|
Brad says on 8/Nov/09
High pitched singing of Eddie Murphy: "I'm wearing myyyyyy Porties, my Pooortttieess, I love my Portieeeessss". At 5' 8" he wears 2K custom Porties. Eddie in a Marvin Gaye swoon: "Pooooortiiiieees". He stood on a box with Sigourney Weaver, you have to at 5' 8" with when you are an A actor. He was 3" shorter than Frank2 who met him. Give it up.
Vegas says on 8/Nov/09
Brendan Gleeson and james cosmo were in most scenes with gibson and neither are short, the fight scenes including the irish reserve army (some of home my dad had trained) realist says on 8/Nov/09
great footage of mel and his horse rising. hey brad, there's your dinky horse mel is riding on lettermen Brad says on 8/Nov/09
At 5' 8" he cast short in Braveheart, even his horse. He couldn't wear his chunky Priestley Bourne booties in a couple hundred year old fight. Sly would, he'd be in 1978 Brooklyn platforms if he could get the director to film a certain way. James says on 7/Nov/09
Pulling of 6ft here
Click Here Hugh 191cm says on 7/Nov/09
Looked a solid 5ft10 in Braveheart. Brad says on 6/Nov/09
Theron co-starring with Mad Max in '10. You can just see the sign "closed set". The boots he wears in that one will be massive and CT will be in mocassins with 1/8" tread. Brad says on 30/Oct/09
Miss Theron is being cast in the next Mad Max. I bet Mel is already worried. She'll be in barefeet and Mel in customs in anything from the knee up. Brad says on 29/Oct/09
Joe made Frankie Valli a tall man. James says on 25/Oct/09
lubbe in your last pic Pesci is further away from the camera.
Click Here Aleks says on 24/Oct/09
Pesci was never 5'4" in his whole life. Rob G says on 23/Oct/09
I see him at 5'9" flat. lubee says on 23/Oct/09
If Pesci is 5'4, then i'm the biggest dingbat on planet earth, but that's just not the case: Click Here Click Here w/ 5'3 marty James says on 23/Oct/09
hold on a sec i am sure in 98 Joe Pesci was more 5'4 than 5'3 lubee says on 22/Oct/09
Correct James, he's not wearing lifts. That's a 5'8" and a half man next to a 5'3" midget. Vegas says on 22/Oct/09
spot on rising, one day i was walking down the street with a friend of my mine and she exclaimed, "me and you are about same height", shes 5'6, i am 5'11 and can see right over the top of her head, women :) RisingForce says on 22/Oct/09
Women are notoriously bad at judging height. They often don't take into account their heels and they think any guy within 4 inches on them is about their height. That's how you get some women estimating Arnold Schwarzenegger to be 5'4". Daniel says on 22/Oct/09
I was talking to a co-worker at work recently about Shakespeare. She mentioned that she met Mel Gibson when he came to Sydney for the premiere of his film, "Hamlet". She said he was "tiny" and only a little taller than her. I put her at about 5'6". James says on 20/Oct/09
Do you guys really think he could be wearing lifts here?
Click Here
If he's not wearing lifts he dosen't actually look 5'9.5 when you take into consideration Glovers posture. I'd say he looks about a flat 5'9 in the pic not more though. I think 5'9 is more realistic than only 5'8 as well. RisingForce says on 19/Oct/09
At 5'9.5" he's average height for an actor. 5'8" is ridiculous. Brad says on 17/Oct/09
At 5' 8" he's short for a lead A list actor. Put him in Portmans with wedge, not on a box, that's Davy Jones stuff. Josh.J says on 17/Oct/09
wow it just shows how vicious people are towards celebrities of gibson's stature. he has never claimed a ridiculous height like timberlake or worn lifts like pitt, rdj and stallone. he consistantly looked 5'9~5'10 and because he wears boots alot people say he has a height complex and wears boots. there is nothing criminal about wearing boots! the man himself openly talks about his height and has shown he has nothing to hide. despite this people are so cynical towards him that they simply reject evidence. i can only muster pity. Matt says on 15/Oct/09
The thing with mel gibson is not about his height, BUT his presence make him look like a tall guy. Presence is really important. People can look at you and they wont see your a 5.10 guy, they will think your tall by the presence you have... Metric says on 14/Oct/09
Aleks is right. RisingForce says on 14/Oct/09
Why is that pathetic, Brad? A director doesn't want the male star of the film shorter than the woman. Sigourney is about 7-8 inches above average height for a woman while Mel at 5'9.5" is exactly average height for a man. Brad says on 14/Oct/09
He was on a box with Sigourney Weaver who is 5' 11". That's pathetic. newman says on 12/Oct/09
he is no more than 174 cm , 177cm is rediculos for him Rob G says on 11/Oct/09
I agree with Rising, he is 5'9"ish in my book. RisingForce says on 8/Oct/09
he does look like he could be that tall, bam, but he looks 5-9 quite a bit as well so 5-9.5 is the best guess, in my opinion. Aleks says on 8/Oct/09
Cruise is 5'6.75" and Gibson is 5'8". TELLEM says on 7/Oct/09
why would, AND HOW WOULD Frank2 be off by two inches? bam says on 5/Oct/09
5'10 is possible. He sure as hell can look it. He was over an inch taller than joaqin pheonix in signs. TELLEM says on 2/Oct/09
thats the thing risingforce, we don't know if he was in lifts and we don't know HOW MUCH lifts he PACKS in his boots. All we can do for that vid is make assumptions. It doesn't prove anything. If there was a GOOD shot of mel barefoot and letterman next to him with know terrible camera angles then it would be good. RisingForce says on 1/Oct/09
Yeah, ACG, Cruise and Gibson at the same height is absurd.
