Killing Joke says on 26/Jun/08
Here's Downey with Jon Favreau who is 6 feet

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and Here's Downey with Ben Stiller and Jack Black

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5'8 seems right

AnnoyeD says on 26/Jun/08
this is RDJ with Ben Stiller and Jack Black where he looks marginally taller than Ben Stiller ( listed on This site as 5'6.75" ) and next to Jack Black ( who is listed on This site as 5'6" ) now i think either Ben & Jack are taller than their listed height and MAYBE Downey is even shorter than 5'8" ! either way there isnt 2 inches between RDJ and Jack Black. Yeah although Glenn claims Robert Downey Jr is 5'9". here is the LINK Click Here

AnnoyeD says on 26/Jun/08
this is RDJ with Ben Stiller and Jack Black where he looks marginally taller than Ben Stiller ( listed on This site as 5'6.75" ) and next to Jack Black ( who is listed on This site as 5'6" ) now i think either Ben & Jack are taller than their listed height and MAYBE Downey is even shorter than 5'8" ! either way there isnt 2 inches between RDJ and Jack Black. Yeah although Glenn claims Robert Downey Jr is 5'9".

glenn says on 22/Jun/08
we will take that as most likely the case then.rules in prisons,especially height charts are sketchy.they are done with and without shoes and sometimes they just plain ask you your height,without chart.he is 5-11 or close to it in my pic.

AnnoyeD says on 22/Jun/08
Right Guys have it now conclusive!!!! The Mugshot picture with Robert Downey Jr is WITH SHOES ON!!! I phoned Corcoran State Penetentiary and asked them for information regarding the Mugshot procedure. so after a long list of protocol the final answer game " ALL PICTURES FOR RECORD PURPOSES MUST BE TAKEN ONLY WITH CORCORAN STATE PRISON ISSUE SHOES ON " so if that pic is SHOES ON this guy struggles to hit 5'8" barefoot and is closer to 5'7.5"!! Anyone can phone for themselves and check (559) 992-8800 . Also if someone else cares or can be bothered , phone and ask about how big the heels are in their shoes cause i am certainly not phoning them again after the lies i had to tell just to get that information!! So i am thining he is 5'8 out of bed but can fall to 5'7.5" throughout the day. 2.75 inch lifts would give him an evening height of 5'10.25" .

AnnoyeD says on 22/Jun/08
thanx glenn, although i still stick bye my 5'8 Barefoot and 5'10.5 or 5'10.75" in lifts for events. The Mugshot pic is just too much evidence to overlook!

Sara says on 22/Jun/08
i dont care how tall he is..he is a great actor! and theres no better superhero then his iron man!

glenn says on 22/Jun/08
photo of me and downey coming any day now.rob has it now.

leonari says on 20/Jun/08
paltrow was 100 % bareffot in that scene. Or downey on a boy plus serious lifts. The man is a strong 5'8" guy if you ask me.

bam says on 20/Jun/08
downey's lifts in iron man were bizarre. He looked totally out of proportion, yet appeared near 5'11. They probably had paltrow barefoot and downy in lifts, a common trick.

jacques says on 15/Jun/08
5'9 seems good, lifts or not, good man

the stills says on 14/Jun/08
Sorry folks but Robert is only about 5'6 maybe 5'7 in the morning. Look at his shoes in that one still shot of the Iron Man movie that's on here where he is sitting next to his hot rod. As a guy that has also worn lifts i know how a stuffed shoe looks like. Look at those vans shoes. They look waayyy too fat and stuffed. I have those shoes and they are not suppose to look that puffy. Just face it folks....some guys in Hollywood just aren't that tall. Does that mean they are bad? Hell no. Just accept it. I my self aren't very tall for a guy. I'm 5'8 and have worn shoe lifts to be about 5'10. But I have now stopped wearing lifts and just accepted my height. So Glenn, I think Mr. Robert's height should be about 5'6. I think he said it too in an interview actually.

AnnoyeD says on 9/Jun/08
Yeah the perspective is a little bit off there though, ben is standing at an angle with have his body closer to the camera, if u look where their shoulders meet u can see there isnt that much in it, maybe an inch . I think if ben was perfectly aligned with downey there would be an inch or an inch and a half in downeys favour, i think Ben stiller says he is 5'7" or something so thatd peg downey at about 5'8 or 5'8.5 if stiller is indeed 5'7" . Maybe Downey's recent height gain was a bi product of him playing a 6 foot character in Iron Man and wouldnt lookr ight if he was walking around with 6'0 terence howard and 6'0 Jon Favreu ( also in 4 inch heels paltrow would get a real gain of just under 3" making her almost 6 foot ) so maybe when he is attending an event with a 5'7" and 5'6" guy in Stiller and black respectivelly, he knows the need for lifts isnt really there. He does look suprisingly short in that pic though ill give u that. Id still say 5'8 or 5'7.5 at the least!

