4. Jim Carrey
Like Foxx, Carrey started getting noticed during his time on In Living Color but began his stage performances as a comedian back home in Canada. His career advanced much more quickly, however, exploding in 1994 with the release of hit films Ace Ventura: Pet Detective, Dumb and Dumber and The Mask.
Carrey has since become one of the highest grossing actors of all-time.