An homage to Jim Carrey

December 9, 2008

The Existential Clown is an erudite (and warranted) homage from The Atlantic to the work of Jim Carrey. During my childhood, Carrey was my favorite actor -- I'd even go so far as to say he was my idol. "Then there’s earnest Carrey, low-voltage Carrey, Carrey the Oscar chaser, dutifully dialing it down for The Majestic and muting himself in The Truman Show. This Carrey excites a peculiar anxiety: you sit there with your scalp prickling, waiting for him to go off. Which he never does." In the Enneagram personality test, Carrey and myself are the same: Sevens with a six wing ("Quick-witted and insightful to the inner wonders of fun").

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