Killing Joke says on 7/Jun/08
Check out this picture during the MTV Awards. He is with Jack Black and Ben Stiller. He looks the same height as Stiller

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Annoyed says on 31/May/08
very simple, he is 5'8 and wears 2.75 inch lifts. so he walks around at about 5'10.75 in the pics from that event with gwyneth paltrow. I have seen him in the most outrageous lifts but i think normally he will simply wear inch lifted shoes so he walks around at 5'10 most of the time. I think Glenn has stated he looks about that in the flesh and if he wasnt wearing lifts he could have been a 5'9 barefoot but guys, let stick with the mugshot pic here, it is our best evidence as there he is lined up against a police height chart! which yields a height of 5'8.5 if he is barefoot in it and 5'7.5 if he is in prison issue shoes ( 1 inch heel )We have testimonies and eye witness accounts aplenty saying he is around the 5'8" mark. I think this is Stallone Syndrome in reverse.....Stallone is 5'9.5 - 5'10" yet people say " he is 5'7" " and " he is 5'8" " , with RDJ IT IS " He is 5'9" " and " he is 5'10" " . he is known for being 5'8. we have a picture showing he is around 5'8" , he has said himself he is around the 5'8 mark ( and when asked if he was 5'7 he commented " somewhere around that mark" . I think he is just one of those guys that people want to be taller ( mainly the woman for obvious reasons ) standing by my assertion : 5'8" Barefoot. 5'9" in sneakers. 5'10.75 for red carpet events.

Nicola says on 30/May/08
Downey & Paltrow (with her heels)
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Downey & Paltrow (without heels)
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So I think he has the same height (about 5 ft 9 in)with Paltrow

Jay says on 25/May/08
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see Downey here with Paltrow. She's in 3 inch heels and hence is 6' and he's with 3 inch lifts(2+1 normal shoe heel) And he's still 1.5-2 inches shorter than Paltrow. And to top it all, paltrow is slouching.

Random Person says on 25/May/08
Looked anywhere from 5'9" to 5'11.5" in Iron Man, I thought. Anyway, his shoes did look pretty damn suspicious throughout and something about his frame indicated to me a shorter guy. I don't think 5'9" would be so far fetched but I'll go with 5'8".

glenn says on 21/May/08
good points on all annoyed.in new york it can vary in jails.but,yeah for the most part i guess in shoes.but sometimes they estimate without at chart or ask you.

Annoyed says on 21/May/08
also Glenn, anyone who thinks STallone is even under 5'9 need their head examined.

Annoyed says on 20/May/08
totally Glen, however to be fair, everyone i know and who have spoken too say they always take ure pic with prison shoes on. then again, even if he was barefoot he wouldnt even hit 5'9 . But i think its safe to say in California they would take mugshots with shoes on like most places. so anyway, assume he is barefoot,and with the camera looking up slightly, he would barelly even make 5'8.5" !!! TBH i think Rob is right here and i do see my own height in him, and i dont think his proportions are any different to yourse Glenn to be perfectly frank. I would still say he is between 5'7 & 3/4" and 5'8.5" but i think a flat 5'8 is just about right. put it this way, if he is wearing prison issue shoes with a one inch heel in the mugshot photo then he is under 5'8" and if he is barefoot then he is under 5'8.5 anyway, basically, barefoot, he is about your height Glenn , definetly

mina says on 20/May/08
check out the shoes....
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glenn says on 20/May/08
how do we know what downey is wearing on his feet in the mugshot? they measure you in shoes and without.

glenn says on 20/May/08
i understand that annoyed.but i guess its rarer than i think when i actually come across someone that wears lifts.they dont give as much as one thinks,like a 5-8 stallone to 6-1,as some think.but they can be impressive i guess.downey is a great guy.

