# Grinch > Mediated Wiki article. Canonical URL: https://mediated.wiki/source/Grinch > Markdown URL: https://mediated.wiki/source/Grinch.md > Source: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Grinch > Source revision: 1356943830 > License: Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike 4.0 International (https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/4.0/) {{short description|Fictional character created by Dr. Seuss}} {{about|the [Dr. Seuss](/source/Dr._Seuss) character|the 2018 animated film|The Grinch (film)|other uses}} {{use mdy dates|date=March 2026}} {{use American English|date=March 2026}} {{Infobox character | name = The Grinch | series = [Grinch](/source/How_the_Grinch_Stole_Christmas) | image = The Grinch.png | caption = The Grinch with his pet dog Max. | first = ''[How the Grinch Stole Christmas!](/source/How_the_Grinch_Stole_Christmas!)'' (1957) | creator = [Dr. Seuss](/source/Dr._Seuss) | designer = Dr. Seuss | voice = {{plainlist| * [Boris Karloff](/source/Boris_Karloff) (''[How the Grinch Stole Christmas!](/source/How_the_Grinch_Stole_Christmas!_(TV_special))'') * [Zero Mostel](/source/Zero_Mostel) (audio record) * [Hans Conried](/source/Hans_Conried) (''[Halloween is Grinch Night](/source/Halloween_is_Grinch_Night)'') * [Bob Holt](/source/Bob_Holt_(actor)) (''[The Grinch Grinches the Cat in the Hat](/source/The_Grinch_Grinches_the_Cat_in_the_Hat)'') * [Walter Matthau](/source/Walter_Matthau) (''Random House Home Video'') * [Anthony Asbury](/source/Anthony_Asbury) (''[The Wubbulous World of Dr. Seuss](/source/The_Wubbulous_World_of_Dr._Seuss)'') * [Corey Burton](/source/Corey_Burton) (''[Sneech Beach Area](/source/Universal's_Islands_of_Adventure)'', ''[Seuss Landing Street Show](/source/Universal's_Islands_of_Adventure)'') * Josh Gerhardt (''[The Grinch](/source/The_Grinch_(video_game))'') * [Rik Mayall](/source/Rik_Mayall) (''The Dr. Seuss Collection'') * [Benedict Cumberbatch](/source/Benedict_Cumberbatch) (''[The Grinch](/source/The_Grinch_(film))'') * [David Kaye](/source/David_Kaye_(voice_actor)) ([Capital One](/source/Capital_One) commercials) * [Darin De Paul](/source/Darin_De_Paul) (Walmart commercials) }} | portrayer = {{ubl|[Jim Carrey](/source/Jim_Carrey) (''[How the Grinch Stole Christmas](/source/How_the_Grinch_Stole_Christmas_(2000_film))'')|[Patrick Page](/source/Patrick_Page) (''[Dr. Seuss' How the Grinch Stole Christmas!](/source/Dr._Seuss'_How_the_Grinch_Stole_Christmas!_The_Musical)'')|[Stefán Karl Stefánsson](/source/Stef%C3%A1n_Karl_Stef%C3%A1nsson) (''[Dr. Seuss' How the Grinch Stole Christmas!](/source/Dr._Seuss'_How_the_Grinch_Stole_Christmas!_The_Musical)'')|[Matthew Morrison](/source/Matthew_Morrison) (''[Dr. Seuss' The Grinch Musical Live!](/source/Dr._Seuss'_The_Grinch_Musical_Live!)'')|[Walton Goggins](/source/Walton_Goggins) ([Walmart](/source/Walmart) commercials)}} | gender = [Male](/source/Male) | spouse = Martha May Whovier (''[How the Grinch Stole Christmas](/source/How_the_Grinch_Stole_Christmas_(2000_film))'') | occupation = | religion = | franchise = | species = | family = Max (pet dog) }} The '''Grinch''' is a character created by children's author and cartoonist [Dr. Seuss](/source/Dr._Seuss).{{Cite web|title=Who Was Dr. Seuss' Inspiration for the Grinch? Himself!|url=https://www.biography.com/news/dr-seuss-grinch-inspiration|last=Witter|first=Brad|website=Biography|access-date=2020-05-06}} He is best known as the titular main protagonist of the 1957 children's book ''[How the Grinch Stole Christmas!](/source/How_the_Grinch_Stole_Christmas!)'' He has been portrayed and voiced by many actors, including [Boris Karloff](/source/Boris_Karloff), [Zero Mostel](/source/Zero_Mostel), [Hans Conried](/source/Hans_Conried), [Bob Holt](/source/Bob_Holt_(actor)), [Walter Matthau](/source/Walter_Matthau), [Anthony Asbury](/source/Anthony_Asbury), [Jim Carrey](/source/Jim_Carrey), [Rik Mayall](/source/Rik_Mayall), [Benedict Cumberbatch](/source/Benedict_Cumberbatch), [Matthew Morrison](/source/Matthew_Morrison), [David Howard Thornton](/source/David_Howard_Thornton), and [James Austin Johnson](/source/James_Austin_Johnson). ==Character description== The Grinch is depicted as a green, furry, pot-bellied, pear-shaped, snub-nosed [humanoid](/source/humanoid) creature with a cat-like face and a cynical personality. In full-color adaptations, he is typically colored green. He has spent the past 53 years living in seclusion on a cliff overlooking the town of [Whoville](/source/Whoville). In contrast to the cheerful Whos, the Grinch is [misanthropic](/source/Misanthropy), ill-natured, and mean-tempered. The reason for this is a source of speculation; the consensus among the Whos is that he was born with a heart that they say was "two sizes too small". Though always hateful, he especially hates the [Christmas season](/source/Christmas_season), making particular note of how disturbing the various elements of [Christmas](/source/Christmas) time are to him, including the earsplitting noises of strangely-designed musical instruments, eating [Christmas dinner](/source/Christmas_dinner), and singing [Christmas carol](/source/Christmas_carol)s. Unable to stand the holiday any longer, he enacts a dastardly plan to stop it from happening. Aided by his pet dog, Max, he meticulously designs a red suit to disguise himself as [Santa Claus](/source/Santa_Claus) and breaks into the Whos' homes on [Christmas Eve](/source/Christmas_Eve) while they sleep to steal everything they own, and dump it off from a nearby mountain. Although he pulls off the theft successfully, on Christmas morning he is shocked to hear the Whos still singing cheerfully, happy simply to have each other. He then realizes that the holiday has a deeper meaning that he never considered. Inspired, he stops the Whos' belongings from falling off the edge of the mountain, and in the process his heart grows three times its size. He returns all the gifts he stole and gladly takes part in the Whos' Christmas celebration. The Grinch is still portrayed as a bitter and ill-tempered character in artwork and other media. In both [the animated TV special](/source/How_the_Grinch_Stole_Christmas!