Oddly enough, the lives of many comedians are actually not as funny as their films. Jim Carrey knows this better than anyone. One of his best roles is the great Andy Kaufman, the creator of anti-comedy, but a complex and tragic personality. Kerry played him in Milos Forman's film Man on the Moon.
Unfortunately, recently the appearance of Jim Carrey in the information field has caused more resonance than his roles on the screen. And even in this state, he made the wonderful comedy-drama series “Just Kidding.” But what happens to him?
Healthy Detachment
According to Jarmusch himself, almost all of his heroes, one way or another, are foreigners. They do not really understand what is happening around them, and what the customs and problems of this area are. And this is a large part of the charm of his films - his characters look at America from the outside, as if it were a painting.
This ability to look at everything from a detached perspective is incredibly important. Maybe the most important thing in life. Jarmusch himself carefully and deliberately developed this skill in himself - this is not some kind of innate exaltation.
All of his heroes receive enlightenment when they master this skill. And the Ghost Dog, and the Dead Man, and the Hitman, and even Murray’s hero in “Broken Flowers” seemed to take a step back in the art gallery and thanks to this they were able to examine the canvas of life as it was intended, rather than staring point-blank at individual details like ordinary people do.
His mirror was his only friend
Jim Carrey often dealt with loneliness. “I spent most of my free time in my room, looking only in the mirror. I didn’t know I had to communicate with anyone,” Jim said. He spent a lot of time creating "faces", but this leisure activity Kerry nostalgically calls "good time". The future comedian never remembers periods of loneliness with disgust. After he dropped out of school, he said he didn't want to socialize with his peers and didn't want to make friends.
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In any unclear situation, organize a secret society
Jim Jarmusch and Lee Marvin
Jim Jarmusch is the organizer of the secret society "Sons of Lee Marvin". Although, considering that everyone knows about it, it is not very secret. Only those who, in the opinion of other club members, look as if their father was the famous actor Lee Marvin, who had a long face and a very expressive appearance, can join the club.
So far there are only nine people in the club, including Jarmusch himself, Iggy Pop, Tom Waits, Josh Brolin, Nick Cave and John Lurie. A great alternative to Freemasons if you've been thinking about something like that.
Jarmusch is a dude.
No sloppy bruises - neither in personal image nor in films. His works are always calm, witty, ironic, every frame is brand new. This can be seen even in the early “Eternal Vacation”, shot for three kopecks, and the black and white “Stranger Than Paradise”. (By the way, Wim Wenders supplied the film for “Paradise” - these were leftovers that were not used on the filming of “State of Things”. Jarmusch always knew how to make useful contacts with the greats - from Nicholas Ray, for whom he worked as an assistant, to legends like Iggy Pop).
Of course, we can say that novice cameraman Tom DiCillo tried his best, but Jarmusch lost it on his third film, Down by Law, and began working with the great German Robbie Müller. DiCillo was not offended and in his first directorial work, “Johnny Suede,” he even gave a slight resemblance to Jarmusch to Brad Pitt, who played the main role. And this can also be annoying: handsome Pitt did not imitate other directors, only Jim was lucky.
Take your work seriously and not take yourself seriously
Jarmusch's second most important principle, after detachment, is the ability to take oneself lightly and take one's work seriously. He himself claims that he learned the basics of this skill when he studied theater in New York. Moreover, lousy teachers played almost a greater role in this than good ones. Having watched enough of the pompous, painfully reacting to criticism and rapidly drinking actors leading the courses, Jim decided that the last thing he wanted was to become the same.
Another source of this skill is punk rock. In his youth, Jarmusch was wildly obsessed with him, and even now, when he is over 60, he does not consider it shameful to listen to him. It was from those times that his friendship with Iggy Pop began. Jim loved the songs of The Stooges, and Iggy was inspired by the early works of Jarmusch. In general, at some point they discovered that they were idols for each other, and when they first met they were incredibly amused.
Jim Carrey's career
7. Television has disappointed hopes.
In the early 80s, Kerry begins to take the City of Angels by storm as a parodist. At first he was content with the stage in entertainment clubs, but soon he was noticed and ended up on TV. In 1984, he became the best in his genre among young artists according to People. “The Duck Factory” is an animated project that made the comedian believe in luck. And in vain. Inspired by his fleeting success, Jim moves his family to Los Angeles and fully bears the cost of its upkeep. After 10 months, he was forced to inform them that he was left without work, and the filming of the animated series was finally suspended. A difficult period begins: the family is forced to return to their previous place of residence, and Kerry is forced to look for a new place.