Tellem, there is a part where they stand next to eachother and Mel seems 2.5" shorter at the most and Mel's boots give him atleast a 0.75"-1" advantage assuming there's no lifts, but even if Mel had lifts inside then that'd still put him at about 5'9" barefoot if Letterman was 6'1.5". TELLEM says on 1/Oct/09
i mean its good that it shows mel taking off his shoes, but thats about it TELLEM says on 1/Oct/09
RisingForce says on 1/Oct/09
If Mel is 5'8" then Letterman must be a weak 6 foot which is BS. They're as listed, 5'9.5" for Mel and 6'1.5" for Letterman.
that video you posted isn't a good way to judge mel's height. Brad says on 1/Oct/09
Mel wears expensive lifts, Letterman does not. miko says on 1/Oct/09
5"9 in effect like Sly. ACG says on 1/Oct/09
Brad, are you seriously meaning to infer that Cruise and Gibson are the exact same height(5'8")??
I think RisingForce would back me up on saying that that's quite ridiculous..... RisingForce says on 1/Oct/09
If Mel is 5'8" then Letterman must be a weak 6 foot which is BS. They're as listed, 5'9.5" for Mel and 6'1.5" for Letterman. Anonymous says on 30/Sep/09
I agree with DMaN, Mel was 177cm, now 175cm. Need a slight downgrade. Brad says on 30/Sep/09
Trina, Mel has been 5' 8" for decades. Frank2 knows. Brad says on 29/Sep/09
He looks short in every motion picture, especially on horses where they give him the dinky ones. Look at him with Sly. Sly is a dead issue over 5' 9" with that shot. Trina says on 29/Sep/09
First, this is a fun site. Second, I have to look this up - is it true we shrink during the day ie. our spine compresses, make sense actually. Wonder what happens to the astronauts after being in space, but I digress.
Thirdly, something to be considered - a lot of these Hollywood types with a lifestyle of substance abuse and cigarettes are more likely candidates for osteoporosis [and that can hit you as early as the 30s if you have a genetic propensity] and how many of these guys have done their own stunts, like Mel, and maybe have a few fused verterbrae and other injuries that might effect their overall height since we are dealing with cm's here. Certainly could explain why Mel seems to have shrunk a bit already. RisingForce says on 28/Sep/09
I can't buy Mel as anything less than 5'9". If he was shorter than Kurt then I'd imagine that footwear must have played a role. Lenad says on 27/Sep/09
He's probably a strong 5ft9 like 175-176cm. TELLEM says on 27/Sep/09
great footage of mel and his horse rising. hey brad, there's your dinky horse mel is riding on lettermen. TELLEM says on 27/Sep/09
shorter than 5'9 kurt russell in "tequila sunrise". hes a 5'8er. Daniel says on 27/Sep/09
I'd peg Mel at around 5'8.5". He looked freaking short in "The Patriot". I've never seen him look as short as he did in that film. RisingForce says on 26/Sep/09
Actually they posed in 2 other pictures, one where Gibson was even closer to Stallone's height(they were the exact same) and another where Stallone oddly looked more noticeably taller. RisingForce says on 26/Sep/09
I think Gibson and Stallone are very close in height. It's not surprising to me that in the one picture they posed together in they were this close in height. Click Here Stallone at 63 may have lost height and he may be shorter than Gibson now(no more than an inch), but at his peak I'd bet he was every bit as tall as Gibson.
It surprised me that Gibson looked taller than Matt Damon though because I have Gibson at 5'9.5" and Damon at 5'10". ACG says on 26/Sep/09
Oh, and Rising- out of curiosity- who do you think is taller at this point: Gibson or Stallone?? ACG says on 26/Sep/09
Great post, RisingForce. Proves without a shade of doubt that Mel is nothing under 5'10 barefoot. derek d says on 26/Sep/09
In the Letterman video,at 4:33 - 3:35 Mel is standing barefoot while Dave is approaching him with the band aid for his leg. As they both never stand completely straight it does give you a somewhat quick comparison... I can possibly buy 5'9 for Mel. Lenad says on 25/Sep/09
He's 5'10 at the most. His legs looked short in Lethal Weapon RisingForce says on 25/Sep/09
Brad, I said thatt I don't doubt Gibson wears lifts in movies if directors ask him to. I doubt that Mel wears them on his own because of some height complex like Stallone does. Brad says on 25/Sep/09
I'd love to read F2's reply to the Riser's comment that he doubts Gibson wears lifts in movies. He's worth over 500 million, he wears expensive customs, he's well under 6'. RisingForce says on 24/Sep/09
Here's the Letterman link since the original video was removed. Click Here
At 3:32 they stand next to eachother and Mel is at most 2.5" shorter, probably just 2 inches when he straightens up. So he's 2"-2.5" shorter than a 6'1.5" wearing dress shoes. That means he's atleast 6'0" in cowboy boots.
Even with lifts in those boots he'd still be 5'9"-5'9.5" barefoot, but I'm not convinced he has lifts. Look at how he doesn't hesitate to take off his boots at 3:48. And when Letterman comes over at 4:33(still in dress shoes), Mel doesn't hesitate to stand up in socks.
Click Here Gibson stands next to 5'11" Jay Leno from 0:45-0:59 and they're close in height. Later in the clip at he looks close in height to 5'10.5" George Clooney at 1:04 as well as 1:32-1:47
Gibson has consistently been close to Leno's height in his numerous appearances on the show. Click Here (at 0:08 in the clip) Click Here (0:18)
Even with Mel's boots this is not a 5-8ish man standing next to 5'8" Rene Russo(in low heels). Click Here
Rob's listing is accurate, Gibson is a 5'9.5" man who is not height obsessed like some suggest he is. Does Gibson wear lifts in movies? I don't doubt it, but I don't get the impression that he cares much about his height. He's joked about his height, brought up the subject of lifts and taken off his boots on a popular talk show. Could you imagine Stallone doing any of those things? I don't even doubt that Gibson would wear lifts while doing promo work for a movie to keep up the action star image. I doubt that he has a height complex and goes to bed wearing his lifts though.
