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Eduardo says on 7/Oct/08
I'm 183cm, I'm Mexican I don't feel so tall alex says on 18/Sep/08
I m spanish, I m 1.77 barefoot in the morning, I think you say 5ft 9 and one half inch
well, when I go in the street, oldest people often is shorter or very shorter than me (we are talking of men, I m male)
however boys with the same age of me are more or less the same age as me
In my gym 5ft 10,11,6ft young people is frecuently but 5ft 9,8,7 is usually too
I think I m the average, or maybe a little more
sorry my english I dont know if you undestand what I speaking
Freedom_Fighter says on 8/Sep/08
Montenegrians are tallest nation in the world, average male height there is 6'2
In rest of Ex Yugoslav countries male average is about 6'0
Banderas is an average Spaniard, so he is in a 5'8-5'9 range Shikoku says on 7/Sep/08
7. Netherlands?
Clearly inches taller than 1-6 the king of Castilla says on 1/Sep/08
Austrian, I do not care if the Spaniards are not really high. We are the most cool of Europe and your girls are happy here. Austrian says on 10/Aug/08
"In a recent studio, Spain is the third country tallest in Europe"
ahahaha
you gotta be kidding me
list of nations that are definately taller on average than spain:
1. Croatia
2. Serbia
3. Bosnia/Herzegovina/Montenegro/etc (probably also Albania and Slovenia)
4. Norway
5. Sweden
6. Denmark
7. Netherlands
8. Germany
9. Austria
10. Switzerland
etc
even the italians are probably noticably taller than spaniards these days Lillian says on 31/May/08
At the game next to cameron diaz, he looked about 2 inches taller than her (5'8). But maybe he had lifts. Shikoku says on 19/May/08
Nope, All the scandinavian countrys (Iceland,Norway,Sweden,Denmark) and The Netherlands are 100% sure already taller and im sure that they are not the only one so the third tallest country in europe... no Deivid says on 13/May/08
I´ve read many comments of people who said spaniards are the shortest in Europe and thats absolutely wrong. Right, in 1940,1950..etc that was true, but now, isnt it. In a recent studio, Spain is the third country tallest in Europe..so..You can go to Spain and see Heightwatcher says on 27/Apr/08
I think 174cm sounds correct Anonymous says on 27/Apr/08
can you guys please stop discussing evolution and I don't know what in the Banderas site?? Why not post it in the "general Height" department?? Please it's very annoying to read this stuff here. really. Daniel says on 26/Apr/08
Ok, Shikoku, thanks for admitting my point. And getting back to Banderas, he needs to be downgraded here, don't you think? Shikoku says on 24/Apr/08
Hah, Blond hair and blue eyes is actually more common to the Islandic people than rather to the germans (despite the fact that mister Hitler wanted to make his own natural selection) anyway it is true what you say, however im more talking about smaller country's like the netherlands than rather about germany, that's acountry with 80.000.000 citizen's that used to be over 25 little country's The Netherlands is much smaller, but we used to be one nation with the belgians, and used to be the same average height, but after we split up the dutch shot up in the 20th century, where the Belgians left behind, while we still spoke the same language,and almost had identicall culture and nutrition standarts^^ Daniel says on 10/Apr/08
With all respect, Shikoku, we have to avoid confusing nationality with race. Every country or nation in Europe, as far as I know, in terms of population, is a mix of several races or racial types (germanic, mediterranean, alpine; mogolic and even negro blood are present in many countries), that are more or less mixed with one another, and depending of the percentage a race that took part into this mingling, the result reflects on the external characteristic of individuals. For example, in Germany the main bloodline is Germanic (blond, blue eyes, dolichocephalic, etc), but it doesn't mean modern "Germans" are 100% of Germanic race. Not even 60%, as I read in an old book on this issue. A similar pattern (with different racial compositions) we have along the whole continent. Shikoku says on 10/Apr/08
@ daniel actually they are both countrys have been alone for over 20 generations at least with their own people and 98% of those people married someone and got children with who are in their own country and speak their language that makes all countrys mainly their own race with their own habits and language so yes they are Brian Antonio says on 9/Apr/08
Hi Twingo!!! I cannot seem to stay away from this topic. First off, I am part Spanish, part Greek, Mediterrannean. I am 5'6", I highly resemble Antonio Banderas. It is true that most Spaniards are short, to be honest, I have been teased about it alot, not cool. My friends are taller, like 6'-3" and taller, I feel like a midget next to them, LOL. Yes, I am handsome, but that doesn't make up for the heighth. Most women only "want' taller guys, no matter what they look or act like. It doesn't matter even how they treat the women they are supposed to love & cherish, please don't get me started on that. Anyways, I have an outfit Antonio Banderas wore from the movie "Take the Lead". his waist is a 30" and the lenghth is 29". He is a slender guy and short. Shoes can make your heighth appear taller and there are clips of him in those kinds of boots & shoes-All power to him. I'm 5'-6" and if I wore lifts I could be 5-11", maybe 6'-0. See my point. He is an actor, and I am sure that there is a lot demanded from him for certain roles. Daniel- You have got the right point, you did your homework. Coming from a person with a Spanish bloodline, yeah, I am short, but life goes on, I am happy with it, it's what God gave me. Take Care Daniel says on 2/Apr/08
Neither Italians nor Dutch are ethnic groups, if by "ethnic" you mean "racial". Clark says on 29/Mar/08
Matt--Italians are listed as the shortest ethnic group, while the Dutch are considered the tallest. Daniel says on 21/Mar/08
I don't think Banderas is taller than 5'8''. In the movie Philadelphia he is 5 to 6 inches shorter than Tom Hanks, Leung says on 20/Mar/08
Yes those are heels! I wonder how Melanie Griffith would feel if she found out that Antonio was wearing her shoes. glenn says on 19/Mar/08
great pic.look like elevators.might have a little more on the inside too. Filippo says on 18/Mar/08
Here's the link to teh image showing Banderas with Heels.!!!!!!!
