Jim Carrey who has a rubbery① look， and penchant for wild and extreme behavior， has become one of the most recognized faces in the world. So precisely speaking， because of his face that he has achieved such fame. His face has given him a notoriety he delights in.
Jim Carrey was born to a working class family that lived a poor and tough life， in New Market， Ontario， Canada on January 17th， 1962.While in his teens， his father lost job， so he had to take a job as a janitor and juggled both School and work. Eventually school lost out and he dropped out. He ever described at that time he was very angry in his life， but not all the bad. Through the experience he gradually develops a tremendous② sense of humor that helps him cope and shield his anger from the world.
For a childhood， he had to spend much time on work and lack lots of time getting along with his classmate， so he was a loner who claims he didn’t have any friends and he didn’t want any. Luckily that time was not very long， 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. Soon he came to the attention of Rodney and was put on his tour.
In 1990， Jim Carrey landed a role on the hip new sketch comedy③ show In Living Color which boasted a cast of African—Americans and Carrey， the sole white guy， at last he got his big break. While there， Carrey perfected many characters， most notoriously④ “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 controversy⑤ put Carrey’s name in the headlines for the first time.
In 1994 when was the Year of the Funny Face， he was in one single successful year， he broke into feature films， and into the collective unconscious of the world. First there was Pet Detective of Ace Ventura， which was a surprise hit showed Carrey’s signature wacky style. Next came The Mask， a role that seemed tailor-made for him and was a hit with audiences. However， he thought 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 became in the limelight and since he hasn’t looked back.
Later， he played in Liar， Liar that was a tremendous success with crowds everywhere and put him back on top after some common one. 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.
It seems that the future is good for Jim Carrey. Today 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.
① rubberyadj. 橡胶似的，有弹性的
② tremendousadj. 巨大的，极大的
③ comedyn. 喜剧
④ notoriouslyadv. 恶名昭彰地，声名狼藉地
⑤ controversyn. 争论，辩论，争议
永远的面具
金·凯瑞已成为当今世界上最熟悉的面孔之一，他有着一张似橡胶般的面孔，酷爱一切狂野和极至的行为。因此，确切地说，是他的面孔，才使他如此的闻名遐迩，令他名声远扬，乐此不疲。
1962年1月17日，金·凯瑞出生于加拿大安大略省纽马克特，这是一个工人阶级家庭，过着非常贫穷困苦的生活。十几岁时，父亲失去工作，因此，他只好找了份看门的差事，并且对学校和工地都做了隐瞒。但是，最终学校还是发现了，于是他辍了学。他描述那时是自己一生中最为气恼的时刻，但是塞翁失马，焉知非福，正是因为有了这次经历，他才逐渐形成了丰富的幽默感，这种幽默感可以帮助他处理和掩饰愤怒，泰然处世。
对于一个孩子来说，他在工作上花费了许多的时间，缺少与同学伙伴们相处的时光，因此，他总是独来独往，并且宣称自己没有朋友是因为他不需要朋友。往返于学校与工地的那段童年时光并不算长。但幸运的是，这段时间不是太长久，15岁那年，他开始有充裕的时间在多伦多一家著名的喜剧俱乐部“亚克亚克斯”进行表演，在那儿他得以完善自己的特殊才能。后来前往洛杉矶并在那儿开始了俱乐部巡回演出。不久他引起了罗德尼的注意并从此走上了艺术之旅。
1990年，金·凯瑞捞到了一个在嬉皮士新短喜剧中扮演角色的机会，这部名为《跳动的色彩》的剧目，其中的演员包括一组黑人和凯瑞，而他则是唯一的白人小伙子，最终的结果是，他开始走红。在那里，凯瑞扮演了许多角色，最令人津津乐道的就是“带火的元帅比尔”，他总是身上冒火。该剧受到了猛烈的抨击，批评家宣称这会促使孩子纵火。而争论使得凯瑞的大名首次登在头版头条。
1994年，是滑稽面孔先生年，也是他成功的一年，那一年他开始出演电影正片，并不知不觉成了圈内人士。首先就是艾丝·温图拉的《宠物侦探》，这是一部叫座影片，展示了凯瑞特有的那种古怪风格。接下来是《面具》，这就像是一部为他量身定做的角色，在观众众产生了强烈反响。但是，他认为人们对他的印象还不够深，暑假期间，影片《装聋作哑》放映，结束后，票房雄居首位。金·凯瑞成了焦点人物，从此以后便春光无限。
后来，他出演了电影《大话王》，这部影片取得了巨大的成功，各地竞相观看，这使他在相继出演过了几次很普通的角色后，重回排行榜首。与此同时，他的薪金也回升至两千万。后来，他在《洋相杜鲁门》中的表现，再次向世人证明了，金·凯瑞并不仅仅拥有一张诙谐滑稽的面孔。
金·凯瑞的未来是美好的，今天他已经拥有了一大批忠实的影迷，他们喜欢他的喜剧的粗犷风格。他已经向世人证明了，自己具备去经历风雨出人头地的能力，而这也是成为名流的关键。