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A 2000s Christmas classic almost featured a completely different actor.
While the title character of the 2000 film How the Grinch Stole Christmas may be one of Jim Carrey's most iconic roles, the role almost went to John Stamos. The Full House actor, 61, revealed this bit of news to Saturday Night Live cast member James Austin Johnson on the 'Tis The Grinch Holiday Podcast dropped Monday, December 23.
"Here's an interesting fact you don't know about me," Stamos said. "I was originally going to play you in the movie that Jim Carrey got."
The role, however, didn't work out for Stamos, as he faced quite a setback in the early stages of production. "I went to the makeup test, and I was allergic to all the prosthetics," Stamos said.
The ER actor didn't reveal any further details about the missed opportunity. But Johnson remained in character, talking about how he did some "consulting" work on the film. As a result of his consulting work, Johnson's Grinch ended up feeling "triggered."
"When they build an exact replica of your neighborhood, and you're walking around, but you know that you're on a sound stage in freaking Burbank, it's a little eerie," said Johnson.
Though the makeup didn't work out for Stamos, it seemed to suit Carrey well. However, he's admitted that he'd be willing to do a sequel to How the Grinch Stole Christmas if the crew were able to do the makeup more efficiently.
"The thing about it is, on the day, I do that with a ton of makeup and can hardly breathe. It was an extremely excruciating process," said Carrey in a December interview with Comic Book. "The children were in my mind all the time. 'It's for the kids. It's for the kids. It's for the kids.' And now, with motion capture and things like that, I could be free to do other things. Anything is possible in this world."
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