Annoyed says on 19/May/08
but Glenn, look at the Mugshot pic again. And that is him with according to RDJ fan what is prison issue shoes with a normal 1" heel. his head is barelly on the 5'9 even with shoes on! im the same height as you Glenn and i own elevator shoes that are supposed to give 3.5" but actually give 2.5 inches and when my other 5'8 freind puts them on he seems to tower above me. 5'9 barefoot for robert downey jr? no chance, he is barelly 5'9 in shoes in the mug shot picture which i think is our most conclusive piece of evidence when assessing this guys height. The police arnt gonna let him get barefoot or wear elevator shoes specifically for his pic, he will be given his prison clothes, told put these on, stand here and SNAP the pic is taken. just look at it, he i barelly 5'9 with shoes on, so a 5'9 barefoot is impossible. the tallest he could possibley be is 5'8.5 and thats if his prison shoes happened to be only half an inch rather than the usual inch. 5'9 barefoot is ridiculous, he obviousley had between 2" and 2.75" elevator shoes on and that has thrown your assertion off. also, what was he like as a person Glenn?

glenn says on 19/May/08
no,but he towers me in lifts in my pic that hopefully youll see by next week.i wondered about 5-9.

leonari says on 18/May/08
Anybody who believes RDJ is 5'10" bare feet is delusional.

Annoyed says on 18/May/08
also gonna check this out for " Feck " sake. Assume he is wearing one inch heels as the would not be allowed elevator shoes in jail and would prolly have prison shoes on. Click Here pretty conclusive, in fact he could even be SHORTER than 5'8 !! but no, he is AT THE MOST 5'8 barefoot, i am 5'8 and i know my own height, he has 5'8 proportions and just looks it too!!!

Annoyed says on 18/May/08
getting annoyed by this one, short scottish and RDJ fan are clearly right. This man is the most obvious 5'8 there is, look at his mugshot!! take off an inch for heels and he is 5'8 !! what is going on! i myself have elevator shoes that put me at 5'10 and trust me, if i can afford 2 inch lifts, im sure he can!!! 5'8 barefoot and no doubt whatsoever

glenn says on 17/May/08
thats insane viper.wow.bridges towered me and you will see next week or so.

Viper says on 17/May/08
He only looked 1.5 inches shorter than Bridges in a good number of scenes.

mcfan says on 16/May/08
In "Iron Man" he looked 5'10.5. It's amazing what lifts will do. Even with Paltrow wearing heels he was still an inch taller than her. They angled the camera a bit in some scenes, but this guy was wearing some big lifts. He was only a 2.5-3 inches shorter than Jeff Bridges.

tph in ct says on 15/May/08
in May's GQ, he claims to be 5'10............the Jeremy Piven syndrome ....

MaxB says on 14/May/08
Robert's posture in Iron Man is very interesting (look at his torso) - it is very similar to Tom Cruise's and Roy Dupuis' (in series La Femme Nikita). I would call that posture "standing on toes".

RobertJ says on 13/May/08
ericj - They were HUGE and obvious.

Clark says on 12/May/08
Ed... your joking...right? About the height.

JK says on 12/May/08
Robert is super-handsome and talented, just not at all tall.
He was on The View the other day, and he was pretty much eye-to-eye with the very short ladies hosting that show. I noticed it right away when they all stood up to greet him. Lots of great and handsome actors are fairly short - look at Johnny Depp, Ed Harris, and Tom Cruise along with many others. At the risk of sounding like our oh-so-articulate vice president, my comment is "So?"

Ed says on 11/May/08
yeah, he was just marginally shorter than both Terrance Howard and Jeff Bridges in the movie...maybe 1.5 in under both. He pulled off the super hero stud role well.

tph in ct says on 10/May/08
I just saw Iron Man - his lifts are clearly visible in several scenes

He looks as tall as Jon Favreau (6 1 ?) in one scene..........

I think Terence Howard had them on as well.........

ericj says on 10/May/08
is it the general consensus that he was wearing lifts for the movie iron man? i was just wondering HOW huge the lifts must have been for him ot be significantly taller than paltrow.

anonymous below me is an idiot says on 10/May/08
Why? technically shorter people live longer than taller people...rather at the extremes--three inches taller than average, three inches shorter than average--shorter people do better.

Anonymous says on 8/May/08
"beatle fan" you're wrong, its actually bad 2 be short

beatlefan says on 8/May/08
I saw RDJ on the Jonathan Ross show the other day, his lifts were not obvious that day but he had very long trousers which covered the top of the shoe (normal looking sneakers I think), he looked about 3 inches shorter than Ross.He seems like a nice guy and he was very sharp-witted on the show, he clearly has a lot going for him. I think he should either invest in some decent less obviously elevated shoes or just ditch the idea and go into therapy like Dustin Hoffman did. There is nothing wrong with being short and walking around in ridiculous lifts all the time could even cause height loss as they mess up the body's natural posture. The lifts probably don't actually make him much taller either (see pages on heel height truth).

runt says on 6/May/08
WARNING MOVIE SPOILER


There is one Iron Man scene in particular where they are in a hanger bay and Terrance Howard tells him off. There is a clear shot of his stuffed shoes.

