC)

A-list?

Even if he is, I don't think this should be in the article. There are many actors that are more successful then him and their articles don't refer to them as 'a-list' actors.12.65.36.102 21:08, 30 August 2007 (UTC)

That's because there are only 10 people on the official A-list... He's 3rd btw so there aren't many actors that are more successful than him. There are only 2. Tom Cruise and Tom Hanks. (talk) 16:51, 13 June 2008 (UTC)

Rubberface and Copper Mountain

I recently bought the DVD's of Rubberface and Copper Mountain. Both of the movies were made in 1983. On the case it says 1983. But at the end of the film Rubberface is said copyright 1981. So I'm unsure about that one but Copper Mountain was made 1983. At the end it said copyright 1983. —Preceding unsigned comment added by 74.237.50.62 (talk) 03:56, 29 October 2007 (UTC)

Jim Carrey is really a dog —Preceding unsigned comment added by Mr.solsman (talk • contribs) 15:26, 30 October 2007 (UTC)

23 Enigma Video

Jim Carrey is in another made for youtube video, he tells a couple examples of the 23 enigma. —Preceding unsigned comment added by 74.237.50.62 (talk) 22:46, 1 November 2007 (UTC)

Sentence fragment in personal section

There is a sentence fragment regarding what I assume is his appreciation for a list of cartoons in the personal section. It appears that an insertion about Angle was made breaking a sentence, and the latter section of the sentence was not repaired.

Because adding "He is also a fan of" makes the wording a little strange, it might be easiest to parenthesize the bit about Angle's hair, allowing the sentence before it to continue.

I'd do it myself but I'm unregistered and don't want to, and the page is semiprotected. 66.68.99.199 (talk) 08:43, 29 February 2008 (UTC)

Other Appearances

"Also showed up on Saturday Night Live as a Jacuzzi life guard" The article notes that he "showed up" on SNL. However the sketch in question was performed when he hosted an episode of the series on May 18, 1996, so I am not certain "showed up" would be the appropriate term. Additionally he performed several roles that night so I am not certain why that one should be noted above others. —Preceding unsigned comment added by 99.251.89.210 (talk) 17:24, 15 April 2008 (UTC)

Fretzy99 (talk) 18:38, 28 March 2008 (UTC)

Part of the text on Jim Carrey is wrong

in a part of the text on Jim Carrey's film career states that he did not appear in the sequel to dumb and dumber but i happen to own a copy of the sequel and it is called dumb and dumberer and yes he is in it (58.179.4.64 (talk) 13:31, 22 April 2008 (UTC))

No he isn't. end of. 82.1.68.117 (talk) 16:49, 13 June 2008 (UTC)

Add External Link?

I have learned that links to fansites are generally not allowed on Wikipedia, but I think some fansites deserves a link here.
I think http://www.jimcarreyonline.com should be added to the external link section. It contains a huge amount of official news and information on the actor. Any thoughts? —Preceding unsigned comment added by JCO (talk • contribs) 16:32, 3 May 2008 (UTC)

I have found many other fansite links on other actor Wikipedia pages. So I guees it is allowed? JCO (talk) 10:32, 17 September 2008 (UTC)

Television Work in "Filmography?"

Why is his television work listed in the 'filmography' table? Last time I checked television is different from film. retards. TripOnMyShip (talk) 07:08, 30 June 2008 (UTC)

A small Spelling Error

In filmography, in "Believe it or not," "Believe" is spelled wrong.

I can't sign, since I have no file here. —Preceding unsigned comment added by 74.68.56.246 (talk) 00:18, 13 July 2008 (UTC)

Better picture

I don't think the picture at the top of the article is really the best one to illustrate him. He's covered in makeup and doesn't even look like himself. That picture would be better suited for the article on the Grinch. --Bando26 (talk) 05:13, 29 August 2008 (UTC)

Who put it there? Seriously, having that as a lead image is a joke. Not what one would call a good representation of him. Lord Sesshomaru (talk • edits) 05:19, 29 August 2008 (UTC)

I agree that it should be replaced with a better one if any can be found with appropriate copyright status. His previous picture was deleted from Commons in mid-August due to a copyright issue. EdJohnston (talk) 14:00, 30 August 2008 (UTC)

Should there be a younger depiction of him or a more recent one? Lord Sesshomaru (talk • edits) 16:37, 30 August 2008 (UTC)

I think it should be as recent as can be to give people the proper information on what he looks like. --Kaizer13 (talk) 19:27, 30 August 2008 (UTC)

Who's gonna upload the image? I'm not that good at it. Lord Sesshomaru (talk • edits) 22:11, 30 August 2008 (UTC)

National Institute of Broadcasting

This broadcasting school in Toronto claims Jim Carrey is a graduate. Can anyone confirm or disprove this? --99.233.190.24 (talk) 14:43, 8 October 2008 (UTC)

Jenny McCarthy

Quote from Jenny McCarthy's wiki page"In December 2005, McCarthy began dating Jim Carrey. They did not make their relationship public until June 2006. She announced on The Ellen DeGeneres Show on April 2, 2008 that she and Carrey are now living together, but have no plans to marry, as they do not need a "piece of paper"."

doesn't that make her Jim Carrey's "spouse", or i don't know really - Gunnar Guðvarðarson (My Talk) 08:47, 20 October 2008 (UTC)

Technically speaking you could say that, as they seem to want to live as "common law partners." --99.233.190.24 (talk) 12:48, 24 October 2008 (UTC)

Filmography table

I am not apt at working with wikitables, but I wanted to let any editor that watches this page that the first movie in his filmography list, was actually done in 1983, not 1980 (per both the reference and the EL in that movie's article). So if somebody could change the table to reflect that, that'd be great! Killiondude (talk) 08:18, 14 December 2008 (UTC)

Buddhist?

In a couple of recent articles discussing his new movie, Jim Carrey is described as being a practicing Buddhist (though I found an article from 2004 in which he mentions Buddha but is unwilling to declare himself to be Buddhist). To see the recent articles, go here and here. To see the article from 2004, go here. Lotus (talk) 06:35, 18 December 2008 (UTC)

Horton

Opening graf incorrect due to The but hole. 209.213.218.7 (talk) 22:18, 22 December 2008 (UTC) Jim Carrey is the best actor to set foot on this earth! —Preceding unsigned comment added by 207.28.13.98 (talk) 17:45, 12 March 2009 (UTC)

JC in 3 stooges bio?

O my God, can somebody inform producers this is insane, this guy cant play Curly, Curly was fat, more funny, shorter, really bald bold, this is sacrilage! —Preceding unsigned comment added by Listonlistlists (talk • contribs) 03:02, 26 March 2009 (UTC)

Jim Carrey is the BEST actor to set foot on this earth!!!!! —Preceding unsigned comment added by 173.22.59.212 (talk) 23:39, 4 April 2009 (UTC)

Vaccine thing?

This article doesn't mention carrey's involvement with the whole autism vaccine idiocy. I searched the talk page and saw no sign of it. Just thought I'd point out the ommission. 69.134.39.69 (talk) 19:17, 6 April 2009 (UTC)

Here, here! Carrey apparently writes articles on the net about it. Check The Huffington Post for one. Perhaps not as vocal as some, but still remains adamant on the subject. —Preceding unsigned comment added by 76.123.139.108 (talk) 22:38, 30 July 2009 (UTC)

Jim Carrie Died?!?

Hey guys you should start checking to see if Carrie Died cuz i herd a couple of people say it. From reliable sources too. 190.213.40.199 (talk) 07:15, 17 April 2009 (UTC)

Copying MaxHead Room's Style?

Can anyone agree to this? Or was he just heavily inspired? —Preceding unsigned comment added by 65.96.177.242 (talk) 18:08, 22 April 2009 (UTC) I LOVE JIM CARREY♥ -A-J-M —Preceding unsigned comment added by 70.254.120.225 (talk) 22:24, 23 May 2009 (UTC)

introduction

in the introduction a list of films Carrey has appeared in is listed. In the paragraph referring to the blockbuster movies - his role in Lemony Snicket is mentioned but not his role in Batman Forever. His role as the Riddler is very good performance and first time in his early career he showed he could also be a baddy? Batman Forever is a more credible film than Lemony Snicket? Batman Forever recieved 3 Oscar nominations. discuss little wiki geeks discuss —Preceding unsigned comment added by 82.43.104.123 (talk) 19:38, 23 August 2009 (UTC)

Two- or three-decade career?

