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Jim Carrey's Grinch Role: Torture Training Revealed

11/6/2025

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Jim Carrey, the actor in 'How the Grinch Stole Christmas,' faced significant challenges due to heavy prosthetics and painful yellow contact lenses.
Taylor Momsen revealed on the 'Call Her Daddy' podcast that Carrey endured 'torture training' with a Navy SEAL.
She noted the Grinch costume was brutal, especially when fake snow got under the contacts.
Momsen, who played Cindy Lou Who, said she never found Carrey scary.

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Jim Carrey, the actor in 'How the Grinch Stole Christmas,' faced significant challenges due to heavy prosthetics and painful yellow contact lenses.
Taylor Momsen revealed on the 'Call Her Daddy' podcast that Carrey endured 'torture training' with a Navy SEAL.
She noted the Grinch costume was brutal, especially when fake snow got under the contacts.
Momsen, who played Cindy Lou Who, said she never found Carrey scary.