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Russel says on 15/Feb/10
A fair amount of people are saying 5'8"ish. I just have a really hard time believing it. Before I actually looked up his height I could've sworn 5'6".
Jim says on 1/Feb/10
Hmm. and Ellen is wearing sneakers..
Here is Ricky next to James Lipton from "Inside The Actor's Studio"
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Look about the same height. But how tall is James Lipton? Shaun says on 1/Feb/10
No, he was not shorter than Ellen, he was leaning and it was at an angle. He was about the same height. Definately no more than 5'7.5". Shaun says on 1/Feb/10
Once again the height measuring expert Mr. Rob has got this spot on. This is EXACTLY what I estimated. He looks too short to be average height but looks not far of it, taller than 5'6" but not quite 5'8". Excellent estimate Rob. leonari says on 24/Jan/10
5'8" is abad joke. He is shorter than Ellen Degeneres.
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I do believe he claimed to be 5'6" during some stand up I watched him do. Not to mention he looked like a midget next to Conan on TV tonight. Nick says on 11/Jan/10
according to Jim's photo's he looks closer to 5'5 Lozzer says on 4/Sep/09
Gervais wearing damn big heels, possibly lifts on the Jonny Ross show! TED IN CT says on 7/Aug/09
He appears about my size 5'8 in shoes is about right Anonymous says on 27/Jul/09
he was shorter than ben stiller in night at the museum movie the new one,stiller is like 5'7 right? beatlefan says on 20/Jul/09
He did do lifts in one episode of the office, very funny episode where he wears huge heels to try and look as tall as neil the new boss. Annoyed says on 19/Jul/09
my friened at the aiport says 5'8". Also he was measured and weighed for the charity boxing he did in 2002, he was 5'8", 200 lbs, he has relaxed terrible posture and due to his lack of pretention he never bothers standing up straight and certainly doesnt do lifts. Ejel Khan says on 24/Jun/09
Jervais is 5'6.5", max. He regularly lies about his height, claiming 5'8". Big T says on 19/May/09
shorter than Cruise, Seacrest, Stiller and Hill. He's gotta be more 5'6", or perhaps he's just the only short guy in Hollywood not wearing lifts? Dr. Steve Brule says on 1/May/09
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Here he is with 5'6 jonah hill who actually appears to be the exact same height as ricky (if not taller?)
Although at 5'6 jonah might be wearing lifts, although every time i see him he's wearing converse. I'll let you guys decide. Clay says on 22/Apr/09
He made his 6'3 Office co star Oliver Chris look about 7 foot. k says on 9/Apr/09
I'm exactly 5'8" in flats and stood eye to eye with him when I bumped into him on Tottenham court road last year Austrian says on 26/Mar/09
"Really I'm about 25 and about 6ft 1in tall. So that's probably why you don't recognise me in the street."
hahaha oh god u just gotta love Ricky Gervais Anonymous says on 14/Mar/09
I saw an interview of Youtube where Russell Brand (6' 1.5")and Gervais were standing beside one another and Gervais came up to his chin. I think he's 5' 7" flat. Lmeister says on 14/Jan/09
Cheers Leung :) Leung says on 13/Jan/09
Lmeister says on 26/Apr/07
Young Ricky or is it Boy George = )
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This classic Lmeister contribution is worth reposting. Big T says on 12/Jan/09
An inch shorter than Ryan Seacrest at the Golden Globes. Anonymous says on 9/Jan/09
Just saw him on Conan last night...if Conan is 6'4", then there's no way Gervais is anywhere near 5'8". He looked more than a foot shorter! Unless Conan is actually about 6'8"... Annoyed says on 21/Dec/08
claims 5'8 after a minute or two in this clip ! Click Here Annoyed says on 1/Dec/08
My friend who works in the airport met him barefoot. He said about 5'8" so this is actually accurate Daii says on 29/Oct/08
Just seen him in his new movie "Ghost Town" (which is brilliant) and he was 2 inches shorter than 5'10 Greg Kinnear. Above height sounds spot on Annoyed says on 29/Oct/08
gervais is 5'7.5" to 5'8" Anonymous says on 25/Oct/08
I think most people would look diminutive standing next to someone who is 6'7 Anonymous -15 says on 20/Oct/08
5'7.5 seems pretty accurate , he's definetely a bit over 5,7 , but doesn't really seem to round up to a full 5,8. He looks quite diminutive standing next to 6'7 Stephen Merchant in Extras though. GUK says on 18/Oct/08
Said 5ft 8 on Jonathan Ross 17-oct 08. Doesn't look that tall though ozzy osborne says on 7/Oct/08
he was about an inch taller than ben stiller on night at the museum ted h in nyc says on 21/Sep/08
I just saw Ghost Movie and Ricky's a good 2 " shorter than Greg Kinnear who looks about 5'9
So 5'7 seems right Alexandra says on 6/Aug/08
In the Extras with Danniel Radcliffe he says he's 5'8 AnnoyeD says on 5/Jul/08
Mackenzie Crook is actually 5'9! He overcuts hits height so he can play the nerdish and weasley roles more effectively, he is 5'9. Gervais is 5'8 out of bed and drops to about 5'7.5 throughout the day. brad says on 20/May/08
i think about 5'7" because he appears to be same height as ben stiller in night at the museum. Anonymous says on 9/May/08
Mackenzie Crook's site has his height at 1.72m. In the Office he clearly has a couple of inches on Gervais therefore Gervais is 1.67m or 1.68m. Benny says on 10/Jan/08
"I'm a lot taller than I look on television and younger, and for the role of David Brent I wore a fat suit under my shirt and trousers. Really I'm about 25 and about 6ft 1in tall. So that's probably why you don't recognise me in the street."