Headline has an inconsistency in consecutive paragraphs:

His two-decade career also includes roles in Hollywood blockbuster films such as The Mask, Dumb and Dumber, How the Grinch Stole Christmas, Lemony Snicket's A Series of Unfortunate Events, and Fun with Dick and Jane.

Over the span of his three-decade career he has won and been nominated for numerous awards....

According to the "Years Active:" timespan of "1979-present", this represents three decades; therefore the "two-decade career" is a typo and should be changed to simply "career" or "acting career" (since "three-decade career" would be repetitive).

--Scoobi FreeBSD (talk) 19:06, 12 June 2009 (UTC)

The Grinch? —Preceding unsigned comment added by 86.152.239.133 (talk) 18:56, 14 September 2009 (UTC)

Jim Carrye's School years

Hi there People

I have been reliably told that Jim Carrey did attend Stephen Leacock Collegiate Institute, in Toronto. My mother Jackie Donnelly (maiden name) was there at the same time. Jim Carrey was slightly older than her and not in the same year of study but she remembers him very well and very fondly - but a young and immature Mike Myers sat in the same classes as my Mother joking and mucking around. I have no reason to believe my mum was making it up?

We all live in Chidham, West Sussex, England at present, returning home to Toronto occasionally —Preceding unsigned comment added by 86.15.87.231 (talk) 10:56, 7 October 2009 (UTC)

Vegetarian??

I have read in numerous sources that Jim is a vegetarian (including other wikipedia articles). Is this true? Also, Jim appeared on the 11/05/09 Tonight Show and did a bit about talk shows giving away gifts to the audience. He then whipped out a sandwich, proclaimed it to be "turkey and Swiss", took a few big bites and then gave a free sandwich to everyone in the audience. WTF??? DFS (talk) 22:37, 6 November 2009 (UTC)

Combine categories?

American Presbyterians | Canadian Presbyterians | American Roman Catholics | Canadian Roman Catholics - Those are the categories he's in. Now's I'm pretty sure Roman Catholicism and Presbyterianism are sects of Christianity so... why don't we just have the category "American Christians" and "Canadian Christians." It's much simpler than to have two "conflicting" (well, in terms of sections of theology) sects when he could be either, and it covers them both if there's ever an editing conflict between the categories. 98.198.83.12 (talk) 00:37, 10 November 2009 (UTC)

He shouldn't be in any of those categories. It's not like they're really relevant here. Lord Sesshomaru (talk • edits) 03:17, 11 November 2009 (UTC)

Yes Man gross

According to the Yes Man wikipedia article, the film grossed $276,154,679. Someone needs to update the list on his profile. —Preceding unsigned comment added by 203.59.16.110 (talk) 20:00, 11 November 2009 (UTC)

Other Television Appearances

In 1975, when Jim Carrey was 13 years old he made an appearance in the show Happy Days, the episode was called, "Fonzie the Flatfoot" Carrey played one of the gang members. And in the show, "The All Night Show" Carrey provided additional voices. And he also was in, "The Sex and Violence Family Hour" And he provided Various Personalities. Leading up to his first live action made for tv Canadian film, "Rubber face" Originally called, "Introducing...Janet" And in 2003 Carrey was in a what people think is a commercial. Not much is known about it. But it's 2 minutes long and Carrey is a cab driver. [The info here is what I learned from IMDb] —Preceding unsigned comment added by 74.237.50.62 (talk) 02:31, August 28, 2007 (UTC)

Curly?

Under notables roles, why is Curly Howard in there. I know that he has been linked to rumors about portraying him, but nothing has been confirmed, nor mentioned anywhere else in the aricle. —Preceding unsigned comment added by 75.34.177.211 (talk) 03:28, 28 November 2009 (UTC)

Carré

I removed "(originally Carré)" from the intro as the only source I could find only states it as a trivia fact that his family name derives from the French name Carré. It does not say he was born Carré and I'm sure he wasn't. DoubleBlue (Talk) 2 July 2005 10:48 (UTC)

He say what quarter Irish. http://twitter.com/JimCarrey —Preceding unsigned comment added by 95.179.86.250 (talk) 00:13, 18 February 2010 (UTC)

three stooges

Jim Carey dropped out of his role in this film last August. suggesting it be removed —Preceding unsigned comment added by 81.96.115.37 (talk) 23:41, 18 January 2010 (UTC)

removed indy_muaddib (talk) 10:12, 20 January 2010 (UTC)

1996 MTV Award for best Male Actor

In the list of MTV awards that Carrey has won it doesn't list that he won the 1996 best Male Actor. I went to the MTV Awards page and it clearly says on the graph that he won the 1996 best Male actor. It doesn't say for which movie but it does say he won the 1999 Award for Best Male Actor just not the 1996 award. That has to be added to the list.

lkjsfdpnahclvadfkaf —Preceding unsigned comment added by 81.97.43.209 (talk) 17:37, 17 March 2010 (UTC)

Edit request from 24.215.48.54, 1 June 2010

{{editsemiprotected}} It says he was divorced from Melissa Womer in 1994 later on in the article. It should be 1995 according too the top part of the information page. 24.215.48.54 (talk) 22:08, 1 June 2010 (UTC)

Not done: the "Personal life" section of the article says that they were separated in 1994 and divorced in 1995, which is consistent with the dates in the infobox. Tim Pierce (talk) 23:12, 1 June 2010 (UTC)

pinnacle and then builds?

It states that Ace Ventura Pet Detective was the pinnacle of his career, then it says he built on his fame with more movies? This just sounds silly and unprofessional. I just can't think of a better way to word it. —Preceding unsigned comment added by 98.28.1.145 (talk) 01:13, 4 June 2010 (UTC)

Edit request from DavidMorris1984, 18 June 2010

{{editsemiprotected}} I think this line:

Domestic partner(s) Jenny McCarthy(2005–2010)

should be changed to this:

Domestic partner(s) Jenny McCarthy(2005–present)

as they are still in a relationship. DavidMorris1984 (talk) 08:43, 18 June 2010 (UTC)

Not done: According to the references quoted in the articles on Carrey and McCarthy, they've split. Do you have a newer source saying they didn't? Favonian (talk) 10:31, 18 June 2010 (UTC)

Personal life Cleanup

Just added a cleanup tag to the personal life section. It seems like it's a list of trivia that was just strung together. For example, I'm not certain that his friendship with a band should be in the same paragraph as information about a church he attended in the 1990s.--Gnowor^T_C 17:06, 27 February 2010 (UTC) In the movie of Sonic the Hedgehog Movie 2012, he will be confimed to play Sonic the Hedgehog. —Preceding unsigned comment added by 92.24.44.78 (talk) 18:25, 11 March 2010 (UTC)

Why isn't Carrey's relations with Linda Ronstadt listed. People Magazine wrote about it in 1984, Carrey was 22 at the time. http://www.ronstadt-linda.com/artpeo84.htm —Preceding unsigned comment added by 173.184.108.46 (talk) 07:21, 11 July 2010 (UTC)

First main paragraph

The first paragraph mentions Jim joining In Living Color, and it lacks punctuation in parts. One sentence that stands out the most, would be "his brothers" instead of "brothers'" or "brother's". —Preceding unsigned comment added by 68.107.185.31 (talk) 10:10, 23 April 2010 (UTC)

Suggestion for lead

I suggest moving most of the material from the lead into the body of the article. The lead should merely establish the films for which Carrey is most notable. I might do it myself eventually if no one else does, but it would be better if it were someone Imore familiar the article and the subject than me. Gregcaletta (talk) 00:48, 28 June 2010 (UTC)

Not a fan of Cannibal Corpse

http://www.metalinjection.net/rumors/jim-carrey-cannibal-corpse-fan —Preceding unsigned comment added by 92.254.188.97 (talk) 11:13, 5 September 2010 (UTC)

Edit request from 24.206.166.151, 7 August 2010

{{editsemiprotected}} In 2014,Jim Carrey will play in another Disney Movie called the Water Expression and he will play Tyler Krowbar/Walker

24.206.166.151 (talk) 05:40, 7 August 2010 (UTC)

Not done: please provide reliable sources that support the change you want to be made. Stickee (talk) 06:41, 7 August 2010 (UTC)

Depression and Repression

In the Depression section it quickly runs from his bouts of depression to his public awareness campaigns. Why are these together? Is it literally because depression rhymes with political repression? :P I don't have the energy at the moment to gather more information for there but I'm just throwing the idea in here in case anybody wants to update that. SituationistJoyce (talk) 20:34, 15 August 2011 (UTC)SituationistJoyceSituationistJoyce (talk) 20:34, 15 August 2011 (UTC)

Does Wiki deal in "rumours"

quote - He is rumored to be dating ANTM contestant Anchal Joseph.[34] - endquote
So Wikipedia is now a Supermarket Tabloid ? Is he, isn't he ? Or do we deal in rumours now ? How encyclopedic. — Preceding unsigned comment added by Malau (talk • contribs) 09:59, 19 June 2011 (UTC)

Sister

His sister is rumored to be the "Singing bus driver" in Burlington, Ontario.