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8. I wrote out a $10 million fee for myself three years before I knew exactly how to get it.
In 1992, Kerry writes a check that will give him $10 million in cash on Thanksgiving Day three years from now. And it starts working. A couple of years later, the world is presented with a new cinematic idol - Ace Ventura. The following year, The Mask and the comedy about two close-minded friends, Dumb and Dumber, appeared in theaters. By November 1995, Jim had the previously stated amount in his account.
9. I came up with the final scene in the story of Harry and Lloyd myself.
The writing team and the director insisted: in the extreme scene where the bus stops on the side of the road and the perky girls invite their friends to join them, the characters must get on the bus. Only Jim categorically refused such an ending: his character is too stupid and should remain that way until the credits. Kerry's bet worked.
10. Starred in three films, which in one year became leaders at the box office.
The year 1994 turned out to be fruitful in terms of successful filming. “Ace Ventura: Pet Detective,” “Dumb and Dumber” and “The Mask” instantly topped the box office and brought Carrey worldwide fame and the devoted love of fans.
11. Record earnings - 20 million for one role!
In 1996, Jim fulfilled a long-standing intention - to try himself in a dramatic role. The film “The Cable Guy” collected 100 million US dollars, the actor received five times less, but this became a record amount in the entire history of working with comedy artists.
12. Luxury and eccentricity.
Royalties in the 2000s allowed Jim to purchase an exclusive personal plane, of which there are about a hundred in the world. The board cost $25 million. The interior decoration resembles a luxury apartment with an equipped kitchen, a comfortable bedroom and a shower.
13. Saved Jennifer Aniston's life.
In 2003, while working on a film about a reporter endowed with divine powers, Bruce Almighty, an extraordinary event occurred. Aniston was nearly injured when camera equipment fell. Kerry managed to push the actress away. Having recovered from the shock, she hugged him and called him a true hero.
14. Agreed to the insanity of his character in the film “Always Say Yes!”
Karl Allen was not easy for Kerry, even at the risk of his life. The leading actor experienced everything that his character agreed to. He learned Korean, jumped off a bridge upside down, tied with a cable, and rode a sports bike. But he broke three ribs out of the blue in a cafe, in the episode where he collides with a waitress holding a tray. Kerry later admitted that he was a pro at landing on his butt, but spontaneously decided that it would be funnier to face the floor with his back for the first time. The result: pain and changes in work schedule.
Don't be ashamed of your amateurism
Another skill Jim Jarmusch learned from punk rock. In his youth, in New York (where he came to study from Ohio), he hung out in a very creative, but punk crowd. Everyone was obsessed with creativity - they organized groups, made home-made films on 8 mm film, and even just painted on the walls. Here, for example, is the kind of music he made in the 80s:
Every time provincial Jarmusch asked his friends: “Hey, you don’t even know how to sing or play instruments, how will you perform?”, they answered him: “To hell with it, we’ll learn as we go.” The idea that the original idea is more important than the skill sank into Jim’s soul for the rest of his life. “First do it - then see whether your soul is in it or not” is an extremely underestimated principle in creativity.
As a result, Jarmusch tried his hand at poetry, music and, only then, directing. Initially, he generally dreamed of becoming a writer, but it turned out that what he was best at was making films. Jim himself honestly admits that he is a second-rate poet, and his music is a little secondary.
However, the realization that he is simply average in these areas does not stop him from playing music to this day. In his youth, Jarmusch played in the No Wave band The Del-Byzanteens. And for the film “Only Lovers Left Alive” he used music from his own project Sqürl. So in this film you not only watch, but also listen to Jarmusch.
Biography of Jim Carrey: where it all began
1. Since childhood, I was confident in my own destiny.
Born on January 17, 1962 in the central Canadian province of Ontario, the future comedian from an early age loved to make faces, grimaces and grimaces. Favorite heroes to follow were Jack Nicholson and the unforgettable Leonid Ilyich, the same as Brezhnev.
2. Was susceptible to hyperactivity and attention deficit syndrome.
In elementary school, every lesson was in danger of being disrupted, so the teacher allocated 5 minutes before the bell to the restless student. He made his classmates laugh in the favorably allotted time, which allowed the irrepressible temperament to peacefully coexist in tandem with strictly imposed discipline from the outside.
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3. At the age of 11 - the first attempt to get on television.
Little Kerry recorded videos of parodies that he thought were funny and sent the material to Carol Barnett's comedy show. The application was not accepted, which marked the first failure on the way to the stellar Olympus. There will be many more such failures ahead.
