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Post by the Scribe on Apr 9, 2020 8:16:37 GMT
I am a huge fan of Jim Carrey and was not surprised at all by the Ronstadt-Carrey relationship. Linda likes to laugh and is very nurturing. Glad it was a positive relationship for him early on and her belief in his abilities and future must have made an impact. Both share a similar political slant as well.Jim Carrey lived with his parents while dating Linda Ronstadtwww.usatoday.com/story/life/entertainthis/2014/10/28/jim-carrey-lived-with-his-parents-while-dating-linda-ronstadt/77333582/Brian Mansfield, USA TODAY 12:26 p.m. ET Oct. 28, 2014 11 Shares It's never been a secret that Jim Carrey briefly dated Linda Ronstadt back in the 1980s, but who knew he was living with his parents at the time?
Carrey, whose new film Dumb and Dumber To opens Nov. 14, shared the story on Howard Stern's SiriusXM satellite-radio show Tuesday.
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It was the early '80s, and a 21-year-old Carrey had just moved to Hollywood to star in a short-lived NBC TV series called The Duck Factory and had invited his parents to come live with him. He met Ronstadt after she attended one of his performances at Los Angeles' The Comedy Store, looking for an opening act for her next tour.
Ronstadt asked if he'd open for her, and Carrey tells Stern he replied, "No, but I'll go out with you if you want."
And so they did.
"We were together for about eight months," Carrey says. "She was an absolutely incredible human being. She is an incredible human being."
Carrey says Ronstadt, who was in her mid-30s at the time, was so down to earth she didn't mind that he was living with his parents, or that he would come to pick her up for dates in his "crusty, rusty" Chevrolet Bel Air. "I couldn't open the passenger door," he says. "She said, 'Just roll the window down,' and she crawled in the window."
The two dated for about eight months. Carrey tells Stern he was "really infatuated" with Ronstadt, but "the two of us knew it wasn't going to be a forever deal."
Jim Carrey, Linda, Genny Schorr at Leland Sklar's Halloween Party Linda Ronstadt : You Took Advantage Of Me (featuring Jim Carrey)Jim Carrey talks about his relationship with Linda Ronstadt on 99.3 The Fox
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Post by the Scribe on Apr 9, 2020 8:22:38 GMT
Jim Carrey’s Relationships
Canadian-American actor and comedian Jim Carrey’s relationships over the years.
Following the tragic death of actor and comedian Jim Carrey’s on-again, off-again girlfriend Cathriona White, a lot of readers have written to us wanting to know the women Jim Carrey has dated over the years.
It is based on this that in this post we have compiled a list of all the women Carrey has been in relationships with over the years. This list includes all the women that have entered into Carrey’s life since rising to fame stand-up comedian in the 1980s. What we shall not include in this list are women who Carrey was rumored to have hooked-up with. We really don’t like to deal with rumors. So without any further ado, let us look at all the confirmed relationships of Carrey.
Jim Carrey’s Relationships
Jim Carrey and Linda Ronstadt: In 1983, the same year Carrey made his stand-up debut on The Tonight Show, he and singer Linda Ronstadt began dating. Their relationship lasted for only 8 months. Carrey and Ronstadt met for the first time at The Comedy Stores in Los Angeles. Ronstadt was at the The Comedy Stores looking for an opening act for her tour. Carrey said in an interview he had on The Howard Stern Show that Ronstadt asked him if he would open for her. He said he answered with a big NO but said he would accompany her on her tour if she wanted him to do that. Ronstadt agreed and so Carrey went with her. This was the beginning of their 8-month relationship.
At that time Ronstadt was in her mid thirties whereas Carrey was just 21 and living with his parents. According to Carrey, Ronstadt was an incredible woman who didn’t mind that he was poor and living with his parents. He said he was really infatuated with her but he knew the relationship was not going to last long. He said Ronstadt was also aware of that. Eventually, after 8 months together, their relationship ended and they both went their separate ways. Ronstadt went on to become one of the world’s best-selling artists of all time having sold over 100 million records.
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Post by the Scribe on Jul 7, 2020 17:26:19 GMT
Jim Carrey and his very unusual memoir
CBS Sunday Morning 718K subscribers If you think Jim Carrey is merely a brilliant-but-quirky actor-comedian, just wait until you read his new book titled "Memoirs and Misinformation." Correspondent Tracy Smith talks with Carrey and co-author Dana Vachon about their "semi-autobiographical novel."
