Tragic Details About Jim Carrey

Throughout his career, Jim Carrey has taken on challenging roles, pushed boundaries, and entertained plenty of fans. But like a lot of hilarious people, there’s a darker side to his story. Here are some tragic details about this iconic actor and comedian. Carrey’s early years growing up in the suburbs of Toronto weren’t particularly easy. When he was 12, he struggled to make sense of life after his father lost his job. As he told The Hollywood Reporter in 2018, “I was angry. My father was hurting, so I blamed the world. It doesn’t occur to you when you’re a kid, ’Hey, maybe my dad was a drag at work. Maybe he hated his job so much that he was just an emotional skunk.“