19 roles that took a toll on the actors who played them

Modified Jan 28, 2025 09:09 ET

Gangs of New York, Image Source - Miramax Films

18) Jim Carrey in How The Grinch Stole Christmas

The Grinch, Image Source - Universal Pictures

How the Grinch Stole Christmas is considered a classic movie. It is the backstory of the famous Christmas character – The Grinch- played by Jim Carrey in this movie. While acting in the movie, Jim Carrey had to endure a full-body suit, prosthetics, and a two-hour makeup process. He reported feeling very heavy and burdened in it, and in fact, the discomfort was so much that the directors had to hire Navy SEAL trainers to teach him how to ignore claustrophobic situations.