Jim Carrey

My name is Jim Carrey and I was born in Newmarket, Ontario, Canada. I was born to Kathleen, a homemaker, and Percy Carrey, who was a musician and accountant. I  have three older siblings. My left started to fall apart when my father, a musician, lost his job. His job was what supported my family. I went from being part of the lower middle class to poor. My entire family was living in a van. When I was fifteen, I quit school so I could work as a janitor to help support my family. Later on, my family moved to Scarborough, Ontario, and i attended Blessed Trinity Catholic School for two years. I never finished high school because I had to work full-time to help my family survive severe economic hardship. I also had to help take care of my mother who battled a chronic illness. I started to do comedy shows in Toronto and that was where a comedian noticed me. He signed me up to tour performances and I then moved to the United States. It was the place of opportunity. I was taken to a place of opportunity. I later on turned to the film and television industries and I have acted in numerous films. My success continued throughout my acting in each film.