_(TV_special)) and [the 2000 live-action film](/source/How_the_Grinch_Stole_Christmas_(2000_film)), he is shown to have superhuman strength when he stops an entire sleigh loaded with presents from going over a cliff and lifts it over his head, and he is also described as "[finding] the strength of ten Grinches plus two" during that moment of crisis. In the 2018 film, the Grinch has assistance saving all the Whos' stolen goods. With the character's anti-Christmas spirit followed by the transformation on Christmas morning, scholars have noted similarity to [Ebenezer Scrooge](/source/Ebenezer_Scrooge) from [Charles Dickens](/source/Charles_Dickens)'s 1843 novella ''[A Christmas Carol](/source/A_Christmas_Carol)''.{{cite book|first=Philip|last=Nel|author-link=Philip Nel|title=Dr. Seuss: American Icon|publisher=[Continuum International Publishing Group](/source/Continuum_International_Publishing_Group)|location=New York City|date=2003|page=130|isbn=978-0826417084}}{{cite book|first=Jacob M.|last=Held|title=Dr. Seuss and Philosophy: Oh, the Thinks You Can Think|url=https://archive.org/details/drseussphilosoph00held|url-access=limited|publisher=[Rowman & Littlefield](/source/Rowman_%26_Littlefield)|location=Lanham, Maryland|date=2011|isbn=978-1442203112|page=[https://archive.org/details/drseussphilosoph00held/page/n169 147]}} Cardiologist David Kass suggested that the growth of the Grinch's heart at the end of the story indicates that the Grinch has the physiology of a [Burmese python](/source/Burmese_python).{{cite web|first=Jon|last=Hamilton|url=https://www.npr.org/sections/health-shots/2017/12/22/571998558/heart-2-sizes-too-small-mr-grinch-see-your-cardiologist|title=Heart 2 Sizes Too Small? Mr. Grinch, See Your Cardiologist|website=[NPR](/source/NPR)|date=December 22, 2017|access-date=December 22, 2017}} In Seuss's book, the Grinch's hatred for Christmas is unknown, but the 2000 film adaptation provides a backstory in his upbringing: abandoned in infancy in Whoville and left in the cold, unnoticed by the revelers at a Christmas party, the Grinch is taken in by two Who women. He proves an unruly schoolboy and is bullied by a schoolmate, Augustus May Who (later Whoville's mayor), but falls for a Who girl named Martha May Whovier. Determined to impress her, he uses various family heirlooms to make an angel Christmas tree-topper for a Christmas gift exchange and vainly attempts to shave. He is mocked for his efforts by everyone at school except Martha and so conceives an abiding resentment. The TV special ''[The Grinch Grinches the Cat in the Hat](/source/The_Grinch_Grinches_the_Cat_in_the_Hat)'' lays much of the blame on the absence of the Grinch's mother, who had been a positive, nurturing influence on the Grinch in her lifetime but died some time prior; when the Grinch is finally provoked to grieve at the end of that special, he returns to being good. ==History== thumb|left|Dr. Seuss working on ''How the Grinch Stole Christmas!'' in early 1957 The first use of the word 'Grinch' in a work by Dr. Seuss appears in the 1953 book ''[Scrambled Eggs Super!](/source/Scrambled_Eggs_Super!)'' (one of the books withdrawn from circulation by the Seuss estate in 2021{{cite news|first1=Amanda|last1=Watts|last2=Asmelash|first2=Leah|title=6 Dr. Seuss books won't be published anymore because they portray people in 'hurtful and wrong' ways|url=https://www.cnn.com/2021/03/02/us/dr-seuss-books-cease-publication-trnd/index.html|date=March 2, 2021|work=CNN|access-date=March 2, 2021}}) about Peter T. Hooper, a boy who collects eggs from a number of exotic birds to make scrambled eggs. One of these exotic birds is the "Beagle-Beaked-Bald-Headed Grinch" who shares the later Grinch's cantankerous attitude. The name later appeared in the May 1955 issue of ''[Redbook](/source/Redbook)'' in a 32-line poem called, "The Hoobub and the Grinch". This version bears virtually no resemblance to the later character other than name, instead being a fast-talking salesman in the vein of Sylvester McMonkey McBean from ''[The Sneetches](/source/The_Sneetches_and_Other_Stories)'' and the Once-ler from Seuss's later book ''[The Lorax](/source/The_Lorax)''.{{cite book|title=Dr. Seuss: American Icon|author=Philip Nel|publisher=The Continuum International Publishing Group|year=2005|url=https://books.google.com/books?id=IjvHQsCn_pgC&q=%22The+Hoobub+and+the+Grinch%22|page=117|isbn=9780826417084}} "The Hoobub and the Grinch" would be republished as part of the posthumous anthology ''[Horton and the Kwuggerbug and More Lost Stories](/source/Horton_and_the_Kwuggerbug_and_More_Lost_Stories)'' in 2014, in which the illustration draws this Grinch far differently.{{cite news|last1=Migaki|first1=Lauren|title=Horton Meets A... Who?|url=https://www.npr.org/2014/09/08/345880696/horton-meets-a-who-introducing-the-kwuggerbug-from-seuss-lost-stories|access-date=12 March 2015|publisher=[NPR](/source/NPR)|date=8 September 2014}} The Grinch, in his best known incarnation, made his book debut in the 1957 story ''How the Grinch Stole Christmas!'', written and illustrated by Dr. Seuss, published as both a [Random House](/source/Random_House) book and in an issue of ''Redbook'' magazine. In 1966, the story was adapted into an animated [television featurette of the same name](/source/How_the_Grinch_Stole_Christmas!_(TV_special)), which was directed by [Chuck Jones](/source/Chuck_Jones) and included the song "[You're a Mean One, Mr. Grinch](/source/You're_a_Mean_One%2C_Mr._Grinch)". [Boris Karloff](/source/Boris_Karloff) serves as both the story's narrator and the voice of the Grinch, but the song was sung by [Thurl Ravenscroft](/source/Thurl_Ravenscroft), as Karloff could not sing.{{cite news|url=https://www.nytimes.com/2005/12/25/magazine/25raven.html|title=Our Cereal Hero|access-date=December 27, 2009|work=[The New York Times](/source/The_New_York_Times)|first=Elizabeth|last=McCracken|date=December 25, 2005|url-status=live|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20121115150612/http://www.nytimes.com/2005/12/25/magazine/25raven.html|archive-date=November 15, 2012|df=mdy-all}} The Grinch's green color debuted in the television special as a consensus choice among Jones and Seuss, who agreed green was the only choice that made sense.