About The Cast

JIM CARREY (Horton) recently wrapped the comedy "Yes Man," directed by Peyton Reed. In the film, based on a memoir by British author Danny Wallace, Carrey stars as a man who decides to change his life by saying yes to absolutely everything that comes his way. Carrey will follow "Yes Man" with "A Christmas Carol," an adaptation of the Charles Dickens tale that Robert Zemeckis wrote and will direct for Walt Disney Pictures. In the film Carrey will play Ebenezer Scrooge and the three ghosts that haunt him. Zemeckis will shoot the film using "performance capture/Disney digital 3-D" animation.

Carrey will then begin work on the Paramount Pictures' feature "Ripley's Believe it or Not!" for director Tim Burton. The film reunites Carrey with writer Steve Oedekerk ("Ace Ventura: When Nature Calls"). The film is scheduled for a 2009 release. Carrey has also signed on to star in "I Love You Phillip Morris," a dark comedy that was written and will mark the directing debut of Glenn Ficarra and John Requa, the writing team behind "Bad Santa." Based on a book by Houston Chronicle crime reporter Steve McVicker, the fact-based film casts Carrey as Steven Russell, a married father whose exploits land him in the Texas criminal justice system. In prison he falls in love with his cellmate, who eventually is set free, leading Russell to escape from Texas prisons four times.

Last year, Carrey starred in the thriller "The Number 23," for director Joel Schumacher. In 2005 Carrey starred opposite Tea Leoni in the highly successful comedy "Fun with Dick and Jane." The film was directed by Dean Parisot ("Galaxy Quest") and produced by Brian Grazer. In 2004 he starred in the Paramount Pictures' film "Lemony Snicket's a Series of Unfortunate Events," based on the children's book series by Daniel Handler, as well as the critically acclaimed Focus Features' drama "Eternal Sunshine of the Spotless Mind."

In 2003, he starred in the hugely successful Universal Pictures' comedy "Bruce Almighty." The film, which has made over $470 million dollars worldwide, was one of the highest grossing films of the year. "Bruce Almighty" also reunited Carrey with director Tom Shadyac ("Ace Ventura: Pet Detective" & "Liar, Liar") and writer Steve Oedekerk ("Ace Ventura: When Nature Calls").

In 2001, Carrey starred in the Castle Rock feature "The Majestic," directed by Frank Darabont and in 2000, he had the distinction of appearing in the year's highest grossing film; the Universal Pictures' release "How the Grinch Stole Christmas." He was nominated for a Golden Globe in the category of "Best Actor in a Motion Picture - Musical or Comedy" for his portrayal of the Grinch, as well as a People's Choice Award in the category of "Favorite Motion Picture Star in a Comedy."

In the summer of 2000, Carrey reunited with directors Peter and Bobby Farrelly for the 20th Century Fox comedy "Me, Myself and Irene," for which he received an MTV Movie Award(tm) nomination in the category of "Best Comedic Performance" for his portrayal of a split personality in the film. He also won the Golden Globe in 2000 for "Best Actor in a Motion Picture -- Musical or Comedy" for his portrayal of Andy Kaufman in the 1999 film "Man on the Moon." He had won a Golden Globe Award the previous year for "Best Actor in a Motion Picture - Drama for his role in the critically acclaimed film "The Truman Show." The 1999 Golden Globe win marked Carrey's first award for a dramatic role. He also received a Golden Globe nomination in 1997 for "Best Actor in a Motion Picture Musical or Comedy" for "Liar, Liar," the same category in which he was nominated in 1995 for "The Mask." In 2000, he was named "Male Star of the Year" at ShoWest.

Born January 17, 1962 in Newmarket, Ontario, Jim Carrey knew by age three that show business was in his blood. At age 15, Carrey took off for Toronto to perform at Yuk Yuks, the famous comedy club. Following the performance, Carrey's career took off and for the next few years he worked in comedy clubs all over Canada. In 1981, at age 19, he packed his belongings and moved to Los Angeles. Carrey immediately became a regular at Mitzi Shore's Comedy Store, attracting the attention of comedy legend Rodney Dangerfield. Dangerfield was so impressed with the young comic that they began touring together. It was then that things began to happen for Jim Carrey.