Classic Ricky Gervais. Hilarious. Helen says on 15/Jul/07
He's definitely 5 8. I'm 5' 7.5", and I've stood next to him. He was slightly taller. Only slightly though! Anonymous says on 2/Jul/07
how much of difference is between him and john simm here;
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Sometimes he reminds me of david bowie, especially when he smiles. Lmeister says on 26/Apr/07
Young Ricky or is it Boy George = )
Click Here Leung says on 25/Apr/07
Saw the Ricky Gervias biography in the book store so I had a quick browse. There are a couple of photos from his younger days, he was once in a boy band which apparently didn’t have much commercial success but Ricky was a lot thinner and looked like a totally different person. It’s really astonishing. Rachel says on 24/Apr/07
He looks quite short in The Office and he is, plus he has a slouch that makes him appear 5'7 with shoes but 171 barefoot seems very exact.
Ricky man, stand up straight!
anyway he is funny as hell and extremly talented and has great hair. Editor Rob says on 2/Oct/06
See he's still claiming "5ft 8" in that little 'short man complex' scene in Extras radcliffe episode... rushy says on 21/Sep/06
all that matters is he is hilarious!
if he was 5"1 or 6"1...wud he be less or more funny?
end of debate
[Editor Rob: are you having a laugh?] Polska says on 4/Sep/06
I'm a big fan of the British version of The Office and he's always looked shorter than this to me. Stephen Merchent has described himself as 6 ft 7 and looks over a foot taller than Gervais.
Also, when Gervais was on the daily show he looked exactly the same height as Stewart who you have listed at 5'6.5". You can see the clip here Click Here
Finally, I agree with the poster below that Gervais may have taken to wearing bigger heals. If you watch series one of the office you'll notice that he and Martin Freemen seem to be the exact same height (especially apparent at the end of episode five when they're leaving the club). And in series two Patrick Baladi, who plays his new boss Neil, looks significantly taller. Yet in the Christmas special Gervais looks to be an inch taller than Freemen and doesn't appear as short next to Patrick Baladi as he did previously (especially noticable in the group photo at the very end of the special).
Considering all this I'd say he's much closer to 5'6".
[Editor Rob: the funny thing, all three of the main office main cast have 'claimed' 5ft 8...] MM says on 14/May/06
Me and a friend saw him in the strand recently and we both towered over him - I'd say 5'7" would be very generous.
[Editor Rob: yes, a few folk have been saying that...] Steve Rose says on 28/Mar/06
I saw Ricky Gervais on stage last night. I was near the front and I would say he is 5ft 6inches and very funny. Also have you ever see him standing next to Stephen Merchent, hed have to be quite short unless Stephen is about 10 feet high. Damon says on 28/Jan/06
Well your opinion is appreciated, but he's 5'8. That's well established. TheMan says on 19/Jan/06
5,7 seems to high for gervais even but thats as much as i can give him. Tubbs says on 19/Jan/06
Ricky was measured at 5'8 for that celebrity boxing a few years ago against Grant Bovey, Bovey was 5'10. Damon says on 18/Jan/06
Ben Stiller is 5'6 max, I thought this site covered that pretty well. But regardless, Gervais is not shorter than Stiller. Gervais has verified many times, in his radio show and whatnot, that he's 5'8. Comparing him to all the other celebrities and whatnot that he's stood next to, I believe it. Plus, at the very end of The Office when the gang is getting their picture taken, he's standing next to the character Tim, who CAN'T be shorter than 5'6 (I think he's 5'8), and Brent looked a couple inches taller than him.
Gervais isn't the kind of guy who'd give a damn about his height, and he wouldn't lie about it, multiple times. He says he's 5'8, so he's 5'8. starky says on 21/Dec/05
Gervais is shorter than Ben Stiller in extras... so if Stiller is 5ft 8, Gervais would be nearer the 5ft 6 range
[Editor Rob: I made the comment on stiller's page about their scene together back 22nd july and though inconclusive. But anybody can actually watch this scene here. Gervais does have trainers, I forget exactly what stiller wearing...] jer cross says on 22/Nov/05
i saw ricky in london today and he looked tiny. i am 5 10 Anonymous says on 7/Apr/05
Gervais says he's 173 cm but that's probably with his shoes on. A lot of short people give their height when they're wearing shoes to save face. i'd say he's about 171 cm max as he is about the same height as Freeman. Plus have a read of what this person said about Gervais's height: http://www.angelfire.com/tv/11Show/Ricky/Information.html Lmeister says on 30/Mar/05
At least U can see from the second pic that Ewan ain't 5'10.25''. One might say that he is slouching, but Gervais isn't standing tall either. Every pic of Martin Freeman shows that he is exactly 170 cm and I am pretty damn sure that so is Gervais. Sometimes in the Office Gervais appears taller than Freeman 'cause David Brent is such a cheeky bastard character who stands tall all the time...My estimation is that Martin Freeman is 5'6.5'', Ricky Gervais 5'7'' and Ewan McGregor 5'8.5''. |