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Hi, I saw Banderas and Liam Neeson in Milano filming "The Other Man".
They needed my office to put a camera and so the production invited me for the party on friday the 7th of march. I am 178 cm and I shook bandera's hand: it was shorter than me with boots....I think he is no more than 170 cm and, honestly, kind of old from close....Liam Neeson, on the other hand, is more than 190 cm. ShahNawaz-True Height Explorer says on 15/Mar/08
OMG, i cant believe that.
I saw "Once upon a Time in Mexico".
Banderas look abt 2-3 inch shorter than Enrique(6ft2in)
Banderas wears tall pants(to make a illusion of long legs)
His short is too short and also he has over-coat which too,
is not too long.
He has a awesome frame, i shud say.
He looks 5'11-6'0 in his first look:) ACG says on 6/Mar/08
Matt: How do you know Banderas is so short? Have you met him? Glenn has and he says 5'9. I'm not going to argue with that. Matt says on 5/Mar/08
Lorenzo of the Night is absolutely right, Banderas, who is great actor and a handsome man is no taller than 168-170. he always wear absolutely ridiculous high heels and he has a large skull and short strong legs like many of us mediterraneans. Height is not a problem if you are good looking and proportioned. All the Spanish guys should take no offense but Spaniards are the shortest in Europe even if 170cm height was pretty common anywhere in Southern Europe around 40-60 years ago. Brian Antonio says on 19/Feb/08
Hi Twingo, I hope your son finds the care he needs ... it is a shame there is not a medical facility closer that can treat your son. Chemotherapy is hard, I hate to see kids go through it, it breaks my heart, seen it way too many times. God Bless You, hang in there mom!!! I did see the movie, "Original Sin", pretty good movie. I did see that scene. I cannot wait to see Bordertown also, should be a really great movie. I believe the other movie I referred to was the Code with AB & Morgan Freeman. I am so sorry to hear about your disc hernia, you have been through so much yourself at such a young age. I know what you mean when you say idiopathic, that was my DX as well. That's some Doctor's ways of saying we don't care, your insurance isn't the best, or some other lame excuse instead of getting down to the root of the problem. I am a Happy person, I try to be, anyways:) Yes, I am strong, I would not have changed anything that happened to me, it was worth it... I always enjoy hearing from you!!! Please give me updates on how you & your son is doing. My Prayers are with you my friend!!! God Bless, Brian ~A. twingo says on 10/Feb/08
Hi Brian, you are welcome too. We spent last week at the hospital where my son has been treated, now there is only one session of chemotherapy missing, we have lived for ten months in a city about 800 kilometers from our home once there is not a specialized center for children in our town. Yes, chemotherapy and its effects are horrible especially in early aged people, and there is yet the orthopaedic troubles, but we are happy for soon can be back home. At the movie 'Original Sin', Banderas acts with Angelina Jolie and in a scene when they are barefeet can be seen a couple of inches for him, reinforcing the stimative of this site about his height, once Angelina is an average to tall actrees graded at 5'6" to 5'7" tall generally. Last year Banderas acted in 'Bordertown', a movie in which also acts Sônia Braga, a Brazilian actrees that lives in USA, I expect to watch this movie soon. I had disc haernia in 1999, and had much pain, the scoliosis fragilized my vertebral collun, but I recovered with phisiotherapy, and nowadays make some physical exercises every day to mantain my body in good conditions, now I can carry my son that weights about 27 kilogrames for some distance with no trouble. There is no others known cases in my family, it is an idiopatic case, with no defined causes. I'm sorry you had cancer also in an early age and now tend to have some pain an numbness from scoliosis, but I'm happy to feel that it helped become you spiritually stronger and a friendly person. Thanks again, and I hope hear from you again. God Bless you. Brian Antonio says on 29/Jan/08
Hi Twingo, you are welcome, sorry, I didn't respond back sooner. I am glad to hear your son is doing better, it sounds like he has been through a tough battle for such a young age. Thank you for your kind words:) As far as heighth is concerned no one really knows exact heighth except that person. I couls make myself taller using lifts, I never actually tried, a thought perhaps... I agree with you, there is nothing wrong with anyone wearing lifts, it's a personal decision. Heighth doesn't determine ones's character. Again, Antonio Banderas is a fine actor, I believe he has a new movie coming out this year with Morgan Freeman, it should be interesting. I am sorry to hear that you suffer from scoliosis, I hope it doesn't cause you much pain. I tend to have back pain and some numbness, it does run in my family. Did you have cases of scoliosis in your family? I found out I had cancer when I was almost ten, less that a few weeks before my B-day. My last chemo was in '91. You have a Wonderful Spirit & Attitude about Life & Living!!!! May God Bless You & Your Son... Brian ~A.