{{cite news|title='How the Grinch Stole Christmas'– Best Villain Since Old 'Scrooge!'|url=https://www.newspapers.com/image/496698273/?terms=how%20the%20grinch%20stole%20christmas&match=1|date=December 7, 1966|pages=17|work=[The Daily Record](/source/Daily_Record_(New_Jersey))|access-date=December 11, 2023}} In 1977, Seuss responded to the fan request for more Grinch tales by writing the animated television special ''[Halloween Is Grinch Night](/source/Halloween_Is_Grinch_Night)''. The Grinch is voiced by [Hans Conried](/source/Hans_Conried).{{cite book|last=Woolery|first=George W.|title=Animated TV Specials: The Complete Directory to the First Twenty-Five Years, 1962-1987|date=1989|publisher=Scarecrow Press|isbn=0-8108-2198-2|access-date=March 27, 2020|url=https://archive.org/details/animatedtvspecia0000wool/page/118/mode/2up|pages=119–120}} This was followed in 1982, when [Marvel](/source/Marvel_Productions) green-lit ''[The Grinch Grinches the Cat in the Hat](/source/The_Grinch_Grinches_the_Cat_in_the_Hat)'', a TV film co-starring [the Cat in the Hat](/source/The_Cat_in_the_Hat_(character)). The Grinch is voiced by [Bob Holt](/source/Bob_Holt_(actor)). The special was produced by Dr. Seuss (though under his real name, Ted Geisel). Although not as successful as the original, the two films both received [Emmy Awards](/source/Emmy_Awards).{{cite book|last=Woolery|first=George W.|title=Animated TV Specials: The Complete Directory to the First Twenty-Five Years, 1962-1987|date=1989|publisher=Scarecrow Press|isbn=0-8108-2198-2|access-date=March 27, 2020|url=https://archive.org/details/animatedtvspecia0000wool/page/124/mode/2up|pages=125–126}} Several episodes of the 1996 [Nick Jr. Channel](/source/Nick_Jr._Channel) television show ''[The Wubbulous World of Dr. Seuss](/source/The_Wubbulous_World_of_Dr._Seuss)'' feature the Grinch as the main antagonist, this time in puppet form.{{cite web|title=The Wubbulous World of Dr. Seuss|url=https://www.henson.com/wubbulous-world-dr-seuss.php|publisher=The Jim Henson Company|access-date=December 22, 2017|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20171223102055/https://www.henson.com/wubbulous-world-dr-seuss.php|archive-date=December 23, 2017}} He was performed and voiced by [Anthony Asbury](/source/Anthony_Asbury) from Season 1 (1996) to Season 2 (1998).{{cite web|url=https://www.behindthevoiceactors.com/tv-shows/The-Wubbulous-World-of-Dr-Seuss/|title=The Wubbulous World of Dr. Seuss|website=Behind The Voice Actors|language=en-US|access-date=December 6, 2025}} [A 2000 live-action feature musical comedy film based on the story](/source/How_the_Grinch_Stole_Christmas_(2000_film)), directed by [Ron Howard](/source/Ron_Howard) and starring [Jim Carrey](/source/Jim_Carrey) as the Grinch, was a major success at the box office.{{cite book|last=Montalbano|first=Dave|title=The Adventures of Cinema Dave in the Florida Motion Picture World|url=https://books.google.com/books?id=hvfExNxOXpsC&pg=PA268|date=December 22, 2010|page=268|publisher=Montalbano Publishing|isbn=9781462836734|access-date=December 6, 2025}}{{cite book|last=Rowan|first=Terry|title=Having a Wonderful Christmas Time Film Guide|url=https://books.google.com/books?id=AzuyCQAAQBAJ&pg=PA70|date=April 27, 2014|page=70|publisher=Rowan Publishing|isbn=9781312140455|access-date=December 6, 2025}}{{cite web|url=https://boxofficemojo.com/movies/?id=grinch.htm|title=How the Grinch Stole Christmas (2000)|website=Box Office Mojo|access-date=July 7, 2012|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20150310001717/http://boxofficemojo.com/movies/?id=grinch.htm|archive-date=March 10, 2015}} A video game based on the film, simply entitled ''[The Grinch](/source/The_Grinch_(video_game))'', was released on several consoles and PC in the same year. It was followed in 2007 by the release of the [Nintendo DS](/source/Nintendo_DS) title ''[Dr. Seuss: How the Grinch Stole Christmas!](/source/Dr._Seuss%3A_How_the_Grinch_Stole_Christmas!)''. The Grinch was portrayed on the stage when the story was turned into [a 1994 musical](/source/Dr._Seuss'_How_the_Grinch_Stole_Christmas!_(musical)) by the Children's Theater Company out of [Minneapolis](/source/Minneapolis). The show made it to [Broadway](/source/Broadway_theatre) by way of a limited run in 2006.{{cite book|editor1-first=Christopher R.|editor1-last=Fee|editor2-first=Jeffrey B.|editor2-last=Webb|chapter-url=https://books.google.com/books?id=kXnEDAAAQBAJ&q=grinch+culture+of+the+united+states&pg=PA848|title=American Myths, Legends, and Tall Tales: An Encyclopedia of American Folklore|chapter=Santa Claus|publisher=[ABC-CLIO](/source/ABC-CLIO)|location=Santa Barbara, California|date=2016|access-date=December 22, 2017|isbn=9781610695688|page=848|via=[Google Books](/source/Google_Books)}} Icelandic actor [Stefán Karl Stefánsson](/source/Stef%C3%A1n_Karl_Stef%C3%A1nsson) portrayed the Grinch in the touring production of the musical from 2008 to 2015.{{cite news|last=Gans|first=Andrew|title=Karl, Charles, Keenan-Bolger and More Cast in Grinch Tour|url=http://www.playbill.com/news/article/122048.html|date=October 6, 2008|publisher=Playbill|access-date=December 6, 2025|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20081009025900/http://www.playbill.com/news/article/122048.html|archive-date=October 9, 2008}}{{cite news|last=Ng|first=David|title=Christopher Lloyd withdraws from 'Grinch' at the Pantages|url=https://www.latimes.com/archives/blogs/culture-monster-blog/story/2009-10-27/christopher-lloyd-withdraws-from-grinch-at-the-pantages|date=October 27, 2009|website=Los Angeles Times|access-date=December 6, 2025}}{{cite news|last=Lewis|first=Jessica|title=Christopher Lloyd Bows Out of LA's 'Grinch'; Replaced by Stefan Karl|url=https://www.broadwayworld.com/los-angeles/article/Christopher-Lloyd-Bows-Out-of-LAs-GRINCH-Replaced-by-Stefan-Karl-20091028|date=October 28, 2009|publisher=BroadwayWorld|access-date=December 6, 2025}} The Grinch is also a minor character in the 2000 musical ''[Seussical](/source/Seussical)'', which is based on multiple Seuss works. The Grinch's story was adapted for [a 2018 animated film](/source/The_Grinch_(film)) by [Illumination Entertainment](/source/Illumination_(company)), starring [Benedict Cumberbatch](/source/Benedict_Cumberbatch) as the title character.