Jim Carrey Once Pranked Damon Wayans Jr. by Jumping Onto the Car Windshield: 'He Was Just Wild'

Mar. 15, 2025

Damon Wayans Jr.; Jim Carrey.Photo:Gregg DeGuire/Variety via Getty; Axelle/Bauer-Griffin/FilmMagic

Damon Wayans Jr. at the Los Angeles premiere of “Players” held at The Egyptian Theatre Hollywood on February 8, 2024 in Los Angeles, California.,Jim Carrey attends the Los Angeles Premiere Screening of “Sonic The Hedgehog 2” at Regency Village Theatre on April 05, 2022 in Los Angeles, California.

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Not everyone can say one of their earliest memories is a prank courtesy ofJim Carrey, but Damon Wayans Jr. can.

As costar toDamon Wayans Sr. in the sketch showIn Living Colorand 1988 sci-fi movieEarth Girls Are Easy, Carrey, now 62, spent time withthe Wayans familywhen Damon Jr., Michael, Cara Mia and Kyla were kids.

At that time, Carrey was “just wild,” recalled Damon Jr., 41, appearing alongside his dad on a recent episode of SiriusXM’s programThe Spotlight With Jessica Shaw.

Damon Wayans, Jr. and Damon Wayans, Sr. on Sept. 18.Sonja Flemming/CBS via Getty

Damon Wayans, Jr. and Damon Wayans, Sr. at the CBS Presentation of YOU’RE LAUGHING AT CBS: A NIGHT OF “SIT-DOWN” COMEDY with screenings of POPPA’S HOUSE and GEORGIE & MANDY’S FIRST MARRIAGE and sneak peeks of GHOSTS and THE NEIGHBORHOOD, at NeueHouse Hollywood in Los Angeles,

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When Damon Sr., 64, quipped that his kids “thought Jim Carrey was funnier than me,” his son joked that theLiar Liarstar was “just more desperate,” remembering a specific anecdote.

“There was one time we were coming home,” Damon Jr. continued, “and I think I was like 5, 6 years old, maybe 7, and we were waiting for the gate to open. And Jim Carrey drops out of the tree onto the windshield of our car and slides down, like his face is just smeared down.”

Laughing he added, “So that’s why he was so funny ‘cause he was just wild… That was one of my earliest memories of him.”

As for how Damon Sr. reacted to his colleague appearing out of nowhere onto the family car, Damon Jr. added, “You turned on the windshield wiper."

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Jim Carrey and Damon Wayans Sr. in 2003.KMazur/WireImage

Jim Carrey and Damon Wayans during Nickelodeon Kids Choice Awards 2003 - Backstage at Barker Hangar in Santa Monica, California, United States

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Carey starred alongside Damon Sr. onIn Living Colorfrom 1990 to 1994 (Damon Sr. and siblings Kim, Shawn, andMarlonleft midway through season 4 due to disputes with the Fox network over censorship). Before that, the two played furry aliens alongsideJeff GoldbluminEarth Girls Are Easy, which also starredGeena Davis.

Among Carrey’s upcoming projects isSonic the Hedgehog 3, in theaters Dec. 20.

source: people.com

Jim Carrey Once Pranked Damon Wayans Jr. by Jumping Onto the Car Windshield: 'He Was Just Wild'

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