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Shaun says on 21/Mar/10
Oh and 107 pounds is SO heavy for a 5'8" grown man... Imagine Brad, being the same weight as tiny Sally Field as a grown man.....
burby says on 20/Mar/10
The 5'7" flat estimates for Sly probably come from psychological shock - they obviously expect him taller. Someone should ask Ray Liotta how tall Sly is, he is one of the few actors who have worked with him liftless in non-NYC sandals and without "effect". Samwise says on 20/Mar/10
I think people underestimate him and while 5ft10 can look tall against small people, against tall people of 6ft2 or more it looks small. Yes he may war lifts of 2 inches to appear around 6ft but 4-5 inches of lifts, you just can't walk or run in footwear like that. He'd have massive back problems. He doesn't and he's 63 and he's in peak fitness for a man of his age heck even a man 20-25 years younger. marcus says on 20/Mar/10
Had to see what folks would say about ol' Rocky Balboa. Not surprised, really. Amazing. More I read here, the more it seems no one can agree about height. Regarding Stallone, everyone's been saying different stuff six ways thru Sunday. Who knows his real height? Still a mystery. Only thing that tells us is that he must really be on the shorter side. Amazing. Only goes to show, height is a very touchy subject. miko says on 20/Mar/10
Look 5"8 here. No wedge under the ankle to save him.
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With 5"10 Frank Stallone:
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A leaning 5"11 max Mickey Rourke has 2" on him.
Click Here ACG says on 20/Mar/10
See....even Brad thinks 5'7" is crazy- and imho he is one of the worst downgraders here.
And for the record, I'm actually a hair over 107 lbs(107.2)....I NEVER said I was 105. josh says on 20/Mar/10
no brad 5'7 is not ridiculous because a lot of people including frank2 that have met him said he was around 5'7. i remember before coming to this site i used think he was at least 5'10 but i was wrong. Anonymous says on 20/Mar/10
burt reynolds towered over charles durning because he had ground advantage and was "in effect". Zach says on 20/Mar/10
Ziggy - thanks for your informative reply again, although that link you posted doesnt seem to work.
So thats three credible contributers - Mamun, Frank2 and DiFabrizio, Stallone's shoemaker himself, all quoting 5'8 for Stallone. Frank and DiFabrizio obviously saw Stallone barefeet.
Real Anonymous - interesting posts on Iron Age. 5'8 is the lowest I could see Sly at too, personally I cant see Sly at 5'7 nor anything above 5'9 in my opinion, 5'8.5 still my best guess. Brad says on 20/Mar/10
You work with the Slyster like F2 and Iron Agers you see reality, not their postman. RisingForce says on 19/Mar/10
While, I don't think Sly is under 5'9", I admit that 5'8" isn't that ridiculous for him, but Burt Reynolds? Burt towered over 5-7ish Charles Durning barefoot and looked as tall as 6'2" or so in his lifts. I'd buy Burt shrinking to 5'9" now at 74, though. josh says on 19/Mar/10
thank you very much the real anonymous it confirms that syl is around 5'7 range since most people that have met him said he was around that height. so i would say a downgrade is needed here. Mickey says on 19/Mar/10
Nice find THE REAL ANONYMOUS, both of them seem sure that Sly is 5'7" or 5'8" tops. Dunno, 5'7" seems pretty out there for me. 5'8" flat might be after a longgggggg day. josh says on 19/Mar/10
no acg she is probably 5'8 to 5'8.5. THE REAL ANONYMOUS says on 19/Mar/10
Frank 2 was right all long. I think the information from the iron Age forum is some of the best and most accurate finding regarding Sly's height. Its to bad this forum does not have archives.
I will continue to post this link on a regular basis. I always thought 5'8.5-5'9 for Sly. I am changing it for good now. It is 5'8. MB says on 19/Mar/10
you'd think by now celebrities with millions of dollars could rope someone into giving them ilizarov surgery. it's the bone lengthening surgery used on dwarves to make their long bones almost twice as long. it can work on a person of any age. the risk is actually the breaking of the bone, not the stretching, and most of us heal pretty clean from broken bones. all these doctors today will tell you it is unethical to perform this procedure on anyone who "doesn't need" it. but the person who feels the need is the most is the person who wants it. does anyone really need a facelift except the person having one? lifts and elevator shoes are too cheap a way to go for moneyed people. Rob G says on 19/Mar/10
ACG says on 19/Mar/10
josh: you're right- his wife could be 5'9.5".
Or she could be 5'8.5" or 5'8.75" or 5'9.25" or ... let's say that for debates' sake it's better if we stick with 5'9" for her.
