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Carrey fires agent after successive career flops
By Stone Martindale Sep 15, 2006, 17:01 GMT
Hollywood star Jim Carrey has released his agency UTA, which launched his career over ten years ago after a series of big screen fizzle outs.
The malleable star has parted company with the United Talent Agency following a rough summer; two big-budget films he was connected with - Used Guys and Ripley's Believe It Or Not - were shut down after exceeding their $100 million-plus budgets.
Facing extreme competition in the funny guy leading man category with the likes of Dane Cook, Paul Rudd, Eddie Izzard, Steve Carell and Will Ferrell, he is no longer able to command $20 million per picture.
Carrey's most recent signings have been for low-budget productions. Carrey is not blaming the agency for the split. His publicist Marleah Leslie says, "Mr. Carrey has shared an enormous amount of success with UTA over the years for which he is truly grateful. It was a difficult decision to make, but he felt it was time to move on."
A spokesperson for UTA says, "With the possible exception of today, Jim Carrey is among the true geniuses of our generation. We wish him eternal sunshine."
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