James Eugene Carrey well-known as Jim Carrey has an estimated net worth which grosses 150 million dollars making him one of the multi-millionaires in the entertainment industry. Jim has earned his net worth as an outstanding actor and comedian, the winner of two Golden Globe Awards and a number of other awards. He created unforgettable characters in films as ‘Ace Ventura: Pet Detective’, ‘The Mask’, ‘Liar Liar’, ‘The Truman Show’, ’Man on the Moon’, ‘Eternal Sunshine of the Spotless Mind’ and a long list of other films. In addition to this, Carrey added sums to his net worth while working as a film producer, too.
Jim Carrey Net Worth $150 Million
James Eugene Carrey was born on January 17, 1962 in Newmarket, Ontario, Canada. His mother, Kathleen Oram, was a housekeeper whereas his father, Percy Carrey, worked as an accountant and musician. He was the youngest of four children in the family. Jim Carrey began his career as a stand-up comedian performing onto the stage of ‘The Comedy Store’. Later, he showed himself on television in ‘An Evening at the Improv’, ‘The Tonight Show’. Jim even took the leading roles in the films like ‘Once Bitten’ directed by Howard Storm, ‘Peggy Sue Got Married’ directed by Francis Ford Coppola, ‘The Dead Pool’ directed by Buddy Van Horn, ‘Doing Time on Maple Drive’ directed by Ken Olin but did not rose to the prominence. Jim gained recognition and put the significant amount into his net worth in 1994 after a comedy film ‘Ace Ventura: Pet Detective’ directed by Tom Shadyac was released. The film’s box office grossed 107 million dollars. In addition to this, the same year he landed the role in ‘The Mask’ directed by Chuck Russell which was nominated by Golden Globe Award for the Best Actor and ‘Dumb and Dumber’ directed by the Farrelly Brothers which box office grossed 270 million dollars. The following successful role was Riddler in ‘Batman Forever’ directed by Joel Schumacher which has added a huge amount to Carrey’s net worth as the box office of the film grossed 336 million dollars.
In 1996 Jim Carrey replaced Chris Farley in the film ‘The Cable Guy’ directed by Ben Stiller for which Carrey received 20 million dollars, at that time the largest sum offered for comedians, thus increasing his net worth and wealth. Although this film and did not receive as much attention as was expected but in 1997 Jim has regained his fame in the film ‘Liar, liar’ directed by Tom Shadyac. In 1998 Jim played in the drama ‘The Truman Show’ directed by Peter Weir after which Jim won a Golden Globe Award. In 1999 the actor appeared in the film ‘Man on the Moon’ directed by Miloš Forman and for the second time in his career won a Golden Globe Award. Concerning the won awards Carrey’s net worth jumped up. Other famous roles which has also increased Jim Carrey’s net worth were created in the following films ‘Me, Myself & Irene’ directed by the Farrelly Brothers, ‘Dr. Seuss’ How the Grinch Stole Christmas!’ directed by Ron Howard, ‘Bruce Almighty’ is a 2003 American comedy film directed by Tom Shadyac, ‘Eternal Sunshine of the Spotless Mind’ directed by Michel Gondry, ‘Lemony Snicket’s A Series of Unfortunate Events’ directed by Brad Silberling, ‘Yes Man’ directed by Peyton Reed and a long list of other films.
