The films ended up grossing $120 million and $127 million, respectively, and established Carrey as a star. In 1994, he starred in two commercial successes: The Mask with Cameron Diaz, and Dumb and Dumber with Jeff Daniels. He went on to star in the sequel Ace Ventura: When Nature Calls in 1995. The film would go on to earn over $72 million at the box office.

In 1994, Carrey's breakthrough came when he landed the leading role in Ace Ventura: Pet Detective, in which he played a goof-ball detective specialized in crimes involving animals. In 1990, Carrey received his commercial breakthrough on Fox's In Living Color (1990–1994), where he displayed his character work. He landed supporting roles in films, such as Peggy Sue Got Married (1986), The Dead Pool (1988) and Earth Girls Are Easy (also 1988). His first starring role in film was the 1985 comedy horror Once Bitten, with Lauren Hutton as a vampire countess and Carrey playing her victim. Carrey gained his first lead role on the short-lived television series The Duck Factory in 1984, playing a young cartoonist. He has been involved with thirteen films that grossed over $250 million at the worldwide box office the highest-grossing film being Bruce Almighty. He is one of the top-50 highest-grossing actors of all time at the North American box office, with over $2.5 billion total gross and an average of $94.3 million per film. Jim Carrey is a Canadian actor, comedian and artist who has appeared in various feature films, television films/series, along with one video game appearance.

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