4. Did dirty work.
When Jim was 14, the family was forced to move to Toronto, where his father got a job at a tire manufacturing plant. The company also provided jobs for Kerry's children (Jim has two older sisters and a brother). The future millionaire and public favorite as a teenager washed and cleaned toilets and common areas at a large industrial enterprise.
5. I couldn’t finish high school for a long time.
Jim spent three years in his senior year. At a young age, a number of psychological problems begin to appear. The boy changes educational institutions several times; the unstable financial situation in the family forces Jim to agree to additional income. Low-paid positions and the sharp contrast between reality and ambitions gradually give rise to mental isolation, which with age transforms into depression.
6. I was seriously interested in music.
The boy grew up in a family where his parents had a direct connection to music, but failed to turn their abilities into a significant way to earn money. My father played the saxophone, my mother studied vocals. At the age of 17, Jim organized a group positioned as representatives of progressive rock. The team had a simple name in the spirit of the absurd “Spoons”. Later, when his success on the screen took shape, Kerry did not betray his previous interest, despite the lack of specialized education.
In 2011, he managed to successfully perform with the legendary compositions of Radiohead and the Bee Gees; previously, he had repeatedly performed songs in comedy shows, and recorded soundtracks for films with personal participation.
Wu-wei Jarmusch
A not particularly well-known fact: Jarmusch burns out according to the ancient Taoist principle of “Wu-wei,” that is, “non-action.” He believes that the most important thing is to accept things as they are, rather than fight them. In addition, you need to do everything so as not to tear the fabric of the universe, bringing chaos and confusion, but to move gently and carefully along it. The already mentioned skill of detachment helps him in this. He looks at the world as a big picture and doesn't make unnecessary moves.
In addition, Jarmusch has been practicing tai chi and qigong for a long time, and he is not one of those crazy lovers of mindfulness and esotericism who talk about them left and right. Journalists had to extract information about this hobby from Jim using pincers.
To put it simply, Jarmusch learned to tense where necessary and never tense where not necessary. Again, this is a skill that was difficult for him because he was initially a very anxious young man.
Jim Courier signature on brands
In the 70s, the sports brand Diadora focused primarily on hiking shoes. But with the advent of the popularity of the brand and the game of tennis, they decided to “land” on the court. The brand distinguished itself by the quality of its products and very quickly adapted to the sports environment. Indeed, in the 1980s, tennis became more publicized and the Italian firm had the brilliant idea of using the image of high-level athletes to highlight its shoes. Diadora were one of the first to introduce this type of marketing. They also signed Jim Courier. With them he won his title in 1991. However, at the peak of his fame, the champion switched to Nike. Since he was a Reds baseball fan, his original Supreme Court line was part of that. Andre Agassi was the Nike Challenge guy, while Courier wore more traditional shoes.
In 1994, the brand offered the tennis player the Nike Air Resistance Jim Courier, the main advantage of which was durability. It probably made sense for a guy like Jim. The sneakers had giant inserts in the sole made of composite rubber. The most striking feature was the huge Dupont Kevlar panel at the toe.
Love cities as beloved women, and women as beloved cities
A very strange and largely incomprehensible rule. But since it’s Jarmusch, it’s worth listening to him. Obviously, he means that the city in which you live, firstly, you need to choose yourself, and, secondly, love it passionately and with all your soul.
With women, apparently, the same principle of detachment begins to work. Admire them with the passion of a cartographer and live with the full understanding that trying to change them is futile. “I love getting lost in a city and trying to find my way back. I've seen so many amazing things just by doing this. The tiny details of life,” says Jarmusch.
Jim dropped out of school to support his family
At age ten, Jim Carrey wrote a letter to the television program The Carol Burnett Show in hopes of showcasing his talents. Unfortunately, the future actor received a negative answer due to his young age. The letter in return suggested that he continue his studies at school, but Jim could not heed the advice after his father lost his job.
To help his family make ends meet, the future actor dropped out of school at the age of sixteen. “We were experiencing poverty at that moment. Everyone had to work either as security guards or as cleaners,” Jim recalls.
Solve problems according to time and local customs
But this is a skill that is more practical than ideological. One day, during the filming of Ghost Dog, local black gangsters approached the set. They weren’t trying to run over or rob - it was just their area, and Jarmusch, who, in their opinion, was “muddying up his business here and didn’t come to an agreement,” did not do well.