GSP says on 6/May/08
I saw him on the tonight show last night. He looked almost the same height as Jay but he had obvious lifts. The first time I think I had seen such obvious lifts. They looked like 3 inchers.

Anonymous says on 6/May/08
he did wear serious lifts and in 2 -3 scenes it's sooo obvious...you can tell by the way his pants fall over the shoes.minmum 2 iches and perhaps even 2.5 inch lifts. Pure lifts that is. Plus regular sole heel.

glenn says on 6/May/08
terrence howard is 6-2??? try 6ft tops.with illusions of 5-11.

Lmeister says on 6/May/08
I think it was more like angles not big shoes. Standing alone he didn't look close to 6ft0.

Viper says on 6/May/08
Peetie is right. Downey looked to be just under 6-0 in Iron Man. He only looked 1.5 inches shorter than 6-1 Jeff Bridges. He must have been using Sly's best lifts.

Anonymous says on 5/May/08
at all premiers for iron man gwyneth paltrow is in 4 inch heels ans they are the same height. i think he may be more like 5'10" since she is 5'7".

runt says on 5/May/08
you can see his large stuffed shoes in some shots during Iron Man. You never see Gwyneth Paltrow's feet. I wouldn't put it passed them that she was barefoot in some scenes. LOL :D

Peetie says on 5/May/08
In Iron Man he look absolutely 182 cm. tall. Why he's only 5'8''-5'9''? Is he waering very large shoes ?

nate says on 4/May/08
wow i must be really bad at guessing heights cos i thought he was at least 5-10 1/2

B-nn says on 4/May/08
Yes. 5'8, nonetheless... He's still the Ironman !

derek d says on 3/May/08
And BTW Robert looks at least 6'ft (3 inch lifts) next to 5'10 Paltrow (wearing around 4 inch heels making her just about 6'2) in those promo pictures. He also looks only 2 inches under 6'2 Terrence Howard. And i bet you he stuffed those low cut shoes to the max in the other promo picture.

glenn says on 2/May/08
thats cool of him to admit that.

derek d says on 1/May/08
On the entertainment tonight or whatever its called, Robert mentioned how he wore lifts in several of the scenes with Gwyneth Paltrow for the movie Iron Man. He said her in heels, he was up to her collarbone and made some jokes about it. I found that interesting.

glenn says on 1/May/08
nah.5-8 min.he did give me a good 5-9 impression even factoring the lifts.the lifts gave 2 inches max in my opinion.hopefully by next week the posed photo with him will be up.he looks 5-10 in it.

anon says on 1/May/08
robert downey seems to have a huge issue with his height..he's always wearing lifts and thick shoes.even his damn sneakers are elevators.

good actor,nonetheless.

leonari says on 1/May/08
Glenn: So you think that you are of similar height as Robert Downey?? I think he is a tad smaller than you...Can it be???

glenn says on 1/May/08
a pic of me at the ironman party can be seen on the glenn page.

Al says on 30/Apr/08
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Big Shoes!

glenn says on 29/Apr/08
thats funny.i didnt even notice leungs similar post.yes,thats proves stallone is in the 5-10 region.

glenn says on 29/Apr/08
rob-lmeister i think is correct.it was the grey/silver.i like them.lol.not the girth though.it was obvious he was packing lifts in them was my point.like montell williams and stallone type monstrosities.he seemed he couldve been 5-9. 5-10 with the big guns.so yeah,5-8 is possible.he is 5-10 in his pic with me.but he had the big guns,better pavement and whenever someone puts there arms around me,i get shorter for some reason.lol.for some reason i dont think big guns gives as much as one thinks.they dont give 3.thats for sure.2ish tops.i think his gave less than 2.they were too thick.thats all.i had people notice his funny walk too.

leonari says on 29/Apr/08
Glenn: So what is your estimate based on this encounter and him wearing serious lifts to reach a weak 5'10" ??
Is he as tall as you?
Please reply.

