Directed by Ron Howard and featuring a delightfully manic turn by Jim Carrey, 2000’s How the Grinch Stole Christmas was Hollywood’s first live-action adaptation of Dr.
Seuss’ iconic children’s book.
With his trademark rubber face and chameleon-like nature as a performer, Carrey was the perfect actor to play the titular curmudgeon.
However, bringing such a character to the big screen proved to be one of the toughest challenges of his prolific and varied career.
Enduring months under the legendary Rick Baker’s ingenious yet unforgiving makeup, Carrey reached his physical and mental limits, leading producer Brian Grazer to devise an unorthodox strategy to help the ailing actor get through the film’s arduous production.
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