1982 proved to be a magical year for Carrey when MTM cast him as the star of their NBC series "Duck Factory." Although the series only lasted 13 weeks, Carrey's work left a lasting impression in Hollywood. The next year he landed the lead role in the feature film "Once Bitten," starring Lauren Hutton. He followed that film with roles in Francis Ford Coppola's "Peggy Sue Got Married," and the Geena Davis comedy "Earth Girls Are Easy." In 1988, Carrey made a brief, but memorable, appearance as "Johnny Squares," the self-destructive rock star in the Clint Eastwood film "The Dead Pool."

In 1990, Carrey joined the cast of Fox Television's ensemble comedy hit "In Living Color." In November of the following year, his first Showtime Special, entitled "Jim Carrey's Unnatural Act," premiered to rave reviews. He followed the special's success with a starring role as an alcoholic trying to cope with life in Fox's Emmy® nominated movie of the week "Doing Time on Maple Drive."

In 1994, after several successful seasons on "In Living Color," Carrey once again branched out into feature films by accepting the lead role in the Warner Bros. comedy "Ace Ventura: Pet Detective." Carrey's no-holds-barred portrayal of "Ace Ventura" made him an instant sensation and made the film a hit. Carrey followed that success in the summer of 1994 by starring in the title role of the action-fantasy "The Mask," based on the best -selling Dark Horse comic book series of the same name. "The Mask" went on to gross in excess of $100 million domestically, winning spectacular reviews for Carrey. That same year he starred opposite Jeff Daniels in the Farrelly brothers' film "Dumb and Dumber." Carrey starred as the "Riddler/ Edward Nygma" in the 1995 blockbuster sequel "Batman Forever." The following year he went on to star in "Ace Ventura: When Nature Calls," continuing the misadventures of the world's favorite pet detective, and then starred in Columbia Pictures' "The Cable Guy." Universal Pictures hit "Liar, Liar," which opened to record breaking numbers in 1997 earning over $100 million in ticket grosses. His triumphant triple play earned him the honor of "NATO/ShoWest Comedy Star of the Year."

STEVE CARELL (Mayor) has emerged as one of the most sought-after comedic actors in Hollywood. First gaining recognition for his contributions as a correspondent on Comedy Central's Emmy Award-winning "The Daily Show with Jon Stewart," Carell has successfully segued into primetime television and above-the-title status in the film world with equal aplomb.

Carell opened his first lead feature, "The 40-Year-Old Virgin," which he co-wrote with director Judd Apatow, at #1, a spot it remained in for two straight weekends. The surprise hit of 2005 went on to gross more than $175 million worldwide and opened at the top position in box office in 12 countries. The film generated over $100 million in DVD sales in North America alone. It was honored with an AFI Award (named one of 10 Most Outstanding Motion Pictures of the Year) and took home Best Comedy Movie at the 11th annual Critics' Choice Awards. The film also earned Carell and Apatow nominations for Best Original Screenplay by the Writers Guild Association.

Carell stars in the American adaptation of the acclaimed British television series "The Office." In its fourth season, the show continues to flourish in the ratings. In 2006 and 2007 Carell earned a Golden Globe Award for Best Performance by an Actor in a Television Series -- Musical or Comedy for his portrayal of Michael Scott, the pompous and deluded boss of a Pennsylvania paper company.

In 2006, as part of an ensemble, Carell starred in "Little Miss Sunshine," which earned an Academy Award® nomination for Best Picture and won the SAG Award(tm) for Outstanding Performance by a Cast in a Motion Picture. The comedy also starred Greg Kinnear and Toni Collette. Previous film credits for the actor include "Anchorman: The Legend of Ron Burgundy," "Bruce Almighty" and "Bewitched."

Last year, Carell starred opposite Juliette Binoche in the romantic comedy "Dan in Real Life," and in the comedy "Evan Almighty." Upcoming is the much-anticipated action-comedy "Get Smart," opposite Anne Hathaway.