Yes, it's true, at least they say so in The Hamilton Spectator (Hamilton, Ontario) | July 6, 2011 and the article already mentions that he has a sister named Rita. It's also in the Bio section on her own official webpage at RitaCarrey.com. I would add it to the article but I don't know if it's noteworthy enough. Mostofthisistrue (talk) 23:43, 28 August 2011 (UTC)

Anti-vaccine campaigner

With Carrey's relationship with Jenny McCarthy, he was a vocal opponent of childhood MMR vaccinations, not only writing in the Huffington Post (http://www.huffingtonpost.com/jim-carrey/the-judgment-on-vaccines_b_189777.html) but also using his celebrity influence to obstruct a trial vaccination program (http://www.ageofautism.com/2008/03/jim-carrey-ha-1.html). His opposition is contrary to the scientific consensus opinion and most national health policies in the industrialised world. This seems to be a relevant issue with this non-medical and non-scientific celebrity. Does anyone have an objection or comment on this being added to the article? Billysugger (talk) 11:59, 6 January 2011 (UTC)

The first source you cite is primary, the second fails reliability. I have grave doubts whether this material can be presented responsibly in accordance with WP:BLP. Skomorokh 13:17, 16 March 2011 (UTC)

Point taken. Could this information be re-admitted, in accordance with WP:BLP if more reliably sourced and composed in a more neutral tone? Billysugger (talk) 12:39, 16 April 2011 (UTC)

It's hard to say without seeing it in advance; even if impeccably written, the content still has to be presented in due proportion with the rest of the article. In other words, how important is anti-vaccination campaigning in the story of Jim Carrey's life? Not very, is the sense I get; seems to be a sideline he got into mostly because of McCarthy. Certainly less significant than his struggles with and speaking about depression, for example. Why don't you draft a paragraph here and we can see where to go from there? Skomorokh 13:22, 16 April 2011 (UTC)

The Office

Someone may want to add that he will be guest appearing in the Season 7's finale. http://tv.ign.com/articles/116/1163467p1.html —Preceding unsigned comment added by 218.186.18.239 (talk) 09:22, 23 April 2011 (UTC)

New picture

I added in a picture of Jim Carrey at the June 2011 premiere of Mr Popper's Penguins. Can you please explain why it was removed? 84.13.201.89 (talk) —Preceding undated comment added 17:43, 15 June 2011 (UTC).

As mentioned on your talk page, it seems it was taken from the Daily Mail and therefore was under copyright and not free to use. Span (talk) 08:26, 16 June 2011 (UTC)

Edit request from97.102.29.79 (talk) 07:31, 9 August 2011 (UTC) August 2011

Hello, please add Jim Carrey's role in Doing Time on Maple Drive to this article. I feel as though this 92 min film was an excellent accomplishment on his behalf. It shows his acting skills in an area other comedy. In the film he plays an alcoholic son. The film was made in 1992, nominated for 3 Primetime Emmys, and here is where I read about the film initially before watching it. Thanks.

http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0104118/ http://www.jimcarreyonline.com/movies/mapledrive.html

97.102.29.79 (talk) 07:31, 9 August 2011 (UTC)

Done I mislabeled the edit summary but it is done. Jnorton7558 (talk) 07:53, 9 August 2011 (UTC)

Emma Stone

You think the Emma Stone thing is worth mentioning?--151.55.236.28 (talk) 16:51, 26 August 2011 (UTC)

Definitely. — Preceding unsigned comment added by 182.177.19.26 (talk) 11:49, 3 September 2011 (UTC)

It's trivia. Span (talk) 22:11, 5 September 2011 (UTC)

Too easy, Spanglej. If only you had linked the word "trivia" to some Wikipedia guideline, or had used "not noteworthy"; would've been a perfect example of why Wikipedia sucks. In my opinion, it should be irrelevant whether Carrey's video was a comedy routine or a statement from his heart. (According to him both.) His recording ended up on YouTube, got millions of views in a short period and numerous newspapers - that are considered to be reliable sources here - wrote about it. (That [2] is no longer available due to a copyright claim by Carrey.) We're talking about facts here that could be easily integrated in the article about Carrey. This was world news. It's not like the article is full of stuff that happened in 2011, and the man will be fifty years old soon. He won't live forever, you know. Even if he'll be 100 years old and we would write a paragraph about each year of his life, this article would still have a manageable size. Just because it happened recently doesn't mean it lacks noteworthiness. Deletionists, please stop destroying Wikipedia. --82.171.70.54 (talk) 22:31, 6 September 2011 (UTC)

Music

I would like to propose to add another section to his "Career", following "Comedy" and "Film", which would be 2.3 Music

I actually wrote this section before I realize that this article is protected so I'm not able to post in it, so here it is, would someone be so kind to post it. Any thoughts about corrections to this are very much accepted:

Throughout his career, Jim Carrey ocassionally perform as a vocalist, mostly in his movies. Generally, he may be considered a comic singer, though Carrey demonstrates authentic musicality and proper skills in most of his performances.

As a member of In Living Color cast, Carrey performed a few songs on various episodes, including "Achy Breaky Song" (taken from Weird Al Yankovic's Alapalooza album), Bobby Brown's "Humpin' Around" (depicting Bill Clinton), "Imposter" (a parody of a hit-song "Informer" by Canadian rapper Snow), "Buff Neck" (portraying a steroid-abusing female bodybuilder) and "White, White, Baby" (a humorous rendition of Vanilla Ice's "Ice Ice Baby").

In his movies, Jim Carrey sang a number of songs: "Cuban Pete" (released both on The Mask soundtrack and as a single, with a dance remix by C+C Music Factory), Jefferson Airplane's "Somebody to Love" (The Cable Guy), "This Friendly World" together with Michael Stipe of R.E.M. ( Man on the Moon) and a few songs in How the Grinch Stole Christmas (2000), including "Grinch 2000", a collaboration with Busta Rhymes.

In 1998, Jim Carrey perform and record "I Am the Walrus" (originally by The Beatles) for George Martin's In My Life album.

On September 2011, Jim Carrey made a guest appearance at Arlene's Grocery club in New York City, where he performed a few covers with in-house backing band – Bee Gee's "I Started a Joke", Bullet with Butterfly Wings by The Smashing Pumpkins and finally, Radiohead's "Creep".

A ballad song "Heaven Down Here", co-written by Jim Carrey with his friend and musical producer Phil Roy, was performed by Tuck & Patti and released on their album Learning How to Fly in 1994. — Preceding unsigned comment added by PizzicatoFicw (talk • contribs) 06:28, 14 October 2011 (UTC)

Renée Zellweger

Why no mention of the relationship with Renée Zellweger?87.63.195.42 (talk) 21:07, 30 November 2011 (UTC)

UGLY

What's up with the unflattering picture of Carrey at age 49? Is this a sign of editing bias? M^A^L (talk) 01:20, 8 December 2011 (UTC)

Jim Carrey the painter

Hi there. Should Jim Carrey's painting habits be mentioned seeing as he just got to exhibit his paintings at Heather James Fine Art? He seems to have been painting for quite a while. References: http://www.huffingtonpost.com/2012/01/06/jim-carrey-art-actors-painting-gallery_n_1190517.html http://www.palmspringslife.com/Palm-Springs-Life/January-2012/Something-to-See-Here/Choppish (talk) 17:28, 12 January 2012 (UTC)

Edit request on 3 April 2012

|rowspan="3"| 2013 ! scope="row" | Burt Wonderstone | Steve Gray | post-production |- ! scope="row" | Pierre Pierre | | pre-production |- ! scope="row" | Dumb and Dumber 2 | Lloyd Christmas | pre-production |- Jim carrey 85 (talk) 23:43, 3 April 2012 (UTC)

