today,jim carrey is a comedy superstar, but his younger years weren't always a laughing matter. Jim was born and raised in Toronto, Canada. Jim He grew up in a home with music a laughter. At first, Jim didn't know how to make friends, so he started acting goofy." Soon everyone wanted to hang out with him. Acting goofy became an entire motivation for living," he says. Jim was the class clown but also a straight-A student. Then Jim's dad lost his job. The Carreys lost their home and had to live in a van for a while. Eventually, Jim, his mom, and his dad found work in a factory as caretakers. He By tenth grade, jim no longer felt like clowning around and had little interest in school. finally dropped out of school. There was little joy in his life. He found he really missed the laughter So he created a comedy act and tried it out at a local club. The crowd booed him right off the stage!