Regardless whatever height she is, Sly is easily 0.5"-1" shorter, do the math. Absolute max for Sly is 5'9" flat, though I'm not convinced he is that height, especially nowadays. Seems to me most evidence points to 5'8"ish for him. Brad says on 19/Mar/10
5' 7" for Sly is a joke. 5' 8.5" peak, probably 5' 8" now. Warren Beatty is 6' 2" and I doubt he wears custom sneakers, his mansion is gated and I've been on the Beverly Hills Hotel tennis court, it is invitation only so I doubt it. Robert Blake doesn't care about anything these days, he'd be in sandals. 105 pounds and 5' 8"? Sally Field is 105 pounds and 5 feet 2. I'd be at Vegas buffetts 3 times a day bro. ACG says on 19/Mar/10
josh: you're right- his wife could be 5'9.5". ACG says on 19/Mar/10
Danimal says on 17/Mar/10
ACG says on 17/Mar/10
Danimal, please stop; you're just embarrassing yourself.
You're just upset because I said 105 pounds for a 5'8" man is a little underweight. You'll get over your eating disorder one day. Don't worry too much about it now. Carry on.
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No, I'm upset that you're tainting this forum with your tremendously ridiculous 5'7.75" max(!) estimate for Sly. But then again, what else are we to expect(aside from stupidity) from someone who resorts to throwing such juvenile low blows as you did in your last comment. Ziggy's back says on 19/Mar/10
Replies to everyone's questions: Here's the craigslist ad for my custom boots: Click Here The Nike's are the AIR PRESTIGE II HIGH high top men's all black. I'm pretty good by now at finding what will work off-the-rack. Very nice & comfortable and you can't tell I've got 3.5" of lifts inside.
As I posted on here a few years back, Sly's height according to DiFabrizio is 5'8", and for Burt Reynolds as well. Some trivia: Robert Blake had just dropped by DiFabrizio's store to pick drop off his elevator boots for repair right before I arrived. DiFabrizio showed me his boots. Very thick high heel with about 4" insert. Blake stood 5'6" then. Warren Beatty is 5'11", but had some custom-made sneakers made to give him 3" on the tennis courts! THE REAL ANONYMOUS says on 18/Mar/10
Hey guys! Please take the time to check this link out.
WARNING WARNING!!!!! Rising, please do not have any sharp objects around you if you plan on checking this link out. Don cesstone and Shawn Perrine have some interesting things to say about Sly's height.
Click Here josh says on 17/Mar/10
thank you johnjohn and danimal for agreeing with me that syl is under 5'8 and we don't even know for sure that his wife is 5'9. Brad says on 17/Mar/10
Great shot Zach, the custom tailored pants didn't cover the left shoe. Huge angle, another sly Sly wearing expensive customs. The guy isn't going to wear "normal" footwear. Danimal says on 17/Mar/10
ACG says on 17/Mar/10
Danimal, please stop; you're just embarrassing yourself.
You're just upset because I said 105 pounds for a 5'8" man is a little underweight. You'll get over your eating disorder one day. Don't worry too much about it now. Carry on. Danimal says on 17/Mar/10
Vegas, Sly was in lifts (as usual) next to Frank Trigg. I wasn't. Anonymous says on 17/Mar/10
Vegas says on 17/Mar/10
well danimal, sly was clearly taller next to frank trigg than you were so he must be still packing 4-5 inch lifts, if you are 5'9.5 barefoot (~5'10.5 in shoes) then sly must be at least 6ft in his lifts Click Here his footwear from that night Click Here
sly is MUCH closer to the camera than danimal is. so of course sly is gonna look 6'0", plus he's got a cap on. Brad says on 17/Mar/10
Over 3 in "Gator" & "Shamus" and Carson etc., massive heel and custom.For sneakers I believe it was "Hooper" in a rare non cowboy boot shot, "The End" also. Zach says on 17/Mar/10
Here's a closeup of Stallones 'perfectly normal' footwear that he's been wearing of late Click Here Look at the angle his foot is coming down at and his 4 inch toes and decide for yourself how 'normal' these latest pair of loafers are. Vegas says on 17/Mar/10
well danimal, sly was clearly taller next to frank trigg than you were so he must be still packing 4-5 inch lifts, if you are 5'9.5 barefoot (~5'10.5 in shoes) then sly must be at least 6ft in his lifts Click Here his footwear from that night Click Here ACG says on 17/Mar/10
Danimal, please stop; you're just embarrassing yourself. RisingForce says on 16/Mar/10
No problem, Rob G. You're a good rational poster.
