He moved into the villainous Riddler in Joel Schumacher’s “Batman Forever” (1995) opposite Val Kilmer before reprising his role in the undervalued “Ace Ventura: When Nature Calls,” which introduced the world to a young Sophie Okonedo before she would get her Oscar nom for “Hotel Rwanda” (2004). From that point forward, there was no stopping him. In 1994, he opened three worldwide moneymaking juggernauts – “Ace Ventura: Pet Detective” ($107 million), “Dumb and Dumber” ($270 million) and “The Mask” ($351 million). Variety ranks his 13 best film performances to celebrate the actor’s birthday.Ĭarrey’s run in the 1990s is among the most dominant for any actor in film history. The Canadian-born actor started alongside great stand-up comedians like Rodney Dangerfield before getting his big break on television with the classic variety series “In Living Color.” Actor and comedian Jim Carrey has accumulated many memorable performances that have made him one of the most revered movie stars in history.