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Jim Carrey grew up in Ontario, Canada, where he discovered his love for impressions and comedy at a young age. After a tough upbringing, in which he dropped out of school and worked at the Titan Wheels Factory as a teenager to help support his struggling family, Carrey decided to try his luck in the Toronto comedy scene. He began in stand-up, clamoring for open mic nights where he could showcase his impressive impression skills, and slowly graduating to more regular gigs as he gained popularity. As his audience grew, so did his career prospects. In a 2007 interview with the Hamilton Spectator, Carrey famously noted that \u201cif [his] career in show business hadn\u2019t panned out, [he] would probably still be working\u2026 at the steel mill,\u2019 which as a kid was where he thought all \u201cthe great jobs were.\u201d\t

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