In 2022, Jim Carrey (64) announced his retirement from acting. At least, in large part, as his desire was to step away from the pressure of his profession, take care of his mental health, unleash his creativity as a painter, and enjoy his new spirituality.
Although he made a brief comeback two years later to reprise his role in Sonic the Hedgehog, the Canadian actor has virtually disappeared from the spotlight.
He can afford it. Many have forgotten that during the 90s and early 2000s, he was, if not the highest, one of the highest-paid actors in the world.
According to the movie database IMDb, when he starred in The Mask (1994) - which also launched Cameron Diaz to stardom - he earned $540,000, for Liar Liar (1996) he received $20 million, for How the Grinch Stole Christmas (2000) another $20 million plus a percentage of the merchandising, and for Yes Man (2008) he settled for 'only' 36.2% of the box office profits, which ultimately translated into $35 million.
The great comedy star, heir to slapstick classics like Chaplin, Lloyd, or Keaton, reappeared a few days ago in Paris to receive the César Award for his career. This is the equivalent of the Oscar from the French Academy of Cinema.
Jane Erin (the actor's daughter), Jim Carrey, his girlfriend Min Ah, and Jackson Riley, the actor's grandson.Getty
He was accompanied by his only daughter, Jane (38), his grandson Jackson (15) - he has two more, Erin, 5, and Logan, 3 - and, to everyone's surprise, by his girlfriend, Min Ah, whom he referred to as "my sublime partner" during his acceptance speech.
She is an artist and actress, and although it is not known exactly how they met, it has been revealed that Just Jared published photos of Carrey with a mysterious young woman of Asian descent in February 2022 when they attended Judd Apatow's charity event. At that time, the media identified her as Minzi. From the beginning, the couple decided to live their love away from the spotlight, and the Paris event marked their first official public appearance.
His momentary return to the public eye has sparked a plethora of rumors and conspiracy theories due to the significant change in his appearance. Speculations arose that it was a double portrayed by the English artist and makeup artist Alexis Stone.
Due to the persistence of these rumors questioning Carrey's attendance at the French gala, his representative confirmed to TMZ that "Jim Carrey attended the César Awards" and Gregory Caulier, general delegate of the awards, admitted exclusively to Variety that "there were eight months of constructive debates. He worked on his French speech for months, asking me the exact way to pronounce certain words," he expressed exclusively to the magazine.
Jim Carrey has been married twice. The first time to actress Melissa Womer (65) from 1987 to 1995, with whom he had his daughter Jane, and the second time to actress Lauren Holly (62) from 1996 to 1997. Subsequently, he had other high-profile relationships with Renée Zellweger (56) and model/comedian Jenny McCarthy (53).