{{cite news|last=Franich|first=Darren|title=Benedict Cumberbatch is the new Grinch|url=https://ew.com/article/2016/04/13/grinch-benedict-cumberbatch/|date=April 13, 2016|publisher=Entertainment Weekly|access-date=December 22, 2017}} On December 9, 2020, [NBC](/source/NBC) aired the holiday live production, ''[Dr. Seuss' The Grinch Musical Live!](/source/Dr._Seuss'_The_Grinch_Musical_Live!)'', based on the Broadway stage musical. [Booboo Stewart](/source/Booboo_Stewart) plays young Max, Amelia Minto plays [Cindy Lou Who](/source/Cindy_Lou_Who), [Denis O'Hare](/source/Denis_O'Hare) plays old Max and [Matthew Morrison](/source/Matthew_Morrison) stars as the Grinch. The musical includes songs from the original musical, such as "[You're a Mean One, Mr. Grinch](/source/You're_a_Mean_One%2C_Mr._Grinch)".{{cite news|last=Weisholtz|first=Drew|title=NBC bringing 'The Grinch' to life in new musical holiday special|url=https://www.today.com/popculture/nbc-bringing-grinch-life-new-musical-holiday-special-t198362|date=November 10, 2020|website=TODAY.com|language=en|access-date=December 6, 2025}}{{cite news|last=Meyer|first=Dan|title=Dr. Seuss' The Grinch Musical Special, Starring Matthew Morrison, Airs on NBC December 9|url=https://www.playbill.com/article/dr-seuss-the-grinch-musical-special-starring-matthew-morrison-airs-on-nbc-december-9|date=December 9, 2020|publisher=Playbill|access-date=9 December 2020}}{{cite news|last=Scribner|first=Herb|title='Dr. Seuss' The Grinch Musical!': Here's what we know so far|url=https://www.deseret.com/platform/amp/entertainment/2020/12/9/22165425/dr-seuss-the-grinch-musical-watch-stream-cast-details|date=December 9, 2020|website=Deseret News|access-date=December 9, 2020|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20211221085152/https://www.deseret.com/platform/amp/entertainment/2020/12/9/22165425/dr-seuss-the-grinch-musical-watch-stream-cast-details|archive-date=December 21, 2021}} In 2023, [Outright Games](/source/Outright_Games) and Casual Brothers Ltd. developed and released a video game titled ''The Grinch: Christmas Adventures'', in which you play as both the Grinch and his dog Max as they traverse through 18 levels in Whoville to steal Christmas presents from the Whos, including jigsaw puzzles in order to unlock upgrades.{{cn|date=March 2026}} ==Voice actors and portrayals== thumb|Set of the 2000 film ''How the Grinch Stole Christmas'' In many different movies, specials, and television series, the Grinch has been voiced and played by many different characters throughout many films. In [Chuck Jones](/source/Chuck_Jones)' [1966 television special](/source/How_the_Grinch_Stole_Christmas!_(TV_special)), the Grinch was voiced by [Boris Karloff](/source/Boris_Karloff) before he died three years later in 1969.{{cite news|last=Higgins|first=Bill|title=Hollywood Flashback: Boris Karloff Played His Final Creature in 1966's 'Grinch'|url=https://www.hollywoodreporter.com/news/general-news/boris-karloff-played-his-final-creature-1966s-grinch-1158086/|date=2018-11-08|website=The Hollywood Reporter|language=en-US|access-date=September 9, 2023}} [Zero Mostel](/source/Zero_Mostel) voiced the Grinch in the 1975 audio recording of ''How the Grinch Stole Christmas!'',{{cite book|last=Lindemann|first=Richard|title=The Dr. Seuss Catalog: An Annotated Guide to Works by Theodor Geisel in All Media, Writings About Him, and Appearances of Characters and Places in the Books, Stories and Films|url=https://books.google.com/books?id=tLvABgAAQBAJ&pg=PA139|date=February 28, 2005|publisher=McFarland & Company|page=139|isbn=978-0786422234|access-date=December 6, 2025}} while [Hans Conried](/source/Hans_Conried) voiced the character in ''[Halloween Is Grinch Night](/source/Halloween_Is_Grinch_Night)'' and [Bob Holt](/source/Bob_Holt_(actor)) voiced the character in ''[The Grinch Grinches the Cat in the Hat](/source/The_Grinch_Grinches_the_Cat_in_the_Hat)'', a crossover with one of [Dr. Seuss](/source/Dr._Seuss)' characters [The Cat in the Hat](/source/The_Cat_in_the_Hat). [Walter Matthau](/source/Walter_Matthau) voiced the character in ''Random House Home Video''.{{cite book|last=Lindemann|first=Richard|title=The Dr. Seuss Catalog: An Annotated Guide to Works by Theodor Geisel in All Media, Writings About Him, and Appearances of Characters and Places in the Books, Stories and Films|url=https://books.google.com/books?id=tLvABgAAQBAJ&pg=PA125|date=February 28, 2005|publisher=McFarland & Company|page=125|isbn=978-0786422234|access-date=December 6, 2025}} ''[The Wubbulous World of Dr. Seuss](/source/The_Wubbulous_World_of_Dr._Seuss)'' also features the Grinch, where he was played by puppeteer [Anthony Asbury](/source/Anthony_Asbury). The Grinch was voiced by [Corey Burton](/source/Corey_Burton) in [Seuss Landing](/source/Seuss_Landing) and ''Sneech Beach Area''.{{cite web|title=Corey Burton – Islands of Adventure|url=http://www.coreyburton.com/ioa.html|access-date=April 25, 2020|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20180405194601/http://www.coreyburton.com/ioa.html|archive-date=April 5, 2018}} In [Ron Howard](/source/Ron_Howard)'s 2000 ''[How the Grinch Stole Christmas](/source/How_the_Grinch_Stole_Christmas_(2000_film))'' film, the Grinch's first live-action feature, he was played by [Jim Carrey](/source/Jim_Carrey). Despite the film having mixed reviews, Carrey's performance as the Grinch was praised by critics. In ''[The Grinch](/source/The_Grinch_(video_game))'' video game, he was voiced by Josh Gerhardt.{{cite web|title=Josh Gerhardt|url=https://www.soundwithmotion.com/vo-talent/josh.htm|publisher=Sound With Motion|access-date=December 6, 2025}}{{cite web|url=https://www.behindthevoiceactors.com/video-games/The-Grinch/|title=The Grinch (2000)|website=Behind The Voice Actors|language=en-US|access-date=December 24, 2024}} [Stefán Karl Stefánsson](/source/Stef%C3%A1n_Karl_Stef%C3%A1nsson) played the character in ''[Dr. Seuss' How the Grinch Stole Christmas! The Musical](/source/Dr._Seuss'_How_the_Grinch_Stole_Christmas!