As a teen, he and his family were so poor they lived in a van. He worked as a janitor after school to support them. Today, he’s celebrated as one of the greatest comedic actors of all time.

Jim Carrey is well-known for his rubber-faced humor and ability to manipulate reality through his facial expressions. However, before he rose to fame as Hollywood’s favorite comedian, he was a homeless youngster living in a van and using comedy as his sole means of escape from a harsh world. James Eugene Carrey was born in…