Jim Carrey Makes His Debut on National Television | Carson Tonight Show
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5,434,431 views Oct 14, 2022 #johnnycarson #thetonightshow #jimcarrey Jim Carrey makes his first appearance on The Tonight Show Starring Johnny Carson. Original Airdate: 11/24/1983
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Post by the Scribe on Jul 7, 2020 17:36:54 GMT
Ronstadt mentions
Why Jim Carrey Ended Up Heartbroken So Many Times | Rumour Juice
Rumour Juice Jim Carrey, one of the funniest men in Hollywood, has been making us laugh for years. But what if this image has nothing in common with the real Jim? What if the actor lost his real self in all the bizarre characters he portrayed? Which terrifying love stories left Jim devastated. And finally why did the 58-year-old actor end up all alone?
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Post by the Scribe on Sept 3, 2020 23:27:37 GMT
I have the utmost love and respect for Jim Carrey but like most on the left, middle and in-between he just doesn't get it that Trump is just a symptom of the real disease. And that disease is what passes for and calls itself CONSERVATISM. It is a self-perpetuating cult complete with its own think tanks, corporate whore political leadership, 24/7 conservative propaganda machine, a cultish base of deplorables and an OVERCLASS of elites, wealthy and transnational corporations that have created this monster. It is not TRUMP. It is NOT the REPUBLICON Party. It IS the rotten to its core ideology of CONSERVATISM that is the engine of all of this mayhem. CONSERVATISM is the head of the snake.
The RepubliCON Party is just the wrapping hiding the real threat. IDEAS Truth, Justice, and a World Without Trump www.theatlantic.com/ideas/archive/2020/09/jim-carrey-truth-justice-and-world-without-trump/615964/ I know funny, and the state of the country today is no laughing matter.
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I’ve spent much of my career trying to reach audiences through humor. It’s always come from a loving place, a joyful place—wanting to free people from concern. I know that hearing a performer give voice to the things you’re thinking and feeling can be an enormous relief and that laughing hysterically at a willing fool is almost always good medicine. But relying on jokes can sometimes cancel out the seriousness of what you’re trying to say. At this moment, the best anyone can offer is gallows humor. The truth is, we should all be seriously concerned.
The United States faces catastrophe. That’s a word from my world—drama. In ancient Greek, katastrophḗ means “overturn,” or “a sudden turn.” This is what we have suffered. Untold American lives have been ruined by the presidency of Donald Trump. The rule of law is imperiled, our unity has been shattered, the service sector has been obliterated, and major cities are suffering. Black Americans, who have endured half a millennium of wickedness and brutality, now face more injustice and death.
Last week, amid all this suffering, Trump and his acolytes held their Totally Illegal COVID-19 Super-Spreader Spectacular at the White House, in flagrant violation of the Hatch Act. It got me thinking about the great director Francis Ford Coppola, who masterfully wove together evil deeds and pious words in classic films. Watching Trump accept the nomination of the Republican Party in the people’s house during a pandemic he exacerbated was like watching Michael Corleone swear a sacred oath while his underlings settled scores across the city.
David A. Graham: Trump is flaunting his impunity www.theatlantic.com/ideas/archive/2020/08/trumps-real-rnc-message-is-impunity/615691/
Those in the audience on the South Lawn of the White House might have believed their lives were their own to lose, but after their big night, they now risk infecting other Americans. Trump and the GOP have decided not to heed science, leaving us helpless during a plague. But as far as I know, plagues don’t care about reelection campaigns. They don’t wither in the face of the Secret Service or succumb to the intimidation of goon squads. And they don’t respect the families of gluttonous aspiring monarchs.
How did a bourgeois New York con artist convince so many people he was on their side? Was it the trucker’s hat? I’m wearing sandals right now, but that doesn’t make me Gandhi. Was it the fawning coverage on cable news? I know funny; Fox News is a joke that’s not funny, and it’s being told at the expense of our democracy. Was it his performances on the WWF or The Apprentice? I was amused to see Trump play the self-made billionaire in Home Alone 2, but the presidency is not performance art. People’s lives depend on him. Our future is at stake.
Where did the modern Republican Party’s cruelty come from? Too many Americans support Trump because he appeals to their basest and most primitive urges, through his racism, his misogyny, his mockery of the disabled, and his encouragement of violence during his campaign. If you consider yourself a patriot, know full well that the direction the Republican Party has taken threatens to obliterate America’s once hopeful experiment in liberty.