As you can see, Gibson has no problem walking around in sandals. Click Here Don't forget the quote Rob posted below. "Gibson looks taller than you'd expect, at least 5-foot-10 in flat sandals" TELLEM says on 23/Sep/09
5'8.5 for mel burby says on 23/Sep/09
5'8.5"-weak 5'9" makes the most sense. People cant tell the difference between 5'8" flat and almost 5'9" because of hair, posture, shoes, etc. RisingForce says on 23/Sep/09
I'd say 5'9"-5'9.5" for Mel. There simply wasn't a big difference between him and David Letterman. Mel did have cowboy boots, but if he had lifts in them then would he have taken them off without hesitating? derek d says on 22/Sep/09
Thats interesting Frank that you saw him at 6'1 and he usually claims 6 feet. Maybe he's just modest and rounds off to 6 feet even or perhaps he had footwear advantage over you that one day. Original says on 22/Sep/09
Mel is 5'8.5". 5'8.75" max. James says on 22/Sep/09
He's still quite thin.
Frank2 just for reference go on the Christopher Walken height page and you will find an interview with him on youtube where he states that "I am 6ft but have tall hair". Maybe when you met Walken his hair made him appear taller than he really was? Frank2 says on 21/Sep/09
Walken looked two inches taller than me when I saw him which was years ago. I also saw a photo of him with Bob Wagner and he looked two inches taller than Wagner who's my height or 5'11". Walken looked like a stick when I saw him. It's amazing how skinny some celebs are. And some have very small hands with slender fingers. I doubt Walken weighed more than 150 lbs. He's probably put on weight now being older. James says on 21/Sep/09
So how tall do you think Walken was at his peak Frank2? He stated himself that he was no more than 6ft in 1997. Frank2 says on 20/Sep/09
Moriarty is at minimum 6'3" and most likely 6'4".
Standing with far better posture? Please! I won't even comment on Walken with Moriarty. The photo speaks for itself.
You know, half my posts don't appear. I'm really tired arguing heights with people who cannot see the forest for trees. Perhaps it's time to move on. James says on 19/Sep/09
Michael Moriarty could be 6'2.5 (189cm) today. James says on 19/Sep/09
Sorry Frank2 but how does he look 6'4 in those pics? He's obviously standing with far better posture than Chris Noth or Jerry Orbach and he still only looks 6'2.75. Also Jerry Orbach was probably 6'2 in his heyday if you look at him next to Steven Seagal who is minimum 6'2 he was only 2-2.5 inches shorter.
Christopher Walken was about 6'1 at his peak and Michael Mortiary is about 1.75-2inches taller.
I am sorry but judging by those pics I'd say Moriarty is 6'2.75. Frank2 says on 19/Sep/09
"James says on 18/Sep/09
Frank2 How do you know Michael Moriarty is over 6'3? Have you met him in person?"
I've seen him at the Emmys although I didn't speak with him. He towered over most people in the lobby.
Moriarty next to 6'1" Jerry Orbach and 6'1.5" Chris Noth:
Click Here
This should end the argument:
Click Here James says on 19/Sep/09
Obamas a bit under 6'2 though. On this site he is listed at 6'1.25 (186cm).
I actually thought Kilmer had an edge on Denzel but I think that was just the hair. RisingForce says on 18/Sep/09
Denzel looks closer to say 6' flat to me, but if you say he's 6'1" then I won't doubt it. He can look that tall. burby says on 18/Sep/09
Mel is in stealth custom whoppers. Look at how small and thin the shoes are of the fellow behind him. Frank2 says on 18/Sep/09
Kilmer wore lifts. No question in my mind.
Check these out:
Click Here
Click Here
I believe Kilmer is doing the ol' tiptoes trick in this shot with 6'2" Jim Caviezel and Denzel. And even then, Caviezel is clearly three inches taller plus Denzel looks about an inch taller than Kilmer.
An example of tip-toeing to look taller:
Click Here
That's Jonathan Rhys Meyers trying to look imposing next to Maria Doyle Kennedy. Plus he's wearing boots with lifts! What a crock. TELLEM says on 18/Sep/09
kilmer dd look a bit shorter than denzel washington in de ja vu. Frank2 says on 18/Sep/09
Denzel with 6'2" Obama:
Click Here
Click Here
Obama and Jesse Jackson:
Click Here
Obama and Bill Clinton:
Click Here
Look, I didn't just get off the damned boat. I've worked in the biz, I've known and met countless celebs. When I estimate heights it's going to be pretty much dead-on accurate. Of course I make mistakes. Sometimes I might be fooled if the celeb is wearing stealth lifts. But one thing I do know and that's when someone is shorter than me. There's no way to make someone shorter unless someone invents elevator shoes that go below street level. Stallone was shorter than me as was Michael Jackson, Woody Harrelson, plus a number of famous people. But when I see someone who's taller and I mean by enough I can tell there's a big difference I say so. Denzel was at least two inches taller than me and I'm 5'11". And he didn't appear to be wearing anything, but normal shoes. RisingForce says on 18/Sep/09
Speaking of Denzel. Mel didn't look that much shorter at the American Gangster premiere. Maybe 2 inches shorter? Click Here Click Here
It's hard to tell if he was wearing lifts. Click Here James says on 18/Sep/09
Frank2 I don't think Michael is standing at his tallest in the pic. Either that or Denzel Washington is standing on a box? How do you know Michael Moriarty is over 6'3? Have you met him in person? Frank2 says on 18/Sep/09
Denzil looked over six feet when I saw him in person. And check this photo out with him next to Michael Moriarty who's at minimum 6'3" but more likely 6'4":
Click Here
And watch CRIMSON TIDE. Denzel is about the same height as Gene Hackman who's listed at 6'2".
So why does that blow your mind? have you seen Denzel in person like I have?
