20 Actors who broke the myth of typecasting

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The 77th Annual Tony Awards - Press Room - Source: Getty
The 77th Annual Tony Awards - Press Room - Source: Getty

5) Jim Carrey

"Sonic The Hedgehog 3" - Los Angeles Premiere - Source: Getty
"Sonic The Hedgehog 3" - Los Angeles Premiere - Source: Getty

Jim Carrey is another actor who rose to fame with comedy. His iconic career-defining roles came with comedy films like – Ventura: Pet Detective, The Mask, and Dumb and Dumber. Moreover, he went on to become a successful comedy star with roles in other comedy films, like – Liar Liar, The Truman Show, and Bruce Almighty. By then people loved and appreciated him as a quirky happy guy who had a knack for comedy timing and managed to make the audience laugh. His transformation came with his 2004 role in the movie – Eternal Sunshine of the Spotless Mind. This role required emotional depth which he was able to provide excellently and this led him to enter the more dramatic and darker side of the industry with his role in movies like – Man on the Moon, The Majestic, Kick-Ass 2, and a lot more.

Edited by Priscillah Mueni
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