Adam Serwer: The cruelty is the point www.theatlantic.com/ideas/archive/2018/10/the-cruelty-is-the-point/572104/
Trump’s party has no platform other than the promise of more wealth for the few and “law and order” for the dispossessed. His presidency has seen markets rise, and corporations prosper, even as ordinary Americans suffer and go without, in this economy of larceny and lies. This is true even for his most devoted supporters, who are now fully aware that he is trying to sabotage our election. I only hope the red hats are edible.
America has always been redeemed by those who challenge it to do better. Today, some true patriots refuse to stand for an anthem that has never stood for all Americans, challenging the country to live up to its ideals. If Americans can look out for one another, we can gain back our self-respect, and the respect of our allies around the world. When our anthem stands for love, tolerance, courage, and everything our better angels value, then we can all stand together.
When I was a little boy in Canada, I watched old Superman reruns, and fell in love with the United States. I was blessed to be able to come here, and to realize my wildest dreams. In 2004, I proudly became a citizen. But lately, my adopted home has become almost unrecognizable. Whatever happened to “Truth, Justice, and the American Way”? That line was written when the Nazis were ravaging Europe and America was the hero of the world. It’s more than a line in a TV show; it’s a set of ideals we should always aspire to uphold.
Arnold Schwarzenegger: The America I love needs to do better www.theatlantic.com/ideas/archive/2020/05/arnold-schwarzenegger-america-needs-do-better/612442/
In November, we must vote in historic numbers, gathering all the “snowflakes” until there’s a blizzard on Capitol Hill that no corrupt politician can survive. We must vote for decency, humanity, and a way of life that once again captures the imagination of kids all over the world—kids like me.
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JIM CARREY is the author of Memoirs and Misinformation: A Novel. www.amazon.com/Memoirs-Misinformation-Jim-Carrey/dp/0525655972
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Post by the Scribe on Sept 17, 2020 2:08:09 GMT
Jim Carrey will play Joe Biden on Season 46 of 'Saturday Night Live'www.yahoo.com/entertainment/jim-carrey-play-joe-biden-saturday-night-live-season-46-204922521.html Ethan Alter Senior Writer, Yahoo Entertainment Yahoo TVWed, September 16, 2020, 1:49 PM MST
Looks like Jason Sudeikis has been voted out of Saturday Night Live’s Oval Office. SNL producers have announced that Jim Carrey will now be playing vice president-turned-presidential candidate, Joe Biden, when NBC’s late-night comedy institution returns for Season 46 on October 3.
The former In Living Color star has hosted SNL four times, most recently in 2014 — the year after Sudeikis departed the Not Ready for Primetime Players, although he reprised his Biden impression on multiple occasions, including back in February before the coronavirus pandemic forced the cast to finish the season remotely. Rest assured that the new season will be bringing it all back home to Studio 8H, albeit with new safety protocols in place.
SNL guru Lorne Michaels revealed the backstory behind the Sudeikis/Carrey switcheroo in a new interview with Vulture, suggesting it was, in part, the actor’s idea. Carrey certainly hasn’t been shy about expressing his political opinions — in fact, he’s turned them into literal art. “There was some interest on his part,” Michaels said. “And then we responded, obviously, positively. But it came down to discussions about what the take was. He and Colin Jost had a bunch of talks. He and I as well. He will give the part energy and strength, and … hopefully it’s funny.”
Twitter seems split on Biden’s makeover, with several Sudeikis stans sticking up for the former SNL mainstay, who is currently headlining the Apple TV+ series Ted Lasso.
While Sudeikis may be out, Maya Rudolph and Alec Baldwin are continuing their terms as Senator — and Biden’s running mate — Kamala Harris and President Donald Trump respectively. Michaels confirmed their returns to Vulture, ending speculation that Baldwin may have announced his retirement on the Season 45 finale. One of those pieces of news was received more positively than the other.
Michaels shared some other key details about the upcoming season in his Vulture interview, noting that the production was working closely with New York Governor Andrew Cuomo to determine the specific number of cast, crew and audience members that can be in Studio 8H during the live telecast. (That so-called “magic number” is something that all productions are trying to calculate as TV shows and movies return to work.) In order to be part of the election cycle, SNL will also produce five back-to-back shows for the first time in its history, with new episodes every week from October 3 to October 31. “There are four debates and then it’s Halloween, and that’s the weekend before the election,” Michaels said. “And sadly, if the election gets extended, then we’ll be doing six or seven shows in a row.”
