The day the actor who portrayed the Grinch as a youngster passed away was a haunting coincidence.
Josh Ryan Evans was born on this day (10 January) in 1982. He had the voice and look of a kid, even though he was in his late teens when he started making movie appearances.
The American, who was 3 feet 2 inches tall and died in August 2002 at the age of 20, had achondroplasia, a kind of dwarfism.
Evans also had cardiac issues, so as a youngster, he had many surgery. Additionally, he would watch a lot of TV shows and movies while he was recuperating,
Which encouraged him to seek an acting career. He quickly gained notoriety for playing the young Grinch in the well-known How the Grinch Stole Christmas.