{"id":144396,"date":"2023-12-03T13:57:26","date_gmt":"2023-12-03T13:57:26","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/theprojectsworld.com\/?p=144396"},"modified":"2023-12-03T13:57:26","modified_gmt":"2023-12-03T13:57:26","slug":"inside-the-tragic-death-of-the-grinch-teen-star-including-spine-chilling-warning-in-last-ever-tv-appearance-the-sun","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/theprojectsworld.com\/tv-movies\/inside-the-tragic-death-of-the-grinch-teen-star-including-spine-chilling-warning-in-last-ever-tv-appearance-the-sun\/","title":{"rendered":"Inside the tragic death of The Grinch teen star &#8211; including spine-chilling warning in last ever TV appearance | The Sun"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>CHRISTMAS is just weeks away and for many, it&#x27;s time to get cosy and watch their favourite festive films.<\/p>\n<p>But for fans of How The Grinch Stole <span>Christmas<\/span>, the Jim Carrey <span>film<\/span> has a tragic <span>real life<\/span> story behind it. <\/p>\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter\" src=\"https:\/\/www.thesun.co.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/12\/2gp599b-dr-seuss-grinch-stole-784295804.jpg\"><br \/>\n<img decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter\" src=\"https:\/\/www.thesun.co.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/12\/actor-josh-ryan-evans-attends-784295319.jpg\"><\/p>\n<p>The film was released in 2000 and sees Jim, 61, play the titular green character who despises the celebrations and attempted to sabotage Whoville&#x27;s holiday plans. <\/p>\n<p>For any scenes looking back at Grinch&#x27;s life when he was eight, the role was played by Josh Ryan Evans, despite the actor being 18 at the time of filming.<\/p>\n<p>Josh had been diagnosed with achondroplasia &#8211; which is a form of dwarfism &#8211; and gave him <span>the voice<\/span> of a small child and a stature of three feet, two inches. <\/p>\n<p>Speaking about his size, Josh said: &quot;My size is an asset to me. People write roles for me. If I was just another blonde-haired, brown-eyed, 18-year-old actor, I&#x27;d be left unrecognised. People remember me.&quot;<\/p>\n<h2>Read More on Christmas films<\/h2>\n<p><source media=\"(-webkit-min-device-pixel-ratio: 1.5)\" data-srcset=\"https:\/\/www.thesun.co.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/11\/xx-xx-xx-67.jpg\"><source data-srcset=\"https:\/\/www.thesun.co.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/11\/xx-xx-xx-67.jpg\"><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter\" src=\"https:\/\/www.thesun.co.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/11\/xx-xx-xx-67.jpg\"><\/picture><span>Ho, no, no! <\/span><\/p>\n<h3>James Nesbitt is worlds away from Cold Feet as he transforms into sleazy santa<\/h3>\n<p><source media=\"(-webkit-min-device-pixel-ratio: 1.5)\" data-srcset=\"https:\/\/www.thesun.co.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/10\/crop-24268569.jpg\"><source data-srcset=\"https:\/\/www.thesun.co.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/10\/crop-24268569.jpg\"><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter\" src=\"https:\/\/www.thesun.co.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/10\/crop-24268569.jpg\"><\/picture><span>whatsupp! <\/span><\/p>\n<h3>Now The Sun has FIVE WhatsApp channels to join &#8211; from news or sport to showbiz<\/h3>\n<p>His condition didn&#x27;t stop him from pursuing his passion for acting, and he entered the world of showbiz at the age of 12. <\/p>\n<p>Before The Grinch, he starred in TV shows including Family Matters, Ally McBeal, but was probably best known for his role as Timmy Lenox in NBC soap, Passions. <\/p>\n<p>Sadly, both Passions and The Grinch were to be his final roles, as he died in August 2000 at the age of just 20. <\/p>\n<p>Josh was having a medical procedure following complications relating to a congenital heart condition when he passed away.<\/p>\n<h2>Most read in Film<\/h2>\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter\" src=\"https:\/\/www.thesun.co.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/11\/TB_COMP_WONKA.jpg\"><\/picture><span>CHOCOLATE STARS <\/span><\/p>\n<h3>Where original Willy Wonka child stars are now &#8211; including Emmerdale role<\/h3>\n<p><\/span><span><\/p>\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter\" src=\"https:\/\/www.thesun.co.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/11\/2T2GP0Cjpg-JS862870720.jpg\"><\/picture><span>DULCIE PEARCE <\/span><\/p>\n<h3>Eileen is a strangely beautiful, violent thriller that&#8217;s eerily inviting<\/h3>\n<p><\/span><span><\/p>\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter\" src=\"https:\/\/www.thesun.co.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/11\/dk-comp-colman-29nov.jpg\"><\/picture><span>SWEET SPOT <\/span><\/p>\n<h3>Olivia Colman shows off bold look with platinum blonde hair at Wonka premiere<\/h3>\n<p><\/span><span><\/p>\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter\" src=\"https:\/\/www.thesun.co.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/10\/jb-hgragam-comp.jpg\"><\/picture><span>DEVILISH <\/span><\/p>\n<h3>Heather Graham, 53, strips off for sizzling sex scene in terrifying new movie<\/h3>\n<p><\/span><\/p>\n<p>His condition meant he couldn&#x27;t leave home for long <span>periods<\/span> of time, with him once explaining: &quot;Watching movies took me away from my own problems and gave me a total escape. <\/p>\n<p>&quot;I knew that if I could do that for just one person &#8211; that if I could help one person escape the way the movies helped me &#8211; that would be a great way to spend my life.&quot;<\/p>\n<p>In an eerie twist, the day Josh died was the same day his character Timmy&#x27;s death aired on Passions.<\/p>\n<p>The original plan had been for Timmy to continue in the show as an angel, and Josh had recorded his death scene weeks before his real life passing. <\/p>\n<p>However, his tragic death meant soap bosses scrapped the storyline and dedicated Timmy&#x27;s death episode to their late colleague. <\/p>\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter\" src=\"https:\/\/www.thesun.co.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/12\/actror-josh-ryan-evans-poses-784295214.jpg\"><br \/>\nSource: <a href=\"https:\/\/www.thesun.co.uk\/tv\/24896817\/inside-tragic-death-the-grinch-teen-star\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Read Full Article<\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>CHRISTMAS is just weeks away and for many, it&#x27;s time to get cosy and watch their favourite festive films. 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