Looks 2" shorter than Arnie in the recent pics. If he's in lifts then they obviously aren't his biggest because he was eye to eye with Arnie at a fairly recent boxing match. Click Here
Sly should stick to the dress shoes, even if he has small lifts because he looks the 5'10" he claims in them. I don't know why he feels the need to wear huge munsters just to look 6'. If anything that brings more attention to his height. I can understand more why Robert Downey Jr. wears the ridiculous shoes he does and that's because he really struggles to look average which makes me wonder about his height.
Brad, when did Reynolds wear built up sneakers? I always saw him wearing 2.5"+ heels in films like Gator, The Longest yard and his appearances on talk shows. Danimal says on 16/Mar/10
Keith says on 16/Mar/10
I was a background extra in the early 90's for a Stallone movie. We were shooting at an airport and people were telling me about Sly's weird footwear that they saw earlier in the day.
As the crew was setting up a shot, he walked right past me and I got a good look: they looked like a really funky pair of sneakers; not right at all and obvious lifts of some sort. The other thing I noticed is that he was about my height (5'8 1/2).
So what are you saying? He's 5'6"??? If he was wearing lifts and was only 5'8.5" (your height) WITH his lifts, then what did you give him without his lifts? Danimal says on 16/Mar/10
Parker says on 16/Mar/10
Good pics derek d. His shoes look perfectly normal. He looks a solid 5'9 to me, unless all the guys standing with him are under 5'6. The 5'7 postings are ridiculous, not quite as ridiculous as someone posting 5'11 for John Wayne recently, but still ridiculous.
Nothing ridiculous about his 5'9" wife in flat sandals being taller than him in dress shoes. 5'7 3/4" max. I think you see him at 5'9", because that's what you want him at. Your mind won't see less. TRUST ME, even though his shoes might not be packing 4" anymore, they are STILL packing. johnjohn says on 16/Mar/10
josh says on 15/Mar/10
i wouldn't be surprise if syl isn't even 5'8 without his lifts. i mean most people here that have met him says he is 5'7 or 5'7.5 with 5'8 being generous. frank said he was probably 5'7 without his boots.
I agree with you Josh, even 5'8 flat is generous. The man has been fooling the public for years and people are still buying that he's in the 5'9 - 5'10 range. If Stallone actually was 5'9 then he would have claimed 6 feet, a height he could easily achieve in 3 inch lifts (We know he wears 4 inch lifts as well).
And Rising, don't let illusions in movies fool you. There was cleary a tricky camera angle in the shot with Weathers in Rocky 3. There were a couple of times in the ring scenes when Stallone actually looked shorter than Burt Young, and that was with Young standing behind him and with poor posture! He also never looked more than 3 inches taller than 5'5'' Burgess Meredith, who, IMO, probably shrunk down to 5'4'' in his old age. ACG says on 16/Mar/10
Parker: 5'11" for The Duke?!?!
Obvious troll is obvious. ;-) Vegas says on 16/Mar/10
can someone explain to me why arnie has the same height advantage on sly in 2010 as in 1992?? arnie is supposed to have lost 2-3 inches in height according to some of our regulars here
for me there is only two possible explanations
1) sly is wearing smaller lifts in 2010 or smaller lifts next to arnie
2) arnie didn't lose anywhere close to the amount of height claimed Brad says on 16/Mar/10
Yes Keith, that's cause he is. You and Frank2 worked with him. You guys saw it. Great shot with Brigette, she pulls up and there's 3.5". Keith says on 16/Mar/10
I was a background extra in the early 90's for a Stallone movie. We were shooting at an airport and people were telling me about Sly's weird footwear that they saw earlier in the day.
As the crew was setting up a shot, he walked right past me and I got a good look: they looked like a really funky pair of sneakers; not right at all and obvious lifts of some sort. The other thing I noticed is that he was about my height (5'8 1/2).
The same with Kurt Russell. We were shooting at the coliseum near the Natural History Museum for "Escape from L.A." and he stood right next to me enough for me to deduce that we were about the same height. And he was in big boots! Parker says on 16/Mar/10
Good pics derek d. His shoes look perfectly normal. He looks a solid 5'9 to me, unless all the guys standing with him are under 5'6. The 5'7 postings are ridiculous, not quite as ridiculous as someone posting 5'11 for John Wayne recently, but still ridiculous. Morpheus X says on 16/Mar/10
Back in 2001, I walked next to Matt Damon for a little on the way to work.
I said, "Hi, Matt. I love your work" and he was really genial, friendly and nice, greeted me back, thanked me for my kudos and shook my hand.
