The Grinch is one of the most popular Christmas films of the 2000s. Jim Carrey as the ultimate green Christmas hater is simply unforgettable. But what are the actors doing today? After all, it has been some time since the film first hit theaters in 2000.
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00:00 The Grinch is one of the most popular Christmas films of the 2000s.
00:08 Jim Carrey as the ultimate green Christmas hater is simply unforgettable.
00:16 But what are the actors doing today?
00:19 After all, it has been some time since the film first hit theaters in 2000.
00:27 Let's start with the Grinch himself.
00:29 Jim Carrey played the iconic role fabulously.
00:35 He is one of the most popular and funniest actors Hollywood has to offer.
00:42 He is famous for popular comedies like Bruce Almighty or Dumb and Dumber.
00:51 From 2018 to 2020, he stood in front of the camera for the series Kidding.
01:00 Ever since October 2020, Carrey has been parodying US President Joe Biden on Saturday Night Live.
01:10 Taylor Momsen plays the sweet Cindy Lou Who in The Grinch.
01:15 But that little girl has grown up.
01:21 She then played the role of Jenny Humphrey in Gossip Girl, who became more and more rebellious
01:27 over the course of the series.
01:32 Her style has also changed with her character.
01:38 But that was her last acting role.
01:44 Taylor Momsen is now concentrating on her job as the front singer of the rock band,
01:49 The Pretty Reckless.
01:53 Mayor Augustus Mayhew was the rival of The Grinch and was played by Jeffrey Tambor.
02:03 A few years after the film, the actor landed a role in the hit comedy series Arrested Development.
02:12 In recent years, he has also been seen repeatedly in successful films like The Hangover Saga
02:19 or in The Accountant.
02:25 After allegations of sexual misconduct, which he denied, he had to give up some major television
02:31 roles.
02:36 Martha Mayhew was the object of desire for The Mayor and The Grinch.
02:45 She was portrayed by the charming and funny Christine Baranski, who is now known as Leonard's
02:50 mother from The Big Bang Theory.
02:57 But she also had bigger roles in the series The Good Wife and the musical films Mamma
03:02 Mia and Mamma Mia Here We Go Again.
03:09 Christine was last seen in an episode of Young Sheldon back in 2019.
03:18 Bill Irwin played the father of Sweet Cindy, Lulu Hood.
03:25 He then starred mostly in American TV series.
03:29 Most recently he starred in Legion from 2017 to 2019.
03:38 His on-screen wife, Betty Lou Who, was played by actress Molly Shannon.
03:47 She was able to land many more jobs in film and television after the film.
03:55 Since 2019, she has played one of the leading roles in the series The Other Two.
04:01 She has also been able to get a hold of many other film roles.
04:08 She was last seen by audiences in 2020, back in the film Promising Young Woman.
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