Because of last year’s COVID-shortened season, SNL won’t be saying goodbye to any of the current cast. But a few new faces will be showing up in Studio 8H, including Punkie Johnson, Lauren Holt and Andrew Dismukes. And Michaels is doing his part to encourage the next generation of comedy stars with the launch of the SNL Scholarship Program, intended to help advance the career opportunities for comics of color. That move comes after a summer where protests over the death of George Floyd brought renewed attention to the lack of diversity on shows like Saturday Night Live. “From Minnesota on, watching that, living through that — the beginnings of the Black Lives Matter — all of it had always been under the surface, and there it sort of took center-stage, and obviously for all the best reasons,” Michaels told Vulture. “So it was officially understood as important, and time had run out on the various excuses.”
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Post by the Scribe on Feb 15, 2022 8:19:48 GMT
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Post by the Scribe on Mar 29, 2022 20:21:28 GMT
Carrey is right about this. Will it be open season on comedians now especially those that tell the truth politically? This falls right into the RepubliCONservative's playbook who must be licking their chops right about now with all this red meat.
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Post by the Scribe on Aug 6, 2022 1:31:32 GMT
Jim Carrey mention at 11:00
Genevieve Schorr 13 days ago
We went to meet Jim Carrey because he was recommended to be Linda’s opening act. Then she started to date him for a brief period and Linda helped to launch his career by introducing him to people that led him to The Duck Factory.
Jim Carrey on The Duck Factory (ET)
5,568 views Jun 19, 2009 Entertainment Tonight exploits its archives of Jim Carrey starring in the short-lived 80s sitcom 'The Duck Factory'.
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Post by the Scribe on Jan 7, 2023 2:09:22 GMT
Jim Carrey is like the NEW George Carlin for me
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Post by the Scribe on Jan 26, 2023 8:17:24 GMT
Jim Carrey's surprising age-gap romance with Linda Ronstadt www.nzherald.co.nz/entertainment/jim-carreys-surprising-age-gap-romance-with-linda-ronstadt/PNSCQ3QWWBFCLLD7ASWUV5H7II/ news.com.au By Nick Bond 15 Jul, 2020 07:58 PM 3 mins to read Share
Jim Carrey has opened up about his little-known pre-fame romance with singer Linda Ronstadt, 15 years his senior. Photo / Getty Images
Jim Carrey has opened up about his little-known pre-fame romance with singer Linda Ronstadt, 15 years his senior.
Carrey's in a reflective mood as he goes on the publicity trail for his new "semi-autobiographical novel", Memoirs and Misinformation.
The book comes with a somewhat confusing disclaimer – "None of this is real and all of it is true" – and is billed by the publisher as a "fearless and semi-autobiographical deconstruction of persona".
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Inside, Carrey reportedly offers up insight into several of his past relationships.
Carrey and Ronstadt dated for eight months in 1983 when Carrey was a 21-year-old aspiring comedian and Ronstadt, 36, had been a household name for a decade.
"Linda Ronstadt has a special place in the book because, you know, it may have seemed like some … boy-toy kind of situation to some people looking at it from the outside but she treated me with incredible respect. She loved my talent and respected my talent – we'd hang out and she'd say, 'You're going to be where I am. You're going to deal with all the stuff I've dealt with'."
Linda Ronstadt in the 1980s. Photo / Getty Images
Carrey opened up about the night they met at a comedy club where he was performing and Ronstadt was searching for a comic to open her next tour.
"I don't know what I was thinking, I was in 21-year-old Mac Daddy mode, but I immediately adored her. She said, 'Wow, you're really good, would you like to come on the road with me?' I said, 'No, but I'll go out with you.' Without a thought. I was giving up a gig which I needed – I had no money! She kind of screwed up her face and said: ' … OK!'"
Twenty years after their split, Carrey still holds a candle for his ex-fiance Renée Zellweger, who he says was the "great love of my life".
Carrey: Zellweger was "very special to me." Photo / Getty Images
The pair started dating when they worked on the black comedy Me, Myself and Irene together in 1999. They broke off their engagement in December 2000.
In a candid chat with radio host Howard Stern, Carrey said that Zellweger "definitely was special to me, very special. I think she's lovely".
