Jim Carrey

Jan 17, 1962Newmarket, CanadaCanadian-AmericanAge 64
ActorSemi-RetiredComedy Legend
Net Worthest
$180M
First $20M actorverified
The Cable Guy 1996
1994verified
Ace Ventura, The Mask, Dumb and Dumber
Art
Painter — political caricatures viral

Jim Carrey — Net Worth and Career Earnings

Jim Carrey has an estimated net worth of $180 million as of 2026. In 1994 alone he released three of the highest-grossing comedies of the decade — Ace Ventura: Pet Detective, The Mask and Dumb and Dumber. He became the first actor to receive $20 million per film for The Cable Guy in 1996, reshaping Hollywood's A-list fee structure. His dramatic work in The Truman Show (1998), Man on the Moon (1999) and Eternal Sunshine of the Spotless Mind (2004) won Golden Globe awards. Semi-retired, he has developed a significant secondary career as a visual artist with political paintings achieving viral distribution. His Sonic the Hedgehog franchise provides continued income.

Earnings

Net Worth
$180M est
First $20M
The Cable Guy 1996 — industry milestone
Sonic franchise
$20M per film
Art
Paintings and sculpture — millions earned
Memoir
Memoirs and Misinformation 2020

Career

Status
Semi-retired
1994
Ace Ventura, The Mask, Dumb and Dumber
Dramatic
Truman Show, Eternal Sunshine, Man on the Moon
First $20M
The Cable Guy 1996
Art
Painter — political caricatures viral
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