It is always a pleasure to hear from you!!! twingo says on 18/Jan/08
Hello Brian Antonio, thanks for answering, it's good to know someone as you that won a battle against the cancer in this time of so many uncertanties related to the treatment of my son. He's only 7 years and had osteosarcoma in the right femur, has already passed through a surgery of ressection of the tumor and bone grafting and is almost ending the chemotherapy sessions, thanks to god everything is doing well. I'm happy to know that you can walk now. I agree Banderas is a great person and actor, he's not short at all and I see no problem when he wears elevators shoes to increase his height, it's common in the artistic world. There are few foreign actors that succed in Hollywood. Brazil, nowadays, has Rodrigo Santoro (from movie 300), a very tall and handsome guy, as well. I have scoliosis since I was a teenager, it's also S-shaped with 39º at my torax and a compensative curve next to my pelvis (lombar ?),I guess I lost more or less 2 cm in height due to this, I'm 1,68 m. and guess should be 1,70. It's a idiopatic (no defined causes) problem and nobody notices I have it unless I tell, due to my allways good posture. Brian, How old were you when found out to have a tumor and when ended the chemotherapies? You are right, we are allways learning, I have learned to be closer to my family and God, lately. God Bless you. Brian Antonio says on 15/Jan/08
Hello twingo, I just checked on this page to see if there was anything new on here. I am surprised that I recieved a message, I hope I am helpful to you in answering your questions in any way I can:) I had Ewing's Sarcoma, a bone cancer in my left pelvis. It was the size of a grapefruit ... I had chemotherapy, radiation therapy, & surgery to help stop the tumor ... only by the grace of God am I able to walk today. Yes, I have Scoliosis also the S-shaped curvature also. I am very sorry to hear about your son, I hope he is doing well. How old is he? I own a few authentic outfits Antonio has worn in a few films, I fit into them very well. I have his body frame. I am 5'5-1/4", I do not believe he is very tall at all, respectfully. It doesn't matter he is a great person & actor, people make too much of a deal out of heighth. I am part Spanish and most Spaniards are not very tall, at least not me, those from the Mediterrannean also. I loved the older Walt Disney Zorro shows with Guy Williams, I believe he is Italian and around 6'3", I could be wrong. He made a great Zorro, and added a lot of character and morality to him. No Problem on the English:) I'm still learning myself, in this life we are always learning ... If I can help you any further, please feel free to drop me a line. God bless You, Brian ~A. twingo says on 9/Jan/08
Brian Antonio (who posted in 14/09/07), what kind of bone cancer did you have? (osteosarcoma, Ewing tumor...?) in which part of you body? what kind of treatment did you have (chemoterapy, radioterapy, surgery...?, was it related to your scoliosis, I am interested because I have a son whith similar disease in treatment. About Banderas height, I guess he is an autentic 5'8,5" and I got disappointed seeing him and Hopkins performing Zorro. I guess that everyone that watched the Disney's version starred by Guy Williams felt the same. In this case the physical type of the actor including his height and self-confidence made difference in a movie. Sorry about my english, I am Brazilian. jimo says on 25/Oct/07
antonio is 5-8 and wears big shoes with heels all the time. He is taller than tom cruise so that puts cruise under 5-7 and not what this sites states him! funny thing is that we will never know as both wear lifts lol Leung says on 2/Oct/07
Yeah those pics with JT are hilarious. In an attempt to get as much height as possible he is looking ridiculous. If you look at Antonio from the waist down you would assume it’s a woman in high heels and jeans.
