ACG says on 8/Feb/10
I'm friends with Ian on myspace and he lists himself as 5'8"....I've seen plenty of photos and footage of him to verify that claim.

Anonymous says on 7/Feb/10
How would you know Ian Benardo is 5'8"? Judging by your assessments so far, I would say you are no judge of heights whatsoever!

Dylan says on 7/Feb/10
ACG - If Seacrest and Benardo are in the same height footwear then Baenardo is NOT 5'8" and instead of digging up things like this, why don't you just watch American Idol, that is all the evidence you need. Seacrest is 5'7" maximum. The pure myth is that he is anything over that and those myths are spread by Seacrest himself and people like you who are naive enough to believe him.

ACG says on 6/Feb/10
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Look at Ryan Seacrest with contestant Ian Benardo. I know Ian to be 5'8" and Ryan towers him even when slouching.

Seacrest should be upgraded, the '5'7" tops' claims are pure myth.

MD says on 5/Feb/10
RisingForce,

You're not the only one that has argued this. It's absolutely clear to me that Cowell is probably the most noted lift-wearer in showbiz, these days, and that Randy Jackson is ALWAYS in cowboy boots (literally), or dress shoes with prominent heels. They are ALL in the 5'6" to 5'8" range.

If I had to guess given all the heels and lifts between the three, Randy and Simon are obviously the tallest, though, I really couldn't tell which would be the tallest without lifts. Ryan is clearly the naturally shortest of the bunch, who I really don't believe to be more than 5'6.5" barefoot, but could tolerate a solid 5'7" listing.

Dylan says on 4/Feb/10
RisingForce - Don't know about the others but Simon Cowell wears huge lifts. You can tell by the way he is always perched forward, I sometimes think he is going to fall flat on his face. Not sure about Randy because he always seems to be seated when I see him. Another one who should be downgraded alongside Seacrest is Dermot O'Leary. I don't know why these 5'7" hosts have to claim to be 5'9"

RisingForce says on 4/Feb/10
Well if Rob downgrades Seacrest to 5'7" he also has to downgrade Randy Jackson because I just looked at a bunch of pictures and there's no way Jackson is 1.5" taller and if anything Jackson's footwear usually looks more suspicious. The same goes for Simon who always wears big heels yet he doesn't look that much taller than Ryan.

I'm not saying Ryan isn't about 5'7", I'm just saying that Randy Jackson and Cowell would have to be downgraded as well if Ryan is.

Dylan says on 3/Feb/10
ACG - On one of the American Idol shows a female contestent told Ryan Seacrest he was short and that she would never date any guys from his hometown if they were all as short as him. He asked her how tall he was and she said 5'9" to which Seacrest said, "I too am 5'9." He could barely keep a straight face when he said it and the girl thought it was hilarious. Now whether or not she could sing, was not the issue, however, she was at least 2" to 3" taller than him. His 5'9" claims are a joke and I don't think he meant anyone to take him seriously. I said before, anyone who thinks he looks 5'9" needs their eyes tested, that was my opinion. Anyone who thinks he looks 5'11" needs their head examined and that is not just my opinion it is a fact and I think any poster on here with more than half a brain would agree with me.

ACG says on 3/Feb/10
Go watch Ryan's cameo in the film "Knocked Up" and tell me he looks less than a strong 5'9".

I could buy 5'11" for him in a jiffy from that scene.

MD says on 2/Feb/10
ACG, you're so obviously a fanboy/girl. lol

Dylan says on 2/Feb/10
ACG - There is a huge difference between being able to sing in front of a panel of judges than acess someone's height. I am not underestimating Seacrest's height, he is 5'7" maximum end of story. Anyone who thinks he looks 5'9" needs their eyes tested in my opinion.

ACG says on 1/Feb/10
This guy has to be one of the most underrated guys ever in terms of height. The short rumors you hear about him are just that- rumors.

Usually the only AI contestants who make remarks about his supposed lack of height are the very same ones who are STUPID enough to think that they have even one iota of singing talent.