And Val could end up being 5'9". Bob Hope went from a solid 5'10" to 5'6". Kirk Douglas went from 5'8" to about 5'5". Orson Welles went from 6'1" to 5'10". Cornel Wilde went from 6'1" to about 5'10.5". Take a good look at James Garner. He's really shrunk big time. He was a solid 6'1.5" and now he's about 5'10". Clint Eastwood went from 6'4" down to just over six feet. burby says on 18/Sep/09
More semi interesting info. William Fichtner (Go, Armageddon) attended my college(I was way young when this happened). Never met him, I asked a professor though, he's legit 6'. My neighbor 2 houses down is friends with Tim Allen. I went to high school with Michael Maccarone (Richie Rich, Private Parts)had a science class with him. He was Emile wild short from what I remember at the time (mid 90s) Walt Whitman High School, he probably grew some though. I'm under 30, I can't believe how much HS has changed, now you have to have a ID on your neck at all times now from what I hear. If I had to do high school and college over again, I wouldn't....... burby says on 18/Sep/09
If Val dropped the lbs, he'd probably be 6' again. One of his relatives (cousin?) was an adjunct professor of one of my Quark classes. If I had to do it over, I would have asked him. James says on 18/Sep/09
Frank2 sorry Iam not trying to be rude or anything but it blows my mind that you think Denzel Washington could be as much as a flat 6'2 and your saying Val Kilmer might end up at 5'9 if he dosen't loose weight! Well I certainly find it hard to picture there ever being 4-5 inches between the 2 actors in the future. James says on 18/Sep/09
Frank2 are you sure Kilmer had good posture when you met him? Frank2 says on 17/Sep/09
Lets see.....I work with pounds and ounces so 107 kg works out to........Holy crap! 235 lbs!
Checking with a height to weight charge, at 5' 11", a low weight would be anything at or under 144 lbs. Target weight is 164 lbs. and overweight is 183 lbs. or over. I'm at 180 lbs. at 5'11" so I'm bordering on being overweight. Mine is pretty much all in my gut. James says on 17/Sep/09
Was Kilmer friendly Frank2? Brad says on 17/Sep/09
I've see Supermun, he's a very strong 5' 8", good photo to judge Kilmer. James says on 17/Sep/09
Frank2 I heard Kilmer tops the scales at 107 kg nowadays. Frank2 says on 17/Sep/09
James, I've seen Kilmer, even spoken with him. He's my height. No way is he six feet. And a lot of weight does cause a person to lose height. Orson Welles went from 6'1" down to about 5'11" and then right before he died to 5'10". I saw him several times over the years. Spoke with him. He got to be so heavy that it compacted his spine. Later in life it was hard for him to walk around. I suspect he got to be well over 400 lbs. Frank2 says on 17/Sep/09
I've heard Burt claim he's 5'11" as well as 6'. In reality he's just 5'10". RisingForce says on 17/Sep/09
Frank, Burt admitted that he was under 6' back in the 70's. Oddly in his autobiography he claimed to be over 6' and a few years ago claimed to be 6' flat. I remember the newspaper saying something along the lines of "If Burt is 6 feet as he says he is then you have to wonder why he wears such uncomfortable looking boots". Frank2 says on 17/Sep/09
Problem with that statement by Burt is, he was never 6' tall. Just more BS from a Hollywood celeb. The only group that out BS's celebs are politicians. James says on 17/Sep/09
Kilmer ending up at 5'9? Thats extreme, I think with all the extra weight he might drop to 5'11.25.
Frank2 can you do me a favour go on the Val Kilmer page and look at him next to Mamun (theres a new pic on the page with him and Mamun) that is a true 6ft next to a strong 5'8 guy. Brad says on 17/Sep/09
Burt walks funny in all his movies. RisingForce says on 17/Sep/09
Burt is well over 6'in boots. Even when Reed wore cowboy boots in the Smokey and The Bandit films, Burt was very similar in height to him. Burt himself once said.
"I think I'm the only actor under 6 feet tall who admits to it But I'm 6-foot-3 with my boots on" Frank2 says on 16/Sep/09
Kilmer is 5'11". That or I'm six feet since we're the same height or at least were the last time I saw him which was several years ago. Yes, Russell did wear lifts in his cowboy boots in TOMBSTONE. Huge lifts!
Click Here
Click Here
Kurt Russell is 5'9"
Kilmer is 5'11"
Sam Elliot is roughly 6'2"
Bill Paxton is 5'11" or a tad over
Powers Booth is 6'1"
Michael Biehn is 6'
Kilmer and 5'11" Peter Sarsgaard:
Click Here
These days Kilmer is a hog. If he doesn't stop stuffing his face, downing the suds and drop the pounds, he'll end up around 5'9" and 300 lbs.
Click Here
Click Here TELLEM says on 16/Sep/09
reynolds is pathetic. lol. Brad says on 16/Sep/09
Kilmer was 6' in my face. If he was equal to Val in Tombstone he was wearing massive custom boots. Reynolds' attached bricks to his footsies in "Shamus" are laughable, so are the boots with Jerry Reed. He looked real short in Deliverence compared to films 2 years later. Over 6' in boots when I ran into him at his ranch in '84. James says on 16/Sep/09
Must have been big heels in tombstone since he looked equal Val Kilmer RisingForce says on 16/Sep/09
I agree about Burt Reynolds, Brad. I have a ton of his movies on DVD and some of the footwear he wore was laughably big. That's how he had 3" on Dom Deluise.