Antonia is better wearing suits, for some reason he looks shorter wearing jeans and casual clothes. glenn says on 2/Oct/07
thanks selena. selena says on 1/Oct/07
actually i'm a good friend of his and he is 5' 8''.you can also look it up in his biography. So i wanted to clear things out for you guys leonari says on 14/Sep/07
Man the pics with Justin Timberlake make me freak...This guy wears the uliest high heel boots + major LIFTS and tries to hide him with his jean that are covering the heel. Thats fore sure! Looks way uglier than Stalone munsters if you ask me. But I still think that he is 174 and not below. With those boots he reaches 5'11" which explains why Justin doesn't tower him... Brian Antonio says on 14/Sep/07
Hello, my name is Brian Antonio, I am 28 years old, anyways, I look exactly like Antonio Banderas, and my heighth is 5'8". I am shorter because I had bone cancer and scoliosis at a young age. I personally own a costume from one of his movies Ballistic: Ecks vs. Sever. I have his personally worn and tailored long coat jacket and the pants, they fit me perfectly. The hymn line at the bottom of the legs was an inch or so longer, possibly to cover up lifting boots. I think it's a cool item to own, I am a big fan. By the way, Antonio, was my birth name:) I believe he is shorter, but so what? I am too. I am comfortable with who I am, I have nothing to prove. If he uses lifts that's ok, but he just needs to be comfortable with being him, and I believe he is:) He's one cool cat, and I Greatly admire his work. Take Care Everyone & God Bless..........
Brian ~A raj says on 11/Aug/07
glenn, it must be real hard to know when all banderas, pitt and cruise wear lifts!! they say cruise did not permit pitt to wearing shoes but who knows...
banderas always wears high heel boots. Original says on 8/Aug/07
He's 5'8"/5'8.5" . Melvin says on 19/Jul/07
He's 5ft 8. Shorter than Anthony Hopkins in every photo and video of them together. MD says on 13/Jun/07
Banderas has to be a lift wearer. Even in this photos with Justin Timberlake (given 5'11.5", here) where he is wearing boots he must have extra help. It's ridiculous as it almost appears he's on tip toes he's elevated so high. lol
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Now, here he is a few days earlier:
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Justin has on slightly higher sneakers than in the last pics, but is Antonio taller than listed, or is Justin shorter than listed? Pete says on 30/May/07
met him in marbella, spain. hes a big sloucher. weird posture and talks real fast making stupid faces. he was wearing regular trainers. very short. id say around 5-6 barefoot kevin says on 6/May/07
Banderas looking almost 6' with Al Gore Click Here Gotxo says on 13/Apr/07
Gonzalo:
Now i'm curious on Imanol Arias height! How tall he is? Viper says on 11/Apr/07
Sly didnt look far off from 6-5 with Hulk Hogan, seriously. leone510ss says on 9/Apr/07
6'5 sly!!! you perhaps meant 5'6!!! :) bam says on 1/Apr/07
banderas is wearing obvious lifts in this pic and looking only .5 inches taller than 5'7 mike meyers. Factor in an inch difference for his slouch, and he's still 5'8.5 in lifts.
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It's safe to assume that his shoes give a net height increase of 1.5 inches minimum. Banderas looks like another lift king, considering that he was eye to eye with 6'5 Sly Stallone. (note the sarcasm, btw the stallone/banderas pic needs attention) Alireza says on 25/Mar/07
I am sure that his height is more that 5-8 and I think he is somethink link 5-9 if you cant believe you can see Original sin that he played with angelina jolie Glenn says on 31/Jan/07
Serious raj? I thought Antonio was an inch or 2 smaller than Pitt? it was reported Cruise wore lifts in that movie. raj says on 30/Jan/07
antonio looked shorter than cruise in that movie. we will never know cuz they all probably wore lifts LOL Glenn says on 29/Jan/07
For starts Pitt is a minum 5-11.6ft in that movie.making Antonio 5-9 if that what you saw.I felt Antonio looked 5-10 in that movie. P. Smith says on 29/Jan/07
In the film Once Upon a Time in Mexico, Cheech Marin describes Antonio; "He was 5-9, 5-10 tops." He always looked 5-9 to me in his films, but i've never met the man. Gonzalo says on 29/Jan/07
As I have said beofre, I haven´t seen Banderas in the flesh. But I have met people like Imanol Arias, Fernando Trueba, Juan Diego, etc, and Banderas looked around 5`9 beside them, the same as me beside those same guys. Bandersa must be about my height, 5`8.5 or 5`9 raj says on 29/Jan/07
in "interview with the vampire" he was at least 3 inches shorter than 5-10 brad pitt Heightcritique says on 26/Jan/07
I met him back in 1999 and he is around 5'9". With his boots he is around 5'11". Lorenzo of the Night says on 24/Jan/07
Hi again. If I'm wrong, I'll eat my hat (height enhancing, naturally!). I still say that the ground zero for this argument is Banderas singing with Sara Brightman (5'5"), "Phantom of the Opera". Watch carefully, because as he passes directly behind her, up against her, you can see he is barely taller....and he's wearing those boots!!!