Dylan says on 1/Feb/10
ACG - All I can say is, you must be looking at a different Ryan Seacrest to the one I see.

ACG says on 29/Jan/10
Whether he is or not, he usually looks his 5'9" claim....sometimes even taller.

People mag listed his as 5'10" in his bio.

5'5" for Ryan is even worse than 5'8" for Stallone.

Aaron says on 27/Jan/10
I'm not sure about that Dylan. I have to respectfully disagree with you. Here's why: I'm a strong 5'10 male. I'm 5'11 in the morning and somewhere between 5'10.25 and 5'10.5 at night. I still get short comments. I'm physically fit from running, not weightlifting, so I'm not stocking by any means. It could be that my brothers are both over 6 feet (one's 6ft2 and the other is between 6ft and 6'1), and people might think I look short in comparison to them. I have good posture as well. So, I have to disagree about that 5'8 comment. Guys that are 5'8 look short to me. I see myself as average height and I think that two inches under average can be viewed as short.

M.P. says on 25/Jan/10
He's NO taller than 5'6". And he's really insecure about it.

Dylan says on 23/Jan/10
MD - I think he is about 5'7" tops, he is weel proportioned so if you saw him on his own you would not think him particularly short. I cannot understand why he is listed as 5'7.75" on here. If he were that height, which is not particularly short, people who meet him on shows like American Idol, wouldn't be constantly referring to how short he is.

MD says on 21/Jan/10
I think it's pretty clear he's not as low as 5'5". If he was, he'd look tiny even in lifts. I think it's equally clear, however, that he's not anything over 5'7", so why is the three-quarters inch still attached to him?

MD says on 20/Jan/10
Rob,

Maybe so, but don't you think it's time to list him more realistically? You know, like at the 5'7" TOPS he is?

Joe says on 19/Jan/10
Its true...yahoo omg did say ryan is 5'5 but who knows..

SomeDude says on 18/Jan/10
Aren't you going to change this 5'7 listing ?Yahoo OMG said he's only 5'5 .

Mr. R says on 16/Jan/10
The OMG website has hom listed at 5-5. Maybe not that short, but certainly not 5-9.

Nero says on 15/Jan/10
for some reason i thought he was something like 6'0 or 6'1 when i watched american idol for the first time (i got bored) i'ts really weird because now he really look like about 5'7..

AG says on 15/Jan/10
I think he's about 5'8. Not any taller than that.

elle says on 14/Jan/10
Ryan Seacrest is always several inches taller than the female judges, who are wearing heels. Also, he looks very height/weight proportionate, so I don't think it's just lifts. Besides, they show his whole frame every day on that show, feet and all. I think people would notice if a man was wearing 4-inch platform shoes, don't you?

MD says on 10/Jan/10
If he really only did come that high, he'd be MUCH more than just five inches shorter than you. This is not even to mention that it's weird for a dude to say he "came up to my nipples". She'd say that he came up to your chest. You're just a poor judge of height. He's 5'6"ish, but you only got that from the rest of us.

joewhite31 says on 10/Jan/10
MD, you're right. if they didn't include the height of hispanic americans and/or asian americans, the avarage height would be 5'10 1/4 (male). im 5'10, and i dont feel that tall. i still consider myself as an avarage guy.

asd says on 10/Jan/10
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seacrest is 5-5!!!! I didn't think he was that short
i thought he was 5-7

Don J says on 9/Jan/10
I actually saw Ryan Seacrest last year in a club Tanjun in NYC he is very short. Looked like 5ft 6inch at the most. I am 5 11 and he came up to my nipples.

MD says on 9/Jan/10
I don't think the 5'5" is accurate. He can look 5'8" in his lifts, but the lowest I've ever seen him listed in 5'6", and he really does look like he could be that short, but no shorter.

Paul R says on 9/Jan/10
I happen to know first hand that Ryan Seacrest is between 5'5" and 5'9". There...case closed.