Born in Massachusetts, Carell now resides in Los Angeles with his wife, actress Nancy Walls ("Saturday Night Live"), whom he met while at the Second City Theater Group in Chicago, where both were members. He is the proud father of a daughter and a son.

CAROL BURNETT (Kangaroo), a six-time Emmy Award winner, has demonstrated such versatility since ending the eleven year run of the "Carol Burnett Show" that she is as widely recognized for her dramatic abilities as she is for her comedic and musical talents. Americans fondly consider Carol Burnett a true living legend in entertainment, having bestowed more People's Choice Awards upon her than any other woman in the award show's history. In 2003 she was a recipient of the Kennedy Center Honors and in 2005 received The Presidential Medal of Freedom. Some of her other notable awards include five Golden Globes, the Peabody Award for "Friendly Fire," and the Ace Award for "Between Friends" with Elizabeth Taylor. She has enjoyed the kind of career that most performers are only able to dream of, moving easily from the stage to television, from feature films to films for television, and from variety specials to music and comedy specials.

In her 2005 version of "Once Upon A Mattress" for ABC TV, she played Queen Aggravain, and Tracey Ullman co-starred as Princess Winnifred, the role Carol made famous during its smash Broadway run. She also starred as Winnifred in two previous television productions of the musical.

The CBS Special "The Carol Burnett Show: Let's Bump Up The Lights," was broadcast in May of 2004, and reunited Carol with Tim Conway, Harvey Korman, Vicki Lawrence and Lyle Waggoner. The show featured the spontaneous and hilarious moments that were seen at the beginning of every "The Carol Burnett Show" -- where Carol and the gang answered questions from the studio audience. Carol's previous special, "The Carol Burnett Show: Show Stoppers" with Harvey, Vicki and Tim attracted nearly 30 million viewers. It was the fourth most watched program of 2001 and was nominated for three Emmy's including "Outstanding Variety, Music or Comedy Special."

In April 2002 "Hollywood Arms," directed by Harold Prince, had its world premiere at Chicago's Goodman Theatre. The idea for the play was conceived by Carol's daughter, Carrie Hamilton, who had died of cancer in January of that year. Carrie and Carol co-wrote the script based on Carol's 1986 best-selling memoir One More Time. The production went on to make its Broadway debut at The Cort Theater on October 31, 2002. To perpetuate Carrie's love of the performing arts, Carol has created The Carrie Hamilton Foundation which is currently supporting the fundraising efforts to establish The Carrie Hamilton Theater at The Pasadena Playhouse complex. The Carrie Hamilton Theater will support the works of young playwrights, directors and actors as well as embody an outreach program for at-risk children to expose them to the world of theater and the value of their own creative powers.

Carol last appeared on Broadway in 1999 in the Stephen Sondheim musical review "Putting It Together;" the production was first mounted in 1998, to great critical and commercial success, at Los Angeles' Mark Taper Forum. Her Broadway appearance, prior to "Putting It Together" was in 1995 with Philip Bosco in the Ken Ludwig farce "Moon Over Buffalo." Best Actor In A Play Tony Award nominations were bestowed on both Carol and Philip for their performances in the hit show.

In 1996 Carol began her much acclaimed appearances as Jamie Buchman's (Helen Hunt) mother on NBC's "Mad About You," for which she won a Best Supporting Actress Emmy. The episodes, which were among the series highest rated, continued into the 1997 season. 1994 was a busy year for Carol. She produced two specials for CBS, "Men, Movies & Carol," which spoofed the cinema and guest starred Tony Bennett, Scott Bakula, Michael Jeter and Barry Bostwick; and "Carol Burnett: The Special Years," featuring the most memorable moments from nine of her specials. "Seasons of the Heart," a dramatic telefilm on NBC, in which she co-starred with George Segal and Malcolm McDowell, also aired that year.