Stern asked Carrey if he had any regrets about the relationship not lasting.
"I don't regret — I don't have those things. But I do appreciate the people that have come through my life for the good that they gave me … but I don't pine for anybody. It's not that kind of situation. It's just my way of saying, 'There was a very important thing there,' and to recognise that."
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Post by the Scribe on Feb 9, 2024 12:18:02 GMT
Jim Carrey on Dating Renée Zellweger and Linda Ronstadt
The Howard Stern Show
448,007 views Jul 14, 2020 Jim Carrey talks about his relationship with Renée Zellweger and tells Howard how he got his first date with Linda Ronstadt.
7 Definitely Not Dumb Things We Learned About Jim Carrey on ‘Howard Stern’ (Audio) www.thewrap.com/7-definitely-not-dumb-things-we-learned-about-jim-carrey-on-howard-stern-audio/ The “Dumb and Dumber To” actor impersonates Matthew McConaughey, reveals why Tommy Lee Jones hates him
jim carrey interview on hss The Howard Stern Show Ryan O'Connell October 28, 2014 @ 3:39 PM
Coming off a successful “Saturday Night Live” hosting stint, Jim Carrey stopped by “The Howard Stern Show” Tuesday morning to promote his upcoming movie “Dumb and Dumber To.” www.thewrap.com/jim-carrey-mocks-matthew-mcconaugheys-lincoln-commercials-during-halloween-snl-video/
See photos: ‘Saturday Night Live’s’ Not So Colorful Past: A History of Its Diversity www.thewrap.com/saturday-night-live-diversity-lack-photo-gallery/
To sit on Stern’s couch can often equate to chugging a gallon of truth serum and Carrey was no exception. The actor and comedian shared stories from both his professional and private lives that left fans stunned.
Here are the seven most shocking items Stern was able to get Carrey to talk about.
batman forever Warner Bros. 1. Tommy Lee Jones told Carrey, “I hate you,” and meant it. www.thewrap.com/tag/tommy_lee_jones/
While working on the superhero movie “Batman Forever” together, Carrey explained how his co-star Jones told him flat out that he hated him. www.thewrap.com/tag/batman-forever/
“He was a little crusty,” Carrey said. While out at a restaurant, the comedian, who played the Riddler to Jones’ Two Face, approached Tommy’s table to say hello before production on their film had begun.
“He got up, kind of shaking, and hugged me and said, ‘I hate you. I really don’t like you,’” Carrey said. “And I was like, ‘Wow. What’s going on man?’ And he said, ‘I cannot sanction your buffoonery.’”
2. Carrey was dating Linda Ronstadt while living with his parents.
After getting a starring role in the short-lived NBC comedy “The Duck Factory,” Carrey invited his parents to move to Hollywood and live with him. After performing a set at The Comedy Store, he met singer-songwriter Linda Ronstadt and the two became romatically involved for eight months, with his mom and dad under the same roof.
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3. Carrey pitched his Matthew McConaughey impression to “SNL” and admits he worried the Oscar-winner would kick his ass. www.thewrap.com/tag/matthew_mcconaughey/
The three-time “SNL” host says spoofing the Matthew McConaughey Lincoln car commercials was his idea.
“Will he kick my ass? There’s always that thought in the back of your mind,” Carrey told Stern.
4. Carrey went on a vision quest in the Mojave (actually Sonoran) Desert.
Seeking spiritual fulfillment, Carrey attended a vision quest with a Native American tribe in the Mojave desert outside of Tucson, Arizona, that included sweat lodges, fasting for four days and being led up a mountain blindfolded. Carrey was left alone at the summit but given a knife to protect himself from cougars.
Twitter 5. An NBC Page was standing on a ledge at 30 Rock threatening to kill himself when Carrey showed up for his “SNL” audition.
Saying that he believes in signs and listening to the universe, Carrey says that as he showed up for his “Saturday Night Live” audition in the early 80s, there was an NBC Page standing on the ledge of the 30 Rock marquee threatening to jump. He knew then that things would not work out between him and the late-night show.
NBC 6. Carrey had trouble tucking himself during the Sia “Chandelier” sketch on “Saturday Night Live.”
