John Stamos is joking he nearly nabbed the role of the Grinch in the 2000 film, "How the Grinch Stole Christmas," which ultimately went to Jim Carrey. Stamos says he was allergic to the prosthetics.

Back in 1998, Jim Carrey beat the likes of Jack Nicholson, Robin Williams and Eddie Murphy to star in The Grinch. The comedian, who'd shot to A-list fame in the 1990s with Ace Ventura and The Mask ...

But what's not a joke is how many prosthetics Carrey had to wear during the production of 2000's How the Grinch Stole Christmas, still the only live-action adaptation of Dr. Seuss' classic holiday ...

The actor played Dr. Seuss' iconic character The Grinch in the 2000 movie. By Carly Thomas Associate Editor “Oh, gosh, you know, if we could figure out the Grinch,” Carrey said when asked if ...

John Stamos Almost Played the Grinch — But Was Allergic to the Prosthetics The actor revealed he auditioned for the role that went to Jim Carrey in Ron Howard’s 2000 adaptation of the Dr ...

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Hey, you know, I have something. Here's an interesting fact you don't know about me. … I was originally going to play you in the movie that Jim Carrey got. Did you know that?

With Carrey M.I.A. from theatrical movies, there were simply minimal opportunities to try and dethrone Bruce Almighty or How the Grinch Stole Christmas from their respective box office perches.