Lmeister says on 29/Apr/08
He wears those ugly gray/silver quite often. I noticed that he also has white pair of some thick sneakers.

glenn says on 29/Apr/08
just got this guy tonight.never saw him before.or gwyneth paltrow.she didnt stop.robert was sweet,but i heard can be moody.he was 5-10 in the fatest nike air looking sneakers i ever saw.i tried to take a pic to no sucsess of the swollen feet of his.must be bad blood circulation.did get the photo with.i pointed it out to some peers and they noticed the abonimations.

Leung says on 28/Apr/08
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Check this out, he's either got a bad case of water retention in the ankles or he is packing his sneakers big time. Even with his ridiculous shoes he still looks short, his fellow cast members are still 2-3 inches taller than him.

This is an important lesson for everyone especially those claiming 5’7”-5’8” for Stallone, even with massive lifts a 5’8” guy has got no chance of looking 6’.

Lmeister says on 28/Apr/08
Even in those ridiculous lifts he looks a lot shorter than Jon Favreau. I think he is a weak 5ft8. I noticed he also wears gray shoes with huge lifts...

Lmeister says on 28/Apr/08
Why didn't he get bigger shoes. I mean 1-2 sizes larger so the lifts wouldn't be so obvious hahahahhahhahah...

dmeyer says on 28/Apr/08
the heels are not hug the lifts are

leonari says on 27/Apr/08
RDJ No 1: I believe you. Finally someone who makes sense. Thanks.

leonari says on 27/Apr/08
Rob: I told you months ago that SLY's shoes look "decent" compared to what Robert Downey is pulling in recent times... We are talking of a shoe that gives him 3 inch boost. At least. I still think that 5'8" could be accurate for him but I say 5'7.5" is a very realistic possibility. I don't get it. The man has looks, style,talent, money (!!!) and he goes to a premiere for a potential Blockbuster with the ugliest shoes and he stuffs some horrible lifts in there: I mean can it be more obvious that he is wearing huge lifts??
Look at the angle , he is almost falling out of his shoes!!!!! That he wears them with a suit makes it only worse and I have to say it even I am a huge fan for over 15 years: he looks ridiculous!!

Lmeister says on 27/Apr/08
It is so obvious that he stuffs his boots. I tried 1.2 inch inserts to my work boots and the boots didn't look as thight + the angle of my feet wasn't as bad as he has.

Editor Rob says on 27/Apr/08
Here's better side on shot of them...this guys trying to steal Sly's thunder?

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Kevin says on 27/Apr/08
Heels are huge

AB says on 25/Apr/08
Well if you dont believe he wears lifts check this pic out. looks like something out of Frankenstein!!!
go to pic 4 & 5! Click Here

AKK says on 24/Apr/08
I don't have a problem with him portraying Tony Stark. He's got the experience and the "presence" Tony has. Hugh Jackman portraying Wolverine. Now that's a stretch. It's easier to add a couple inches(lifts, hidden floor curbs, etc. See Kristen Kruek) than take away a whole foot(hence why you never really see Wolverine entering/leaving a car or other vehicle in the movies.). So far the only one who's closest to his comic height has been Tobey Maguire as Peter Parker, although Eric Bana as Bruce Banner comes close.

JDAVISON says on 21/Apr/08
Downey is on the cover of the new GQ (May 08) and in the article the journalist describes him as 5'10".

Iwonder says on 19/Apr/08
This has probably come out before but in Air America he was the exact same height as Mel Gibson as you saw them walking down a runway (quite early in the film- I just saw it now on TV). Mel then went into a plane (same scene and continuously shot) and you could clearly see as he stepped up onto it (side on) that he was wearing massive heels on his boots and probably more inside. Robert presumably must have been wearing more than that to be Mel's height.

RDJ No 1 says on 16/Apr/08
My uncle is the famous " prison gaurd " who he " told " he was " 5'7 " . let me clear this up, A) He was a custody officer and didnt work on any of the wings....B) My uncle said to him " your pretty short , what u 5' 7 ?" and RDJ replied " yeah, around that mark" . My uncle is one of 3 people present When taking the famous Mugshot picture. I can phone him anytime and ask him but i know the story inside out. he was 5'8 and 3/4 in prison issue shoes that have a 1 inch heel, this is BLATANTLY APPARENT in the picture although angle mightadd a slight 1/4 inch maybe as its looking up, also the picture was taking in the afternoon.

So all this together gives us: 5'8 & 3/4" , mid-day in one inch heels.
5'7& 3/4 , mid-day and Barefoot.
First thing in the morning he would be at least 5'8.
5 foot 8 inches barefoot height. 5 foot 9 inches in shoes. no mystery.

