On Amazon Prime's "Reacher," Alan Ritchson looms large. His character, Jack Reacher, is a big, hulking guy, an Army veteran who strikes out on his own solving dangerous cases. He can't exactly go undercover, so Reacher relies on keen intellect and brute strength to survive. That keen intellect, by the way, also means that he can be extremely quick-witted. Sure, Ritchson pulls off the action — just look at him — but his comedic timing steals the show.

In an interview with The Hollywood Reporter , Ritchson confessed that his childhood hero was none other than legendary comedian Jim Carrey. He was obsessed with " Ace Ventura: Pet Detective," the comedy where Carrey played a foul-mouthed investigator solving animal-related crimes. "I was in sixth grade, and I was enamored," he recalled. "He w

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