Edit request on 19 April 2012

|scope="row" | The Incredible Burt Wonderstone | 2013 | Steve Gray |- |scope="row" | Dumb and Dumber 2 | 2013 | Lloyd Christmas |- 188.2.132.156 (talk) 21:24, 19 April 2012 (UTC)

filmography

Jim Carrey also starred in a made-for-tv movie called "Doing Time on Maple Drive" which is not listed in his filmography or listed. — Preceding unsigned comment added by 98.142.37.244 (talk) 23:11, 16 March 2012 (UTC)

The Carrey movie "The Number 23" was a bomb both critically (8% on Rotten Tomatoes!) and at the box-office. Therefore it should not read "lauded by critics". Hard700 (talk) 23:48, 21 June 2012 (UTC)

Edit request on 19 April 2012

|scope="row" | The Incredible Burt Wonderstone | 2013 | Steve Gray |- |scope="row" | Dumb and Dumber 2 | 2013 | Lloyd Christmas |- 188.2.132.156 (talk) 21:23, 19 April 2012 (UTC)

Not done: please provide reliable sources that support the change you want to be made. --Tyrannus Mundi (talk) 22:44, 25 April 2012 (UTC)

The site for Jim Carey incorrectly states he was nominated for a Golden Globe Award for Best Actor 4 times, winning twice. In fact, he has been nominated 6 times, winning twice. — Preceding unsigned comment added by 68.148.56.226 (talk) 05:32, 15 July 2012 (UTC)

Edit request on 21 July 2012

Grammar change in the first paragraph of the following section, change to text marked with strikethrough. It is difficult for something to eventually happen soon from a conventional human perspective on time.

 Done--Canoe1967 (talk) 02:18, 21 July 2012 (UTC)

Career

Early work

While struggling to obtain work and making a name for himself, Carrey's father decided to help the young comedian put together a stage act, driving him to Toronto to debut at comedy club Yuk Yuk's. Unfortunately, Carrey's impersonations bombed and this gave him doubts about his capability as a professional entertainer. His family, at the time, were struggling financially meaning it was difficult for them to support Carrey's ambitions. Eventually, the family's financial problems were soon dealt with and they moved into a new home. With a now more domestic stability, Carrey worked up the nerve to return to the stage with a more polished act.

Wakeupgod (talk) 00:31, 21 July 2012 (UTC)

 Done--Canoe1967 (talk) 02:19, 21 July 2012 (UTC)

Citizenship

It states that he is an American actor, solely. Although the citation provided goes to an article stating that he only obtained American citizenship to vote in the US election but he kept his Canadian citizenship as well. It should say, at the very least, that he is a Canadian-American actor. — Preceding unsigned comment added by 99.250.0.98 (talk) 03:17, 2 August 2012 (UTC)

I tend to agree with that disposition but whereas one or two editors believe that "Canadian American" shouldn't be used because it is potentially ambiguous for a small group of people -despite the fact that the article Canadian American clearly indicates the context of use of the term- it is then, more appropriate to use the nationality in which the person is notable for. Yes, indeed, he was born in Canada which makes him automatically a Canadian citizen BUT, the American citizenship law states in the oath that "I hereby declare, on oath, that I absolutely and entirely renounce and abjure all allegiance and fidelity to any foreign prince, potentate, state, or sovereignty, of whom or which I have heretofore been a subject or citizen; ... " which mean that, upon acquisition of the American Citizenship, Jim Carrey became a subject of the United States and not Canada. At the same time, both Canada and the United States allow dual citizenship and the American law doesn't require a person to give up former citizenship if the former country of citizenship allows dual citizenship. For that reason, although I belive "Canadian American" is the most correct term (because it puts aside the law factor in favor of origins) but if a single citizenship has to be selected, it would have to be the latest citizenship acquired, which, in the case of Jim Carrey, is the American one. YET, favoring a compromise between warrior editors, I edited the article to show "Canadian AND American actor"-- Louk⟟nho^≟ 23:23, 15 August 2012 (UTC).

Homelessness

Why isn't there a mention of the fact that his family was once homeless in the article? I am going to put something together and add it in. This is a well-known fact about Carrey and there is no good reason not to have the information in the article.--ExclusiveAgent (talk) 19:44, 13 December 2012 (UTC)

Autism-vaccination association debunked -- citation needs to be added

This is the citation:

(Hydromove (talk) 23:32, 19 January 2013 (UTC)) the sentence about Jim having ADHD is short and abrupt and looks out of context. I propose it be placed in the autism-vaccination section as it would help give context to that section which in isolation lacks clarity. It would also allow further development of how his condition may have affected or effected him (User:Alexlean123I suggest that in this article we should also mention that Jim Carrey is suffering from bipolar disorder. "Jim Carrey: Who knew this famous funnyman suffered from the highs and lows accompanying Bipolar Disorder? Well, his less-than-laid back performances might be a good indication. When he wasn’t screaming his way out of a rhino anus, back in his heyday, Jim Carey was either fighting himself, in Liar Liar or yelling at his fabricated existence in The Truman Show." http://www.hollyscoop.com/catherine-zeta-jones/from-ben-stiller-to-sting-celebs-who-deal-with-bipolar-disorder.html — Preceding unsigned comment added by Alexlean123 (talk • contribs) 12:38, 9 April 2013 (UTC)

'Guardians of the Galaxy' - Voice role (2013)

Jim Carrey is said to be in talks with Marvel Studio to join the cast of the Guardians of the Galaxy film.

(sources: http://www.ifc.com/fix/2013/01/jim-carrey-adam-sandler-guardians-of-the-galaxy, http://www.huffingtonpost.com/2013/01/23/adam-sandler-jim-carrey-marvel-guardians-of-the-galaxy_n_2533810.html, http://www.hollywood.com/news/movies/48722820/guardians-of-the-galaxy-taps-jim-carrey-and-adam-sandler-superhero-films-are-fun-again?page=all, http://collider.com/jim-carrey-adam-sandler-guardians-of-the-galaxy/, http://latino-review.com/2013/01/23/exclusive-marvel-big-comedic-actors-guardians-galaxy/) — Preceding unsigned comment added by 98.110.13.67 (talk) 01:45, 13 February 2013 (UTC)

All of the sources link the same report from latinoreview.com that is making an unattributed claim.--TriiipleThreat (talk) 02:06, 13 February 2013 (UTC)

search issue

when I type jim carey into the search engine for some reason it goes to a disambiguation page for james carey — Preceding unsigned comment added by 69.206.74.42 (talk) 02:04, 29 April 2013 (UTC)

Kick-Ass 2

Is it worth mentioning in this article that Carrey has withdrawn his support from Kick-Ass 2 after filming his role in it, as noted on that article's page, due to a 'change of heart' about screen violence? If it's not worth noting in the 'career' section, it might be in the 'beliefs' section. Robofish (talk) 22:13, 24 June 2013 (UTC)

Dumb and Dumber Two filming in September 2013, Carrey confirms involvement via Twitter.

Source:
http://variety.com/2013/film/news/jeff-daniels-dumb-and-dumber-1200560432/?_r=true
https://twitter.com/JimCarrey/status/376817430104121344 — Preceding unsigned comment added by 71.188.24.247 (talk) 17:07, 9 September 2013 (UTC)

Why aren't the Golden Globe wins and nominations in the table??

Jim Carrey has four golden globe best actor nominations and two best actor wins. Shouldn't they be in the table?? — Preceding unsigned comment added by 67.208.244.57 (talk) 16:12, 24 September 2013 (UTC)

American citizenship?

Wow, that is interesting, Jim has an American citizenship, so he can pass and travel through any American country he wants, right?, he is also Brazilian, Mexican, Argentinian, Colombian... it has to be a Guinness record for the person with more citizenships in the world! — Preceding unsigned comment added by 186.145.59.58 (talk) 21:26, 4 August 2013 (UTC)

Good catch! It should read that Jim has United Statesian Citizenship. Be bold, go ahead and make that edit to say that he's a Statesian. 96.58.142.184 (talk) 01:43, 21 December 2013 (UTC)

Oh! What a Carry (Carrey) On!

IMO the reason why Jim's surname (Carrey) is wrongly pronounced by us folk outside North America (UK) is simply because of the way you Americans and Canadians say words such as 'Carry', 'Harry', 'Larry', 'Marry' and 'Barry'. Names/words ending as they do in 'arry' are pronounced like 'Carey', 'Hairy', 'Lairy', 'Merry' and 'Berry'. Nothing actually wrong, it just happens to be how things are different across the 'Pond'. So, consequently, when British ears pick up this dialogue (as with Carrey) they assume it must be the name 'Carey' but spelled with an extra ‘r’. Their own common sense (if they had any) should be telling them that 'Carrey' is to be said as 'Carry' and not assume that they (Brits) should say ‘Carrey’ as with the surname ‘Carey’. Am I making sense? I certainly hope so folks.

