Ace Ventura is an eccentric, possibly insane, self styled ‘pet detective’ who gave up regular police work so he could focus more on crimes against animals. Like all the great fictional sleuths, he is gifted with incredible powers of observation. Ventura’s many personality quirks include his persistent, almost pathological, vulgarity and exceedingly flamboyant, extroverted behaviour. Despite his frequently psychotic personality, he is a dedicated gumshoe driven by an insatiable love of animals and a desire to protect them from the sinister machinations of man.
Ace Ventura was played by Jim Carrey in the films – “Ace Ventura: Pet Detective”, released in 1994, and “Ace Ventura: When Nature Calls”, released in 1995.