Really nice guy, but given that I'm 6' tall and clearly considerably taller than him, I'd put him a closer to 5'9". josh says on 15/Mar/10
i wouldn't be surprise if syl isn't even 5'8 without his lifts. i mean most people here that have met him says he is 5'7 or 5'7.5 with 5'8 being generous. frank said he was probably 5'7 without his boots. Brad says on 15/Mar/10
Burt Reynolds wore built up sneakers in the late 70's. derek d says on 15/Mar/10
Here is another recent picture next to Arnold. It looks as if Sly is starting to wear much smaller lifts.
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Here another is a link to more new recent shots of Sly. His footwear looks fairly normal and actually looks a lot shorter than he has been looking.
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And lastly here is a shot of Sly and Bridgette hugging on the beach. Apologies if it has been already posted here.
Click Here burby says on 15/Mar/10
The sunglasses wearing in recent pics make me think Sly had some eye work done. leonari says on 14/Mar/10
Hey Ziggy,
Good to have you back! What model are the Nikes you just bought that give you 3 inches net height.
Please be so kind and reply. Thanks a lot. Zach says on 14/Mar/10
ZIGGY - thanks for your reply, great info there.
Did Stallone's shoemaker DiFabrizio ever discuss Stallone's height with you? How tall do you believe Stallone is? Brad says on 14/Mar/10
At 500 million net worth for some of these 5' 8"-5' 9"ers they already have the massive 3.5-4 inch jobs and have been fooling the public for years. They look like clowns with their claimed heights once they get caught without footwear. Rob G says on 13/Mar/10
RisingForce says on 13/Mar/10
When did I say the Rome pictures should not be taken into consideration, Rob G? I've said that's not ALL that should be taken into consideration.
And I fail to see how they're "better" than Rocky 3 scenes in thin Converse shoes or slippers, both with shorts and no suspicious ankle positions with their full bodies visible on film and not just a still picture.
I don't really have a current estimate for Sly, but I wouldn't dispute 5'9" peak and 5'8.5" or always a flat 5'9", but the 5'7"-5'8" stuff to me is extremely unlikely.
Sorry Rising, it seems that we have a slight misunderstanding here, maybe I didn't spell out my thoughts right. Of course I know you never claimed that we should discount Rome shots, and I didn't mean to imply that. Yet what I'm imlying is that it seems to me that you are trying really really hard to judge Sly's height from other, less "perfect" pictures and that, in a way, your're seem to forget that none of that pictures is as good as Rome shots. Other than that, I concur Rising. 5'7"ish is too low for Sly. IMO he's 5'8.5". Mr T Cakes says on 13/Mar/10
Would someone heavily into body building like Stallone be prone to shrink more than most during the day? Nolifts81 says on 13/Mar/10
Hi Ziggy! Let me see your models of boots. RisingForce says on 13/Mar/10
Great posts, Ziggy. Very interesting stuff. Basically goes in line with what NoLifts81 said. Ziggy's back says on 13/Mar/10
I am yet again working on some new prototype elevator boots. My record is 4.25" net to date. After much trial and error, I doubt I can achieve that in comfort for much longer than a couple hours now since I'm older and don't spend as much time in elevated footwear. I am probably going to cap out at 4" since I can easily get 3" buying off-the-rack sneakers 2 sizes up and install my own custom inserts. I just bought some nice black Nikes and am getting a 3" net height. Remember a long while back we had the discussion about the axis or midslope angle? That's where most (except Don's) ready-made elevators are total BS and market them with a tagline of being "5" inches taller when the actual point of height (the midslope angle) is more like 3.5" For instance, I can stack 4.5" of rear measurement elevator lifts + a 1.5" heel in a custom boot and then market it online as yielding 6" of height which is totally misleading. The actual height in that configuration would only be about 4.5% because of the midslope angle. The midslope is just that - in the middle of the downward slope, hence, then reason for the drop in height from the rear. The steeper the angle, the more loss of height from the rear which the scamsters don't tell you. If the midsection of the insert remained at 5.5" it would be a straight platform, obviously, like you see on orthopedic footwear. Not something that would work with what we're trying to do here. That's it for the physics lesson on the science behind elevated footwear. Ziggy's back says on 13/Mar/10
Yes, Zach, I met and hired Pasquale DiFabrizio on 2 separate occasions to do custom footwear for me. Since I started my original posting, I have a bootmaker in Fullerton doing my work. It's a never-ending quest to do custom work since nothing off the assembly line makes really enough difference. Amazing you still remember that and that you guys are still having the same identical conversation about Sly's height 3 years ago that you are now, I love it! derek d says on 13/Mar/10
Vegas says on 11/Mar/10
BigAlcDog says on 11/Mar/10
Sly looks 5'9 in lifts next to Arnie.
if thats the case arnie only stood about 6ft in shoes Click Here
Arnold was definitely still at least 6'1 - 6'1.5 in this video so Sly was at least 5'10 - 5'11 in lifts in this video. RisingForce says on 13/Mar/10
When did I say the Rome pictures should not be taken into consideration, Rob G? I've said that's not ALL that should be taken into consideration.
