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3. Jim Carrey

The comedian turned actor has been a U.S. citizen since 2004, but Carrey was actually born in Newmarket, Ontario. Carrey’s family fell homeless after his father lost his job, and the family all began working secretarial and janitorial jobs. Carrey aimed to make his stand-up career successful so that he could get his family back on their feet. Carrey eventually moved to LA and began performing famous stand-up gigs until he finally caught the eye of veteran Rodney Dangerfield. His career took off from there and today he’s known as one of the best comedians of our generation.

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