As one of Hollywood’s top comedy actors Jim Carrey has played a range of eclectic roles, from a cartoon superhero to a Batman villain to a pet detective. And the man of many faces has broken the mould once again with his latest part in I Love You Phillip Morris, which began filming this week in Miami.

Strutting down the street in a tight black t-shirt, white jeans and a gold lion-buckled belt, with his washboard-stomached Brazilian co-star Rodrigo Santoro on his arm, a clearly buffed up and fake-tanned Jim was almost unrecognisable in character as a camp con man in the prison break comedy.

Based on a true story, the flick follows the tale of married father Steven Russell – played by Jim – who ends up serving time after a run-in with the law. While inside he falls in love with his cellmate, Phillip Morris. When Phillip – portrayed by Star Wars actor Ewan McGregor – gets released, Jim’s character tries to escape four times – leading to him being sentenced to 144 years behind bars.

To prepare for their latest celluloid offering, Jim, Ewan and Rodrigo apparently visited a local gay bar in Miami. “(They) looked like they were having a great time,” says a source. “They were laughing and joking and looked as though they were really trying to get into character.”

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Comedian Jim Carrey was joking when he announced he’s writing a book about depression, according to his publicist.

In a recent interview, The Mask star claimed he found prescription drugs didn’t help him beat the blues and that he is currently penning a self-help guide to combat depression. But Carrey’s publicist is baffled – because it’s the first she has heard of a book.

She tells PageSix.com, “There is no deal with a publisher in place, and he’s not actually writing a book. That is not in the plans for the immediate future.”

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She’s committed to funnyman Jim Carrey, but Jenny McCarthy tells In Touch that they won’t be walking down the aisle. “We’re living together, we don’t want any more children and we’re very happy — all that’s going to be is a piece of paper, really,” Jenny says of marriage.

The 35-year-old divorced actress notes that marriage doesn’t mean love will last forever. “What is it a guarantee of? I’ll be yours forever? I’ll be faithful? Bull!”

The mother of Evan Asher, 5, also adds that she doesn’t need to marry to have additional children — because she doesn’t want more: “This womb is closed.” But she does admit that Jim, 46 — who’s been divorced twice — makes her happy. “He is the light of my life and we’re more in love now than we have been in our entire relationship.” Jenny spoke to In Touch on the set of a webisode for inthemotherhood.com. Jim has a 20-year-old daughter, Jane, with his ex-wife, Melissa Womer.

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Jenny McCarthy and beau Jim Carrey are not expecting their first child together.

“She is not pregnant,” her rep says of the rumors started by Chelsea Lately star Chelsea Handler.

On her show Tuesday, E! talk show host Chelsea Handler said, “And by the way, Jim, Jenny wanted me to tell you — she’s pregnant.”

McCarthy’s rep says Handler was just joking.

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Actor Jim Carrey is currently filming his latest movie ‘Yes Man‘ and he decided to do his own stunt – he agreed to do a bunjee jump off the historic Colorado Street bridge in Pasadena, California.

As he is dangling from the cord in midair he also makes a phone call. After he was safely returned to the bridge he posed for a few more photos and was all smiles as the media applauded him for his stunt.

Yes Man, stars Jim Carrey as a guy who signs up for a self-help program in which the idea is to say ‘yes’ to everything and anything. At first, things are just peachy for our little ‘yes man’ until he realizes how much of a chore the whole thing really is.

Peyton Reed (The Break-Up) directs off a script from a couple of newbies, and Yes Man also stars the delicious Zooey Deschanel, Bradley Cooper, Rhys Darby, John Michael Higgins, Danny Masterson, Terrence Stamp, Molly Sims and Rocky Carroll. Yes Man is due out in theaters on December 19.

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