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Who Is Jim Carrey?
Jim Carrey is an actor and comedian (Hughes 97) .He was born January 17, 1962 in Chicago (Hughes 7). He is super funny and makes people feel better. People respect him for everything he has done. He is super funny and makes people feel better. People respect him for everything he has done.

“Actor and comedian James Eugene Carrey was born on January 17, 1962, in Newmarket, Ontario, Canada.” (Biography.com). Him and his family did not have a lot of money growing up. He also had lived in a car at one point in his life after he was evicted from his home. His father's failure inspired him to be something better. He is funny and great personality makes many love him for who he is.He has gone through a lot of things in his life and overcome them.

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