Jim Carrey to be a grandfather

LOS ANGELES, July 10 (UPI) -- Canadian-born film star Jim Carrey has confirmed his 21-year-old daughter Jane is pregnant with her first child.

The expectant mother is the front woman of the Jane Carrey Band. She reportedly is engaged to marry Alex Santana of the rock band Blood Money.

"I am very excited," the 47-year-old actor said in a statement issued to People.com. "Jane is going to be a great mom."

Jane is Carrey's daughter with his first wife, Melissa, the magazine noted on its Web site.