Jim Carrey the actor-writer deconstructs Jim Carrey the character in ‘Memoirs and Misinformation’

Jim Carrey the actor-writer deconstructs Jim Carrey the character in ‘Memoirs and Misinformation’

By Thomas Floyd

Leave it to Jim Carrey to tell his truth best through fiction.

Considering his flexible filmography, which ranges from the face-contorting comedy of “Ace Ventura” to the tormented surrealism of “Eternal Sunshine of the Spotless Mind,” it’s clear that the 58-year-old actor has never been one for convention.

So it’s not surprising that, in lieu of a traditional memoir, Carrey has reflected on his career with a novel that embraces the “semi” part of “semi-autobiographical.” Co-written with novelist Dana Vachon, “Memoirs and Misinformation” makes for a simultaneously baffling and mesmerizing examination of Carrey’s psyche.

The Carrey we meet — a fictionalized version of the comedic icon, depicted in the third person — is on the edge.

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