Hollywood actor Jim Carrey says he will not be retiring from the industry because he still needs the coins.
The actor is currently promoting a new movie, Sonic the Hedgehog 3.
Back in 2022, the actor seemed to hint that he was retiring from Hollywood, but now he says he can’t afford to.
“That might’ve been hyperbole,” Carrey told AP. “But yeah, I came back to this universe because, first of all, I get to play a genius which is a bit of a stretch. And it’s just, I bought a lot of stuff and I need the money, frankly.”
Jim Carrey first gained recognition when he was cast in the American sketch comedy television series In Living Color (1990–1994). He broke out as a film star after starring in a string of box office hits, such as his 1994 movies Ace Ventura: Pet Detective, The Mask, Dumb and Dumber, Ace Ventura: When Nature Calls, and Batman Forever, which were released in 1995. The success of these five films led to Carrey being the first actor to receive a $20 million salary for performing in films, beginning with The Cable Guy (1996).
He continued to have success as a leading actor in comedies such as Liar Liar (1997), How the Grinch Stole Christmas (2000), Bruce Almighty (2003), Lemony Snicket’s A Series of Unfortunate Events (2004) and Yes Man (2008). Since the 2010s, Carrey appeared in fewer films, with notable works including Dumb and Dumber To (2014) and Sonic the Hedgehog (2020), Sonic the Hedgehog 2 (2022) and Sonic the Hedgehog 3 (2024), in which he played the villain Dr. Robotnik. He also won Golden Globe Awards for his roles in The Truman Show (1998) and Andy Kaufman in Man on the Moon (1999).
