
Jim Carrey: The Most Unappreciated Actor Ever
Sully is now in theaters receiving rave reviews! With the movie Philadelphia, and then Forrest Gump, Tom Hanks made the unprecedented transition in a little over a decade from comedies such as Bosom Buddies, Money Pit, and The Man with One Red Shoe, to two-time Oscar-Winner (1994-1995), quickly regarded as one of the most respected actors of a generation. The jump took a bit longer (20 years) for Robin Williams, as he transitioned into Good Morning Vietnam, Dead Poets Society and Good Will Hunting (1998, Oscar-Winner), all the way from a legendary stand-up career, to Mork & Mindy, Popeye, and Aladdin. Others can be included in the annals of comedy genius turned dramatic, believable movie actor: Billy Crystal in When Harry Met Sally, Whoopi Goldberg in Ghost, Jamie Foxx in Ray (Oscar), Steve Martin in Father of the Bride, as of most recent, Steve Carrell in Foxcatcher. There are others, but the point is this – To make this type of transition is so rare that few have made it happen, although many have tried. Jim Carrey is the most unheralded and unappreciated of all comedians turned dramatic actor in the history of cinema. If you have any sense of