I've never heard anything about Russell wearing lifts, though. Brad says on 16/Sep/09
Lifts in Tombstone? Nah, his boots had enough heel. Tombstone Arizona is a cool city, don't go there in the summer, you'll fry. Jonjets says on 16/Sep/09
I work in the film biz in Australia,Mel is 5'8" bang-on. James says on 15/Sep/09
Brad did Kurt Russell wear lifts in tombstone? Brad says on 14/Sep/09
Look at the dinky horse given to Mel in Braveheart. It looks like an amusement ride pony. Massive customs with Glover. Not as big as Reynolds or Downey Jr.. Kurt is a notorious boot guy, you have to check his feet in shots...the ones he wore with Sly on Arsenio were sick even to Reynolds standards. I've chucking in Reynolds DVD's and looking at his footwear, this guy was wild trying to get height through the years. RisingForce says on 14/Sep/09
Mel's boots in the Lethal Weapon films didn't look like bricks. They were black cowboy boots, nothing unusual about the exterior of the boot. Of course they could have built in lifts that could bring him to roughly 3 inches over his barefoot height.
As far as Mel's height vs Glover's, well sometimes Glover towered Mel and other times the difference looked more like 4 inches max. For example when they're walking in the parking lot in Lethal Weapon, Mel looks tiny next to Glover. RisingForce says on 14/Sep/09
Glenn did say that he saw pictures from a premiere where Kurt was 2 inches taller than Mel. If that's true then Kurt would have to have 3 inch elevators and Mel would have to be in 1 inch dress shoes for him to be 5'9". Which seems unlikely.
But if he was just 1 inch shorter in Tequila Sunrise then a lot would depend on what Kurt and Mel had in their shoes. James says on 14/Sep/09
I agree Brad because next to Glover he looked near 6ft. Brad says on 13/Sep/09
I'd love to see Kurt-Mel photos. Burt wore monsters with Jerry Reed who was a tall lanky good ole boy. He looked like he was a stilts throwing punches at Reed, funny stuff. Brad says on 12/Sep/09
G said all his frieds saw him recently (last spring) and said he was 5' 10". Must be his doctor and the guy who loaned him the Volvo bed. Yes Anne, he packs major lifts with those female costars. I bet he wore those brick customs with Glover. TELLEM says on 11/Sep/09
someone mentioned on here that 5'9 kurt russell was taller than mel gibson in tequila sunrise. if this is true, then gibson is a 5'8 man. Anne says on 11/Sep/09
When I saw Mel Gibson star in What Women Want, next to Helen Hunt (5'7") and Marisa Torme (5'4"), he looked as though he had *ahem* 'help' to appear quite a bit taller than his female costars. James says on 4/Sep/09
Danny Gover is 6'3.5 though. ACG says on 4/Sep/09
Even on his tiptoes, Mel still looks 5'10" min in that pic. After all, he IS standing next to 6'4" Danny Glover. James says on 3/Sep/09
I thin in that pic Mel is wearing lifts that make him 5'11. burby says on 29/Aug/09
Wow, just wow...well, Mel forgot his lifts he and is doing a vintage Damon next to Clooney tippy toe move.
Click Here Brad says on 28/Aug/09
My aunt did that for 30 years, you stand in those rooms most of the time, can't blame Sly for ditching the boots. RisingForce says on 28/Aug/09
Yeah, Burt wore some ridiculous lifts in Gator. His legs looked too long for his torso at times which kills his short legs excuse for why he wore lifts. I remember reading Burt say once "I'm over 6 feet, but I have the legs of a man who is 5-7". Burt consistently held his own with Jerry Reed in Gator and the Smokey and The Bandit films. Frank2 says on 28/Aug/09
Dr. Dee, I've repeatedly told why they removed their shoes on this forum. One more time.
With Stallone, he was in the next editing room from mine at Universal supervising the editing on NIGHTHAWKS. One day he removed his custom cowboy boots because they were obviously uncomfortable.
Burt Reynolds show up at MGM in their big theater when we ran the answer print of SHAMUS. He came with then girlfriend Dinah Shore. Before the film began he removed his boots for the same reason.
OK? Understand? Brad says on 28/Aug/09
Those Downey Jr. jobs take the cake. Great shot of Reynolds in Gator. I always wondered how a guy listed at 5' 9" playing at FSU could get up there with Jerry Reed, now we know, 4" whoppers. Stallone wears more of the stealth variety, Burt wore obvious monsters sitting down with Carson, Dinah & Mike. Damn there's a lot of people throwing the under 5' 9" figure for Stallone. Where were you people in '07? F2 n I needed the extra ammunition back then to battle the Riser n G. At 5' 8" Gibson can look tall with clever casting and camera angles or standing with a 5' 6.5" (if that) G 7 hours out from The Bronx. RisingForce says on 27/Aug/09
Frank2, Robert Downey Jr. has Sly and probably Burt Reynolds beat as far as lifts. Click Here Click Here Click Here Click Here Click Here Click Here Click Here
Downey will wear ridiculous platform heels and chunky platform shoes or he'll stuff lifts so big into his shoes that you can see them bursting out. He's the king of ridiculous footwear.
I'd give Burt the edge over Stallone. I've never seen Sly wear anything like the boots Burt wore in Gator. Click Here
These boots that Marlon Brando wore also top anything I've seen Stallone wear, except for maybe Judge Dredd. But atleast in Judge Dredd his boots fit the costume better. Click Here Dr Dee says on 27/Aug/09
Frank2 says on 27/Aug/09
Gibson is 5'8". Cruise is 5'7". Cruise wears gigantasauris lifts. Gibson sometimes wears height increasing shoes, but not the monsters Cruise wears. But no one wears bigger lifts than Stallone. Only Burt Reynolds tied him in the past when he wore boots with two and half inch heels plus at least 2 inches of lifts inside boosting him from 5'10" to nearly 6'3". I met Reynolds when he wore boots like that and with them on he towered over me. With them off he was two inches shorter than me. I had to laugh. Stallone took off his custom cowboy boots in my presence and went from 6' (my height in regular shoes) down to slightly under 5'8". My jaw dropped nearly to the floor!
Why would someone take their shoes of in your presence?Did they live with you?Did you go to the gym with them?