_The_Musical)'' from 2008 to 2015. In [Universal Pictures](/source/Universal_Pictures) and [Illumination](/source/Illumination_(company))'s feature film ''[The Grinch](/source/The_Grinch_(film))'' directed by [Scott Mosier](/source/Scott_Mosier) and [Yarrow Cheney](/source/Yarrow_Cheney), he was voiced by [Benedict Cumberbatch](/source/Benedict_Cumberbatch). In the Grinch's third live-action feature, ''[Dr. Seuss' The Grinch Musical Live!](/source/Dr._Seuss'_The_Grinch_Musical_Live!)'', he was played by [Matthew Morrison](/source/Matthew_Morrison). In the horror movie parody of the Grinch, ''[The Mean One](/source/The_Mean_One)'', the Grinch was played by [David Howard Thornton](/source/David_Howard_Thornton). In some [Capital One](/source/Capital_One) commercials, the Grinch was voiced by [David Kaye](/source/David_Kaye_(voice_actor)).{{cite web|title=David Kaye|url=https://www.davidkaye.com|publisher=David Kaye|access-date=November 23, 2023}} In some [Walmart](/source/Walmart) commercials, the Grinch was voiced by [Darin De Paul](/source/Darin_De_Paul){{cite web|title=Videos|url=https://www.darindepaul.com/videos|publisher=Darin De Paul|access-date=August 7, 2024}} and played by [Walton Goggins](/source/Walton_Goggins).{{cite news|last=Goldstein|first=Lex|title=Walton Goggins Didn't Get Why the Internet Thought He Looked Like the Grinch ... Until He Put the Makeup On: 'I Do Kind of Look Like Him!' (Exclusive)|url=https://people.com/walton-goggins-as-the-grinch-walmart-ad-exclusive-11849600|date=November 17, 2025|publisher=People|access-date=December 6, 2025}}{{cite news|last=Nebens|first=Richard|title=Walmart's Grinch: Cindy Lou Who Actress Celebrates Commercial Debut With New BTS Photos|url=https://thedirect.com/article/walmart-grinch-cindy-lou-who-actress|date=November 21, 2025|publisher=The Direct|access-date=December 6, 2025}} * [Boris Karloff](/source/Boris_Karloff) (1966, 1994; archive recordings, uncredited; ''[How the Grinch Stole Christmas!](/source/How_the_Grinch_Stole_Christmas!_(TV_special))'') * [Zero Mostel](/source/Zero_Mostel) (1975; ''How the Grinch Stole Christmas!'', audio record) * [Hans Conried](/source/Hans_Conried) (1977; ''[Halloween Is Grinch Night](/source/Halloween_Is_Grinch_Night)'') * [Bob Holt](/source/Bob_Holt_(actor)) (1982; ''[The Grinch Grinches the Cat in the Hat](/source/The_Grinch_Grinches_the_Cat_in_the_Hat)'') * [Walter Matthau](/source/Walter_Matthau) (1992; ''Random House Home Video'') * [Anthony Asbury](/source/Anthony_Asbury) (1996–1998; ''[The Wubbulous World of Dr. Seuss](/source/The_Wubbulous_World_of_Dr._Seuss)'') * Guy Paul (1998; ''[Dr. Seuss' How the Grinch Stole Christmas!](/source/Dr._Seuss'_How_the_Grinch_Stole_Christmas!_(musical))''){{cite news|last=Monteagudo|first=Merrie|title=From the Archives: Grinching of the Globe began in 1998|url=https://www.sandiegouniontribune.com/news/local-history/story/2022-11-22/from-the-archives-grinching-of-the-globe-began-in-1998|date=November 22, 2022|website=San Diego Union-Tribune|access-date=December 6, 2025}} * [Corey Burton](/source/Corey_Burton) (1999; ''[Sneech Beach Area](/source/Universal's_Islands_of_Adventure)'', ''[Seuss Landing Street Show](/source/Universal's_Islands_of_Adventure)'') * [Jim Carrey](/source/Jim_Carrey) (2000; ''[How the Grinch Stole Christmas](/source/How_the_Grinch_Stole_Christmas_(2000_film))'') * [Josh Ryan Evans](/source/Josh_Ryan_Evans) (2000; young Grinch in ''How the Grinch Stole Christmas'') * Josh Gerhardt (2000; ''[The Grinch](/source/The_Grinch_(video_game))'') * [Rik Mayall](/source/Rik_Mayall) (2000; ''The Dr Seuss Collection'', audio CD){{cite book|last=Lindemann|first=Richard|title=The Dr. Seuss Catalog: An Annotated Guide to Works by Theodor Geisel in All Media, Writings About Him, and Appearances of Characters and Places in the Books, Stories and Films|url=https://books.google.com/books?id=tLvABgAAQBAJ&pg=PA140|date=February 28, 2005|publisher=McFarland & Company|page=140|isbn=978-0786422234|access-date=December 6, 2025}} * [Patrick Page](/source/Patrick_Page) (2006–2007; ''Dr. Seuss' How the Grinch Stole Christmas!''){{cite news|last=Gans|first=Andrew|title=Tix for Grinch — with Patrick Page — Go on Sale Sept. 6|url=https://www.playbill.com/article/tix-for-grinch-with-patrick-page-go-on-sale-sept-6-com-143455|date=September 6, 2007|publisher=Playbill|access-date=December 6, 2025|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20070930153756/http://www.playbill.com/news/article/110789.html|archive-date=September 30, 2007}}{{cite news|last=Gans|first=Andrew|title=Page Will Be Green Again for Broadway's Grinch.|url=http://www.playbill.com/news/article/110676-Page-Will-Be-Green-Again-for-Broadways-Grinch|date=August 27, 2007|publisher=Playbill|access-date=August 31, 2007|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20121023114004/http://www.playbill.com/news/article/110676-Page-Will-Be-Green-Again-for-Broadways-Grinch|archive-date=October 23, 2012}} * [Jay Goede](/source/Jay_Goede) (2006; ''Dr. Seuss' How the Grinch Stole Christmas!''){{cite news|last=Hernandez|first=Ernio|title=Jay Goede to Steal Christmas in San Diego as Dr. Seuss' Grinch|url=https://playbill.com/article/jay-goede-to-steal-christmas-in-san-diego-as-dr-seuss-grinch-com-135637|date=October 17, 2006|publisher=Playbill|access-date=December 6, 2025}} * [Stefán Karl Stefánsson](/source/Stef%C3%A1n_Karl_Stef%C3%A1nsson) (2008–2013, 2015; ''Dr. Seuss' How the Grinch Stole Christmas!'') * Jeff Skowron (2009–2010; ''Dr. Seuss' How the Grinch Stole Christmas!''){{cite news|last=Lewis|first=Jessica|title=Jeff Skowron-Led HOW THE GRINCH STOLE CHRISTMAS Opens at the Old Globe Tonight, 11/21|url=https://www.broadwayworld.com/san-diego/article/Jeff-Skowron-Stars-in-The-Old-Globes-HOW-THE-GRINCH-STOLE-CHRISTMAS-1121-1227-20091012|date=October 12, 2009|publisher=BroadwayWorld|access-date=December 6, 2025}}{{cite news|last=Bennett|first=Kelly|title=The Grinch's Lair: 'I Just Need to Be Patient'|url=https://voiceofsandiego.org/2010/11/15/the-grinchs-lair-i-just-need-to-be-patient/|date=November 15, 2010|website=Voice of San Diego|access-date=December 6, 2025}} * [Steve Blanchard](/source/Steve_Blanchard) (2011–2013; ''Dr. Seuss' How the Grinch Stole Christmas!''){{cite news|last=Purcell|first=Carey|title=Steve Blanchard is The Grinch for Third Year in a Row at The Old Globe|url=https://playbill.com/article/steve-blanchard-is-the-grinch-for-third-year-in-a-row-at-the-old-globe-com-211378|date=November 4, 2013|publisher=Playbill|access-date=December 6, 2025}} *[Jeff McCarthy](/source/Jeff_McCarthy) (2012; ''Dr. Seuss' How the Grinch Stole Christmas!'') * [Shuler Hensley](/source/Shuler_Hensley) (2014; ''Dr. Seuss' How the Grinch Stole Christmas!''){{cite news|last=Rosenberg|first=Scott A.