25 Things You Didn't Know About The Mask

By Jack Pooley / August 19, 2024

4. Carrey Based His Performance On His Father

It's clear that Carrey's performance as The Mask was inspired by both cartoons and classic movies, but on a more personal level, it also saw Carrey drawing from his own family.

In an interview with Roger Ebert, Carrey confirmed that he incorporated his father, Percy Joseph Carrey, into Stanley's character.

He said, "When I sit back and I look at my father tell a joke, he's a very strange guy and I never really realized until one day I sat down and really watched him. He's like a cartoon. I mean, he's just not natural. I use my father in a lot of different things. Stanley Ipkiss is a lot of my father."