JayB says on 8/Jan/10
Does Ryan seacrest wear lifts? What if he's really 5'5" but wears lifts to bring him up to 5'7"-5'7.75".

SexxyBeast says on 8/Jan/10
On OMG, they said he was 5'5". I would've never figured he was that short. He looks about 5'7" to 5'9" on tv. I guess he wears thicked soled shoes to make himself look taller.

MD says on 7/Jan/10
Hey Rob,

Can you at least take him down to his legitimate 5'7", now? This addition of 3/4 of an inch has always been one of the more glaring errors, here.

Casey,

Average height for 20-and-30-somethings in the US is actually slightly over 5'10", at least for black and white Americans. In fact, for black Americans it's 5'10.1" and for white Americans its 5'10.4". What pulls the average down is hispanic Americans, though, even they are growing taller, though, still a good two or three inches off from blacks and whites.

jenna says on 7/Jan/10
Yeah there's this crap video that says he's 5'5" when he's actually 5'8"and a half. It's funny because if he was only 5'5" he wouldn't be taller that half the people ( chicks ) he interviews. Think for a moment next time you see him on AI he is around 5 8

Sunny says on 7/Jan/10
I read in 2 articles that was 5'7", the yahoo video says 5'5", and he says he's 5'9". I say we average and go with 5'7".

JayB says on 7/Jan/10
This video from Yahoo! says Ryan Seacrest is 5'5". Click Here

wave1206 says on 7/Jan/10
Now the new report from 411 says, Ryan Seacrest is just 5'5" and Tom Cruise is 5'7". If the report is true, then most of the comments were wrong, since they put Ryan at 5'7" . I guess he will be stand 5'7" if he is wearing a leather shoes that will add up another 2 inches.

Nathan says on 6/Jan/10
Here's the link
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Nathan says on 6/Jan/10
Yahoo just said Seacrest is 5'5" and Cruise is 5'7"

Casey says on 6/Jan/10
Yes, Average height for an American Male is 5'9-5'10.. the young american male from age 20 to 30 is closer to 5'10 on average. Usually I think of the range of normal sized men as being 5'9 to 5'11 1/2. I'm 5'7 and I consider myself short (and feel shorter than the average man for sure), though not very short.

funkyfresh02 says on 6/Jan/10
Hey I just watched the 411; Sizes Exposed and it states that Ryan Seacrest is only 5'5'. O_o Oh well, it's not like I've met met Ryan Seacrest in real life so who am I to judge? :P

Mathew says on 2/Jan/10
James2, Jordin Sparks is only 5'10" so he's 5'7" by your count as well. I've been thinking 5'7" max since I saw this guy in season 1.

James2 says on 31/Dec/09
Steven and TheMan are right, the USA average for a man is 5'9. From what I had read in certain science journals, the average range for male height in the USA is somewhere between 5.7.5" to 5.11.5". Which as TheMan mentioned, the solid average is 5'9. And this rings true, most men fall somewhere in this range. Then some are very short like Danny Devito, and others are tall like Shaq. But the solid average is 5'9. I think that is also the global average too, but don't quote me on that.

I mean I am 5'11 and I say I am, "a bit above average".

But Ryan Seacrest is no doubt 5'8" to me. He was never much taller than Simon Cowell and certainly standing next to Jordin Sparks who is close to 6 feet(I'd say she's 5'11 herself) he looked about 3 inches shorter to me which would mean Rob's estimate is pretty damn accurate!

Steven says on 9/Dec/09
No, 5'9" is still the average...

RisingForce says on 7/Dec/09
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Phil says on 20/Oct/09
Not these days...5'9.5" is the current average. 5'9" was the average back in the 80's-90's when people were slightly shorter.

TheMan says on 15/Oct/09
FYI... An average US male is in the range of 5'7" to 5'11". Making 5'7" the short end of average and 5'11" the tall side of average. So the mean is 5'9".

That is why 5'9" is still recognized as the valid average height.