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.
was weird to look in the mirror for the first time, and see that looking back.” Premiering Sept. 19 on HBO (9 p.m.) and streaming on Max, the crime drama is a spinoff from the 2022 “The Batman” movie.
Directed by Matt Reeves (who is an exec producer on the show), the movie starred Robert Pattinson in the title role and Farrell as the famous Batman villain.
The show “The Penguin” picks up shortly after the events of “The Batman,” and follows Oswald “Oz” Cobb, aka the Penguin, a balding, overweight, underestimated small-time criminal with a clubfoot and a limp, as he makes chaotic schemes and tries to rise to the top of the criminal underworld.
The Irish star, who was most recently nominated for an Oscar for the 2022 film “The Banshees of Inisherin,” is no stranger to changing his appearance for roles – Farrell put on weight for the 2015 Yorgos Lanthimos movie, “The Lobster.” But, he wasn’t keen to go full method for “The Penguin,” he said. “I had gained a good bit of weight for a show called ‘The North Water,’ and I was rather robust compared to what I usually am,” Farrell said. “When I met Matt [Reeves], I had just finished ‘The North Water,’ and I was dying to get healthy again.
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