Look at the wide shots, especially those of Antonio from behind. You can't tell me that's anything less than a 2 1/2" heel....look how the pants are tailored (BTW, I date a tailor, and she agrees)to hide the boot's thickness...why are the boots that thick? Cuz they're concealing lifts inside the boots....he wears them everywhere when he's out...so, isn't it possible Glenn, that he appears to be taller than he is, even in person? With a good tailor, and a master boot maker, not to mention the odd build the guy has, it could happen. Manu says on 21/Jan/07
I agree with you he uses horrible footwear. He's short,but 5'6 or less? sounds pretty rare.going over your comments I begin to doubt,but I think below 5'7 it's almost impossible. If you give us more evidence we can argue. Besides, Glenn met him,and I don't need to say he is 100 percent trustworthy Viper says on 21/Jan/07
Hes slouching big time in the photo. Glenn says on 19/Jan/07
Thank you Gonzalo. Gonzalo says on 19/Jan/07
You are wrong, Lorenzo. Banderas is around 1`75. His not under 1`70 or 5`7. I can tell you that. Glenn says on 18/Jan/07
Im here to clear things up.I studied Antonio in the FLESH.he is most likely 5-9.no smaller than 5-8.met him many times. Lorenzo of the Night says on 17/Jan/07
Sorry, but your "evidence" to the contrary, Banderas is no more than five foot six, and possibly shorter. Believe me, as a sculptor and character designer, I've studied the human body carefully, and this guy has a long torso, short, thick legs, and small feet. I've watched nearly every film he's made, and I've noticed the heels in lots of shots.
Watch him in ....damn, I can't think of the film's name all of a sudden....the one where he's the teacher of dance at an inner city school...in shots taken from the ground, like when he walks into the classroom he's wearing normal heels, but when he's dancing with the professional dancer from his studio, in front of the students in the "dungeon", he's clearly wearing TALL heels...same boots as he wears in many of his other films. Now, Manu, I ask ya: Why would the film makers go through the trouble of putting him in height enhancing boots when he's in a scene with a woman who appears to not be that tall in the first place? Common sense dictates that he must be very short. Period. End of debate. Lorenzo of the Night says on 4/Dec/06
Oh...and one more "important" (like this height stuff is that important in the first place...let's face it, we all have better things to do gang) fact....Selma Hayek, who co-stars with Banderas in "Desperado" and "Once Upon a Time In Mexico" isn't that much shorter than Banderas when he's wearing the boots...ahem. cough. hack...She freely admits to being only 5' 2"/ Now if that ain't the end of that argument, I don't know what is. Lorenzo of the Night says on 4/Dec/06
Let's put the Banderas quandry to rest: All one needs do is watch "Femme Fatale"
with Banderas and Rebecca Romijn Stamos. She is listed as 5'10" to 5' 11". In every wide shot, she is substantially taller, and I might add, BIGGER, all the way round, than Antonio. He is clearly wearing elevator boots, although, you'll have to stop the dvd to catch it.
