<P> Charlie Baileygates ( Jim Carrey ) is a veteran Rhode Island State Police trooper who has been taken advantage of by those around him , starting with his former wife Layla ( Traylor Howard ) . Despite his friends warning him of Layla 's infidelity , Charlie refused to accept she was in an affair , even after she gave birth to triplet black boys , until she ran off with her midget genius black lover , Shonté , abandoning her children . In the present , Charlie has raised the triplets as his own , Jamal , Lee Harvey , and Shonté Jr ( Anthony Anderson , Jerod Mixon , Mongo Brownlee ) , likewise geniuses , but huge in size as compared to their biological father . While Charlie is consistently loved and respected by his `` sons '' , he is continually abused by the rest of the town , who see him as a stupid coward whom anyone can easily walk over . As a result of years of such treatment , Charlie develops a split personality named Hank to deal with the confrontations Charlie avoids . Emerging whenever Charlie is under extreme stress , Hank is an over-the - top , rude , and violent persona reminiscent of characters played by Clint Eastwood . A psychiatrist prescribes medication to keep Charlie 's Hank personality at bay . </P>
<P> Charlie Baileygates ( Jim Carrey ) is a veteran Rhode Island State Police trooper who has been taken advantage of by those around him , starting with his former wife Layla ( Traylor Howard ) . Despite his friends warning him of Layla 's infidelity , Charlie refused to accept she was in an affair , even after she gave birth to triplet black boys , until she ran off with her midget genius black lover , Shonté , abandoning her children . In the present , Charlie has raised the triplets as his own , Jamal , Lee Harvey , and Shonté Jr ( Anthony Anderson , Jerod Mixon , Mongo Brownlee ) , likewise geniuses , but huge in size as compared to their biological father . While Charlie is consistently loved and respected by his `` sons '' , he is continually abused by the rest of the town , who see him as a stupid coward whom anyone can easily walk over . As a result of years of such treatment , Charlie develops a split personality named Hank to deal with the confrontations Charlie avoids . Emerging whenever Charlie is under extreme stress , Hank is an over-the - top , rude , and violent persona reminiscent of characters played by Clint Eastwood . A psychiatrist prescribes medication to keep Charlie 's Hank personality at bay . </P>
where did me myself and irene take place
where did me myself and irene take place
Rhode Island
Rhode Island