And I fail to see how they're "better" than Rocky 3 scenes in thin Converse shoes or slippers, both with shorts and no suspicious ankle positions with their full bodies visible on film and not just a still picture.
I don't really have a current estimate for Sly, but I wouldn't dispute 5'9" peak and 5'8.5" or always a flat 5'9", but the 5'7"-5'8" stuff to me is extremely unlikely. ka says on 12/Mar/10
@anonymous
according to this site, carl weathers is 6'1. josh says on 12/Mar/10
rob g you don't know for sure his wife is 5'9. derek d says on 12/Mar/10
Anonymous says on 11/Mar/10
carl weathers is not six feet tall people. he's 5ft 10 and a .5 inches barefoot. sly is 5ft 5 and a 1/2 inches barefoot.in converse shoes running he'sabout 5ft 7 with his hair up.he wears 2and a1/2 inch customs when standing next to mr. T in rocky 3. and 4 and a 1/2 inch munster shoes when standing next to taller 6ft actors like crenna and travolta.
There's a reason why your name is Anonymous. Lol. People... Brad says on 12/Mar/10
I like the first Rocky cast black & white line-up shot where Weathers makes Sly look like a shrimp. Vegas says on 12/Mar/10
Anonymous says on 11/Mar/10
carl weathers is not six feet tall people. he's 5ft 10 and a .5 inches barefoot
he was listed at 6'2 in the nfl, so the nfl overlisted him by 4 inches?? Click Here
if weathers is 5'10 then hulk hogan is really in trouble in 1996-97; 3 mins onward Click Here Mickey says on 12/Mar/10
No chance for 5'7" in my opinion. I know he wears 4 inch lifts and what not but thats just too low. 5'8" is a bit low too. although he can look it, i posted pics up with Sly in MASSSIVE lifts with Mctarvish(actor that was in Rambo 4) and Mctarvish made Sly look 5'8" tops(factoring lifts etc). But that was just a couple of pics. Generally Sly looks a bit taller. I say 5'9" and he drops to something like 5'8.5" at night. :) My opinion anyway. Vegas says on 11/Mar/10
BigAlcDog says on 11/Mar/10
Sly looks 5'9 in lifts next to Arnie.
if thats the case arnie only stood about 6ft in shoes Click Here Anonymous says on 11/Mar/10
carl weathers is not six feet tall people. he's 5ft 10 and a .5 inches barefoot. sly is 5ft 5 and a 1/2 inches barefoot.in converse shoes running he'sabout 5ft 7 with his hair up.he wears 2and a1/2 inch customs when standing next to mr. T in rocky 3. and 4 and a 1/2 inch munster shoes when standing next to taller 6ft actors like crenna and travolta. Rob G says on 11/Mar/10
Rising, but Rome pictures are better than the shot with Weathers, why should we take into account this one and not Rome pictures where Sly is clearly shorter than his 5'9" wife. Sorry, no logic in here IMO. SLy's 5'8"ish. BigAlcDog says on 11/Mar/10
Sly looks 5'9 in lifts next to Arnie. This guy is lucky If he even reaches 5'7. RisingForce says on 10/Mar/10
In my opinion, 5'7" is ridiculous for Sly and I honestly can't buy a flat 5'8" either. I know it's not perfect, but the shot of Sly in Rocky 3 with their entire bodies visible and Sly in shorts and slippers with his ankle position normal told me that's not a 5'7"-5'8" man next to a 6'1" Carl Weathers. josh says on 10/Mar/10
yeah frank was right about this one. THE REAL ANONYMOUS says on 10/Mar/10
Sorry guys, I should have mentioned that a member at Iron age forum took the video of Sly a the Arnold Classic. The member went on to say that his face looked like a wax figure, and that he look about 5'8 tall. johnjohn says on 9/Mar/10
Anybody else read what Frank2 posted on Steve Martin's celebheights article about Stallone?