Chris175 says on 7/Apr/08
seems about 171

Leon says on 7/Apr/08
Vince, you're right. If Matt Damon is 5'10", then Downey looks 5'9" in that pic. He doesn't seem to be wearing big heels or lifts, but you can never tell. That's the point of them, I guess.

vincent gorce says on 6/Apr/08
on this photo, downey looks amost as tall as Matt Damon...check it out!

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Leon says on 6/Apr/08
You can tell he's standing up really straight in the police mug shot, probably because he's wearing flat shoes, and in those, if you take away the height added by his hair, he's DEFINITELY between 5'8" and 5'9" ... 5'8" when he's barefoot and his posture is relaxed.

Antoine says on 6/Mar/08
5'7 tops!

C. says on 18/Jan/08
LMAO. What is with his clunky footwear?

He looks 5'7" or slightly over, but I'm surprised with the 5'6" claims. But hey, anything is possible...especially if he wears shoes like that.

Abhishek says on 9/Jan/08
Here is a clear scene from Fur where Robert is wearing heeled shoes(2-3 inches, lets say 2.5 in) and is still atleast an inch shorter(even with the hat) than Nicole Kidman who is in flats(max 0.5 inch elevation for her).
So Nicole in the shoes is 5'11" and Robert is 3.5 inches shorter barefoot(2.5 heels+1 inch) than her. So he's 5'7.5" or say 5'8".

Leung says on 6/Jan/08
Favreau has lost a lot of weight! I would not have recognised him if Matt hadn’t mentioned his name.

Gago says on 5/Jan/08
Funny Leonari, you know actually what's in those shoes, his EGO.

leonari says on 5/Jan/08
These shoes are ridiculous!! Can't believe he dares to wear them in public!! Who tha hell does he think he is?? BONO??

Matt says on 4/Jan/08
Mr Downey using interesting shoes ;)

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Unsurprisingly, he puts in a better show against Paltrow and Favreau than one would expect!!

Gago says on 2/Jan/08
I think he still wears shoes in that mugshot, in person he looked 5'7, may be 5'7.5.

glenn says on 1/Jan/08
i see 5-8,5-8.5 there.you forgot the skippies and hair.they dont measure you barefoot.

heightmaster says on 31/Dec/07
He looks 5'10 in this Mugshot!!
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untamedromeo says on 31/Dec/07
Domanian im Scottish and 5'7 ! Robert is 5'7 - 5'8 but no 5'9! cheerz

Domanian says on 21/Dec/07
Scottish people rock, RDJ is at least 5'10!

Billi Loomis says on 17/Dec/07
SScottish be that u? my cuz! yeah we were all with you, he was really really short. id say 5 foot 7 - 5 foot 8 defo.

6' says on 19/Nov/07
Lol Tony I liked the thing about the crackhead casting director but seriously Hugh Jackman and Robert Downey Jr are good actors.

Me in LA says on 3/Nov/07
Saw him in LA he looked about 5'9" but didn't check out his footwear. I was surprised because I always thought he was supposed to be super short like 5'2" or something - he was much taller and more solid looking in person than I expected.

Steve says on 24/Oct/07
When he was arrested for drugs the news stated his license said 5'7 which was consistent with his background. Also on here you have Andrew McCarthy at 5'8.5 which in "Less Than Zero" you can see Robert is a little shorter than Andrew.

Tony says on 11/Sep/07
I agree with Gin, downey portraying Tony Stark to is in Marvel Universe 6'1" is a bit of a stretch even with lifts even if he was 5'9". Still, it is not much bigger of a stretch than let's say Hugh Jackman who is 6'2" playing Wolverine who is supposed to be 5'3" in the Marvel Universe. I wonder what blind crackhead they have in charge of casting these roles.

Bad Radio says on 11/Sep/07
he looks pretty big in the ironman trailer. But i think he's 5'7.5 - 5'8.

