Photo: Jim Carrey/Universal Pictures Jim Carrey - A Triumphant Return to the Spotlight With Jim Carrey’s latest string of successful performances, including his box-office hit Sonic the Hedgehog, his captivating Showtime series Kidding (featuring some of Carrey’s strongest dramatic work), and his recent Saturday Night Live guest appearances impersonating President-elect Joe Biden, Carrey has made an undeniably triumphant return to the screen. Related article: ‘Moonbase 8’: A Must-Watch for Any Fans of Space, Comedy, or Simply Quality Television Related article: Why Queen Elizabeth II Is One Of The Greatest Monarchs | Her Majesty Queen Elizabeth II of United Queendom of Great Britain & Northern Ireland (Video Insight) A beloved performer who gained worldwide notoriety in the 1990s, Carrey’s anthology of films boasts box-office hits such as The Mask, Dumb and Dumber, and Liar Liar. A Hollywood giant who’s endured a career spanning decades, below is a...
- 11/30/2020
- by Les Almourzaev
- Hollywood Insider - Substance & Meaningful Entertainment
Jim Carrey is ready to unleash a warped version of Hollywood in his upcoming new book “Memoirs and Misinformation,” co-written with “Mergers and Acquisitions” author Dana Vachon. The actor previewed the book in a new interview with The New York Times ahead of its July publication, revealing the writers spent the last eight years working on the project. “Memoirs and Misinformation” tells the story of a fictionalized Jim Carrey searching for meaning in Hollywood years after acting success.
The book is billed as “a semi-autobiographical novel,” and creating a parallel Hollywood was the only way Carrey was interested in tackling memoir territory.
“There’s nothing, at this point in my artistic life, more boring than the idea of writing down the actual events of my life in some chronological order,” Carrey said. “Trying to expand my brand. This is not that. … Jim Carrey in this book is really a representative...
The book is billed as “a semi-autobiographical novel,” and creating a parallel Hollywood was the only way Carrey was interested in tackling memoir territory.
“There’s nothing, at this point in my artistic life, more boring than the idea of writing down the actual events of my life in some chronological order,” Carrey said. “Trying to expand my brand. This is not that. … Jim Carrey in this book is really a representative...
- 6/29/2020
- by Zack Sharf
- Indiewire
Jim Carrey has written a novel titled “Memoirs and Misinformation,” which will be released next year.
Described as a “fearless and semi-autobiographical deconstruction of persona,” Carrey’s novel will address topics including “acting, Hollywood, agents, celebrity, privilege, friendship, loneliness, romance, addiction to relevance, fear of personal erasure, growing up in Canada, and a cataclysmic ending of the world.”
Carrey co-wrote the book with novelist Dana Vachon.
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“Jim Carrey has written a novel that is more revealing about his life than any memoir could possibly be,” said Sonny Mehta, editor in chief of Knopf. “It is a perceptive and highly entertaining book about the arc of fame, as well as a look inside the mind of an artist, the life that shaped him, and the world he inhabits.”
Carrey, who has plans for a book tour and various media appearances,...
Described as a “fearless and semi-autobiographical deconstruction of persona,” Carrey’s novel will address topics including “acting, Hollywood, agents, celebrity, privilege, friendship, loneliness, romance, addiction to relevance, fear of personal erasure, growing up in Canada, and a cataclysmic ending of the world.”
Carrey co-wrote the book with novelist Dana Vachon.
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“Jim Carrey has written a novel that is more revealing about his life than any memoir could possibly be,” said Sonny Mehta, editor in chief of Knopf. “It is a perceptive and highly entertaining book about the arc of fame, as well as a look inside the mind of an artist, the life that shaped him, and the world he inhabits.”
Carrey, who has plans for a book tour and various media appearances,...
- 10/2/2019
- by Margeaux Sippell
- The Wrap
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