The Mask Forever —Jim Carrey Jim Carrey has become one of the most recognized faces in the world —and it is precisely because of his face that he has achieved such fame. His rubbery look, and penchant for wild and extreme behavior has given him a notoriety he delights in. Born in New Market, Ontario, Canada on January 17th, 1962 to a working class family, growing up poor was tough for young Jim Carrey, While in his teens, he had to take a job as a janitor when his father lost his job and he had to juggle both School and work. School eventually lost out and he dropped out. He describes himself as being very angry at this time in his life, yet one good thing came out of it. He developed a tremendous sense of humour to help him cope and to shield his anger from the world. He was a loner who claims he didn’t have any friends because he didn’t want any. Between school and work there just wasn’t much time for a childhood. At 15 though, he had enough time to start performing at Yuk Yuks, a famous Toronto comedy club where he began to perfect his shtick. He moved to LA and did the club circuit there. He soon came to the attention of Rodney and was put on his tour. Jim Carrey got his big break in 1990, when he landed a role on the hip new sketch comedy show In Living Color which boasted a cast of African-Americans and Carrey, the sole white guy. While there, Carrey perfected many characters, most notoriously “Fire Marshal Bill” who always went up in a blaze. The sketch was yanked when critics claimed that it encouraged kids to play with fire. The controversy put Carrey’s name in the headlines for the first time. He broke into feature films, and into the collective unconscious of the world, in one single successful year, 1994. It was the Year of the Funny Face. First there was Ace Ventura: Pet Detective, a surprise hit that show Carrey’s now signature wacky style. Next came The Mask, a role that seemed tailor-made for him and was a hit with audiences. As if he hadn’t made an impression yet, there was still Dumb and Dumber which was released during the holiday season and ended up on top of the box office. Jim Carrey was in the limelight now and he hasn’t looked back since. Since that famous year Carrey has, dare we say it····, slowed down a bit. His films have come out less often but have continued to make waves if not quite of the caliber as previously seen. There was Batman Forever, in which he inherited the role of The Riddler. Then there was a sequel to Ace Ventura: When Nature Calls which didn’t quite recapture the sparkle of the original. Next came Liar, Liar. The film was a tremendous success with crowds everywhere and put him back on top. It also brought his salary back up 20 million. Then came The Truman Show, a film which proved to the world that Jim Carrey was more than just a funny face. In fact, Jim was awarded a Golden Globe for his dramatic portrayal. When he was snubbed by the Oscars, there was a collective gasp heard around the world. Clearly the fans at least think Jim Carrey is golden. The future looks good for Jim Carrey, he has developed a legion of devoted fans who love his wild style of physical comedy. He has proven his ability to weather a storm and come out on top, important for any celebrity. Carrey has come a long way from his unhappy childhood and in fact seems to be living a second childhood now. Canada has been producing fine comedic talents for years, and Jim Carrey is definitely the best of the new breed. 金·凱利已成爲當今世界上最熟悉的面孔之一—確切地說，是由於他的面孔，才使他聞名遐邇。他那似橡膠我眼神，以及對狂野和極至行爲的酷愛，令他名聲遠揚，樂此不疲。 金·凱利1962年1月17日生於加拿大安大略省紐馬克特的一個工人階級家庭，在貧困中成長。十幾歲時，父親失去工作，他不得不找了份看門的差事並對學校和工和地都做了隱瞞。可最終還是沒騙過校方，他輟了學。他描述自己一生的這一刻異常氣惱，然而柳暗花明。他形成了豐富的幽默感，這幫助他掩飾憤怒，泰然處世。 凱利獨來獨往，他宣稱自己沒有朋友因爲他不需要朋友。往返於學校與工地的那段童年時光並不算長。十五歲時，他開始有充裕的時間在多倫多一家著名的喜劇俱樂部“亞克亞克斯”進行表演，在那兒他得以完善自己的特殊才能。後來前往洛杉磯並在那兒開始了俱樂部巡迴演出。不久他引起了羅德尼的注意並從此走上了藝術之旅。 1990年金·凱利開始走紅，當時他撈到了一個在嬉皮士新短喜劇中扮演角色的機會，這幕名爲《跳動的色彩》的劇目的演員包括一組黑人和凱利，唯一的白人小夥子。劇中，凱利完美地扮演了許多角色，最令人津津樂道的就是“帶火的元帥比爾”，他總是身上冒火。該劇受到了猛烈的抨擊，批評家宣稱這會促使孩子縱火。而爭論使得凱利的大名首次登在頭版頭條。 1994年，在他成功的一年中，他開始出演電影正片，並不知不覺成了圈內人士。1994年是滑稽面孔先生年。先有艾絲·溫圖拉的《寵物偵探》，一部展示凱利特有的古怪風格的叫座影片。接下來是《面具》，這象是一個專爲他定做的角色，觀衆反響強烈。然而他彷彿覺得人們對他的印象還不夠深，假斯推出的《裝聾作啞》在放映結束時雄居票房首位。金·凱利如今成了焦點人物，此後便益發不可收。 自打那輝煌的一年後，恕我直言，凱利的腳步放慢了一些。人的影片有所減少，雖達不到以往的水準但仍有轟動效應。其中包括《永遠的蝙蝠俠》。該片中他繼承了在《猜謎者》中的角色風格。然後是《艾絲·溫圖拉》續集：《當自然召喚時》，該片未能再現原著的精華。接下來是《大話王》。這部影片取得了巨大的成功，各地競相觀看，這使他重回到排行榜首。與此同時，他的薪金也回升至兩千萬。後來在《洋相杜魯門》中的表現向世人證明了金·凱利不僅僅因爲只有一張有趣滑稽的臉而受到歡迎。 實際上，因爲金的戲劇形象，他曾獲過金球獎。當他與奧斯卡獎擦肩而過時，全世界都發出了噓聲。很顯然至少影迷們認爲金·凱利是最酷的。 金·凱利的未來是美好的，他擁有了一大批忠實的影迷，他們喜歡他的喜劇的粗獷風格。他已證明了自己經受風雨出人頭地的能力，這是成爲名流的關鍵。 從他不幸的童年凱利已走過了漫長的道路，實際上現在就像他的第二個童年。加拿大多年來產生了許多優秀的喜劇天才，而金·凱利無疑是新一代中最出色的。