Maybe you went to the same local swimming pool as them.
Why would anyone soooo woried about their own liftless height stand next to you without them on?
Pls explain.
But I do believe that Stallone is 5'8" just like Gibson, yet I really think that Cruise is maybe 5'6.75" to be precise. Just a tad taller than 5'6" Glenn Frank2 says on 27/Aug/09
Gibson is 5'8". Cruise is 5'7". Cruise wears gigantasauris lifts. Gibson sometimes wears height increasing shoes, but not the monsters Cruise wears. But no one wears bigger lifts than Stallone. Only Burt Reynolds tied him in the past when he wore boots with two and half inch heels plus at least 2 inches of lifts inside boosting him from 5'10" to nearly 6'3". I met Reynolds when he wore boots like that and with them on he towered over me. With them off he was two inches shorter than me. I had to laugh. Stallone took off his custom cowboy boots in my presence and went from 6' (my height in regular shoes) down to slightly under 5'8". My jaw dropped nearly to the floor! RisingForce says on 26/Aug/09
I saw the picture of Gibson and Cruise on the Warren Beatty page and Cruise is standing in front of Gibson, but he's still shorter. If they stood equal distances from the camera then the difference could be a bit bigger. But without seeing their feet it's not conclusive. I'd be shocked if Gibson was as short as Cruise barefoot, though. Brad says on 26/Aug/09
If they got their measurements from G, it rains at the North Pole. Frank2 says on 26/Aug/09
This is pretty funny:
Click Here
I wonder when they do these wax figures just where do they get their measurements from. Frank2 says on 26/Aug/09
I forgot to mention that Jodie Foster is also in that photo and she's the shortest of the entire group. She comes up to Tom Cruise's mouth level! I suspect Jodi is barely 5' tall. Frank2 says on 26/Aug/09
I have a book entitled THE HEART OF HOLLYWOOD which tells of the history of the Motion Picture Relief fund which runs the MP Country Home and hospital in Woodland Hills. In it there's a photo taken of Gibson and Cruise along with Warren Beatty, Demi Moore, Kevin Costner and Dennis Quade.
The tallest is Beatty. He towers over everyone as if he's 6'4". I mean it looks like he's as tall as some really tall actor like Rock Hudson. Demi Moore is tiny. Beatty is a full head taller. Next is Gibson who's five inches shorter than Beatty. Next up is Cruise who looks about an inch shorter than Gibson. In the back slouching is Costner who still looks relatively short compared to Beatty, but is still about two inches taller than Gibson and three inches taller than Cruise. Then on the far right is Dennis Quade who's the same height as Gibson and shorter than Costner by two inches.
Now here's each person's height based on what I've seen:
Beatty is minimum 6'1" and quite possibly could be 6'2". I've seen him several times. The first time we spoke and he seemed to be about two inches taller than me. But on another occasion he looked three inches taller. Now in case people forget, I'm 5'11".
Demi Moore is probably no more than 5'3".
Gibson is 5'8" and wears lifts and still in this photo he's five inches shorter than Beatty. So that means if Beatty is truly 6'2" then Gibson is 5'9", but we can't see anyone's feet in this photo.
Cruise appears to be six inches shorter than Beatty. Now we know he won't leave home without special shoes so in this photo he's looking like a guy who's 5'8".
Costner is definitely 6'1". He's slouching which explains why he's not the same height or close to as Beatty. Dennis Quade is not 6'. I've met him. He looks to be my height or 5'11". Brad says on 25/Aug/09
Imagine that, me n da G agree on Cruiser. RisingForce says on 25/Aug/09
Cruise wasn't much taller than Glenn. Brad says on 25/Aug/09
Gibson wears massive customs, you just don't see them. Cruise was 5' 10" in front of me in his stealth customs from 1 foot away. He can add a smidge more with his Pitt like posture. He ate a 5' 6" (7 hours out) young Glenn for breakfast at 5' 8". Portman to Custom cancel. At 5' 9.5" plus customs he'd own G by a mile and look tall in eveything he did on screen or in person. Ask F2 what he saw: another freaking actor 4" shy of 6 feet. Look at G with a stone short Emile Hirsch then G with Gibson, just add a bit more for the Gibson figure. TELLEM says on 24/Aug/09
that is because cruise isn't 5'8. remember, brad is a FOOT taller than cruise, so his accuracy isn't that good. RisingForce says on 24/Aug/09
Let me get this straight, Brad. You think that Tom Cruise and Mel Gibson are the same height? Cruise in lifts can pass for a legit 5'9", but he often looks shorter. Gibson very rarely looks shorter than 5'9" and is capable of passing for 5'11"(probably in lifts). Cruise can't even pass for a legit 5'10" much less 5'11". And Cruise wears bigger elevators than Gibson does. Brad says on 24/Aug/09
Don't worry Frank, they came around on Sly, they will on this one. His elevators are expensive big wedge customs. RisingForce says on 23/Aug/09
I don't know, I wasn't there so I can't say. All I can go by is what I've seen. Could he be closer to 5'8"? Sure, if he's a constant lift wearer. But he doesn't seem like one to me. He had no problem taking off his boots on Letterman's show. Frank2 says on 22/Aug/09
Then explain why he looked three inches shorter than me? And I was with two other people who commented on how short he looked. RisingForce says on 22/Aug/09
I agree. 5'9.5" makes sense and Gibson doesn't seem to wear big elevator shoes all the time like Stallone or Downey Jr. realist says on 21/Aug/09
