Liar Liar

Jim Carrey (Actor) .. Fletcher Reede

Born: February 17, 1962 in Newmarket, Ontario, Canada

Best Known For: His outrageous comedy performances.

Early-life: James Eugene Carrey was born on January 17, 1962, in Newmarket, Ontario, Canada. He's the youngest of four children. His father was an accountant and jazz musician. The family was so strapped for cash that at one point they all worked as cleaners in a factory and lived in their camper van to make ends meet. A natural performer from a young age, he had a routine he would do for anybody willing to watch and sent his CV to Carol Burnett when he was 10.

Career: Carrey dropped out of high school at 16, but began appearing as a stand-up comedian in Toronto clubs. After moving to Los Angeles, he made a name for himself at The Comedy Store before moving into films and TV. Small roles in Peggy Sue Got Married, Earth Girls Are Easy and The Dead Pool followed. The series In Living Color helped make his name in the US, while the success of Ace Ventura: Pet Detective turned him into a global star. Hit films since include The Mask, Dumb and Dumber, Liar Liar, The Truman Show, Bruce Almighty, Eternal Sunshine of the Spotless Mind and Lemony Snicket's Series of Unfortunate Events. His recent work includes Mr Popper's Penguins, Kick-Ass 2 and Dumb and Dumber To.

Quote: 'I tend to stay up late, not because I'm partying, but because it's the only time of day when I'm alone and I don't have to be on, performing.'

Trivia: He became an American citizen in 2004.

Maura Tierney (Actor) .. Audrey Reede

Born: February 03, 1965 in Boston, Massachusetts

Best Known For: Playing nurse-turned-doctor Abby in ER.

Early-life: Maura Therese Tierney was born on February 3, 1965, in Boston, Massachusetts, and grew up in the city's affluent Hyde Park area. Her mother was a part-time estate agent, her father a prominent local politician, and she has two younger siblings. Maura attended New York University, but dropped out before graduation to go to theatre school instead. To make ends meet while studying, she sold T-shirts door-to-door in college halls of residence. Eventually moved to Los Angeles to find work as an actress.

Career: Tierney's acting career took a while to take off. She landed parts in TV series The Van Dyke Show and 704 Hauser, but both shows were cancelled after a few episodes. However, in 1995 she won a role in the successful US sitcom NewsRadio, while her performances in the films Primal Fear, Liar Liar, and Forces of Nature brought her to the attention of UK audiences. In 2000, she joined the cast of ER as Abby Lockhart, and was nominated for an Emmy award the following year. She's also appeared in the movies Insomnia and Welcome to Mooseport. Her recent output includes Semi-Pro, Baby Mama, Finding Amanda, Rescue Me, and The Whole Truth.

Quote: 'I prefer living in New York over Los Angeles - or for that matter, any other city I've visited.'

Trivia: Was cast in the role of Nurse Abigail 'Abby' Lockhart in ER, without an audition.

Justin Cooper (Actor) .. Max Reede

Jennifer Tilly (Actor) .. Samantha Cole

Cary Elwes (Actor) .. Jerry

Born: October 26, 1962 in Westminster, London

Best Known For: A string of movie roles.

Early-life: Ivan Simon Cary Elwes was born in Westminster, London, on October 26, 1962 to portrait-painter Dominick Elwes and interior designer Tessa Georgina Kennedy. He is the brother of producer/agent Cassian Elwes and artist Damian Elwes. His parents divorced when he was four and he was 13 when his father committed suicide. After graduating from Harrow, he moved to New York to study acting at the Sarah Lawrence College. He also attended the Actors Studio and the Lee Strasberg Theatre and Film Institute.

Career: Elwes made his acting debut in Another Country (1984) and has continued working steadily ever since. His film credits include The Princess Bride (1987), Glory (1989), Robin Hood: Men in Tights (1993), Twister (1996), Kiss the Girls (1997), Saw (2004), Ella Enchanted (2004) and Saw 3D (2010). On the small screen, he has appeared in The X-Files, miniseries Pope John Paul II, Psych, Leverage and TV movie The Anna Nicole Story.

Quote: 'I take away something from every role. I'm still learning and that's what life is about.'

Trivia: Elwes is an ambassador for the Audrey Hepburn Children's Fund with UNICEF.

Swoosie Kurtz (Actor) .. Dana Appleton

Anne Haney (Actor) .. Greta

Amanda Donohoe (Actor) .. Miranda

Born: June 29, 1962 in London

Best Known For: Taking her clothes off in a variety of projects.

Early-life: Amanda Donohoe was born in London on June 29, 1962. She's the daughter of a successful antiques dealer, and was raised in a comfortable, middle-class home. Despite this, she was a rebellious teenager who left school at 16 with nine O-levels, became a punk, and got a job in a shop on the famous King's Road in Chelsea. Amanda later took stock of her life and enrolled at the Central School of Speech and Drama, and managed to land work before she'd even graduated.

Career: Donohoe made her TV debut in 1985's Star Quality. Her first film, Foreign Body, came a year later. Notorious 1987 movie Castaway made her famous. Movies such as The Lair of the White Worm (1988), The Rainbow (1989) and Paper Mask (1990) followed before the actress moved to Los Angeles. In 1992, she won a Golden Globe for her performance as a bisexual lawyer in LA Law. Since then, she's starred in The Madness of King George (1995), Liar Liar (1997), and One Night Stand (1997). On the small screen, she was a regular in Bad Girls in 2006, and joined the Emmerdale cast in 2009. A year later she returned to the stage, appearing in Star Quality. More recently, she has appeared in Toast of London and Pramface.

Quote: 'I can't embrace a male god who has persecuted female sexuality throughout the ages. And that persecution still goes on today all over the world.'

Trivia: Donohoe is reportedly a feminist and a socialist.

Jason Bernard (Actor) .. Judge Marshall Stevens

Tom Shadyac (Director)

7:20 pm - 8:20 pm, Sunday, April 12 on ITV2 +1 (29)

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