Another sketch from his recent appearance on “SNL,” Carrey and cast member Kate McKinnon dressed as the young dancer from Sia’s music video for “Chandelier.” www.thewrap.com/tag/kate_mckinnon/
“The Sia thing, I wasn’t all that nuts about doing in the first place,” Carrey said. “I’m a little pudgy right now. I wasn’t nuts about getting into tights. And I was tucked as much as I could but, it’s hard to hide the python.”
7. Stern and Carrey agree they need to do a movie together.
Telling Stern that he is a huge fan of his movie, “Private Parts,” Carrey told the radio host that he wants to do a movie with him some day. “I’m ready to do it, let’s go!” Stern said.
Listen to a clip of Carrey interview below. soundcloud.com/howardstern/jimcarrey-snl?utm_source=www.thewrap.com&utm_campaign=wtshare&utm_medium=widget&utm_content=https%253A%252F%252Fsoundcloud.com%252Fhowardstern%252Fjimcarrey-snl
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Post by the Scribe on Feb 9, 2024 21:59:05 GMT
"None of this is real and all of it is true." --Jim Carrey
Meet Jim Carrey. Sure, he's an insanely successful and beloved movie star drowning in wealth and privilege--but he's also lonely. Maybe past his prime. Maybe even . . . getting fat? He's tried diets, gurus, and cuddling with his military-grade Israeli guard dogs, but nothing seems to lift the cloud of emptiness and ennui. Even the sage advice of his best friend, actor and dinosaur skull collector Nicolas Cage, isn't enough to pull Carrey out of his slump.
But then Jim meets Georgie: ruthless ing�nue, love of his life. And with the help of auteur screenwriter Charlie Kaufman, he has a role to play in a boundary-pushing new picture that may help him uncover a whole new side to himself--finally, his Oscar vehicle! Things are looking up!
But the universe has other plans.
Memoirs and Misinformation is a fearless semi-autobiographical novel, a deconstruction of persona. In it, Jim Carrey and Dana Vachon have fashioned a story about acting, Hollywood, agents, celebrity, privilege, friendship, romance, addiction to relevance, fear of personal erasure, our "one big soul," Canada, and a cataclysmic ending of the world--apocalypses within and without.
Speaking of people that came through his life, Carrey also spoke to Howard about a relationship much earlier in his career which he writes about in the book, with singer Linda Ronstadt.
Linda Ronstadt in 1991. / (c) Joseph Marzullo/WENN
He was still doing standup when he met the Don’t Know Much singer at a gig and “immediately adored” her. He recalled:
“She came up and she said, ‘Wow, you’re really good. Would you like to come on the road with me?’ And I said, ‘No, but I’ll go out with you.'”
Dang, that’s bold. But it worked!
“I was giving up a gig, which I needed. I had no money. She kind of screwed up her face and she said, ‘OK.'”
Ronstadt was 15 years his senior as he was a mere 21 years old at the time, but he says the May-December thing was not anything weird for them:
“It may have seemed like some boy-toy kind of situation to somebody looking at it from the outside, but she treated me with incredible respect. She loved my talent and respected my talent. We used to hang out together and she’d say, ‘You’re going to be where I am. You’re going to deal with all this stuff I’ve dealt with.'”
Ultimately he called the relationship “a beautiful eight months.”
“We both knew it wasn’t going to be forever, but I have such respect for her. She’s just an incredible human being.”
Watch the interview snippet for yourself (below)
The positive way he speaks about his past relationships, it really sounds like Carrey is in a good place right now. Or who knows, maybe it’s all fiction??
You can read Memoirs and Misinformation and decide for yourself where the truth lies…
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Post by heatwavedave on Feb 10, 2024 18:29:02 GMT
Jim Carrey said he devoted a whole chapter about Linda Ronstadt in his book. The man is a creative genius and very astute politically. No wonder he and Linda had an attraction to each other.
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Post by the Scribe on Feb 28, 2024 21:32:48 GMT
Jim Carrey the actor-writer deconstructs Jim Carrey the character in ‘Memoirs and Misinformation’ www.washingtonpost.com/entertainment/books/jim-carrey-the-actor-writer-deconstructs-jim-carrey-the-character-in-memoirs-and-misinformation/2020/07/08/3b209622-bc89-11ea-bdaf-a129f921026f_story.html
Review by Thomas Floyd July 8, 2020 at 11:01 a.m. EDT
Leave it to Jim Carrey to tell his truth best through fiction. Considering his flexible filmography, which ranges from the face-contorting comedy of “Ace Ventura” to the tormented surrealism of “Eternal Sunshine of the Spotless Mind,” it’s clear that the 58-year-old actor has never been one for convention.
