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Jim Carrey is born
Jim Carrey is born in Newmarket, Ontario -
Jim Carrey's father loses his job
Jim's father loses his Accounting job, and his family works at a factory. -
Carrey trys his first act in comedy
Carrey is booed off the stage at Yuk Yuks comedy club in Toronto -
Carrey drops out of school
Carrey drops out of school, and the Carrey's quit their factory jobs and are homeless -
Carrey successfully returns to Yuk Yuks
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Carrey heads to L.A. and begins performing at comedy clubs.
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NBC signs Carrey to act in The Duck Factory
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Carrey acts in his first movie, Finders Keepers
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Carrey appears in Once Bitten
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Carrey gets married
Carrey acts in Peggy Sue Got Married, and he weds Melissa Wormer -
Their daughter, Jane, is born
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Carrey acts in The Dead Pool
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Carrey acts in Pink Cadillac
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In Living Color debuts on TV
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Carrey tapes his Showtime cable special, Jim Carrey's Unnatural Act
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Jim Carrey wins acclaim with his dramatic performance in the TV movie, Doing Time On Maple Drive
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Carrey stars in 3 films
Carrey stars in Ace Ventura, Pet Detective, The Mask, and Dumb and Dumber. Hiis dad dies from cancer the same year. -
Carrey divorces Melissa Wormer and stars in Batman, Forever
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Carrey marries actress Lauren Holly
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Carrey stars in Liar Liar
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Carrey stars in The Truman Show and Simon Birch
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Carrey wins a Golden Globe award for his role in The Truman Show