robes estimate is spot on never looks short always looks average height,celebs may wear lifts but me only wore built up shoes once as far as im aware in the year ol living dangerously but sigourney weaver is an amazonian Johnny G says on 14/Aug/09
5 ft. 8 and 3/4 in. seems about right. yoyo says on 13/Aug/09
sorry for my english. i mean his even under 5ft9 johnny depp. 5ft8.5 for Mel i bet it is. yoyo says on 11/Aug/09
no way his 5ft9.5 , he was evening shorter than 5ft9 johnny depp. 5ft8 goes for mel Mr T-Cakes says on 8/Aug/09
watched Mel in Tequila Sunrise earlier. The height difference between him and Kurt Russell isn't as radical as I first thought. Still say Mel was about an inch shorter, and both men seemed to have normal-looking footwear on. runt says on 8/Aug/09
It's a little known fact that gnomes have been scientifically proven to exist. They discussed it on a t.v. special about Mel Gibson. big un says on 5/Aug/09
was obviously pissed and leaning over in picture with glen. Brad says on 5/Aug/09
Barely taller than Glenn in a Portman to Custom cancel is 5' 8". big un says on 1/Aug/09
he is at least five 9 or michael parkinson is a midget, but thats obviously not the case watch any of his shows in the last ten years. Joe says on 30/Jul/09
>>Frank2 says on 23/Jul/09
Rob has posted photos of me with a few celebs including George Segal, Jeff Kramer, Tippi Hedren and Deidre Hall. <<
Rob,
Can you post those pictures again, please? Mr T-Cakes says on 29/Jul/09
next to 6ft4-inch Bill Duke in Payback he looked as if he was 5ft7-8. If he was wearing his lifts in that one then they certainly weren't helping. What is interesting is that Richard Gere, who is meant to be in the 5ft10 range (as Gibson supposedly professes) was in American Gigolo with Duke. And I can't recall that film so well, but I'm sure Gere wasn't as short as Gibson was next to Duke. So Mel surely can't be 5ft10. RisingForce says on 29/Jul/09
Mel doesn't look much shorter than 6 foot Edward Norton. Click Here Frank2 says on 24/Jul/09
Eight inches shorter. adam says on 24/Jul/09
Frank is right. Gibson is 5-8. He is six inches shorter than what John Wayne was in his prime. Dylan says on 24/Jul/09
I'll give him 5'9 but not more than that. Unless we r talking about him with his lifts. ricealpha says on 23/Jul/09
Frank2 no problem im with you. I just gotta say that I havent heard anybody better than you at thrashing Glenn and Big King. Frank2 says on 23/Jul/09
Rob has posted photos of me with a few celebs including George Segal, Jeff Kramer, Tippi Hedren and Deidre Hall.
Like Ahleks said, I worked with celebs. I didn't chase after them with a camera.
As for Gibson, when I met him he was a lot shorter than me. Ahleks says on 23/Jul/09
Frank2 worked in the movie industry. He didn't run after the celebrities like Glenn did. RisingForce says on 23/Jul/09
I believe Frank2 that he met Gibson, but I don't agree with his estimate of Gibson being 5'8". He doesn't look it to me and he doesn't seem that height conscious. ricealpha says on 22/Jul/09
RisingForce regularly demanded evidence from Frank2 that proving that he had met stallone in the flesh. It seems that Frank2 meets all the celebs and always finds his way through the crowds and the bodyguards to stand next to countless celebrities. So Frank2 show evidence in future otherwise itll be hard for us all to believe that you've actually met any celeb in the flesh RisingForce says on 22/Jul/09
Well then I guess David Letterman is about 5'11" because Mel Gibson wasn't much shorter than him and Mel even took off his boots at one point so I highly doubt he was wearing lifts. Mike says on 22/Jul/09
5'8.5 peteyork says on 22/Jul/09
Hi Frank2, I do not disagree on there height difference it is your photo does not make the case. Look where Pitt's knees are, you can not see one of them. If you could see both there feet. You would see 2 inches difference between both there feet and there heads both if pitts favour. So four inches. The best photo to show how out photos can be is the close up of clonney and beckham. When the photo is revealed in full detail it is clear he is two inches shorter than victoria beckenham because of the perspective. It is the same case here. In reality based on that photo gibson could be as tall as pitt. i do not believe they are the same size, however the photo is no good for height comparison. Frank2 says on 22/Jul/09
Please! The two men are standing next to each other. And the size of men's heads varies. I have a larger head than most men. Almost a size 8 when it comes to wearing a hat. I've got lots of photos showing my head being larger than some other guy's while standing right next to them.
Gibson is 5'8". Pitt is 5'11". End of argument. RisingForce says on 21/Jul/09
Frank, look at the size of Pitt's head compared to Mel's. Pitt's camera advantage clearly is exaggerating his height. Doug says on 21/Jul/09
Must admit I always thought Gibson was 5'8". I never thought he was 5'92 or 5'10". I think Frank's right and he is 5'8", maybe 174cm. He was only about an inch to an inch and a half taller than Glenn. Antonio says on 21/Jul/09
Frank, I only see 2" if Gibson stands as straight as Pitt. Also we can't forget that Brad is nearly always wearing lifts. Frank2 says on 21/Jul/09
If a couple of inches means Pitt is closer to the camera then so be it. Not enough to exaggerate his height. The two men are standing pretty much next to each other.
