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The Independent UK
The Independent UK
Hannah Cottrell

Grinch impersonator: ‘I eat raw onion for the character – I want Jim Carrey’s job’

Ryan spends more than an hour getting into character as the Grinch (Andrew Ball Fp Photography/PA Real Life) -

A dedicated Grinch impersonator from Yorkshire who spends an hour getting into character and eats onions and sugar glass dreams of replacing his hero Jim Carrey in a new blockbuster film.

Ryan Swain, 34, an entertainer and DJ, from Malton, North Yorkshire, was first captivated by the green, Christmas-hating Grinch in his childhood after reading the Dr Seuss book and growing affectionate for the “phenomenal character”.

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