Jim Carrey Is Not a Clone, Insists Awards Official

If you’re reasonably online, similar we are, you astir apt heard astir the viral rumor that Jim Carrey, or, much specifically, the Jim Carrey who precocious accepted an honorary grant astatine the Cesar Awards successful Paris, was a clone. However, the festival’s wide delegate, Gregory Caulier, is mounting the grounds consecutive by revealing that The Mask, Liar Liar, and The Truman Show prima underwent months of readying up of his quality astatine the ceremony.

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“Jim Carrey’s sojourn has been planned since this summer. From the outset, helium was highly touched by the Academy’s invitation,” Caulier told Variety, noting however overmuch went into Carrey’s code spoken wholly successful French. “Eight months of ongoing, constructive discussions. He worked connected his code successful French for months, asking maine astir the nonstop pronunciation of definite words.”

He added, “[Carrey] came with his partner, his daughter, his grandson and 12 adjacent friends and household members. His longtime publicist accompanied him. His aged person Michel Gondry, who has made a movie and 2 bid with him, was there, and they were delighted to spot each different again.” Gondry directed the 2004 heartbreaker Eternal Sunshine of the Spotless Mind, wide regarded arsenic 1 of Carrey’s champion films, and presented the histrion with his award.

Finally, the delegate noted that the rumor is neither present nor there. “For me, it’s a non-issue,” Caulier’s connection concluded. “I conscionable retrieve his generosity, his kindness, his benevolence, his elegance.”

Jim Carrey poses with the Honorary Cesar Award during the 51st Cesar Film Awards astatine L'Olympia connected February 26, 2026 successful Paris, France. Photo by Aurore Marechal/Getty Images.

While attending the Cesar Awards connected February 26, Carrey’s quality struck fans arsenic off, and that led to the rumor — but that viral gossip became amplified erstwhile resistance creator Alexis Stone shared a station connected Instagram that insinuated that she had impersonated Carrey astatine the awards ceremonial utilizing prosthetics, a wig, and a disguise that she included a photograph of. That said, the representation Stone shared of the accessories allegedly utilized does look a spot AI-generated, truthful it wouldn’t beryllium excessively astonishing if it was conscionable a gag post.

Plus, 1 outlet adjacent contacted a prosthetics adept for their opinion, which ended up successful Carrey’s favor. "He is perfectly not wearing a mask,” constitution and effects adept David Malinowski told LADBible pursuing the awards appearance. “In my expert, nonrecreational opinion, that’s 100% Jim Carrey, and Jim Carrey is not wearing immoderate prosthetics either.”

And astir recently, Carrey's publicist, Marleah Leslie, told TMZ: “Jim Carrey attended the César Awards, wherever helium accepted his Honorary César Award.” That's that, then.

Honestly, it’s casual to chalk up the public’s puzzling effect to Carrey’s quality to the information that he’s fundamentally semi-retired from acting astatine this constituent — truthful we simply don’t spot him precise often these days. His main occupation implicit the past fewer years has been portraying Dr. Robotnik successful the Sonic the Hedgehog films, but helium has yet to officially beryllium formed successful the 4th installment contempt being “open” to the prospect.

In 2022, the 64-year-old Hollywood fable said helium was considering retiring aft starring successful Sonic the Hedgehog 2. “Well, I’m retiring,” helium said. “Yeah, probably. I’m being reasonably serious. It depends. If the angels bring immoderate benignant of publication that’s written successful golden ink that says to maine that it’s going to beryllium truly important for radical to see, I mightiness proceed down the road, but I’m taking a break.”

“I truly similar my quiescent beingness and I truly similar putting overgarment connected canvas,” helium added. “I truly emotion my spiritual beingness and I consciousness similar — and this is thing you mightiness ne'er perceive different personage accidental arsenic agelong arsenic clip exists — I person enough. I’ve done enough. I americium enough.”

Explaining his determination to instrumentality for Sonic 3, Carrey said helium bought a load of worldly and simply needs the money. "I came backmost to this beingness because, archetypal of all, I get to play a genius, which is simply a spot of a stretch," Carrey said. "And, you know, it’s just… I bought a batch of worldly and I request the money, frankly."

However, successful October, Jim Carrey was reported to beryllium successful talks to prima successful Warner Bros.’ live-action movie adaptation of the 1960s animated TV bid The Jetsons, which Jurassic World’s Colin Trevorrow is successful enactment to direct. The animated sitcom followed George Jetson (the relation Carrey volition play), an worker astatine Spacely's Space Sprockets who resides successful Orbit City with his woman Jane, kids Judy and Elroy, canine Astro, and their sarcastic robot maid Rosie.

Photo by Aurore Marechal/Getty Images.

Lex Briscuso is simply a movie and tv professional and a freelance amusement writer for IGN. You tin travel her connected Twitter astatine @nikonamerica.