Carol spent most of her childhood in a less-than-glamorous section of Hollywood and attended UCLA before heading to New York. It was a rough beginning as jobs were tough until Carol staged her own musical revue, featuring her out-of-work roommates from a theatrical boarding house performing material by unemployed writers and composers. Soon offers for summer stock and 13 weeks' work on Paul Winchell's Kiddie TV show followed. Shortly thereafter, while performing at The Blue Angel in New York, she was spotted by talent bookers from both "The Jack Paar Show" and "The Ed Sullivan Show." Television audiences of both shows were doubled over with laughter at Carol's now-legendary rendition of "I Made a Fool of Myself Over John Foster Dulles."

After guest spots on Garry Moore's morning TV show of the time, Carol went on to make an appearance on the evening telecast of "The Garry Moore Show." During the first year of "The Garry Moore Show," she simultaneously performed the lead role in the off-Broadway musical, "Once Upon a Mattress." The show was an instant hit and later moved on to Broadway.

The first of her several specials with Julie Andrews followed, "Julie and Carol at Carnegie Hall," an hour musical show on CBS. Juggling both Broadway and television, Carol starred on the stage in "Fade Out, Fade In," and in a number of televised specials, including "Carol & Company," with Robert Preston; a 90-minute version of "Once Upon a Mattress"; an original musical, "Calamity Jane"; "Carol + 2" with Lucille Ball and Zero Mostel, and "Carol & Company" with Rock Hudson. In 1967, Carol returned to Los Angeles to begin what would become the longest-running musical comedy variety show in television history: the Emmy winning "The Carol Burnett Show."

Although the 11-year run of "The Carol Burnett Show" kept her extremely busy, she managed to find time to headline in Las Vegas with friend Jim Nabors as well as make her stage debut in a non-musical, "Plaza Suite," at the Huntington Hartford Theater in Los Angeles. She starred in another legit outing, "Same Time, Next Year" with Dick Van Dyke and then the Gower Champion-directed production of "I Do, I Do!" with Rock Hudson. Her second Julie Andrews special followed, "Julie and Carol at Lincoln Center," along with starring roles in the feature films "Pete 'N Tillie" with Walter Matthau and "The Front Page" again with Matthau and Jack Lemmon. During the 1973¬74 season, while still doing "The Carol Burnett Show," she co-starred with Alan Alda in "6 Rms Riv Vu" on CBS and the following year portrayed four characters in a 90-minute special television presentation of George Furth's comedy/drama, "Twigs." Teaming with opera star Beverly Sills in "Sills & Burnett at the Met," which aired during the 1976-77 season, Carol won a Christopher Award.

Carol has also starred in a variety of film and television projects since she made the conscious decision to bring "The Carol Burnett Show" to an end in 1978, after the series won a total of 25 Emmy Awards and while it was still enormously popular. Other productions include the critically acclaimed and highly rated musical special "Julie and Carol: Together Again" and in 1998 the telefilm "The Marriage Fool" in which she again co-starred with Walter Matthau. In recognition of this vast body of television accomplishments, The National Association of Broadcasters inducted her into their prestigious Hall of Fame.

Additional feature films include "The Four Seasons," "Chu Chu and the Philly Flash," "Annie," and two films directed by Robert Altman, "Health" and "A Wedding," for which she won the San Sebastian Film Award as Best Actress. Her most recent film credit is the starring role, opposite Michael Caine and Christopher Reeve, in the adaptation of the hilarious British stage farce, "Noises Off," directed by Peter Bogdanovich.

Home audiences saw her in such television movies as "The Grass Is Always Greener Over the Septic Tank," "Friendly Fire," for which she received an Emmy nomination, "The Tenth Month," as well as the HBO films "Between Friends" with Elizabeth Taylor and "The Laundromat," directed by Robert Altman. Other television specials include "Dolly and Carol In Nashville" with Dolly Parton, "Burnett /Discovers/ Domingo" with Placido Domingo and a two-hour ABC presentation of Neil Simon's play "Plaza Suite," which she had performed on stage in Los Angeles. In 1991 she hosted two highly acclaimed CBS specials, "The Very Best of the Ed Sullivan Show," and her own "The Carol Burnett Show: A Reunion," two of the network's highest rated shows during the season. Carol never lost her love of performing before a live audience and since 1990, she has appeared in numerous productions of "Love Letters," starring opposite such leading men as Leslie Nielsen, Tony Roberts, Charlton Heston, Tom Selleck, Brian Dennehy and Cliff Robertson. She returned to musical comedy in the 1993 Long Beach Civic Light Opera productions of "From The Top!," (an original musical written especially for Carol by long-time collaborators and friends Ken and Mitzie Welch) and Stephen Sondheim's "Company."