|title=Shuler Hensley suits up for 'How the Grinch Stole Christmas! The Musical'|url=https://www.amny.com/entertainment/shuler-hensley-in-how-the-grinch-stole-christmas-the-musical-1.9677326|date=December 3, 2014|website=am New York|access-date=December 6, 2025}} * Philip Bryan (2016; ''Dr. Seuss' How the Grinch Stole Christmas!''){{cite news|last=Tomchik|first=Benjamin|title=Review: National Theatre's HOW THE GRINCH STOLE CHRISTMAS Brings Christmas Cheer to Whoville and DC|url=https://www.broadwayworld.com/washington-dc/article/BWW-Review-National-Theatres-HOW-THE-GRINCH-STOLE-CHRISTMAS-Brings-Christmas-Cheer-to-Whoville-and-DC-20161215|date=December 15, 2016|publisher=BroadwayWorld|access-date=December 6, 2025}} * [Benedict Cumberbatch](/source/Benedict_Cumberbatch) (2018; ''[The Grinch](/source/The_Grinch_(film))'') * Philip Huffman (2018–2019; ''Dr. Seuss' How the Grinch Stole Christmas!''){{cite news|last=Miller|first=Alex|title=That other Scrooge: The Grinch rolls into the Denver Center|url=https://www.onstagecolorado.com/grinch-musical/|date=December 3, 2019|website=OnStage Colorado|access-date=December 6, 2025}} * [Gavin Lee](/source/Gavin_Lee) (2018; ''Dr. Seuss' How the Grinch Stole Christmas!''){{cite news|last=McPhee|first=Ryan|title=SpongeBob SquarePants' Gavin Lee to Star in Madison Square Garden How the Grinch Stole Christmas!|url=http://www.playbill.com/article/spongebob-squarepants-gavin-lee-to-star-in-madison-square-garden-how-the-grinch-stole-christmas|date=September 28, 2018|publisher=Playbill|access-date=December 6, 2025}} * [Edward Baker-Duly](/source/Edward_Baker-Duly) (2019; ''Dr. Seuss' How the Grinch Stole Christmas!''){{cite news|last=Wood|first=Alex|title=How The Grinch Stole Christmas! The Musical to star Griff Rhys Jones, Matt Terry and Edward Baker-Duly|url=https://www.whatsonstage.com/news/how-the-grinch-stole-christmas-the-musical-to-star-griff-rhys-jones-matt-terry-and-edward-baker-duly_49926/|date=18 September 2019|publisher=WhatsOnStage|access-date=December 6, 2025}}{{cite news|author=Media City staff|title=A Who's Who of talent! Star cast announced for The Grinch|url=https://www.mediacityuk.co.uk/newsroom/a-whos-who-of-talent-star-cast-announced-for-the-grinch/|date=30 September 2019|publisher=Media City|access-date=December 6, 2025}} * [Matthew Morrison](/source/Matthew_Morrison) (2020; ''[Dr. Seuss' The Grinch Musical Live!](/source/Dr._Seuss'_The_Grinch_Musical_Live!)'') * [Andrew Polec](/source/Andrew_Polec) (2021; ''Dr. Seuss' How the Grinch Stole Christmas!''){{cite web|title=Dr. Seuss's How the Grinch Stole Christmas! 2021|url=https://www.theoldglobe.org/pdp/21-22-season/dr.-seusss-how-the-grinch-stole-christmas-2021/|date=December 31, 2021|website=www.theoldglobe.org|access-date=December 6, 2025}} * Chimo Echeverría (2023; ''The Grinch: Christmas Adventures'') * [James Austin Johnson](/source/James_Austin_Johnson) (2023; ''{{'}}Tis the Grinch Holiday Talk Show''){{cite news|last=Coggan|first=Devan|title='SNL' star James Austin Johnson is voicing 'the ultimate Grinch' in festive new podcast|url=https://ew.com/podcasts/snl-star-james-austin-johnson-grinch-podcast/|date=October 23, 2023|publisher=Entertainment Weekly|access-date=December 6, 2025}} * [David Kaye](/source/David_Kaye_(voice_actor)) (2023; [Capital One](/source/Capital_One) commercials) * [Darin De Paul](/source/Darin_De_Paul) (2023; [Walmart](/source/Walmart) commercials) * [Walton Goggins](/source/Walton_Goggins) (2025; Walmart commercials) ==In popular culture== {{in popular culture|date=December 2025}} The Grinch has become an anti-icon of Christmas and the winter holidays, as a symbol of those who despise the holiday, much in the same nature as the earlier character of [Ebenezer Scrooge](/source/Ebenezer_Scrooge). Over the years, the Grinch has appeared on various forms of memorabilia such as [Christmas ornaments](/source/Christmas_ornaments), plush dolls, and various clothing items. The grumpy, anti-holiday spirit of the character has led to the everyday term "Grinch"{{cite book|title=TV Guide Book of Lists|url=https://archive.org/details/tvguidebookoflis0000unse|url-access=registration|date=2007|publisher=Running Press|location=Philadelphia, Pennsylvania|isbn=978-0-7624-3007-9|page=[https://archive.org/details/tvguidebookoflis0000unse/page/158 158]}}{{cite news|last=Schlesinger|first=Jill|title=Citigroup Suspends Foreclosures|url=http://www.cbsnews.com/8301-503983_162-5990467-503983.html|date=December 17, 2009|publisher=[CBS Studios International](/source/CBS_Studios_International)|location=New York City|access-date=July 7, 2012|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20101026130410/http://www.cbsnews.com/8301-503983_162-5990467-503983.html|archive-date=October 26, 2010}} coming to refer to a person opposed to [Christmas time](/source/Christmas_and_holiday_season) celebrations{{cite news|last=Curtis|first=Henry Pierson|url=https://www.palmbeachpost.com/article/20120331/NEWS/303316012|title=Orlando Grinch? Former Osceola County courts supervisor faces trial|date=March 31, 2012|newspaper=[Palm Beach Post](/source/Palm_Beach_Post)|publisher=[GateHouse Media](/source/GateHouse_Media)|location=Palm Beach, Florida|access-date=November 22, 2018|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20181123111949/https://www.palmbeachpost.com/article/20120331/NEWS/303316012|archive-date=November 23, 2018}}{{cite news|last=Felps|first=Bruce|url=http://www.nbcdfw.com/news/local-beat/Grinch-Grabs-Salvation-Army-Kettle-106967863.html|title=Grinch Grabs Salvation Army Kettle|date=November 9, 2010|website=NBC 5 Dallas-Fort Worth|publisher=[NBCUniversal](/source/NBCUniversal)|location=Dallas, Texas|access-date=July 7, 2012}} or to someone with a coarse, greedy attitude. In 2002, ''[TV Guide](/source/TV_Guide)'' ranked The Grinch number 5 on its "50 Greatest Cartoon Characters of All Time" list. He also made a brief appearance on the television in both ''[Home Alone](/source/Home_Alone)'' and ''[Home Alone 2: Lost in New York](/source/Home_Alone_2%3A_Lost_in_New_York)''.