Gin says on 28/Aug/07
i saw kilmer and downey in kiss kiss bang bang, and i have to say that downney was cheating on his height, he looked just 1-2 inches shorter than 6'0 val kilmer. This reminds me of how tom cruise looked beside val in top gun. i saw downey in a lot of movies and he is consistently 5'8 flat. i just cant imagine him portraying a 6foot iron man. probably 6 inches of lifts and heels! lol

dmeyer says on 31/Jul/07
he didnt look far from kilmer so no less than 5'8

Randal K. says on 30/Jul/07
I've just watched numerous photos of Downey on i?mdb. In those pics, he stood next to Sting, Val Kilmer, Peter Sarsgaard, Zach Braff and others. In those pics, he wasn't taller than either of them, but he definitely wasn't just 5'8". It's obvious from the photos- go there and try to check them out (premieres and festivals). I say he really is 5'9". Because otherwise he would have to wear like 6-7 cm lifts. And do you think he wears them ALL the time? Ridiculous...

Shortish Scottish says on 30/Jul/07
Downey is just under 5'8, say 5'7& 3/4 inches tops. Ive saw him and im 5'7" barefoot and we were eye level! we were both in sandals at the time and on a mall floor. ( straight ) and i was behind him in a que so i got a great look!

Carolina says on 23/Jun/07
I am a costarrican woman, and I am a fan of Robert Downey Junior, I love him, maybe 15 years ago.

trueheight says on 24/May/07
Tommy Lee Jones is like 6'2 though. actually in that film, Downey looked buff and big rather than slight - comparable to Snipes

Steve says on 24/May/07
When Robert was arrested some years back his driver's license had him listed as 5'7.

Charlie says on 10/May/07
Met him at Magic Mountain many years ago. He's about 5/7 1/2 to 5/8. He was wearing flat shoes and i'm short at 5/5.

TNTinCA says on 22/Apr/07
I have to agree with the previous Anonymous poster. He looked substantially shorter than Tommy Lee Jones in US Marshalls. At least 3-4 inches. I would actually peg him at closer to 5'7" depending on footwear.

Anonymous says on 19/Apr/07
Check out the movie "U.S. Marshalls" with Tommy Lee Jones, Wesley Snipes, etc.. Very end of the movie when he's sitting outside of Snipes' hospital room. When Jones is walking away, there's a shot with Downey sitting with his right leg up across his left, feet are visible... The heels alone his dress shoes looks seriously 3"-4" easy... They look like platforms, it's ridiculous. Just noticed it last night. This guy is probably around 5'6.5" 5'7" tops. Because Snipes and Jones aren't giants by any means, and this guy's walking around on stilts.

leonari says on 1/Apr/07
Oh my god!!! PLEASE GUYS: go to editorial.gettyimages.com. Enter Robert Downey jr. in the search field.
I think Stallone sold his MUNSTER TRAINERS to Robert Doney jr. !! These things look hideous!! Enormous and he wears those with a black suit!! For me it's absolutey obvious that this man is no taller than a strong 5'7". 5'8" is out of the question for me.

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looks 5'6 to me.

ShiaLaBeoufGurl says on 10/Mar/07
yes, there was also a picture of him no TO long ago with him getting arested or something like that-and it showed his height was 5'8''. now in that pic he had wild hair, so that added another 2 inches to his height(but everyoe knows that you dont count the persons hair in the process of measuring someone.)

glenn says on 3/Mar/07
never met him.not in nyc too much.he could be shorter than 5-8,as he looks this sometimes.claims 5-9.i say 5-8.

leonari says on 3/Mar/07
GLENN: Ever met Robert Downey jr.? Pics with him? I am a huge fan and I think he is below 5'8" even though just a tad like 171-172 cm. WHAT IS YOUR ESTIMATE? I'm a huge fan and Iron man the movie will be tha bomb! He is the lead!!

the shredder says on 4/Feb/07
He has always looked 5'7 to me ! I still can't see how he got listed as tall as 5'11 ... lol !

leonari says on 16/Dec/06
Richard: You ntalk such bullshit that it hurts my eyes when reading that stuff: In Natural Born Killers he towered of Downey jr. You have no clue: Woody was never 5'11" inj his life. He needs his huge ass cowboy boots to get to 5'11". Get real and stop making comments with false heights! Harrelson is 5'9". Since Downey is 5'7" and Harrelson 5'9" yes he "towers" (bullshit I just watched the movie) over Downey by 2 full inches.

ralph says on 16/Dec/06
He has to be shorter than 5'8"! I saw pictures of 5'7" Michelle Monaghan beside him, and michelle always looks taller.

RICHARD says on 9/Dec/06
I think it is weird that his dad is 6'3" and yet Downey,Jr. is 5'9". I think he is 5'9". I remember on Natural Born Killers that Woody towered over him(Woody is beleived to be 5'11") so yeah he is 5'9"..

leonari says on 16/Nov/06
Matt: I agree!!! Downey ain't 5'8" he is a bit below, but not by much. He is 5'7".

