27 Years Ago, Jim Carrey Accepted an MTV Award in Disguise and Refused to Break Character

On June 5, 1999, Jim Carrey showed up to the MTV Movie Awards looking nothing like the rubber-faced comedian we’d come to know from movies like Ace Ventura: Pet Detective and Dumb and Dumber. Nominated for Best Male Performance for his role in The Truman Show, Carrey decided to attend that evening’s ceremony dressed up…