Character name:
Ace Ventura
Appears in:
Ace Ventura: Pet Detective
AV: When Nature Calls
Also known as:
First movie
Ace Ventura:
un detective diferente
Ein tierischer Detektiv
Détective pour chiens et chats
l'acchiappanimali
Second movie
Ace Ventura:
operación África
Jetzt wird's wild
en Afrique
missione Africa
Dates:
First movie released -
February 4 1994 USA
April 29 1994 UK
August 5 1994 ES
May 26 1994 DE
April 28 1994 AU
March 29 1995 FR
Second movie released -
November 10 1995 USA
December 26 1995 UK
March 28 1996 ES
December 14 1995 DE
July 10 1996 FR
Awards:
| | Character back story: | Inspiration for character:
Ace Ventura is a fictional character created by screenwriter Jack Bernstein. Bernstein had wanted to create a comedic version of Sherlock Holmes, and while watching the 'Stupid Pet Tricks' segment on 'Late Night With David Letterman, he got the idea for a pet detective
But it was Jim Carrey who brought this character to life in a way that no one else could. After several reads through the script, the lines just weren't feeling right, so, Jim decided to add Ace's voice style and the manner in which he speaks. The voice is something which Jim used in his old stand up routine, it was such an improvement that it became Ace Ventura's main character trait. The well known catchphrase "All righty then" was taken from one of his old stand up characters. Many of Ace's mannerisms (like his laugh) are taken from the character 'Fire Marshall Bill' who Jim played during his time on the TV show 'In Living Color'.
| Age: Going by Jim's age, Ace is 32 in the first movie, and, 33 in the second
| | Occupation: Pet Detective | Personality type:
Eccentric, flamboyant, extrovert, narcissistic, persistently vulgar, possibly insane. Despite this, Ace is intelligent and dedicated to his craft, he is also an incredible observationist
| Signature look:
Unbuttoned Hawaiian shirt over a plain white vest, red and black striped trousers, boots, shades (occasionally), big hair quiff
| Resides:
In the first movie - Miami, Florida
In the second movie - Ace does not have a preminent residence, we see him in the Himalayas attempting to rescue a raccoon, soul-searching with the monks in Tibet, and gets to work on a mission in Africa
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