Matt says on 15/Nov/06
I have a friend who worked closely with him on Game 6. She said that she was stunned at how small he was. She even went as far as saying that Downey was her height (5'5" with shoes). Now obviously Downey is taller than THAT, but I think the sentiment to be picked up here is that Downey is clearly a man on the shorter side of what we may think he is. I'd peg him at 5'6.75", giving just less than a couple of inches from my friend's estimate.

Mr. T says on 7/Nov/06
I think his dad was like 6'3". Those genes must not have passed down...

MOF says on 31/Oct/06
I remember the little Scotsman in Great Escape answer to that same question "I'm 5 foot 4" when he very obviously barely reached the 5 foot mark. Maybe that was the joke...

Every actor who's "not tall" overstates his height somewhat, especially in movies. I remember Keanu Reeves been listed as 6'2" in Scanner Darkly when he's really about 184cm. There are many more examples but Downey, although he isn't small he's definitely about 170-173cm. It's on the smaller side where I live for a man but not in the world.

dmeyer says on 4/Jun/06
in kiss kiss he looks close to kilmers height weird

[Editor Rob: elevator trainers ;-)]

Steve Miller says on 30/Apr/06
I saw him once in NYC - Union Square Cafe and he's problably around 5'8.5

Anonymous says on 11/Apr/06
Bt he told a jailguard that he was 5'7" ?

Amanda says on 7/Mar/06
On the mugshot he looked like he was 5' 9". Are you sure 5' 8" is correct?

[Editor Rob: he looks in that region, more than 5ft 9...actually the police report to go with mugshot had details including 'height: 5ft 9', 160lbs. It is possible he's a little over 5ft 8]

mcfan says on 6/Jan/06
Saw "Pick-up Artist" again. Downey is definitely around .25 inches taller than Ringwald. I already made this comment but now I'm sure of it as I wasn't paying much attention to it. I would think that either Ringwald is not quite 5'8 or Downey is a hair over 5'8. He appears this much taller than Tobey Maguire as well who is supposed to also be 5'8, so he is just perhaps 5'8.25.

[Editor Rob: or possibly 172cm for ringwald...yeah, someone can be 1/4 inch under, and downey possibly 1/4 inch over so...]

Mr. R says on 31/Oct/05
In this month's In Style magazine, Downey notes that he sometimes keeps some of the clothes from his movies including a pair of "Nike Shocks with lifts" so that he would not appear "fifteen inches shorter" than co-star Val Kilmer in Kiss Kiss Bang Bang!

mcfan says on 27/Aug/05
Robert Downey Jr might have been a hair taller than Molly Ringwald in "The Pickup Artist." They might have been the same height, but when they walk away at the end, he looked marginally taller than her and he was wearing sneakers. I would put him at 5'8-5'8.25.

[Editor Rob: 173 on the nose ;) He can't be...Gibson is only 5ft 7!]

CoolJ says on 18/Aug/05
Thinking Downey is closer to 5'7" as he most likely has his shoes on in that mugshot and the camera is shooting from slightly below. 5'7.5" max.

McFan says on 18/Jul/05
There was a movie with him an Heather Graham which might give a good illustration of height. She looked taller than him, but I think he was barefoot and she was wearing normal shoes.

Ms P! says on 25/Jun/05
I saw Mr. Downey in person in Chicago in the fall of 2003. He was at the Chicago Film Festival to receive a career achievement award and to promote his movie, The Singing Detective. I was exactly three feet away from and I can tell you that he is exactly 5'9" - no less and no more.
Calista Flockhart is 5'5". He is definitely 4" taller than Calista.
You're probably not particulary interested in this added bit of information, but he's an incredibly great looking man in person - drop-dead gorgeous.
:)
Ms P

Rut says on 25/Apr/05
For Rob: how can you be a 100 % sure that Downey didn't put his shoes of for that mug-shot? but let's say in this picture above there's 6 to 7 cm maybe more? difference.. I don't think Gibson wears lifts here.....

[Editor Rob: well, you're right there is possibility he's barefoot, but I think less likely. On Jonathan Ross the other night he looked beside him to be the 5ft 8 guy, but as for Gibson yeah he is one tricky guy - can easily look 5ft 10.5 in many situations...]

CelebHeights Editor says on 7/Feb/05
LSL, yes thanks for reminding me, I put the mugshot on the front page, or you can find the article here