Carry (Carrey) On Jim! — Preceding unsigned comment added by 95.150.233.68 (talk) 18:35, 23 December 2013 (UTC)

Robin Wright

As Robin Wright is currently known as 'Robin Wright', shouldn't 'Robin Wright Penn' be modified to include the change in name? — Preceding unsigned comment added by 98.201.88.194 (talk) 04:38, 22 April 2014 (UTC)

Supporting Role?

"Despite the cancellation, the show helped Carrey land supporting roles in several films: Once Bitten (1985)"

According to IMDB and even the wikipedia page for Once Bitten, he co-starred in it with Lauren Hutton. 214.26.213.38 (talk) 03:40, 18 June 2014 (UTC)

Good point. Have deleted "supporting." Sources generally refer to him playing a lead role in that movie. TimidGuy (talk) 09:13, 18 June 2014 (UTC)

Semi-protected edit request on 9 December 2014

Carrey was not selected for the position, although he did host the show in May 1996, and again in January 2011.

should now read as:

Carrey was not selected for the position, although he did host the show in May 1996, January 2011, and October 2014.

Reference : http://www.nbc.com/saturday-night-live/episode-guide/season-40/jim-carrey-with-iggy-azalea/1666 50.78.71.49 (talk) 16:46, 9 December 2014 (UTC)

Done -Thanks for the improvement suggested. Anupmehra -Let's talk! 19:33, 10 December 2014 (UTC)

Article has weird tone

The article contains some unnecessary adjectives and weird phrases: "...to suit his over-the-top visions,"...and transformed Carry into a bankable box-office star." Both have no citations. Please consider fixing this because it reads like an editorial. Thanks, [[User:CaptainPiggles|DasPig Let us Converse 15:24, 27 December 2014 (UTC)

Candid picture of his family looking flustered and upset?

Why does this article currently feature a picture of Carrey standing over a young child who is clearly not the then 21-year-old daughter mentioned in the accompanying paragraph? If this child's identity is not public then is it really appropriate for us to be including a photo that was apparently not taken with his or his parents' consent? The picture also doesn't appear to add anything to the article, since it can only confuse when according to the accompanying text he had been in a mid-to-long term relationship with Jenny McCarthy for three years (the child is not his, hence not being mentioned in the accompanying text).

After writing the first coupla sentences above I realized that maybe our article on the child's biological mother named him -- it does. But if we don't actually give any details of the family in question in text, then why do we have this somewhat awkward photo of them?

Hijiri 88 (聖やや) 13:16, 18 February 2015 (UTC)

Semi-protected edit request on 9 January 2015

Please change Jim Carrey's successor in Riddler actor from Incumbent to Cory Michael Smith. 2602:306:2474:E219:1DB4:E3EE:A31A:784B (talk) 15:11, 9 January 2015 (UTC)

Not done: please provide reliable sources that support the change you want to be made. — {{U|Technical 13}} ^{(e • t • c)} 19:02, 9 January 2015 (UTC)

@User:Technical 13 we don't usually cite sources in succession boxes like that when both actors have articles. That Smith plays the Riddler in Gotham is easily verifiable with reference to our article on him, our article on the show, our article on the Riddler, and numerous external sources like this one. I admit it's annoying when anons come along and make edits to article text without citing sources, or requesting others do it for them, but in this case if the IP had given you a source, would you honestly have cluttered up the box by adding that unnecessary source to it? Hijiri 88 (聖やや) 13:28, 18 February 2015 (UTC)

• Hijiri88, I would likely have added a sentence to the body someplace citing the source and updated the box accordingly. — {{U|Technical 13}} (e • t • c) 14:58, 18 February 2015 (UTC)

Why? It's not really relevant. I'm actually a bit ambivalent on these "succession boxes" when referring to actors playing well-known licensed fictional characters to begin with. Carrey played the character once in a mostly-forgotten movie. Then again, our Billy Dee Williams article is a worse offender -- the character is actually referred to as "Harvey Dent" rather than "Two-Face" just because the actor never played "Two-Face". (>.<) Hijiri 88 (聖やや) 15:21, 18 February 2015 (UTC)

Religious beliefs

The article mentions that he regularly attends a Presbyterian church with his familyand is weird. The article from which it is sourced, however, is really old. The article also mentions that exact phrase right after it states that he is not married. Since he is not married anymore, I think the statement should be removed. Also, at the bottome of the page it lists him as both Presbyterian and Roman Catholic. Any objections? El Diablo Volador Sunday, October 15, 2006

Citations needed in early life

In Early Life, it says "His mother was of French, Irish, and Scottish descent". I should've copied it before I edited it, but before (I don't know how to do the formatting for it) it was larger than the rest of the text and red, saying something like "Citation Non-Existent" (in both places). I edited it just because it really stood out among the otherwise black, smaller text, and there's already the standard "". I guess it just looked kind of "un-encyclopedic". :P

(Psychonaut25 - 13355p34k / C0n7r1b5 01:05 AM EST, 6 April 2013 (UTC))

References

Semi-protected edit request on 23 February 2015

Please change the word "check" to "Cheque". 77.99.49.23 (talk) 20:16, 23 February 2015 (UTC)

{ Not done: It is spelled "check" in American English, which is appropriate for this article. See WP:ENGVAR RudolfRed (talk) 00:30, 24 February 2015 (UTC)

Considering he was born in Ontario I dispute the appropriateness of using 'American' english. - A Canadian Toker (talk) 16:13, 10 April 2015 (UTC)

Style edit request on 5 May 2015

For style, I would suggest removing the second sentence of the first paragraph ("Carrey has received two Golden Globe Awards").

For style, in the tandem with my previous edit, I would also recommend changing "Known for his highly energetic slapstick performances, he has been described as one of the biggest movie stars in Hollywood" to "Known for his highly energetic slapstick performances, Carrey has been described as one of the biggest movie stars in Hollywood".

Dandy Black (talk) 13:44, 2 May 2015 (UTC)

Not done: please establish a consensus for this alteration before using the {{edit semi-protected}} template. I don't see these style changes as being beneficial to the article and as such oppose them and am closing this request. — {{U|Technical 13}} (e • t • c) 20:35, 5 May 2015 (UTC)

Beliefs

I'm planning to add information on his beliefs section. There are a lot of information that can be added there. — Preceding unsigned comment added by Jardouin (talk • contribs) 20:46, 1 July 2015 (UTC)

I look forward to seeing what you come up with. Sgerbic (talk) 23:43, 3 July 2015 (UTC)

It's ready. Anyone have more references about his beliefs? --Jardouin (talk) 23:13, 4 July 2015 (UTC)

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Cathriona White

Should there be more to say about Cathriona White, the following link tells her story. tonyortega.org. At least the link to the news should appear. 70.26.30.25 (talk) 02:34, 5 October 2015 (UTC)

statement by Carey removed as undue

now copied to the Wikipedia:Biographies_of_living_persons/Noticeboard#Jim_Carrey Govindaharihari (talk) 05:57, 2 October 2015 (UTC)

The quote from Carey about the death of his girlfriend has been removed by User:Ryk72 citing WP:UNDUE - here is the quote

Carrey's representatives released this statement:

I am shocked and deeply saddened by the passing of my sweet Cathriona. She was a truly kind and delicate Irish flower, too sensitive for this soil, to whom loving and being loved was all that sparkled. My heart goes out to her family and friends and to everyone who loved and cared about her. We have all been hit with a lightning bolt.

the online verification was from telegraph.co.uk-Jim-Carreys-girlfriend-Cathriona-White-dies-aged-30 I was asked to discuss it here, so if Ryk could please explain and others could comment, thanks Govindaharihari (talk) 05:40, 2 October 2015 (UTC)

Ryk72 is absolutely correct with regard to WP:UNDUE. She is not notable, they were never in a long-term relationship, and there are many conflicting reports among media outlets about whether or not they were even dating at the time of her death. And, of course, the article is about Carrey, not her. Nevertheless, even the brief content that Ryk72 left in may still be more than should be included based on the status of their relationship and the circumstances of her death. With regard to the tribute quote, the policy WP:NOTMEMORIAL is a very clear: "Memorials. Subjects of encyclopedia articles must satisfy Wikipedia's notability requirements. Wikipedia is not the place to memorialize deceased friends, relatives, acquaintances, or others who do not meet such requirements". Czoal (talk) 06:04, 2 October 2015 (UTC)

