They first asked Hugh Jackman, but he couldn't do it, so they asked Jim Carrey, at least according to an interview that I saw with Hugh Jackman.
By the way, Jim Carrey was an amazingly excellent choice. The Hollywood Reporter, of all places, has linked to the tm.org/blog entry about it. You really CANNOT buy that kind of publicity. Jim Carrey Delivers Commencement Speech, Receives Honorary Doctorate http://www.hollywoodreporter.com/news/jim-carrey-delivers-commencement-speech-707059 http://www.hollywoodreporter.com/news/jim-carrey-delivers-commencement-speech-707059 Jim Carrey Delivers Commencement Speech, ... http://www.hollywoodreporter.com/news/jim-carrey-delivers-commencement-speech-707059 In a commencement speech Saturday, Jim Carrey said witnessing his father struggle as an accountant inspired him to make the riskier choice of going into ... View on www.hollywo... http://www.hollywoodreporter.com/news/jim-carrey-delivers-commencement-speech-707059 Preview by Yahoo ---In FairfieldLife@yahoogroups.com, <no_re...@yahoogroups.com> wrote : ---In FairfieldLife@yahoogroups.com, <authfriend@...> wrote : I'd love to have been a fly on the wall to hear the discussion among the MUM higher-ups as to who would give the commencement speech. Whose idea was it to invite Carrey? I can't imagine that it didn't generate considerable resistance from some quarters. How did Carrey win out? He's a very rich Hollywood A-lister is my guess. The more there are of those spreading the word the more headlines they'll get. And how are those who were agin him feeling now that the choice has proved to be a stroke of genius? There are thousands of news stories reporting on the speech. I would also give my right arm (well, maybe my left arm) to be a fly on the wall when Buck sits down to see some of Carrey's films for the first time. Somebody should videotape the occasion. You could sell tickets to watch the expressions on his face. For maximum effect, he should start with Dumb and Dumber and Cable Guy before moving on to The Truman Show. LOL. When David Lynch first came out of the closet everyone at HQ was really excited that a top Hollywood director was pushing TM. I suggested showing a season of his movies on the Marshy channel as a tribute and they all thought it was a great idea, never having seen one. Quite sweet really. ---In FairfieldLife@yahoogroups.com, <no_re...@yahoogroups.com> wrote : One of Carrey's more "serious" movies is "The Truman Show"...a nice blend of spiritual values (i.e. there's much more to Reality than the reality we live daily) and his usual comedic charm. The premise is definitely unique making it one of the classics, and it's well worth the rental price.
