Not My Grandpa - Zoey Zimmer - Santa Cock Is Cu... -

In the clip that broke the internet, Zimmer’s character stares at an old photograph and whispers to her best friend, “That’s not my grandpa. It never was. So why do I miss him?”

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“The line was supposed to be about found family and grief,” Zimmer said, laughing over Zoom from her Brooklyn apartment, which she has decorated with a Franken-tree (half Christmas, half Hanukkah). “But then someone edited my face onto the Grinch, and I thought, Oh, this is the role I was meant for. ” In the clip that broke the internet, Zimmer’s

Let’s break down the three pillars of this bizarre, heartwarming, and utterly addictive new piece of holiday pop culture. The phrase “Not My Grandpa” first appeared as a soundbite on TikTok in late October 2024, lifted from an obscure indie holiday short film titled The Third Stocking . The film, which premiered at a small digital festival in Austin, stars young actress Zoey Zimmer as Chloe , a cynical 22-year-old who discovers that her beloved, recently deceased grandfather was not her biological relative. “But then someone edited my face onto the