Actor, Comedian, Artist · Capricorn · born January 17, 1962 in Newmarket, Ontario, Canada

Jim Carrey was living in a van with his family as a teenager and became the first actor paid twenty million dollars for a film. He then took on The Truman Show and Eternal Sunshine, and has spoken at length about depression and about leaving the industry to paint.

Their Capricorn side

Capricorn climb from genuine poverty, and the Capricorn question of what it was all for.

Notable works

• The Truman Show
• Eternal Sunshine of the Spotless Mind
• Ace Ventura
• The Mask

Achievements

• Two Golden Globe Awards
• First actor paid $20 million for a single film
• The Truman Show and Eternal Sunshine, both critically landmark
• A working painter with exhibited shows

In their words

• “You can fail at what you do not want, so you might as well take a chance on doing what you love.”
• “Depression is your body saying, I do not want to be this character anymore.”

Birth chart facts

• Sun sign: Capricorn
• Moon sign: Gemini
• Chinese zodiac: Metal Ox
• Life path number: 9 — The Old Soul
• Born on a Wednesday

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