So it’s not surprising that, in lieu of a traditional memoir, Carrey has reflected on his career with a novel that embraces the “semi” part of “semi-autobiographical.” Co-written with novelist Dana Vachon, “Memoirs and Misinformation” makes for a simultaneously baffling and mesmerizing examination of Carrey’s psyche.
The Carrey we meet — a fictionalized version of the comedic icon, depicted in the third person — is on the edge. He’s “bearded and bleary eyed after months of breakdown and catastrophe,” secluded in his Los Angeles estate, where his only companions are twin guard dogs and a comically excessive home security system. There, Carrey spends his time “play-drowning” in the pool, showering in existentialism and grooming himself so, if he were to suddenly expire, he’d be presentable for the fanboys at the morgue. “Jim Carrey, known for wild pratfalls and joyous mayhem — he curled into a ball and started weeping.” The prologue sets the tone for the sobering rumination on mortality to come.
So how did Carrey get here? The hazy narrative promptly backtracks to Carrey at a career crossroads. Screenwriter Charlie Kaufman — amusingly portrayed as paranoid, nihilistic and “often slightly ill” — has penned a heady Mao Zedong biopic that could be the actor’s Oscar vehicle. But Carrey’s agents are pushing him toward a “Hungry Hungry Hippos” movie (adapted by playwright Kenneth Lonergan, of course) that will show Hollywood the troublesome star can play well with others. Carrey’s personal life isn’t exactly tranquil, either, as he embarks on a whirlwind romance with “Survivor” star turned D-list actress Georgie DeBusschere.
Setting this black comedy in a parallel universe’s version of Hollywood, Carrey and Vachon lovingly skewer countless celebrities. Carrey’s best friend is a Nicolas Cage caricature who rambles about saving humanity from an impending alien invasion. Gwyneth Paltrow’s Goop goddess persona is complemented here by a dormant thirst for violence. Tom Cruise, who the novel jokingly says can’t be referred to by name for legal reasons, is simply called “Laser Jack Lightning.” Plenty more stars appear throughout the book, which takes aim at such industry pillars as rampant cosmetic surgery and the artificiality of reality TV. The parody echoes the 2013 movie “This Is the End” — complete with apocalyptic underpinnings.
“Memoirs and Misinformation,” by its very nature, lends itself to constant questioning. What is real? And what have Carrey and Vachon invented? Thanks to Carrey’s previous interviews, we know some of the book’s insights are rooted in reality. Carrey looks back on his comic roots, as a 7-year-old desperate to bring a smile to his ill mother’s face, with sincerity. The character also ruminates on a lingering love for Linda Ronstadt, who the real Carrey dated in his 20s. Most wistfully, the novel explores Carrey’s connection to Rodney Dangerfield, and the pain he still feels over the loss of that comic idol.
As a reimagining of the traditional Hollywood tell-all, “Memoirs and Misinformation” is a compelling curiosity. But the novel beyond the novelty is a bit of a mess. Seemingly central characters and story lines are unceremoniously abandoned, and the book’s absurdist approach eventually wears thin. Did we really need a drug trip in which Carrey imagines a razor-toothed Nancy Reagan devouring infants? With so much esoteric imagery, this fever dream of a novel runs hot and cold.
The book is at its best when Carrey grapples with his insecurities and anxieties. Ultimately, “Memoirs and Misinformation” is about how even larger-than-life figures are prone to feeling small. A bombastic, science fiction-fueled finale hammers home the “Truman Show”-esque idea of being undressed by the all-knowing public eye.
As the fictional Carrey watches paparazzi hijack his image and Netflix algorithms dictate his viewing habits, one senses that he fears, above all else, losing ownership of his own existence. When the novel introduces the idea of Carrey signing over his essence, to be re-created by computer animation in perpetuity (think Peter Cushing in “Rogue One”), he finds the concept unsettling.
With “Memoirs and Misinformation,” Carrey the author got ahead of the curve and wrote his own fictionalization. Yes, the result is undeniably chaotic and indulgent. But it’s unquestionably Carrey.
Thomas Floyd is a multiplatform editor who writes about arts and entertainment for The Washington Post.
Memoirs and Misinformation By Jim Carrey and Dana Vachon
Knopf. 272 pp. $28
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