In the hallway scene, where she is the blonde sister, she is in heels, so we'll give her, say to be genrous, three inches, which will put her somewhere around the 6'1" to 6'2" mark. Antonio, in the wide shots in that hallway, is at least three inches shorter, and he's wearing a two and a half inch heel. Add to that a 1" inch lift (just about gauranteed....look how thick the boots are!) and that means that he's got a good three and a half inches of extra height going on...so, barefoot, he's not over 5' 7". ....and I still say he's shorter than that, just from the observations taken in regards to footage of him singing "Phantom of the Opera" with 5'5" Sarah Brightman, who is most likely wearing heels herself, yet, Banderas with VERY obvious help in the heels department in that footage, barely tops her by an inch. If Brightman is 5'5", with 3 inch stilletos, she still won't break past 5"8". Banderas has a 2 1/2 inch heel there as well, and from the look of the thickness in those boots, and the pants that are trying in vain to hide that fact, there's at least another inch of padding going on. I'm tellin' ya folks: the man is no more than five six, and I'd further bet he doesn't weigh over 140. He's my size, 5'6" and 150 tops. Little Joe says on 4/Dec/06
See...This guy Manu agries with me that European's are getting taller and taller and the average height is around 5'11-6'1. Specially the Mediterran (Montenegro, Croatia, Serbia...) and the Scandinavia and the north (Sweden, Netherlands, Norway, Danmark, Germany...) Manu_from_madrid says on 15/Nov/06
He is 5'8.5, a little bit above spaniards (5'8 entire population) But it's amazing how tall spanish men have become. living in Spain,I'm 5'9.75 and 24,and I fell really short among new generations, specially eighteen folks. average height of them could be 5'10.5-5'11.5. I don't know what's happening in europe,but the northern europe is HUGE,and the mediterran area is more and more tall!! I think the health system is a main factor. what do you think? Lorenzo of the Night says on 30/Oct/06
I can tell you from looking at all the evidence; films (look for yourself, and you will see!)The Mask of Zorro, the Legend of Zorro, Desperado, Once Upon a Time in Mexico, among others...one thing, (if you have your eyeballs on) that you will notice right away...his boots....at least two, if not two and half inch heels. Also, the boots are thick and heavy, suggesting that there are lifts involved.
If you compare footage from these films with footage of Banderas in concert with Sarah Brightman, singing "The Phantom of the Opera", you will notice a couple of things that will lead you to the conclusion that Banderas is much, much shorter than has previously been reported: First, the boots; again, two to two and a half inch heels, pants tailored to hide the extreme height. Second, the thickness of the boots. Third, the tailoring of his jacket...long, to balance the extra height given his legs by those boots. Fourth, look at him standing next to, and in back of Sarah Brightman, both in medium and wide shots, and you will see immediately that he is barely taller than her, even though he is wearing elevator boots. Sarah Brightman is 5'5". What does that tell you?
If you look closely, you will see just how much these boots have in common with the boots he wears in "Desperado" and "Once Upon a Time in Mexico"...they are, in fact, the same style! Why is that interesting? Well, these productions are all very different, involving different directors, costumers, etc, yet he still retains the same style boot. You can be there's a good reason for that: Antonio found a great boot maker, who hides his work well, and knows how to keep a secret.
So, how come I know so much? Because, I'm 5' 6 " myself, and know all about those shoes. Gigi says on 10/Oct/06
he looks 5'9 in once upon a time in mexico..considering he was wearing black boots all the time Gigi says on 10/Oct/06
so was he wearing boots in the pic? Gonzalo says on 20/Sep/06
I have never seen Banderas in the flesh. But I have seen him next to people that I have met and I think he looks 5`8 or 5`9. It is ridiculous to say he is 5`6.5 Glenn says on 11/Sep/06
Elevators arnt heels. albi says on 10/Sep/06
Download from eMule the video of Sarah Brightman and Antonio Banderas singing Phantom of the Opera and you will get to see Banderas in 2 1/2 inch heels. The worst elevator shoes I have ever seen.
[Editor Rob: he wears those heels a lot...] MP says on 10/Sep/06
Antonio is at most 5'6.5". It is the average height of native Spaniards to be what Americans consider short. But it has always been Hollywood's idea to make every star "larger than life". Just look at some of their footprints and handprints at Grahmans Chinese Theatre in Hollywood, but beware, even some shoes are tricked out! Domibucks says on 29/Aug/06
He's definetely atleast 5'8.5. My sisters fiancee who his is about 6'3 met him at a sam's club meeting while advertising shrek 2. I asked him how tall he was and he said 'about 6 foot'. I didn't believe that for a second. But I did take into consideration he might have been wearing lifts which would make him about 5'10.5, so I guess he wasn't too far off with his estimate. Rey says on 2/Jul/06
Amy, did you really work with him?