What started as a letter to her daughters as a record of Carol's life and their family history turned into One More Time, a critically acclaimed memoir published by Random House which reached the non-fiction best sellers lists in 1986.

Carol's social and charitable endeavors are legion. She has donated scholarships to her alma mater, UCLA, on whose board of trustees she serves and where she has established "The Carol Burnett Musical Theater Competition."

In addition to UCLA, Carol has also contributed to scholarship funds at the University of Hawaii for ethics in journalism, and created scholarship funds for performers at Boston's Emerson College and The College of Santa Fe. Carol continues to give without hesitation to numerous charities, always remembering that she has been generously given to as well.

WILL ARNETT (Vlad) recently starred in the basketball-themed comedy "Semi Pro" with Will Ferrell and Woody Harrelson. Last year, Arnett was seen opposite Will Ferrell, Jon Heder and his wife Amy Poehler in the figure skating comedy "Blades of Glory." He also recently starred in "Brothers Solomon" opposite Will Forte. In addition, Arnett lent his voice to blockbuster animated feature "Ice Age 2: The Meltdown" and co¬starred opposite Robin Williams in "R.V.," directed by Barry Sonnenfeld.

Arnett is currently attached to star in "Most Likely to Succeed" for Universal, "Dad Can't Lose" and "Get 'Em Wet" for Paramount, as well as "The Ambassador" for Dreamworks and Paramount, which he will also executive produce.

Arnett earned his first Emmy nomination for his work on the critically acclaimed Fox sitcom "Arrested Development," where he portrayed Gob Bluth. The show was nominated for two Emmys for Outstanding Comedy Series, winning one for its first season. It also nabbed a Golden Globe nomination -- and a cult following of loyal fans.

Before "Arrested Development," Arnett was a regular on the NBC comedy series "The Mike O'Malley Show." His additional television credits include guest-starring roles on "Sex and the City," "The Sopranos," "Boston Public," "Third Watch" and "Law & Order: Special Victims Unit." Arnett also appeared on NBC's "Will & Grace" playing Jack's dance nemesis while auditioning to become a backup dancer for Janet Jackson. Most recently Arnett was seen twice on NBC's "30 Rock" playing Devon Banks in a very memorable guest-starring role.

Arnett's feature credits include roles in "Monster-In-Law," "The Waiting Game," "The Broken Giant," "Southie" and "Ed's Next Move." Additionally, he served as the narrator for the film "Series 7: The Contenders" and can be heard in a variety of commercials most notably as the voice of GMC Trucks.

Arnett currently splits his residency between Los Angeles and New York where he lives with his wife, actress and "Saturday Night Live" star Amy Poehler.

ISLA FISHER (Dr. Mary Lou LaRue) stars with Ryan Reynolds and Abigail Breslin in the comedy "Definitely, Maybe," written and directed by Adam Brooks. Before that she starred in the critically acclaimed film "The Lookout," written and directed by Scott Frank, and also starring Joseph Gordon-Levitt and Jeff Daniels; and in the comedy "Hot Rod" with Andy Samberg of "Saturday Night Live." She also starred in "Wedding Daze" with Jason Biggs, written and directed by Michael Ian Black.

Fisher is most widely recognized for her critically acclaimed performance as Vince Vaughn's off-kilter love interest in the blockbuster comedy "Wedding Crashers." She first appeared stateside in the live-action feature "Scooby-Doo," in 2002. Since then, she appeared in "I Heart Huckabees" for director David O. Russell, and the scripted/improvisation television series "Pilot Season," with David Cross, Andy Dick and Sarah Silverman.

