Jim Carrey has announced a book tour in support of his upcoming "semi-autobiographical novel," Memoirs and Misinformation.
The book was co-written by Carrey and Dana Vachon, and it tells the story of Jim Carrey the character — "an insanely successful and beloved movie star drowning in wealth and privilege — but he's also lonely. Maybe past his prime. Maybe even... getting fat?"
It deconstructs Carrey's public persona since he became famous, including his foray in more serious, Oscar-baiting, Charlie Kaufman-directed films.
The novel tells "a story about acting, Hollywood, agents, celebrity, privilege, friendship, romance, addiction to relevance, fear of personal erasure, our 'one big soul,' Canada, and a cataclysmic ending of the world — apocalypses within and without."
If it all sounds a bit meta and confusing, perhaps Carrey and Vachon will clear some questions up on their upcoming book tour.
It will begin in New York on May 5, eventually coming to Canada for a single stop in Vancouver on May 15. The tour will then come to a close in Los Angeles on May 21.
See the full list of dates below.
Memoirs and Misinformation is due out on May 5 via Knopf.
Tour dates:
05/05 Brooklyn, NY - Kings Theatre
05/07 Jersey City, NJ - Loew's Theatre
05/08 Boston, MA - The Chevalier Theatre
05/09 Miami, FL - The Adrienne Arsht Center for the Performing Arts
05/11 Austin, TX - The First Baptist Church of Austin
05/12 Chicago, IL - The Tivoli Theatre
05/15 Vancouver, BC - BlueShore Financial Centre for the Performing Arts
05/17 Bellingham, WA - The Performing Arts Center of Western Washington University
05/18 Portland, OR - The Keller Auditorium
05/19 San Francisco, CA - The Sydney Goldstein Theater
05/21 Los Angeles, CA - The Aratani Theatre
The book was co-written by Carrey and Dana Vachon, and it tells the story of Jim Carrey the character — "an insanely successful and beloved movie star drowning in wealth and privilege — but he's also lonely. Maybe past his prime. Maybe even... getting fat?"
It deconstructs Carrey's public persona since he became famous, including his foray in more serious, Oscar-baiting, Charlie Kaufman-directed films.
The novel tells "a story about acting, Hollywood, agents, celebrity, privilege, friendship, romance, addiction to relevance, fear of personal erasure, our 'one big soul,' Canada, and a cataclysmic ending of the world — apocalypses within and without."
If it all sounds a bit meta and confusing, perhaps Carrey and Vachon will clear some questions up on their upcoming book tour.
It will begin in New York on May 5, eventually coming to Canada for a single stop in Vancouver on May 15. The tour will then come to a close in Los Angeles on May 21.
See the full list of dates below.
Memoirs and Misinformation is due out on May 5 via Knopf.
Tour dates:
05/05 Brooklyn, NY - Kings Theatre
05/07 Jersey City, NJ - Loew's Theatre
05/08 Boston, MA - The Chevalier Theatre
05/09 Miami, FL - The Adrienne Arsht Center for the Performing Arts
05/11 Austin, TX - The First Baptist Church of Austin
05/12 Chicago, IL - The Tivoli Theatre
05/15 Vancouver, BC - BlueShore Financial Centre for the Performing Arts
05/17 Bellingham, WA - The Performing Arts Center of Western Washington University
05/18 Portland, OR - The Keller Auditorium
05/19 San Francisco, CA - The Sydney Goldstein Theater
05/21 Los Angeles, CA - The Aratani Theatre