Frank stood next to him and said he's 5'8'' max, and more like 5'7'' without his boots. THE REAL ANONYMOUS says on 9/Mar/10
I am a member at the Iron age forum. There is a guy there that got with in a couple of feet of Sly and was able to take some video of him. He said Sly's face kind of looked like wax, and he estimated his height at 5'8. josh says on 9/Mar/10
just because his wife is listed 5'9 all over the sites doesn't mean it is correct.i mean did you all think al pacino was 5'7 before you knew about this site? i think you get my point. RisingForce says on 9/Mar/10
Actually, Sly's shoes don't look like elevators with Arnold, and if they are, they're certainly not his biggest. Because at times, he's eye to eye with Arnie these days. Click Here
Strangely his shoes do look quite flat with Arnold and they don't look like boots. He does look a solid 5'10" there, if he's wearing lifts then he's doing an excellent job and should stick to that look. The extra height isn't worth the embarrassing and obvious munsters. joshwefref says on 9/Mar/10
Take this for what it's worth, can't really tell how much Sly's shoes add to his height. The guy to the right of Sly is Don who is around 5'11-6'0. Then you got Ryan who bills himself at 6'4 and he is for sure 6'3 minimum. Devon on the right bills himself at 6'5 and I really believe that. Zach says on 8/Mar/10
ZIGGY - welcome back. Been quoting you for some time here. Please do enlighten fellow readers how much height you've managed to gain from custom made elevators. If I remember correctly you also met Stallone's shoemaker quoted above, Pasquale Di Fabrizio? Brad says on 8/Mar/10
He's at 5' 8" with Arnie....and we know Arnie isn't going to wear that garbage Sly does the Icky Shuffle in. Amazing how much height he gains in those custom wedge and heel jobs compared to standing on his barefoot toes with a bending over Brigette. He must have had massive munsters with a 5' 6" (if that) real young departed "on my toes" G but then NYC paps are on top of things so ya gotta look tall. Ziggy's back says on 7/Mar/10
I'm back from nearly a 3 year absence from this site. If any of you were around back then, I was very involved in having several custom boots made for me starting back in 2005. Since then, I have amassed about 20 pair, ranging from regular leather to alligator and ostrich skins. I wear about a size 9, but these are all customized to fit much larger inserts than anything you'd find commercially available. Since they were all prototype that I never wore because they were design studies, I am willing to off these at giveaway prices. I am currently trying to sell them on craigslist. If anyone is interested, please email me at finavest@aol.com. RisingForce says on 7/Mar/10
Not sure how much those give Derek, if they go up high enough I could see those being 3.75" elevators, but if they're more of a shoe rather than a boot ala Stallone with Denzel then I'd guess not more than 3.25" because NoLifts claimed those shoes at the Laker game with Denzel weren't more than 3.25". derek d says on 7/Mar/10
Here is two recent shots of Sly receiving a life time achievement award from Arnold the 2010 Arnold classic event.
Its safe to say Sly is still shorter than Arnold here by 2 inches in his best lifts (if they are his best lifts, I would imagine so.)
Click Here
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Also here's the full video, he appear at 5:20
Click Here Original says on 6/Mar/10
175 peak. derek d says on 6/Mar/10
Good pictures Rising never seen those before. He does look to be at least Flavin's height so maybe he did hit 6 ft that night. Imagine how much those shoes give, since they obviously give more height than Flavin's decent sized heels. Brad says on 6/Mar/10
He attempted to best Jennifer at the premiere in his 3.5/4 massive Munsters but Jen at just over 6 in heels took him out. He probably wedged out those 1976 disco heel footwear as well. Yes Rob G I said that in '06 on this site. RisingForce says on 5/Mar/10
Personally I do think in his lifts he was taller than she was in heels that night. Jennifer is actually closer to the camera here, she's not standing that straight, but her knees aren't that bent(I've seen her bend her knees much more). Click Here
I mean there's enough of a difference in height there that I'd think he'd be taller even with her standing straight, particularly when you consider that she's actually closer to the camera. Even if she stands straight, I don't see her taller here either. Click Here
Regarding Lundgren, I definitely didn't see 4.5" between them in the picture, but it's only one picture. Sly's eye level was around the bottom of Lundgren's nose and the top of his head easily cleared Lundgren's eyebrows.