Arianna says on 16/Jun/06
I think that he is around 5'8.5 is a fairly good estimation. In pictures with Melanie Griffith, Banderas looks to be shorter by an insignificant amount [maybe .25 an inch]. (I guess Griffith likes men her height. I don't blame her though, being eye to eye with a guy can be so romantic) Georgette C. says on 13/Jun/06
What a great picture of Antonio Banderas,he sure looks 5ft.8in. to me.There are times when he does look taller,but he never stands still long enough to get a really good view,nor does he stand straight up,he is always doing something quirvy in his photographs.But,I would take him home, no matter how tall is. thank you......(PS) If he is ever around,tell him to call (330-219-3587) I would like to learn a little SPANISH.....Thank You........Georgette Clive says on 23/May/06
Johnny, if you take the case of Will smith, Jim Carey, Jean Reno or Clive Owen who are very famous actors, they are all around 6'2 so next to them a 174cm man rather looks short... Otherwise I know that the average height for a man is 175.5cm ! Johnny D. says on 22/May/06
on the contrary, clive. he's quite the average.. for an actor! Clive says on 9/May/06
What eventually convinced me that Banderas wasn't over 174cm is that he was less taller than Hopkins at his PEAK on the Mask of Zorro although he wore his big boots ! He isn't very tall for an actor ;) Amy says on 4/May/06
I've actually worked with Antonio. I'm 5' 7.5" and I was taller than him so I don't think he's over 5' 7"!!! Glenn says on 3/May/06
Ive seen Buscemi look 5-6 and then 5-10! so Im not that nuts.Antonio is 5-8,5-9.Buscemi wears magic shoes. Blues says on 20/Apr/06
This height is right now, he's exact average height in US, 5'8.5" . grew 5 in. one year says on 2/Apr/06
I worked door @the 2002 Latin Awards and he had boots on and was 5'9 1/2 with boots, I'm 5'11 I'm wearing jordans at the main entrance watch the footage looser jigga jigga says on 1/Apr/06
YO antonio is nOT 5'8'' he's like near 6'0 i swear, because in his new "dance movie" coming out, he was a lot taller than that model from america's next top model and she's at least 5'8''. sf says on 29/Mar/06
Good picture that reveals the heels on those shoes. Notice that picture also displays another trick the stars use to hide their specially made shoes - the pants are always very long and flair out and almost completely hide the shoes, I've noticed many times. That's important, as, again, these longs pants can cover most of the shoes so you can't tell what they look like/how they're built. Chances are, without those pants, you'd see some pretty strange looking boots... Clive says on 29/Mar/06
I don't know who is Melanie but I noticed you've used a french word (voila), good Rob GOOD !!! ;) Clive says on 29/Mar/06
Indeed with thats boots you can easily gain 3 or 4cm !
In the mask and the legend of Zorro, he always wears boots like that!
I have the impression that it's a trend for Hollywood's stars to wear elevator shoes ! What I'm wondering now is which stars give their height with shoes and which ones give it without ? Hard question...
[Editor Rob: honestly, its funny in photos of him/melanie in trainers, they are close in height, then she has heels and voila, Banderas still looks close in height...] Clive says on 29/Mar/06
I see you got something against Banderas's shoes :) Can you show me what kind of boots he wears so that I could make me an idea of what you are talking about ?
[Editor Rob: it is hard to actually find good pic of the styles, you can maybe get a litte idea they might be a little bigger than normal heels he wears...] Clive says on 27/Mar/06
Look as well this photo and you'll see I'm right :
Click Here larry says on 22/Mar/06
The mean male height in the USA is slightly over 69", about 175.5 cms. Average height range is considered to be 5'7" to 5'11". But, that's a range that sinply means that most males fall within those values. Clive says on 9/Mar/06
Glenn, according to you, could you tell me how many "cm" Banderas gained with his boots and how many "cm" did you gain with YOUR shoes ???
I ask you this question because I'm nearly sure that he IS 175cm but if you had the same lifts on this foto, even if he is a bit leant, that would clearly mean that he is 174cm... But honestly it would surprise me because on severals sites he's listed as 175cm althought on this site there are good remarks and fotos which prove what you say ! stAs says on 3/Feb/06
I think average is between 170cm - 181cm, but it depends on body structure, a person can be 170cm and look like 175cm or more and other can be 175cm and look close to 170cm. The same thing happens with Banderas and Stallone they can look like 178cm-183cm in many films. DudeX says on 2/Feb/06
more like 5'8 to 5'10 JR says on 1/Feb/06
Danimal, I'm afraid you have it wrong. 5'7 to 5'9 is average range. 5'9 to 5'10 is average/tall. Danimal says on 23/Jan/06
JR, 5'7" isn't average. Average height is between 5'9" and 5'10" for males. JR says on 17/Jan/06
He seems average ... 5'7 to 5'9, I would say. 175cm16andgrowing says on 14/Jan/06
man... banderas looks skinny on there! So skinny... if I had to guess his height I'd really say 5'10'' at least but... you know, Glenn is right. Thanks for the pic and info. Glenn says on 14/Jan/06
yeah,I think certain people close to me where hinting he is the 5-10 he says he is cause of ths photo and one friend witnessed this pic taken.I swear he had boots on!Id be happy to answer all! Zach says on 13/Jan/06
Banderas could well be 5'8 if he's got boots on, but like in all cases where elevator boots are involved its difficult to guesstimate.