Well stated. I agree. TimidGuy (talk) 10:56, 2 October 2015 (UTC)

Thank you. As I mentioned in the BLP discussion, I am still very concerned about even the brief content that remains about the woman ("On September 28, 2015, Carrey's on-off girlfriend, Cathriona White, was found dead from a possibly intentional prescription drug overdose. The couple first met in 2012."). I can't think of any good reason why this information about someone Carrey only briefly dated should be included in his article. It's undisputable that she is not notable and the cirumstances of her death are contentious and inconsistent among sources. Therefore, I believe all that content should be removed. Czoal (talk) 20:44, 2 October 2015 (UTC)

• To repeat, I am only discussing this in one location the BLP noticeboard and not forum shopping it, the link is at the top of this section. Thanks Govindaharihari (talk) 03:58, 3 October 2015 (UTC)

Actually, you started this thread about 24 hours after your first post on the BLP noticeboard. Czoal (talk) 07:01, 3 October 2015 (UTC)

See my comment from the WP:BLPN thread - "lets continue the discussion here as the whole chat is here, I was unaware it was still under discussion here" - Govindaharihari (talk) 15:58, 3 October 2015 (UTC)

I saw that comment and, with all due respect, it simply doesn't make any sense. I'm not sure how you could've been unaware it was still under discussion since the thread was still there, still open, and editors were commenting. And it had only been open a short amount time. In any case, multiple editors have told you the quote can't be included and provided detailed reasons why. Therefore, please drop the stick already. Czoal (talk) 20:55, 3 October 2015 (UTC)

What part of, I am only discussing this in one location the BLP noticeboard don't you understand Govindaharihari (talk) 21:09, 3 October 2015 (UTC)

I am glad to see that Govindaharihari has withdrawn their objection about the tribue quote content. However, as I stated on the BLP noticeboard, I still believe that the remaining content should be removed based on her lack of notability and, from an enyclopedic perspective, the insignificance of their relationship. I will wait a bit, though, for others to give their thoughts. Czoal (talk) 22:25, 3 October 2015 (UTC)

Czoal How insignificant do you think it is to fly to Ireland and carry her coffin to her grave? Govindaharihari (talk) 06:28, 11 October 2015 (UTC)

Semi-protected edit request on 5 November 2015

Early Life needs to be edited. Jim spent part of his teen years living in Scarborough, Ontario in a 19th century heritage home while attending Agincourt Collegiate Institiute and working part-time after school in the adjacent Titan Wheels Factory. (ref></Scarborough Archives> Scarborough Archives (talk) 18:58, 5 November 2015 (UTC)

Not done: please provide reliable sources that support the change you want to be made. ‑‑ElHef (Meep?) 19:44, 5 November 2015 (UTC)

Hank Williams The Show He Never Gave

A movie just released April 2016 reminded me of this 1980 Canadian made for TV film which I believe features un-credited shots of Carrey, especially doing a sad face during a tear-jerker song. — Preceding unsigned comment added by 24.72.76.156 (talk) 04:55, 11 April 2016 (UTC)

No filmography?

Forgive me as I'm not a wiki-editor. I just noticed there is no filmography on this page, which seems strange. Doesn't just about every other actor (even non-actors) have filmography sections? I'm not savvy enough to add one, but this reader would appreciate a list of his roles. Thanks! — Preceding unsigned comment added by 69.131.116.165 (talk) 19:09, 13 July 2016 (UTC)

Jim Carrey filmography. Mlpearc (open channel) 19:16, 13 July 2016 (UTC)

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Edit request: "Now professes to be a Christian" claim not in source cited

Currently, the last sentence of the "Beliefs" section (i.e., "He now professes to be a Christian.") is misleading and is not supported by the source cited. I read the cited article and watched the entire video it is supposed to be based on, and at no point in either one did Carrey "profess to be a Christian". He merely spoke about choosing forgiveness in the face of suffering, using some vaguely Christian language in the context of a talk he was giving to a Christian charity. Nothing he said in the talk ("Every cell in your body is God," etc.) in any way contradicted his past statements about his spiritual beliefs, which are well known to be quite eclectic and by no means distinctly Christian.

I am assuming the person who added that statement meant well but was confused by the cited article's headline (which is from an evangelical Christian news outlet and is itself very misleading), but even taken at face value the cited text as a whole does not really support the "professes to be a Christian" claim. I would suggest removing that sentence along with its problematic source and replacing it with something like:

"Carrey was raised Roman Catholic. As an adult his spiritual beliefs became more eclectic, drawing from a variety of sources including Buddhism, Hinduism, Islam, Christianity, Transcendental Meditation, and the ideas of Eckhart Tolle."

This could actually replace the entire last paragraph of the "Beliefs" section, as it incorporates the mention of Transcendental Meditation from the previous sentence.

38.29.180.102 (talk) 09:01, 14 January 2018 (UTC)

Partly done: You're correct that the last sentence fails verification for the reasons stated. I removed that sentence but I did not add the suggested text as it seems to come too close to synthesis. Eggishorn (talk) (contrib) 22:51, 15 January 2018 (UTC)

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Semi-protected edit request on 18 February 2018

As of 1/20/2018, Jim Carrey has been cleared in White's death and "White's medical record and STD test results were recently found to be forged: White had changed the details of a friend's clean 2011 test to suggest she had been infected only after beginning a relationship with Carrey." Hopebox1982 (talk) 08:02, 18 February 2018 (UTC)

 Partly done: Carrey was not "cleared" as this was a civil suit that was dismissed, not a legal exoneration. The date of the suit's dismissal and a mention of the lack of further proceedings was added with better sources but the suggestion of fraud was not due to WP:BLP concerns. Thank you. Eggishorn (talk) (contrib) 19:24, 18 February 2018 (UTC)

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"2007, continued success" but no actual success since 2014

The table of contents breaks his career down into segments, the last of which is "2007 to present, continued success." That covers 10+ years as of now. It is early 2018 as I post this section.

It seems rather promotional in wording, considering that Carrey's career seems to have slowed down quite a bit after 2009, which is 8+ years ago. His last film that could be considered a success (Dumb and Dumber To) came out in 2014, 3+ years ago.

Perhaps this section was created circa 2008-2010 when it seemed to be true, but at this point, it feels like it was written by Carrey's agent. I suggest further dividing it into something like "2007-2014, continued success" and "2015-present, fewer high profile projects" (not sure on wording).

[Comment from another user] FWIW, I agree this section heading should be changed so it's more NPOV, but I think providing words after the dates is unnecessary and inappropriate, unless one or more significant events happen in the future. I think the section should just say "2007 - present" or "Projects after 2007".EvidenceFairy (talk) 06:47, 20 February 2018 (UTC)

Domain name changed

The article links to jimcarrey.com as his personal web site, but that does not resolve -- Rackspace nameservers refuse the query. He seems to be at jimcarreyonline.com now. Source: googled. — Preceding unsigned comment added by 174.255.142.105 (talk) 03:45, 2 May 2018 (UTC)

The top of jimcarreyonline.com says "AN UNOFFICIAL FANSITE". So, no, that is not his official site. - Broccoli & Coffee ^{(Oh hai)} 05:40, 2 May 2018 (UTC)

Semi-protected edit request on 7 August 2018 - Caption: Jim Carrey 2010 - Late Show with David Letterman

WHY:

Carrey is walking in to the Ed Sullivan Theater, venue for the Late Show with David Letterman, in 2010, he is on 53rd street, behind him is the Broadway Theatre (53rd Street)

NOW:

[[File:Jim Carrey 2010.jpg|left|thumb|200px|Carrey in the studio of the ''[[Late Show with David Letterman]]'' in 2010]]

CHANGE TO:

[[File:Jim Carrey 2010.jpg|left|thumb|220px|alt=Carrey walking in to the ''Ed Sullivan Theater'', venue for the ''Late Show with David Letterman'', in 2010, he is on 53rd street, behind him is the ''Broadway Theatre (53rd Street)''|Carrey walking in to the [[Ed Sullivan Theater]], venue for the ''[[Late Show with David Letterman]]'', in 2010]]

Carrey walking in to the Ed Sullivan Theater, venue for the Late Show with David Letterman, in 2010