Jim was not afraid, went away to talk with the main one on an equal footing and came to an agreement. Moreover, he agreed politely, but without losing his dignity - he said that Forest Whitaker and the music of RZA would be in the film, so that their area would become famous. From that moment on, the gangsters themselves began to guard the set - they saw in Jarmusch a simple guy who knows how to talk to simple guys, and not a pompous Hollywood snob.
Another similar case almost ended in serious bodily harm for Jarmusch and his friend, the no less great Tom Waits. Waits picked up Jarmusch in Little Italy, where he lived. At the exit from the block, he began honking at cars that were blocking the passage and hurling the most dirty words at the drivers. What Waits didn't know was that he was facing the top of the notorious Gambino mafia family. Jim lived right next to their base, saw them constantly and knew perfectly well how this could end.
The conflict was resolved bloodlessly - the bandits were busy with something and did not attack Waits. But afterward Jarmusch explained to Tom that he, of course, is a star, but that’s not how it works in their area. Here, as elsewhere, there are some unspoken rules that are very useful to know.
Personal life of Jim Carrey
15. Married a waitress.
The first marriage was registered in 1987. The chosen one worked at the Comedy Store, where Kerry performed skits. Six months later, Melissa Womer gave birth to a daughter, Jane. The relationship ended at a time when Jim's career began to develop rapidly.
16. Always doubted women.
Lauren Holly successfully “grew up” from the position of a colleague on the set of “Dumb and Dumber” to the status of a legal spouse in 1996. Kerry felt that next to him was a hunter for a promising husband, waiting for his Oscar more than the actor himself. Her marriage lasted less than a year. This was followed by a series of short-term romances, demonstrating a reluctance to commit themselves to lasting ties. Kerry doesn't trust women, and he has good reason.
17. Reflected in Renee Zellweger.
The meeting with Rene took place in 1999. The actress turned out to be just as “crazy” as her companion. They met on the set of Me, Myself and Irene. Jim came to the set and slipped on a banana peel, “helpfully” placed by someone from the team especially for the “arrogant” star. Zellweger is the only one who came to the rescue. However, within a moment she herself was sprawled on the floor. Both laughed and left the pavilion together in the evening. She admired Jim's talent, despite the fact that he was famous for his crazy antics in all his previous relationships. When he started breaking expensive crystal in her house, she caught the glass and a second later broke it herself, signifying being on the same wavelength with someone who can turn even a police station into a stage for a comedian.
18. Paid millions to his ex-wife.
The affair with Jenny McCarthy lasted 5 years and helped Jim find long-awaited peace of mind beyond the nagging doubts about his companion. For Jenny, the period from 2005 to 2010 did not seem carefree: the complex character of the chosen one was like a third person in their tandem. When breaking up, Jim paid the model $25,000,000. The press immediately concluded that this was payment for keeping silent about various insanities, but the girl denied the speculation.
19. A tragic story with a deadly ending.
In 2012, the actor began a relationship with Catriona White. The girl turned out to be 25 years younger than her beloved, but this did not stop her from falling in love passionately and without looking back. The relationship was full of quarrels and scandals, the couple constantly announced a breakup, and after a while they were seen together again. In September 2020, the girl committed suicide by taking a huge dose of medication. The reason was the final separation from her boyfriend on his initiative. That's what the note said.
Jamie Lee Curtis and Christopher Guest
Tony Curtis's daughter is married to a composer and an English baron, with whom she has two adopted children. Although the couple does not often demonstrate their relationship to the public, the couple have been together for a very long time - since 1984.
Never get divorced! Marriage is an amazing thing. I could write a book about marriage called Don't Leave
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In art he was depicted in different ways, depending on the period of the Ancient Egyptian state. Usually he was given the appearance of a man with the head of an ibis bird. However, quite often he was depicted as a man with the head of a baboon, holding a crescent moon.
He was depicted not with a human body, but with the body of a baboon and the head of a dog.
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As noted earlier, it is Thoth who is believed to have created the 365-day calendar. The following ancient Egyptian myth speaks about this. The Sun God Ra forbade the sky goddess Nut to give birth to children on any day of the year. At that time, the year consisted of 360 days. So that Nut could give birth to children, Thoth went to the god Khonsu (Egyptian god of the Moon) and began to play games of chance (dice) with him. I played for 5 days and won all the time. As a result, Thoth won an additional 5 days from Khonsu, which did not belong to the year. Thus, he gave the goddess Nut 5 days to give birth to children. Thus Thoth helped Nut and deceived the sun god Ra.
Nut is the mother of Set, Isis, Osiris and Nephthys. Thus, it was thanks to Thoth that these deities appeared.