Rob - just an idea, might be worth having a 'Glenn' page, to ask him questions, discuss all the pics of him. Glenns quite the celebrity on this website ;)
[Editor Rob: man, I've not even got my own height page...maybe I'll make a glenn page] J.J.F says on 13/Jan/06
Darn, that Glenn sure gets around. Banderas ALWAYS has his big 'ol boots on. What does he claim he is? 5'10"? CelebHeights Editor says on 13/Jan/06
Pic added with Glenn...who said banderas had customary boots on. the real raw truth says on 3/Jan/06
met him in Marbella Port and is tiny as hell. He also has a weird body shape with a hunch back and cant stare at anything more that one second. very unnatural guy. Steiner87 says on 14/Nov/05
Several sites say he's 5'9 and I believe them because catherine zeta john is 5'8
and in the film zorro he's a little bit taller than her. Man of Death says on 28/Oct/05
If you look at Banderas besides Rufus Sewell in Legend of Zorro he is obviously at least 4 inches smaller, probably 5 inches and Sewell is listed everywhere (here to) as exactly 6 feet. I think Banderas is about 170cm. Issheuhboy says on 8/Oct/05
Anyone see Parky for 08/10/05? He, Banderas and Robert Lindsay ALL looked the same height. Perhaps the former was wearing lifts though...
[Editor Rob: you saw Banderas heels right? Big chunky things...] J. says on 12/Jul/05
Nope, he's shorter than average, fitting in nicely and easily in the 5'7" range. A buddy of mine bumped into him a year ago out in California and said with surely he was this small. And he defintely looks it. McFan says on 11/Jul/05
He appears taller than that. I would say 5'9.5. Melanie Griffith only looks to be at the most 5'8 but she's probably slouching on purpose to make her husband look taller. I thought Woody Harrelson and him were the same height. Mr. R says on 26/May/05
I think that 5-9 is too high. Melanie Griffith is just about a solid 5-8, and the only way that he is taller than her is when he wears those black boots with a 2 inch plus heel. Even several magazines have caught pics of his footwear, and noticed the big heel. I don't think he is above 5-8. Gotxo says on 24/May/05
I agree with Lmeister, he's no more than 5'9" (175,36 cm) plus he's andalusian an those are amongst the most slender spaniards wich may give the impression that he is taller.
Thought i don't belive he's smaller than that (comparing him to other actors). Lmeister says on 24/May/05
I really don't believe that he is more than 5'9''. Like Gekko Bird said 5'8''+/-0.5'' His slim figure gives the impression of being somewhat tallish + his nice boots ; )I have a lot of spanish friends and most of them are pretty slim guys with relatively long legs. Guys with shorter legs give the impression of being shorter let's say Matt Damon who I now believe that is close to 5'10''... Gotxo says on 23/May/05
Never met personally him, but i've seen images of in his early theather career and he was a little taller than the average spanish of that time ( about 5'8" on the 80's, 5'10 for nowadays teenagers).
I can easily belive he's 5'9", pretty common height for those who where twenty some at '80s decade on Spain.
GEKKO BIRD says on 23/May/05
Antonio is a solid 5'8. he may be a half inch either taller or shorter (5'7.5 or 5'8.5). For sure he is no shorter than 5'6 but no taller than 5'9. Lmeister says on 15/Mar/05
Ok Antonio the truth is that U are shorter than 5 ft 9 in Woody Harrelson so there is no way that U'd be 5'9''. When U watch the movie "Play it to the Bone" Harrelson is approximately 1.5 inches taller and he is not wearing some high heeled shoes like Antonio is doing. CelebHeights Editor (in the voice of Melanie Griffith) says on 15/Mar/05
"What will they think of next?? Antonio is NOT wearing lifts to appear taller. He is perfectly comfortable with his height, and so am I. And I would hardly say that the two-inch difference between him and Rebecca constitutes "towering!" -- a quote from Melanie's own official website. TCPA says on 2/Mar/05
Believe me he's no more than 5'7" Broadwayactor says on 1/Mar/05
Antonio is around 5'6"/5'7". He's about half a foot shorter than me, I felt like a giant next to him. CelebHeights Editor says on 24/Feb/05
I'm unsure of how much elevation he uses ;) But, yes he does wear an awful lot of boots as opposed to normal shoes, and the heels on his boots are solid 1.5 inchers, sometimes they look more. Still unsure of his true height. He could be 173cm. TCPA says on 15/Feb/05
I saw Anthony Hopkins, he's about 2 inches shorter than me, im 5'9 1/4", you'r right about Banderas he's shorter than he is but i don't meet him, my guess 5'6" or 7". Ben says on 13/Feb/05
You list Antonio Banderas as 5'9" and Anthony Hopkins as 5'8", but in Zorro, Hopkins appears to be 2 inches taller than Banderas. I would put Banderas at 5'8" and Hopkins at 5'10". |