He looked like a 6 footer to me at that premiere considering even if Jennifer is only 5'9" flat she'd be 6'+ in heels. Shawn says on 5/Mar/10
Rob once had an article up describing a stadiometer as a device that makes grown men cry. Link: Click Here
I wonder if Stallone has ever stepped foot on one. RisingForce says on 5/Mar/10
I could have sworn they both wore heeled boots in that film, Mr. T Cakes. Rob G says on 5/Mar/10
5'8.5", obviously with 3,5"+ lifts and military posture Sly can look tallish. josh says on 4/Mar/10
i have to admit what frank2 said on the steve martin page about syl was hilarious. derek d says on 4/Mar/10
I personally think he maxed out at around 5'11.5 at most at the Rocky Balboa premier. Yeah he looks taller than Flavin in the pictures, but he's closer to the camera in most of them and she is bending her knees like crazy. He has posture advantage next to almost everyone that night. Looks 5'11.5 next to now 6'3 ish at best Dolph Lundgren and even in height with Bruce Willis. Don't be fooled by the illusions of his pictures. burby says on 3/Mar/10
"Sly's in sandals, I'm on my toes"....."He's 5'10.75", who have you met, yer postman?"...."Frank2, stop implying that I'm an Emile Hirsch midget!!"
Just thought I'd reminisce a little. G for Greatest hits. dmeyer says on 3/Mar/10
in venice award he has no lifts i guess because he is outside the us he has normal 1 in shoes Mr T Cakes says on 3/Mar/10
good point, Rising--guess I need glasses. Stallone and Dee Williams, when they are crossing the dancefloor in the Nighthawks disco scene, are pretty level-pegging. But then they stop together, and stand looking out over the crowd (before Stallone spots Rutger Hauer), and Dee Williams does look marginally taller. Now: we can't see their footwear, but if Dee Williams had on the "normal" shoes he was wearing throughout the movie, and Stallone those Disco Stu boots with the killer heels, then Stallone's height is highly suspect, for if Stallone was legitimately 5ft10 barefoot then he'd actually be taller than Dee Williams, even slightly, as he'd have the footwear advantage (and I can't see Dee Williams being able to fill his shoes with lifts to usurp the star). What I think we have here is the case of a proper 5ft10 man next to a masquerading one--but it's just a theory. (check the scene out on You Tube, folks--if you don't own the movie). Brad says on 3/Mar/10
Correct, the Rocky Balboa premiere shoes are the best he has....just massive, Herman Munster would be proud, probably the 2" heel, 2" wedge plus "effect". He punched out 6' 1" on his height time card. Brad says on 2/Mar/10
I've said it all along, he wears 3.5"+ monster customs, that's how he does it in the "I wanna be really tall" mode.. Those Laker game boots must come with ski poles he's falling forward so much. Christian says on 2/Mar/10
It is as simple as this: Sly is 5'9'' and 5'11-6´½'' depending on which lifts he feel like wearing. RisingForce says on 2/Mar/10
Also, have you seen these shoes, NoLifts? If so, how much would you say they cost and how much height do they give? Click Here Personally, I think it's Sly's best elevator shoe. Nolifts81 says on 2/Mar/10
RisingForce- In the first pic he wears boots that increase his height of 4 inches, without doubt(look at the position of his knee and the laces, the boot is almost open). In the second pic no more than 3.25 of real height increase from barefoot. RisingForce says on 2/Mar/10
That's interesting, NoLifts. In the 80's she did say Sly was 5'10"-5'10.5", but she did have incentive to lie back when she was married to him. RisingForce says on 2/Mar/10
Hey, Rob or NoLifts, I'd like your opinion on this.
These lifts are massive, potentially bigger than 4"? Click Here Those are the biggest I've seen Sly wear outside of Judge Dredd. That was in late '08, throughout mid to late '09 and later he switched to a much better black dress shoe style(which of course could have lifts, too.
But do you need a boot to conceal 4" of lift? For example, does this elevator shoe go high enough to cover that much or is it closer to 3"? Click Here
I was stunned by how easy it is to get 3.75"-4" in a custom elevator boot, though. I'll give Zach credit, he was right all along that Sly had bigger elevators than 3". Nolifts81 says on 2/Mar/10
Brigitte Nielsen, has said in an interview for a magazine that sly was 5'9".I've read the magazine in my barber shop this morning. RisingForce says on 2/Mar/10
Johnjohn, in First Blood, Crenna did have 3 inches on Sly, but in Rambo 2, there's a couple of scenes where they're walking and the difference is less than 2". In Rambo 3, the difference between the 2 was probably the smallest consistently out of the 3 movies. Not sure if Sly's footwear got bigger, Crenna shrunk, or both. derek d says on 1/Mar/10
Just because a actor wears lifts doesn't mean there 3 - 4 inches, actors like in the 5'10 ish - 6 ft range probably wear small lifts. I can name a few who's height is all over the place and they are legit average/tall guys. johnjohn says on 1/Mar/10
Even in his army boots from Rambo, which likely gave some serious lift, Stallone consistently looked 3 inches shorter than 6'1 Richard Crenna. The man is 5'10.75'' WITH footwear, not without. 5'8'' seems to be the most accurate estimate. RisingForce says on 1/Mar/10
Mr. T Cakes, do you remember the scene where Stallone and Billy Dee Williams characters walk into the store where Stallone's girlfriend in the movie(Lindsay Wagner) works? Or the scene where one of them kicks a police car outside, in both scenes, you can see their entire bodies and Stallone does not look shorter. I'm not saying he is as tall as Williams, but for the most part, he appeared to be around the same height in the film, certainly not 2 inches shorter.