{{cn|date=March 2026}} The Grumple is a green monster featured in the Christmas special "[Kill Gil, Volumes I & II](/source/Kill_Gil%2C_Volumes_I_%26_II)" of ''[The Simpsons](/source/The_Simpsons).'' He is a parody of the Grinch and is voiced by [Hank Azaria](/source/Hank_Azaria). In ''[The Fairly OddParents](/source/The_Fairly_OddParents)'' episode, "Merry Wishmas", Timmy Turner, Santa Claus, and the elves watch "How the Grump Stole Wishmas", a parody of the Grinch.{{cn|date=March 2026}} In an episode of ''[Tiny Toon Adventures](/source/Tiny_Toon_Adventures)'', a parody of the Grinch was voiced by [Homer Simpson](/source/Homer_Simpson)'s voice actor [Dan Castellaneta](/source/Dan_Castellaneta).{{cite news|last=Manuel|first=Marisa|title=Every Single Actor Who's Ever Played The Grinch, in Order|url=https://movieweb.com/every-grinch-actor-in-order/|date=December 9, 2024|website=MovieWeb|language=en|access-date=January 18, 2025}} The Grinch also appeared as a cameo in ''[Robot Chicken](/source/Robot_Chicken)'', voiced by the series creator [Seth Green](/source/Seth_Green).{{cite web|url=https://www.behindthevoiceactors.com/tv-shows/Robot-Chicken/Grinch/|title=Voice of Grinch in Robot Chicken|website=Behind The Voice Actors|language=en-US|access-date=April 25, 2021}} The Grinch also appeared as a cameo in ''[Mad](/source/Mad_(TV_series))'', voiced by [Stephen Stanton](/source/Stephen_Stanton).{{cite web|url=https://www.behindthevoiceactors.com/tv-shows/Mad/Grinch/|title=Voice of Grinch in Mad|website=Behind The Voice Actors|language=en-US|access-date=April 25, 2021}} In ''[Family Guy](/source/Family_Guy)'', the Grinch made a cameo appearance, voiced by [Wally Wingert](/source/Wally_Wingert).{{cite web|url=https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=tXIa2dxWT0Q&t=170s|title=Wally Wingert Animation and ADR Demo|date=6 October 2009|publisher=YouTube|access-date=December 6, 2025}}{{cite web|url=https://www.behindthevoiceactors.com/tv-shows/Family-Guy/Grinch/|title=Voice of Grinch in Family Guy|website=Behind The Voice Actors|language=en-US|access-date=April 25, 2021}} In the season 19 Christmas special "The Grounch" of ''[American Dad!](/source/American_Dad!)'', Roger turns into a Grinch-esque monster due to observing 1 year straight of celibacy and proceeds to steal the coital paraphernalia at a sex party. During his thieving rampage, a parody of "[You're a Mean One, Mr. Grinch](/source/You're_a_Mean_One%2C_Mr._Grinch)" plays, acknowledging that this plot line is, in fact, a parody.{{cn|date=March 2026}} In the early hours of Christmas Eve 2018, a group of climbers put a giant Santa hat on [Antony Gormley](/source/Antony_Gormley)'s colossal ''[Angel of the North](/source/Angel_of_the_North)'' statue (20 metres; 66' high, wingspan 54 metres; 177') near [Gateshead](/source/Gateshead), north England. They had attempted to do this, unsuccessfully, for several Christmases.{{cite news|last=Busby|first=Mattha|title=Pranksters dress Angel of the North in Santa hat|url=https://www.theguardian.com/uk-news/2018/dec/24/pranksters-angel-of-the-north-santa-hat-christmas-gateshead|newspaper=The Guardian|date=24 December 2018|access-date=December 29, 2018}} In the early hours of December 29, the pranksters returned, one of them dressed as the Grinch and the others as Santa Claus, and the Grinch "stole" Santa's hat.{{cite news|last=Busby|first=Mattha|title=The Grinch steals Santa hat from Angel of the North|url=https://www.theguardian.com/uk-news/2018/dec/29/the-grinch-steals-santa-hat-from-angel-of-the-north|date=29 December 2018|newspaper=The Guardian|access-date=December 29, 2018}} Starting in 2021, a popular meme depicted a blue version of the Grinch (known as "The Blinch") smiling, with text stating that his smile was a result of having "knee surgery tomorrow". The meme gained increased popularity in 2024.{{cite news|last=Notopoulos|first=Katie|title=Explaining the Grinch 'Knee Surgery is Tomorrow' meme|url=https://www.businessinsider.com/grinch-knee-surgery-is-tomrorow-meme-explained-2024-12|date=December 3, 2024|newspaper=The Business Insider|access-date=December 5, 2024}} A creature based on The Grinch, known as "The Gooch", was added to ''[Grand Theft Auto Online](/source/Grand_Theft_Auto_Online)'' in the 2022 holiday update. The creature appears in green smoke, robbing players of money and any items in their inventories. Defeating the creature grants the player an outfit similar to that of the Grinch.{{cite news|last=Shahid|first=M. Salman|title=How to Get the Gooch Outfit in GTA Online|url=https://gamerant.com/how-to-get-the-gooch-outfit-gta-online/|date=January 4, 2024|publisher=[Game Rant](/source/Valnet)|website=Gamerant.com|access-date=December 25, 2024}} In 2022, XYZ Films produced [a horror film interpretation](/source/The_Mean_One), starring [David Howard Thornton](/source/David_Howard_Thornton) as the "Mean One", a [spoof](/source/Parody_film) of the Grinch character.{{cite news|last=Squires|first=John|title='The Mean One' – XYZ Films Releasing 'Grinch' Slasher Movie Spoof This December|url=https://bloody-disgusting.com/movie/3735500/the-mean-one-xyz-films-releasing-grinch-slasher-movie-spoof-this-december/|date=October 7, 2022|website=Bloody Disgusting!