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Jim Carrey is going to be a grandfather

The ‘Yes Man’ star’s daughter Jane is pregnant with her first baby

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Jane Carrey with her father Jim and Jenny McCarthy. Jane Carrey is expecting her first child.
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updated 6:40 p.m. ET July 9, 2009

Jim Carrey is going to be a grandfather.

Jane Carrey, the 21-year-old daughter of the “Yes Man” star, is pregnant, a rep for Carrey confirmed to Access Hollywood.

“I am very excited,” Jim Carrey told Radar Online, which first reported the news. “Jane is going to be a great mom.”

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The dad is Jane’s long-time love Alex Santana, Radar Online reported.

Jane is Jim’s daughter from his first marriage to Melissa Carrey. The couple divorced in 1995 after nearly a decade of marriage.

Jane, who fronts the Jane Carrey Band, a Los Angeles-based group, and her father are close. She steps out regularly to support her father and his girlfriend, Jenny McCarthy, at autism fundraisers and events.

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