My God! I've seen Gibson in the flesh and standing next to him I was about as much taller as you see Pitt in the photo. There is no way that Gibson is any taller than 5'8". burby says on 20/Jul/09
Frank2, I watched that event with Pitt and Mel, Pitt called Mel sugartits LOL!!! But seriously, Pitt was definitely wearing lifts during that, as he was taller than Edward Norton during that Spike TV show. RisingForce says on 20/Jul/09
Frank2, Brad is a lot closer to the camera and we can't see their footwear. Frank2 says on 20/Jul/09
Check out this one:
Click Here
I see a three inch difference between Pitt and Gibson. Plus I have a photo in a book Called THE HEART OF HOLLYWOOD showing Gibson next to Warren Beatty. Gibson is five inches shorter. I've met Beatty and he's 6'1". TELLEM says on 20/Jul/09
mel gibson looks 5'8, and brad pitt looks 5'10. Stiffelio says on 20/Jul/09
Great picture, Frank2. Thanks! This is quite compelling evidence, although Pitt is standing a bit closer, so maybe their height difference is 2 to 2.5in, assuming same type of footwear. Mr T-Cakes says on 20/Jul/09
brilliant pic of Pitt and Gibson, Frank2. Looks as if Pitt has about three inches on him there. Frank2 says on 19/Jul/09
Gibson and 5'11" Brad Pitt:
Click Here
When I met Gibson I was at least that much taller and I'm 5'11". Mr T-Cakes says on 18/Jul/09
definitely a load of tripe about him being 5ft10, unless that's him with his lifts on. MHouillon says on 16/Jul/09
5'9. No more. Mr T-Cakes says on 15/Jul/09
imagine getting Mel and Stallone together for a film! There was an interesting pic' on the web of the two together: looked like mid-90's. And both were the same height.Trying to find the pic' again from Google images but no luck. But we're talking stilt-wars here. yoney says on 12/Jul/09
5'10" sounds possible with shoes, so I don't think he is currently more than 5'9". Original says on 11/Jul/09
5'9.5" peak. Deleted says on 11/Jul/09
ccc at first the camera makes him look like a lilliputian but when it pans round hes not that much shorter than him. defo 5 10 Daniel says on 11/Jul/09
I'm 5'9" (well, 176cm) and when I see Mel on screen, to me, he looks the same height as myself. He's not short, just average. He looks 5'9" next to Danny Glover in the "Lethal Weapon" movies - and he's an inch or so shorter than Chris Rock in "Lethal Weapon 4", who is 5'10". SHORTASS says on 8/Jul/09
Mel Gibson is 5'10 give or take half an inch, i thought he'd proved this once and for all when he was on the Uk chat show Parkinson, when he stood next to the host who i 5'11 in everday normal liftless shows this just seems to me be endless pointless conjecture. Haze says on 7/Jul/09
5'8. another avid lift wearer Aims says on 3/Jul/09
I didn't know he was smaller. To be honest in my opinion I'd like a guy who was at least 5'10". Most girls feel the same. Anything less is really on the short side... :| I'd say mel seems close to 5'10 but I'd have to go with 5'9 to be safe. cccc says on 3/Jul/09
watch this and judge mel gibson height (tom delonge is 6'3) : Click Here Strauss says on 1/Jul/09
Saw Gibson in Maine when filming " man with no face" I was surprised how short he was : 5'8" sounds correct bam says on 27/Jun/09
I'm perplexed. One minute he's 5'8, another he's described as 5'10 in sandles... That quote should definately be on top of the page rob. Its just plain bizarre. DMaN says on 26/Jun/09
id say 5foot9.5 in his prime 5foot9 now Barry Langcaster says on 26/Jun/09
Did see Mel in person back in the 90's did indeed look near 5'9 he did not look short, but I think he might have been wearing boots also. Frank2 says on 25/Jun/09
"am says on 24/Jun/09
frank2, shalyman isn't 5'11. He is 5'9.5, possibly less. Even glenn said that..."
Anything Glenn said should automatically be considered suspect. But lets say he's correct and that Shalyman is under 5'10". That just makes it all the more evident that Gibson is around 5'8". Dr. D says on 25/Jun/09
I know it is not that height related - but did ever someone notice that Mel has massive forearms? He does look like a strong guy. bam says on 24/Jun/09
frank2, shalyman isn't 5'11. He is 5'9.5, possibly less. Even glenn said that... Anonymous says on 24/Jun/09
Frank2 says on 24/Jun/09
I've seen Gibson and without the aid of lifts. I'm telling you, he's no more than 5'8". Add lifts and he's 5'11".
Then how do you explain "at least 5-foot-10 in flat sandals"?????? Frank2 says on 24/Jun/09
Mel ceratinly doesn't appear any taller than 5'8" Joaquin Phoenix and is obviously three inches shorter than 5'11" director M. Night Shyamalan:
Click Here
I've seen Gibson and without the aid of lifts. I'm telling you, he's no more than 5'8". Add lifts and he's 5'11". Editor Rob says on 24/Jun/09
I read an interview from near 10 years ago where the interviewer said "Gibson looks taller than you'd expect, at least 5-foot-10 in flat sandals" RisingForce says on 23/Jun/09
We can't assume that Antonio because Mel could have a 2 inch cowboy heel/1 inch lift combo which would put his footwear about even with Sly's if Sly was in elevators. In the early 90's Mel almost always wore cowoboy boots, if he had something in them is something nobody knows.
I'm personally not convinced that Mel wears lifts outside of movies, but you never know. ACG says on 23/Jun/09
between mel and sly only god knows who has the footwear advantage!!!! Antonio says on 22/Jun/09
... But, guys, can't we assume that Sly has the footwear advantage? RisingForce says on 22/Jun/09
Mel defintley isn't taller than Sly there. Best case for Mel is they're the same height there, but I'd give Sly a half inch taller there. peteyork says on 21/Jun/09
Antonio, sly looking up, mel's got him by 2cm, further away from the camera. Also you can not run properly as he did in lethal weopean movies in lifts. I would bet more money he is 5'10 than sly or matt damon. Think Rob's spot on, on mel. Brad says on 20/Jun/09
Bo0069, you've been reading too much Glenn 0-6. Try June 0-9 and all is fine. Bo0069 says on 20/Jun/09
Matt Damon is 5'10, so mel gibson should be a strong 5'10-5'11 right??? Antonio says on 18/Jun/09
Mel looks a little taller than Damon. Again though are they heightening?
Click Here Antonio says on 18/Jun/09
I know this pic has been up before, but thought I should show it again.
Sly appears .5" taller, but is posturing a bit. Again What are they wearing on their feet.
I believe barefoot they are very close to the same height...5-8 & 5-8.5"
Click Here |