|language=en-US|access-date=October 9, 2022}}{{cite news|last=Collis|first=Clark|title=How 'The Mean One' creators got away with making their Grinch parody-horror movie|url=https://ew.com/movies/the-mean-one-grinch-david-howard-thornton/|date=December 6, 2022|publisher=Entertainment Weekly|access-date=September 9, 2023}} In this adaption, the titled character became a literal monster that will kill anyone who celebrates Christmas. This leads to an adult, Cindy: who had met the Mean One a long time ago and witnessed him killing her mother, to try to stop his reign of terror and bringing the holiday spirit back to Newville. Since 2024, [McDonald's](/source/McDonald's) has sold a Grinch-themed meal only in Canada, usually with Dill Pickle McShaker fries, "Who-Hash bites" which are tiny [tater tots](/source/tater_tots), and mismatched socks.{{Cite web |title=Hooray! Hooray! The Grinch™ has arrived at McDonald’s Canada with a new meal to try today! |url=https://www.mcdonalds.com/ca/en-ca/newsroom/article/Hooray--Hooray--The-Grinch--has-arrived-at-McDonald-s-Canada-with-a-new-meal-to-try-today--.html |access-date=2026-01-18 |website=www.mcdonalds.com |language=en-CA}} == In politics == Multiple politicians in the [United Kingdom](/source/United_Kingdom) and the [United States](/source/United_States) have been compared to the Grinch, often due to accusations that they will "steal" Christmas. [Sean Hannity](/source/Sean_Hannity) and [Laura Ingraham](/source/Laura_Ingraham) described then-president [Joe Biden](/source/Joe_Biden) as "the Grinch Who Stole Christmas" on [Fox News](/source/Fox_News) in 2021, criticizing him for delays in the supply chain for US imports.{{cite news|last=Ecarma|first=Caleb|title=Fox News Is Casting Joe Biden as the Grinch in This Year's Rendition of the "War on Christmas"|url=https://www.vanityfair.com/news/2021/10/10/fox-news-joe-biden-war-on-christmas|date=October 14, 2021|website=[Vanity Fair](/source/Vanity_Fair_(magazine))|language=en-US|access-date=December 23, 2023}} [Mick Lynch](/source/Mick_Lynch_(trade_unionist)), former head of the UK's [National Union of Rail, Maritime and Transport Workers](/source/National_Union_of_Rail%2C_Maritime_and_Transport_Workers), was compared to the Grinch from November to December 2022 in media coverage of the ongoing [railway strikes](/source/2022%E2%80%932023_United_Kingdom_railway_strikes) by the union. Tabloid newspaper ''[Metro](/source/Metro_(British_newspaper))'' as well as Prime Minister [Rishi Sunak](/source/Rishi_Sunak) likened him to the Grinch and accused him of wanting to "steal Christmas". Lynch retorted that "I'm not the Grinch, I'm a trade union official and I'm determined to get a deal."{{cite news|last=Calvert|first=Alana|title=Sunak accused of 'playing the man, not the ball' after branding union boss 'Grinch'|url=https://www.independent.co.uk/news/uk/politics/rishi-sunak-mick-lynch-grinch-b2247475.html|date=19 December 2022|website=[The Independent](/source/The_Independent)|language=en|access-date=December 23, 2023}}{{cite news|last=Solomons|first=Adam|title=Sunak brands union leader Lynch 'the Grinch'|url=https://www.lbc.co.uk/news/rishi-sunak-mick-lynch-rmt-rail-strikes-christmas-grinch/|date=17 December 2022|website=[LBC](/source/LBC)|language=en|access-date=September 13, 2023}}{{cite news|last=Nevett|first=Joshua|title=Mick Lynch: Union leader who's in the national spotlight|url=https://www.bbc.com/news/uk-politics-63947584|date=13 December 2022|work=BBC News|language=en-GB|access-date=September 13, 2023}}{{cite news|title='I'm not the Grinch': RMT union boss Mick Lynch defends new Christmas and New Year strikes|url=https://news.sky.com/story/im-not-the-grinch-rmt-union-boss-mick-lynch-defends-new-christmas-and-new-year-strikes-12753543|date=23 November 2022|website=[Sky News](/source/Sky_News)|language=en|access-date=December 23, 2023}}{{cite news|last1=Adu|first1=Aletha|last2=Middleton|first2=Joe|title='I'm not the Grinch': Mick Lynch defends Christmas rail strikes as talks called|url=https://www.theguardian.com/uk-news/2022/nov/23/ministers-talks-rail-union-leaders-christmas-strikes|date=November 23, 2022|work=[The Guardian](/source/The_Guardian)|language=en-GB|access-date=December 23, 2023|issn=0261-3077}} In December 2023, lawyers for [Donald Trump](/source/Donald_Trump) called [special counsel](/source/special_counsel) [Jack Smith](/source/Jack_Smith_(lawyer)) a Grinch in a court filing in response to Smith's request for an expedited appeal on whether Trump could claim [presidential immunity](/source/Presidential_immunity_in_the_United_States). The filing directly quoted ''[How the Grinch Stole Christmas!](/source/How_the_Grinch_Stole_Christmas!)'', arguing that if the [US Court of Appeals for the District of Columbia Circuit](/source/United_States_Court_of_Appeals_for_the_District_of_Columbia_Circuit) did not rule against Smith's request, it "would make President Trump's opening brief due the day after Christmas. This proposed schedule would require attorneys and support staff to work round-the-clock through the holidays, inevitably disrupting family and travel plans. It is as if the Special Counsel 'growled, with his Grinch fingers nervously drumming, "I must find some way to keep Christmas from coming. … But how?"'"{{cite news|last1=Barnes|first1=Daniel|last2=Gregorian|first2=Dareh|title=You're a mean one, Mr. Smith: Trump attorneys call special counsel the Grinch in court filing|url=https://www.nbcnews.com/politics/donald-trump/trump-attorneys-call-special-counsel-grinch-court-filing-rcna129548|date=December 13, 2023|website=[NBC News](/source/NBC_News)|language=en|access-date=December 23, 2023}}{{cite news|last=Rabinowitz|first=Hannah|title=Trump lawyers say special counsel is a Grinch who would ruin holidays for attorneys {{!}} CNN Politics|url=https://www.cnn.com/2023/12/13/politics/the-grinch-trump-jack-smith/index.html|date=December 13, 2023|website=[CNN](/source/CNN)|language=en|access-date=December 23, 2023}} ==References== {{Reflist}} ==External links== {{Wiktionary|grinch}} {{Portal|1950s|Children's literature}} * [https://chuckjones.com/characters/the-grinch/ All about The Grinch] on [Chuck Jones](/source/Chuck_Jones) Official Website * {{Commons category-inline}} * [http://www.toonopedia.com/grinch.htm Grinch] at [Don Markstein's Toonopedia](/source/Don_Markstein's_Toonopedia). 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