Marina Alexandrova and Andrey Boltenko
Marina’s personal life was discussed by everyone during her relationship with actor Alexander Domogarov, taking into account the fact that the latter repeatedly beat her. Now, when the actress lives in a civil (actual) marriage with Channel One director Andrei Boltenko, everything is peaceful and calm for her. Marina does not hide the father of her two children from the public, but more often she goes out into the world without him.
“I had never been in love before meeting Andrey. What once seemed like love to me was anything - attachment, passion, love, adventurism, sometimes pain... And love, uniting all these feelings, gives a person harmony within. When Andrey appeared in my life, I realized for the first time that there was a person next to me who was stronger than me.”
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He, being the secretary of the Sun God Ra and the scribe of the Underworld, played an important role in the myths that concerned the Tree of Life. The Egyptians believed that the Tree of Life contained a map of fate and knowledge of the creation of the universe. The Tree of Life was directly associated with the Sun God Ra, who created the universe. However, it was Thoth who wrote down the reign of the pharaohs on the leaves of the tree. He recorded the periods of the reign of the pharaohs, thereby protecting them from all sorts of ailments. Along with Thoth, the guardian of the destinies of the pharaohs, there was also Seshat, who in different periods of ancient Egyptian mythology was depicted as his wife, his sister or his female incarnation.
Jarmusch doesn't care about social issues.
His latest film to date, Paterson, is the peak of outrageous asociality. The main character Paterson is a bus driver. But no, it’s not about trade unions and the fight for a decent life! On the contrary, Jarmusch sticks to his line, makes the driver an amateur poet and shines with erudition, choosing the homeland of the classic poet William Carlos Williams as the setting and drawing highbrow parallels with the artist Jean Dubuffet, who worked as a meteorologist at the Eiffel Tower. Where is the real life, with dirt and bloody sweat? What kind of herbivorous characters are they? And after all, Jarmusch has been defending such people from the very beginning of his career.
Regarding the no less passive hero of “Eternal Vacation,” journalists were interested, they say, where is the conflict with a hostile environment - as is customary with others. And Jarmusch responded: “In the films you are talking about, there is always violence and cruelty, and the heroes, thrown into this dangerous world, themselves become ruthless. I don't have any of this. Not because I'm against violence in movies. I just want nothing to interfere with the viewer’s observation of the hero’s inner life, life in the spiritual sphere.” Lovely.
Helen Mirren and Taylor Hackford
You won’t find any photographs of the British actress and her husband during the day, so many are simply convinced that Mirren is single. In fact, she and director Hackford (who directed The Devil's Advocate, by the way) have been dating since the 1980s and got married in 1997.
“Taylor and I are not particularly romantic. But overall we like it. I would be horrified if he gave me a Valentine's card on February 14th! This is not about our relationship at all. We don't need dates either. Being around Taylor is amazing and I feel like I'm constantly on a date with him."
Cobie Smulders and Taran Killam
In How I Met Your Mother, Kobe played the role of confirmed bachelor Robin. And in life she has been happily married for four years and has two children. Her chosen one is a comedian from the popular American show Saturday Night Live.
“My husband and I work in the same industry. Our family is used to someone periodically shouting: “Oh my God, I signed up for a movie that’s being filmed in Vietnam! Can we go there? Do we really need this?”
Jarmusch is slow.
His films are devoid of any hint of fuss; except that in two unorthodox road movies - “Broken Flowers” and “The Limit of Control” - Jarmusch allows a hint of some kind of dynamics, but in other works he is in no hurry. This, of course, is also part of the brand’s coolness, but unprepared people yawn (and they themselves never watch their movies!). Playwright Nina Belenitskaya expressed her hostility towards Jarmusch in an uncompromising way in her play “I Died Last Year”:
“Kolya is coming out. There are several couples in the room dancing a slow dance. He sits down on the sofa. A girl is already sitting there - Tanya. Kolya doesn’t look at her. It's dark in the room.
Tanya. Looks like a scene from this Jarmusch.
Kolya. "Weirder than heaven."
Tanya. Damn right. I hate Jarmusch.
Kolya. Is it true? Me too.
Tanya. He's ********* (showing off), and I have to kind of stand on tiptoe to understand. And I'm already smart.
Kolya. By the way, I completely agree. Just a bull's eye.
Tanya. Well, cool, dude! Let’s name five films, well, the very best in general, which, like, well, opened the brain and all that, and this will be like a scale of coincidences. If three out of five happen, I’ll suck you in.”
