Did you know that at 1️⃣5️⃣ he worked as a janitor and once was homeless too!😰 The boy rose from the ashes to international stardom! 🤩👏Yes, you guessed it right – he is the actor from our favorite «Dumb and Dumber» and «The Mask»!🥰🤭 Be ready to know some jaw-dropping details on his early life in this article!👇
The life of this future film icon took a drastic turn once his father lost his job. At that time Jim was only 12 and the family had to go through a lot of hardships to survive during such a challenging period of time. One may say that they lost their stability and control over things which, of course, couldn’t go unnoticed and not to shape the boy.
Before that, his father worked as a steady accountant. The man had had a cherished dream to become a saxophonist but gave it up for the welfare of his family. The loss of the job put them into a difficult condition for which they surely weren’t ready. However, Carrey recalls his teen years with great fondness and warmth.
At that time he worked as a janitor to help his family financially. This led him to drop out of school at the age of 16. The guy had a sound sense of humor which became his biggest navigator marking the start of his drizzling career. He began performing at open mic nights and soon the doors to Hollywood opened.
His roles in «Dumb and Dumber», «Ace Ventura» and other popular movies were remarkable catapulting him into global stardom and recognition. The actor made a comeback after a short hiatus by making appearance in the series «Kidding».
