Grinch

The Grinch
Grinch character
The Grinch with his pet dog Max.
First appearance	How the Grinch Stole Christmas! (1957)
Created by	Dr. Seuss
Designed by	Dr. Seuss
Portrayed by	Jim Carrey (How the Grinch Stole Christmas) Patrick Page (Dr. Seuss' How the Grinch Stole Christmas!) Stefán Karl Stefánsson (Dr. Seuss' How the Grinch Stole Christmas!) Matthew Morrison (Dr. Seuss' The Grinch Musical Live!) David Howard Thornton (The Mean One)
Voiced by	Boris Karloff (How the Grinch Stole Christmas!) Hans Conried (Halloween is Grinch Night) Bob Holt (The Grinch Grinches the Cat in the Hat) Dan Castellaneta (Tiny Toon Adventures) Walter Matthau (Random House Home Video) Anthony Asbury (The Wubbulous World of Dr. Seuss) Wally Wingert (Family Guy) Corey Burton (Sneech Beach Area, Seuss Landing Street Show) Josh Gerhardt (The Grinch) Rik Mayall (The Dr. Seuss Collection) Stephen Stanton (Mad) Seth Green (Robot Chicken) Benedict Cumberbatch (The Grinch) David Kaye (Capital One commercials) Darin De Paul (Walmart commercials)
In-universe information
Gender	Male
Family	Max (pet dog/best friend)
Spouse	Martha May Whovier (How the Grinch Stole Christmas)

The Grinch is a fictional character created by children's author and cartoonist Dr. Seuss.^[1] He is best known as the main character of the 1957 children's book How the Grinch Stole Christmas! He has been portrayed and voiced by many actors, including Boris Karloff, Hans Conried, Bob Holt, Walter Matthau, Anthony Asbury, Jim Carrey, Rik Mayall, Benedict Cumberbatch, Matthew Morrison, David Howard Thornton, and James Austin Johnson.