69.181.23.220 (talk) 23:53, 7 August 2018 (UTC)

 Done DRAGON BOOSTER ★ 09:30, 8 August 2018 (UTC)

Hi, I'm not sure of the exact protocol for editing articles, but the Jim Carrey article has a mistake in it. It says Jim Carrey was born in Newmarket, "a suburb of Toronto", but that is not correct; Newmarket is a city of approximately 84,000 people 39 km north of Toronto. It is definitely not a suburb of Toronto. — Preceding unsigned comment added by StockyOne66 (talk • contribs) 01:42, 22 November 2018 (UTC)

Semi-protected edit request on 21 January 2019

Last sentence under "Relationships" typo: "Almost a year later, Carry attended Golden Globes 2019 Party with hid new girlfriend Ginger Gonzaga in January 2019, as an expression of a romantic relationship"

hid should be "his" CalipzoAvery (talk) 05:35, 21 January 2019 (UTC)

 Done DannyS712 (talk) 05:40, 21 January 2019 (UTC)

Semi-protected edit request on 10 September 2019

Jim Carey also played the part of Jonny Squares in Dirty Harry, 1988 Deadpool. 175.33.44.97 (talk) 12:05, 10 September 2019 (UTC)

The article Jim_Carrey_filmography covers this. RudolfRed (talk) 15:47, 10 September 2019 (UTC)

Semi-protected edit request on 27 April 2020

Please change "a Canadian actor" to "a Canadian-American actor" in the first line of the first paragraph. Jim Carrey does not only hold dual citizenship but also is considered both a Canadian and an American actor and both countries contributed to his notability. Thank you. 119.246.17.200 (talk) 18:51, 27 April 2020 (UTC)

 Not done: please provide reliable sources that support the change you want to be made. Mdaniels5757 (talk) 21:58, 27 April 2020 (UTC)

He is an American citizen, it is in the article. He works in Hollywood which is American movie industry. He is an American actor. Sorry, I'm not sure how to properly edit a request. — Preceding unsigned comment added by 119.246.17.200 (talk) 00:06, 28 April 2020 (UTC)

 Done per Jim Carrey#Personal life reference #69. GoingBatty (talk) 03:47, 28 April 2020 (UTC)

Source for his relationship with linda Ronstadt

I can't edit the article but here is the source for the beginning paragraph talking about his relationships.

here is an article on it https://www.usatoday.com/story/life/entertainthis/2014/10/28/jim-carrey-lived-with-his-parents-while-dating-linda-ronstadt/77333582/

here is the podcast he said it on https://soundcloud.com/howardstern/jimcarrey-lindaronstadt?in=howardstern/sets/sternshow-10-28-14 — Preceding unsigned comment added by Caraa LM (talk • contribs) 12:47, 6 July 2020 (UTC)

Typo

There is a typo in the 2018-present section under Career. "In 2020, Carrey published Memoirs and Misinformation.[101] AIn September, during the final stages of the 2020 U.S. Presidential Election," The typo is "AIn".

Fixed. Thank you. Larry Hockett (Talk) 16:56, 23 February 2021 (UTC)

Semi-protected edit request on 10 May 2021

Jim Carey started in the film "Copper Mountain" in" filmed in 1983

https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Copper_Mountain_(film) 166.182.255.32 (talk) 05:25, 10 May 2021 (UTC)

 Not done: please provide reliable sources that support the change you want to be made. Wikipedia is not a reliable source, I need you to cite an external source which confirms this. RandomCanadian (talk / contribs) 14:06, 10 May 2021 (UTC)

Semi-protected edit request on 6 October 2021

In his citizenship info in the infobox, is it ok if the (1962-Present) and the (2004-Present) be removed? Because it’s kinda unnecessary to have in the infobox because we know he is known for both of those citizenships. 97.47.67.115 (talk) 20:20, 6 October 2021 (UTC)

 Not done for now: please establish a consensus for this alteration before using the {{edit semi-protected}} template. - FlightTime (open channel) 20:35, 6 October 2021 (UTC)

Semi-protected edit request on 6 October 2021 (2)

Since my previous edit request was declined for no reason, can those edits of his Citizenships in the infobox be fixed with the en dash? as shown here "Canadian (1962-Present)" and "American (2004-Present)" to "Canadian (1962–present)" and "American (2004–present)" 97.47.67.190 (talk) 22:17, 6 October 2021 (UTC)

• why? Equine-man (talk) 22:26, 6 October 2021 (UTC)

Semi-protected edit request on 6 October 2021 (3)

Since my previous edit request was declined for no reason, can those edits of his Citizenships in the infobox be fixed with the en dash? as shown here "Canadian (1962-Present)" and "American (2004-Present)" to "Canadian (1962–present)" and "American (2004–present)".

But if not, is it ok if you can just delete the "(1962-Present)" and "(2004-Present)" please? Because I'm getting really sick and tired of making edit requests about this. I'm asking you guys politely to just remove them, that's all. 97.47.67.190 (talk) 22:17, 6 October 2021 (UTC)

I just went ahead and removed those altogether when they felt more like filler than anything else. We should instead save citizenship year details for the article body when infoboxes are supposed to just summarize key details of what's already present. SNUGGUMS (talk / edits) 23:11, 6 October 2021 (UTC)

Thank you for understanding, that was all I was asking for to be removed. Again, I think you kindly for removing them! 97.47.67.110 (talk) 23:15, 6 October 2021 (UTC)

• I seriously suggest the IP editor works on his anger issues before attempting to edit again. The language used was totally uncalled for. Equine-man (talk) 08:19, 7 October 2021 (UTC)

Semi-protected edit request on 27 November 2021

Under 'Change of Pace', I suggest altering the passage including "...delivered family crowds en masse. The film was also a box office success, raking in...". This reads like promotional material. Also, the cited source, a Rotten Tomatoes page, makes no mention of "family crowds." Amethyst83 (talk) 10:14, 27 November 2021 (UTC)

 Done PianoDan (talk) 21:05, 29 November 2021 (UTC)

Hollywood Emmy awards

I was just as sickened as you when will Smith smacked chris rock in the face. " I can understand that I would feel angry if some comedian said a joke about my wife calling her gi jane." But I can tell that your a man of integrity you wouldn't do it. I have schizophrenia and autism and I'm married and I can have angry out burst but that doesn't mean I should beat the crap out of some one I let my wife calm me down. Any ways I want to see your new sonic the hedge hog movie your fake mustache looks cool. You play a really good dr robonique. 2601:601:510:3E90:817B:315:28F5:D0BE (talk) 02:06, 30 March 2022 (UTC)

Retiring

Here: https://variety.com/2022/film/news/jim-carrey-retiring-acting-1235220945/ Kailash29792 (talk) 15:28, 1 April 2022 (UTC)

We know. He's thinking about it. Thanx, - FlightTime (open channel) 02:45, 2 April 2022 (UTC)

Semi-protected edit request on 9 April 2022

Has been challenged to a formal game of Trivial Pursuit (general knowledge) by Katherine Elizabeth Blakeslee with a wager of $1,000USD and has yet to accept. 2603:6080:600:D800:F51A:D99B:3E7:4D40 (talk) 05:34, 9 April 2022 (UTC)

 Not done: it's not clear what changes you want to be made. Please mention the specific changes in a "change X to Y" format and provide a reliable source if appropriate. ScottishFinnishRadish (talk) 10:09, 9 April 2022 (UTC)

Newmarket

Should Newmarket really be called a "Toronto suburb"? It's about 50 km from downtown Toronto, with Vaughan or Markham (both cities), plus Richmond Hill and Aurora (towns) in between. 142.127.118.145 (talk) 19:10, 14 July 2022 (UTC)

Hi

Hi 2601:40A:8301:9E60:9939:3582:35C2:A014 (talk) 16:11, 31 July 2022 (UTC)

Could someone please remove

The mention of the word “spastic” within the article. Thank you Lovemilk12 (talk) 22:58, 16 August 2022 (UTC)

 Done Thank you, - FlightTime (open channel) 23:42, 16 August 2022 (UTC)

Leap Day William/Leap Dave Williams

Jim Carrey did not play Leap Day William in the 30 Rock episode "Leap Day." Rather, he played an actor (likely himself) performing the titular role in "Leap Dave Williams," a holiday film inspired by the iconic Leap Day figure. The role of Leap Day William was performed by John Cullum (credited as 'Mysterious Man'). 67.4.192.145 (talk) 15:14, 21 August 2022 (UTC)

Jim Carrey: ADHD (Hyperactivity. Attention Deficit Hyperactivity Disorder)

Bold text Tuesday, January 5, 2016--7:05 am CST

Yall forgot to mention Jim Carrey's ADHD (Hyperactivity, Attention Deficit Hyperactivity Disorder) Jim Carrey suffered depression as well as ADHD.

