Jim Carrey, once considered the biggest movie star on the planet, rose to fame with a trio of classic comedy movies in 1994: \u201cAce Ventura,\u201d \u201cThe Mask,\u201d and \u201cDumb and Dumber.\u201d While notorious stories have emerged about Carrey\u2019s experiences on various film sets, including the challenges he faced filming \u201cHow the Grinch Stole Christmas\u201d and the chaotic set of \u201cEternal Sunshine of the Spotless Mind,\u201d there\u2019s an interesting detail about his iconic grin in \u201cDumb and Dumber.\u201d<\/p>\n
Carrey\u2019s goofy, gap-toothed grin as Lloyd Christmas in the film is not a prosthetic or makeup effect\u2014it\u2019s his real chipped front tooth. In a 1995 interview with Entertainment Weekly, Carrey explained that the chipped tooth was the result of an injury in grade school detention. \u201cClark La Prairie jumped on my head in grade school detention,\u201d Carrey recalled. \u201cThe nuns sent me home with my tooth in an envelope.\u201d<\/p>\n
When Carrey decided that the chipped tooth would enhance his character\u2019s goofy appearance, he had his dental cap removed. In his own words, \u201cDe Niro gains weight. I file my teeth off.\u201d<\/p>\n
Although Carrey\u2019s career slowed down significantly after his prolific run of movies in the 2000s, he made a return as Doctor Robotnik in the two \u201cSonic the Hedgehog\u201d movies. In recent years, he has suggested that he may be retired from acting altogether.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
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