A Christmas Carol: Behind the Scenes Secrets

One of the actors in A Christmas Carol is actually related to the real-life inspiration for

Scrooge. Cary Elwes has an ancestor named John Elwes who was a politician so cheap

he wore wigs found in the garbage and ate rancid meat just to save a buck. But the cast details

get even wilder. Jim Carrey didn't just play the lead, he acted out eight different roles,

including all three ghosts and Scrooge at every age. Things were probably tense on set too,

because the actors playing Mr. and Mrs. Cratchit were a real-life divorced couple.

It is honestly shocking that this is Jim Carrey’s only Disney movie, especially since

he almost played Buzz Lightyear.