Hollywood favorite Jim Carrey was once worth $300m but he’s now burned through much of his fortune on property deals and fast cars while dreaming of being the “next Picasso”.
He quit the silver screen to shutter himself away creating daubs, tinkering with sculpture and even trying his own brand of nihilist philosophy where he spouted that everything in life was meaningless, RadarOnline.com can reveal.
Everything, it seemed, apart from money as Carrey, 62, still needs to make sure the bills get paid — which is why he’s come out of retirement.
He’s spent the last two years creating his art of spending his ever-dwindling fortune before realizing he needed a quick influx of cash.
One respected art critic said of his work: “This is not a scientific law, probably, and I cannot suggest what causes the phenomenon, but the most embarrassing and talentless of all celebrities who try their hand at art tend to be Hollywood actors.
“Talentless at art, I mean. Jim Carrey may or may not be a great comic actor. He is an astonishingly bad painter and sculptor. Carrey has released a video of his artistic efforts that makes for painful viewing. Can he be serious? Is this all a build-up to a film in which he plays a deluded character who thinks he’s an artist?
“To be fair, Carrey took up art to get over a painful end to a relationship and preaches it as therapy. If his art helps and heals him, that’s great. He just should not be showing this stuff to anyone and expecting anything except derision. Crudely colored Jesus-like faces, fluorescent portraits, random abstractions and kitsch clay figures – this is a joke. Please, say it’s a joke.
“The art Carrey has been making would be turned down if he offered it to a Salvation Army store. It gives amateurs a bad name.”
A showbiz insider added: “The numbers just didn’t add up for Jim. He’s whistled through his cash in a few years caught up in a dream of paintings and philosophy. Now he needs to earn again. The dream of being the next Picasso is over.”
“I came back to this universe ’cause, first of all, I get to play a genius, which is a bit of a stretch, and it’s just… it’s just… I bought a lot of stuff and I need the money, frankly,” he quipped on the red carpet of Sonic the Hedgehog 3’s London premiere on Monday.
Finances appear to be on Carrey’s mind as he is still holding out for a big payout on his stunning Los Angeles mansion, which remains on the market after a series of price cuts, according to Realtor.com.
Initially listed in February 2023 for a lofty $28.9 million, the five-bedroom, nine-bathroom Brentwood estate has now been reduced to a more palatable $19 million.
Two months after listing the property, he cut the price to $27 million, and in October 2023, he reduced that number to $24 million.
And in May 2024, the Truman Show actor slashed the price to $21.9 million — bringing the total discount to $7 million.
When he first listed his home for sale in February, he said that he was ready for changes in his life.
Leave a Reply