20 years ago Today in Movie History – February 4 – a comedic movie star was born with the release of Ace Ventura: Pet Detective. Jim Carrey was best known as a member of the groundbreaking sketch show “In Living Color”, but Ace brought his career into new territory. The film grossed an unexpected $12 million in its debut and $72 million domestically. That same year, Carrey would have two more massive hits – The Mask and Dumb and Dumber. Many successes would follow including Liar Liar, The Truman Show, How the Grinch Stole Christmas, and Bruce Almighty. This November we’ll see a Dumb and Dumber sequel twenty years after its initial release.

As for birthdays, Gabrielle Anwar is 44 today. TV viewers may know her from USA’s “Burn Notice”, but she was a part of film history as Al Pacino’s tango partner in Scent of a Woman. Other roles that followed include For Love or Money, Body Snatchers, and The Three Musketeers.

Rod Corddry is 43 today. He became well-known as a correspondent on “The Daily Show” before getting into films. His most notable role is likely 2010’s cult favorite Hot Tub Time Machine. Other appearances include Old School, Blades of Glory, I Now Pronounce You Chuck and Larry, The Heartbreak Kid, Warm Bodies, and The Way, Way Back. A sequel to Hot Tub Time Machine is scheduled for this Christmas.

As for Six Degrees of Separation between the two:

Gabrielle Anwar was in Scent of a Woman with Al Pacino

Al Pacino was in City Hall with John Cusack

John Cusack was in Hot Tub Time Machine with Rod Corddry

And that’s today – February 4 – in Movie History!