Born in the Middle-Eastern country of Oman, Fisher's family moved to the small city of Perth in Western Australia when she was a young girl. At the age of nine, Fisher was already appearing in commercials broadcast on Australian television. She then portrayed Shannon Reed in the popular soap "Home and Away," which also helped launch the careers of Guy Pearce, Naomi Watts and Heath Ledger. While working on the set of "Home and Away," she found time to write and release two best-selling teen¬themed novels.

AMY POEHLER (Sally O'Malley) is in her seventh season as a cast member of "Saturday Night Live" (and her fourth as the co-anchor of "Weekend Update,"). Poehler stars in the Warner Bros. comedy "Spring Breakdown" opposite Parker Posey, and the Universal Pictures comedy "Baby Mama" opposite Tina Fey. Poehler is producing, writing and providing the voice in the new Nickelodeon animated television series "Mighty B" about the exploits of a ten-year-old Honeybee scout.

Last year, Poehler had a starring role in the ice-skating comedy "Blades of Glory," alongside Will Ferrell, Will Arnett, and Jon Heder. She also lent her voice to the box office smash hit "Shrek the Third" as Snow White.

Poehler boasts an impressive arsenal of outrageous characters, from the hyperactive Caitlin and one-legged reality show contestant Amber to a manic host of "Good Morning Meth." Poehler has also contributed memorable impressions of Kelly Ripa, Avril Lavigne, Sharon Osbourne, Paula Abdul, Senator Hillary Clinton, Sharon Stone and Michael Jackson.

Poehler joined the SNL cast from the Upright Citizens Brigade, a sketch/improv troupe originally formed in Chicago. Poehler and the U.C.B. relocated to New York, where they had a sketch show on Comedy Central for three seasons, on which she was both a writer and performer. In addition, they opened a theater currently regarded as the premiere sketch/improv comedy venue in New York City. Poehler and the U.C.B. was featured in "A.S.S.S.S.C.A.T.: Improv," an improvised comedy special on Bravo.

Other feature credits include "Mean Girls," "Mr. Woodcock," "Southland Tales," "Tenacious D in The Pick of Destiny," "The Ex," "Wet Hot American Summer" and "Envy."

Poehler has made memorable appearances on "Late Night with Conan O'Brien," "Arrested Development," "Wonder Showzen" and "Undeclared." She also was a voice on "O'Grady" and "The Simpsons."

Poehler is married to actor Will Arnett and lives in New York City

SETH ROGEN (Morton), an actor, writer and producer, had a starring role opposite Katherine Heigl in "Knocked Up," which grossed nearly $150 million at the domestic box office. He co-wrote, executive produced and appeared in the critically acclaimed teen hit "Superbad," a semi-autobiographical comedy that earned close to $120 million.

Earlier this year, Rogen was the Narrator in the fantasy-adventure "The Spiderwick Chronicles." Rogen also co-wrote the screenplay for another Apatow¬produced comedy, "Drillbit Taylor," starring Owen Wilson.

Rogen began his career at the tender age of thirteen, performing standup comedy in Vancouver. After moving to Los Angeles, he landed supporting roles in Judd Apatow's critically acclaimed network television comedies, "Freaks and Geeks" and "Undeclared," launching Rogen's reputation for portraying losers, slackers and otherwise average Joes. At eighteen, proving his chops behind the camera, Rogen was hired as a staff writer on "Undeclared."

In 2005, Apatow cast Rogen in the hit feature comedy "The 40 Year Old Virgin," which opened theatrically at #1 and went on to gross $165 million worldwide. Co¬produced by Rogen, the film was named one of Ten Most Outstanding Motion Pictures of the Year by AFI and won Best Comedy Movie at the Critics' Choice Awards. The same year he was nominated for an Emmy Award for Outstanding Writing for a Variety, Music or Comedy on HBO's "Da Ali G Show."

The 26-year-old Canadian continues to verify his place among a new generation of triple-threat comedic writer/producer/actors. His upcoming films include the action comedy "Pineapple Express" and the animated "Kung Fu Panda." Rogen and writing partner Evan Goldberg are penning "The Green Hornet," a project he's slated to star in and executive produce.

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