What if Jim Carrey found a cloning machine and made a female version of himself? What would he get?
Well he would get Heather Shaw, the popular comedian from New York.
But jokes apart, besides their faces both comedic talents are actually not related to one another.
In fact, they haven’t even met with each other in real life.
However, just like Jim , Heather is also really hilarious and the way she impersonates Jim makes every one believe that she is some long lost daughter of Jim Carrey.
Now, you all might be curious about who she really is.
So, today let’s talk about Heather Shaw and let’s know everything that there is to know about her.
Key Takeaways:
- Heather Saw looks like the female version of Jim Carrey and fans were curious if they were related to eachother but they aren’t.
- The talented comedian has garnered over 2.5 million followers in TikTok and has more than 680K followers on Instagram.
- Even after having such a massive fan base, she feels like she is losing her individuality and people will only recognize her as a Jim Carrey girl.
Jim Carrey Look Alike Heather Shaw Has Insane Following In Social Media
Born on March 20, 1988, Heather Shaw was born and raised in Rochester, New York.
The 36– year-old comedian has looked like Jim Carrey since she was 8 years old.
Sometime during her childhood, she accidentally broke her front tooth. And that incident turned out to be a blessing in disguise for her.
As, now she looks more like Jim Carrey’s iconic character Lloyd Christmas from movie Dumb and Dumber.
This striking resemblance to Lloyd made her choose a career in comedy and while explaining about her career choices to NY post, she sarcastically said:
What else am I gonna do? Like, imagine if I was a doctor with this face. Just walking in like, ‘Bad news: it’s cancer. Good luck!
Heather Shaw
Fortunately, her looks have given her a massive boost in her career.
She has amassed over 2.5 million followers on TikTok and more than 680K followers on Instagram.
However, this unique looks of her did create some of the problems for her.
As now, she is losing her individuality.
Her fans worldwide recognize her only as the Jim Carrey girl and her overall talent is overlooked.
People only want to see Heather doing the improv of the Jim Carrey.
While explaining about it she said:
But also it can be hard sometimes to make sure I’m my own person and not just some lookalike of one of the most famous comedians out there.
Heather Shaw
Now, you might be wondering when she started gaining recognition.
Let’s discuss it a little now.
Heather Shaw Started Gaining Recognition From Lockdown
Even though the talented actress has been active in the industry for the past 10 years, her recognition only started during the Pandemic.
During those days, she was doing a skit on TikTok in which she tried to convince everyone that she was Jim Carrey’s long-lost daughter.
The video became an instant.
In fact, some of the people instantly thought she was actually Jim’s daughter.
Later, to prove it was just a skit, she posted a photo of her and her birth father.
After gaining recognition through social media, she went on to work with talented personnel like Mark Normand, Eric Andre, and Fortune Feimster.
Some Lesser Known Facts
- Heather Shaw and all her siblings aren’t straight and belongs to LGBT community.
- The talented comedian has worked as a Research Analyst in a bank named Wells Fargo.
- Heather started her journey in stand up comedy from 2015.
