James Eugene Carrey (born January 17, 1962) is a Canadian-American actor, comedian, writer, and artist. He is known for his energetic slapstick performances. Carrey first gained recognition in America in 1990 after landing a recurring role in the sketch comedy television series In Living Color.
His first leading roles in motion pictures came with Ace Ventura: Pet Detective (1994), Dumb and Dumber (1994), The Mask (1994), and Ace Ventura: When Nature Calls (1995), as well portraying the Riddler in Batman Forever (1995) and the lead role in Liar Liar (1997).
He gained attention starring in serious roles in The Truman Show (1998) and Man on the Moon (1999), with each garnering him a Golden Globe Award for Best Actor.
Judy Greer Joins Ellie Kemper in Comedy Pilot ‘Drop-Off’ at ABC
thewrap.comcanceled in January after one season. Last summer, Greer shot the Disney+ feature “Hollywood Stargirl” with Uma Thurman and Grace VanderWaal for director Julia Hart, which recently dropped on the streamer.
She also starred in the Blumhouse/NBC/Peacock limited series “The Thing About Pam” alongside Renée Zellweger, for which she was nominated for a Hollywood Critics Association Award, and the Susanne Bier-directed Showtime limited anthology series “The First Lady” with Michelle Pfeiffer, Viola Davis, and Gillian Anderson.Greer previously starred opposite Jim Carrey and Catherine Keener on the Showtime series “Kidding.” For the past twelve years, Greer has voiced the role of Cheryl on the FX Emmy-winning animated comedy “Archer” and now also voices the lead role of Luna on the PBS kids show “Let’s Go Luna.” Judy starred in the FX comedy series “Married” opposite Nat Faxon and has recurred on Netflix’s “Arrested Development,” Hulu’s “Casual,” CBS’ “Two and a Half Men,” and Showtime’s “Masters of Sex.” She also recently starred in and executive produced the episode “Good Boy” of the Hulu horror anthology series “Into the Dark.” Other TV credits include Fox’s “American Dad,” ABC’s “Modern Family,” IFC’s “Portlandia,” CBS’ “The Big Bang Theory” and “How I Met Your Mother,” FX’s “It’s Always Sunny In Philadelphia,” Netflix’s “BoJack Horseman” and “Lady Dynamite,” Showtime’s “Californication” and USA’s “Royal Pains.”She can next be seen in the HBO limited series “White House Plumbers” opposite Woody Harrelson and Justin Theroux for director David Mandel.
On the feature side, Greer can be seen in the independent feature film “Driven “opposite Jason Sudeikis and Lee Pace, Richard Linklater’s “Where’d You Go Bernadette” opposite.
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