                                    Sincerely,

                                    Terry Marvin (Dallas, Texas, USA)

Depression is confirmed, ADHD is a rumor. — Preceding unsigned comment added by Constantino178 (talk • contribs) 13:08, 21 October 2022 (UTC)

Semi-protected edit request on 21 October 2022

Remove the claim that says that Carrey was diagnosed with ADHD and that "it is reported that he has always been restless", etc. Because the source is not good at all. This is an Internet rumor that Carrey himself never confirmed (in fact I'm pretty sure it's false). Anyway, the source certainly does not meet requirements for a medical diagnosis claim, or for any claim in fact. Constantino178 (talk) 13:06, 21 October 2022 (UTC)

Done, needs a better source than https://edgefoundation.org/jim-carrey-a-life-of-color/ --Mvqr (talk) 09:41, 23 October 2022 (UTC)

Jim courey

About Jim currey 98.18.160.237 (talk) 14:32, 29 October 2022 (UTC)

February 17th 1997 Oprah Interview sourced

The section in "Beliefs" regarding the quote where Jim Carrey explains to Oprah how he visualized 10 million dollars was previously without a citation. I cited it with a video on Oprah.com showing footage from this episode and also added the exact date to the article which was February 17th 1990, as confirmed by the video. —Preceding unsigned comment added by Wikiprimz (talk • contribs) 20:45, 19 January 2017 (UTC)

Jim Carrey falsely accused of giving White STDS.

states that the "Through discovery, Boucher came to the conclusion that a 2011 document showing White had clean test results prior to meeting Carrey was a forgery." The section on Jim Carrey showing that he had tested positive on STDs should be removed or updated due to the section implies that Jim Carrey had infected white with four stds.

Implies that Carrey was falsely accused.

"Jim Carrey has been cleared of playing a part in his ex-lover’s suicide after his lawyer proved she tried to blackmail him with faked STD results."

According to the motion in Los Angeles, White altered her friend’s Planned Parenthood files to trick Carrey into believing that she did not have STDs before meeting him. Using a 2013 negative test result from her friend, White allegedly backdated the form to 2011 and presented the form to Carrey as her own. is a direct reference from

According to Following the dismissal of the lawsuit, a spokesperson for Carrey confirmed to The Hollywood Reporter the matters were dismissed on January 25, but had no comment to make beyond saying 'Jim is looking forward to moving on with his life now'.

References

—Preceding unsigned comment added by Hopebox1982 (talk • contribs) 07:53, 18 February 2018 (UTC)

The "Yes Man" may be needing help

Jim Carrey has entertained the whole world and I believe he deserves a lift out of depression from his fans (if he wishes it). In fact, depression is an occupational hazard of Comedians (Charlie Chaplin was depressed too) because they have to spend a lot of energy to make others laugh at one's expense, which may affect the way relatives and friends view and evaluate their value (mature relatives and friends know the distinction between personal and professional life but not immature ones).
Doctors say ADHD problem doesn't affect much in adulthood but if it does in certain cases, then such people need a lot of a variety of interesting physical activities so their energies, thoughts and emotions flow freely. —Preceding unsigned comment added by 136.185.72.161 (talk • contribs) 07:03, 10 September 2021 (UTC)

Semi-protected edit request on 15 January 2023

Add at the end of timeline before 1994-

Jim carrey was an uncredited part of the movie High Strung, his role was "Satan" or "The Devil" and it featured Steve Oedekerk (Kung Pow), released in 1992 on VHS. 209.33.234.23 (talk) 07:52, 15 January 2023 (UTC)

 Not done: please provide reliable sources that support the change you want to be made. Melmann 13:35, 15 January 2023 (UTC)

3rd paragraph problem

In it say, he never recieved Oscar nominations, why shouldn't we replace it by - He not recieved Oscar nominations yet. He still can receive one he still do films. Rock Stone Gold Castle (talk) 10:04, 19 January 2023 (UTC)

the number 23 missing from filmography

Jim Carrey is the main character in The Number 23(2007) but it does not appear in his filmography. 2601:603:1A7F:AFFE:31A2:B748:EDA1:F626 (talk) 01:35, 22 April 2023 (UTC)

Semi-protected edit request on 25 April 2023

Greetings.

There is pertinent information lacking under the wrongful lawsuit section of this article that, without it's presence, does not clearly indicate why the lawsuits were wrongful. This article shows that in 2011, Jim Carrey's belated girlfriend already contracted STDs in 2011, years before Jim's test. This information is critical in the clarity of Jim's character and integrity and must be included in this article. Here is the link:

https://www.thelist.com/766001/inside-the-controversy-surrounding-the-death-of-jim-carreys-ex-girlfriend/

We should strive for total honesty in all information sharing. 2600:1700:3568:7850:78CA:475C:2A91:A13C (talk) 00:05, 26 April 2023 (UTC)

 Not done: it's not clear what changes you want to be made. Please mention the specific changes in a "change X to Y" format and provide a reliable source if appropriate. JTP ^{(talk • contribs)} 19:34, 26 April 2023 (UTC)

Semi-protected edit request on 24 July 2023

I only want to do just one edit. So, I know you (the members of Wikipedia) refer to the Canadian-American actor as 'James Eugene Carrey', but, since a lot of people out there call him Jim, I thought I could make just 1 edit on the first three words so that it can now say 'James "Jim" Eugene Carrey' instead. I did that before, under the name "35canary84". But, for some reason, my Chromebook deleted all of my tabs and my history. It kept my original login name but treated it like it was someone else, so I have to log in under a different name. But, I just want to check with you. So, this IS a message from 35canary84, except, I'm now logged out. That is all. I hope you get my point. 210.50.221.247 (talk) 07:04, 24 July 2023 (UTC)

 Not done: it's not clear what changes you want to be made. Please mention the specific changes in a "change X to Y" format and provide a reliable source if appropriate. — Paper9oll (🔔 • 📝) 07:54, 24 July 2023 (UTC)

Semi-protected edit request on 4 August 2023

New Market is not a suburb of Toronto. New Market is its town in Ontario Canada. It is part of the Greater Toronto Area, however it is a separate entity from Toronto. 45.2.79.2 (talk) 03:01, 4 August 2023 (UTC)

 Not done: Newmarket (not New Market) is a town which is suburban to Toronto. To say it is a suburb is not to say it is not a town. General Ization ^Talk 03:07, 4 August 2023 (UTC)

About My star

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Semi-protected edit request on 26 November 2023

Change the photo to an updated one. 2008 was a long time ago. He looked completely different 199.79.156.78 (talk) 13:29, 26 November 2023 (UTC)

 Not done: Please make your request for a new image to be uploaded to Files For Upload. Once the file has been properly uploaded, feel free to reactivate this request to have the new image used. Pinchme123 (talk) 20:45, 26 November 2023 (UTC)

Semi-protected edit request on 13 January 2024 he seems to have quit acting

216.164.254.3 (talk) 02:20, 13 January 2024 (UTC)

 Not done: please provide reliable sources that support the change you want to be made. --AntiDionysius (talk) 02:21, 13 January 2024 (UTC)

He has supposedly stopped acting in 2022 after losing interest and wamting more creative control. According to his IMDB, his last two roles were Sonic the Hedgehog 2 and a The Weeknd music video. @AntiDionysius: 216.164.254.3 (talk) 02:51, 13 January 2024 (UTC)

The Variety article merely says Sonic 2 "may be" his last role; we would need a proper confirmation of retirement to include it on the page. AntiDionysius (talk) 02:54, 13 January 2024 (UTC)

Indeed the Variety piece is already cited in the text of the article. AntiDionysius (talk) 02:55, 13 January 2024 (UTC)

References

Typos in intro paragraph

The success of these fives films (Change to) 'five'

'Carrey gained acclaimed for' (I have no idea what the author is meaning here) (perhaps change to:) Carrey's critically acclaimed performances include (maybe?) Hornerjona81 (talk) 17:31, 8 February 2024 (UTC)

@Hornerjona81:  Done, thanks! Jip Orlando (talk) 17:55, 8 February 2024 (UTC)