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Born January 1962 in Ontario, Canada, Carrey was a fearlessly extrovert child who honed his comic skills by doing impersonations of his alcoholic grandparents. His stage debut was as Santa Claus aged eight. After dropping out of school he performed at The Comedy Store in L.A. and briefly starred in an unsuccessful sitcom (The Duck Factory) before trying his hand at films. Bit parts followed before fellow Earth Girls Are Easy star Damon Wayans recommended him for the comedy show In Living Color. That led to him being chosen for Ace Ventura and after two more big successes in the same year (1994) he trousered the then highest ever salary of 20 million dollars for The Cable Guy.
