Behind the scenes of Rick Baker testing his Oscar winning makeup design for "Dr. Seuss' How the Grinch Stole Christmas (2000) Originally, the first makeup application had Jim Carrey covered from head to toe, however the studio rejected the design saying "No one can tell this is Jim, it’s no good,” so they began to remove elements from the design until it was just green paint and a wig. After about six different tests, with less than a week before shooting, Jim Carrey agreed that Rick Baker and h