So I guess having 3.75"-4" elevator shoes depends more on how high the boot goes up rather than how thick it is on the outside as the stylish boot Nolifts81 posted. I'd guess that a custom cowboy boot would be ideal. josh says on 28/Feb/10
sylvester's 5'10.75 claim is worse than matt damon's 5'10 claim 172 maximum. Misha says on 28/Feb/10
RisingForce, Cage is one of these guy who actually is tall to begin with, but augments his natural height by wearing lifts. I would guess Cage is 5'11.75" - 6'0.25" but can crest at nearly 6'2" in the thick boots he always wears. Mr T Cakes says on 28/Feb/10
John John: 18th of Feb', in Nighthawks there looked to easily be a height difference of 2 inches in some shots with Dee Wiliams, who looked to have normal footwear. But I guess we have to take into consideration Stallone had on those spiked heels he wore in Rocky 3 and Victory, giving him an added boost. However, there is a curious opening shot where Sly poses as a woman and he seems to be in flats! RisingForce says on 26/Feb/10
Dustin hoffman doesn't surprise me, but Nicolas Cage wears lifts? I thought he was 6 ft tall. THE REAL ANONYMOUS says on 26/Feb/10
Editor Rob, can you post links to the pics nolifts81 has provided you. A simple click here would be great. Danimal says on 26/Feb/10
Brad says on 26/Feb/10
On "Cobra" he was wearing things Madonna wore with her vid with Timberlake, You can hear "tim-ber!!!" when he takes them off as he falls to earth like a tree. Those italian monsters are his "NYC sandals" where people 5' 6" look up at Sly.
5'6.5" people ;) Anonymous says on 26/Feb/10
no shocker to me. lifts are made to be hidden, which is what i've been saying here for ages. Frank2 was correct when he saw sly his height until he took off his GIANT boots. Brad says on 26/Feb/10
On "Cobra" he was wearing things Madonna wore with her vid with Timberlake, You can hear "tim-ber!!!" when he takes them off as he falls to earth like a tree. Those italian monsters are his "NYC sandals" where people 5' 6" look up at Sly. Nolifts81 says on 26/Feb/10
Mickey-from 800 to 1200 Euros. Yes Lynn now my father is using them because he starts to lose height. RisingForce- I know that also Dustin Hoffmann and Nicholas Cage go to him. But I am sure there are a lot of other stars. Mickey says on 26/Feb/10
Wow those are some stylish lifts for sure. From the outside they look like normal dress shoes, even the visable "heel" looks small. 99% of people would not be able to tell they are lifts. I want a pair!! Some one should post these on the brad pitt page, as im guessing he would be getting similar lifts/gains.
3.75"-4inches of lift in a stylish subtle looking shoe.. im baffled really. The most i do is put in a .5 inch slip in into my shoes haha. 3.75" would be insane... RisingForce says on 26/Feb/10
The boots that Mark Wahlberg is wearing here look similar to the ones NoLifts posted. Click Here RisingForce says on 26/Feb/10
By the way, Nolifts, do you know if this shoemaker makes elevator shoes for any other celebrities? Mickey says on 25/Feb/10
Nolifts81, im just curious as to how much money these shoemakers charge for lifts that big? Ricker says on 25/Feb/10
I met Stallone in late '85 while making "Cobra". On set, he always wears shoes or boots with at least 3-4 inch heels. He is definitely no taller than 5'8, in fact he's closer to 5'7. RisingForce says on 25/Feb/10
Good find, Derek, but to me that has all the flaws and then some of the one from that day where they were hugging and Brigitte had max 2". The complaint about that was ground level which also applys to that one, but that's also mid-stride and they're farther apart which makes the ground possibly a bigger factor.
Great posts, Nolifts, your contributions are the most helpful to the Stallone page of any poster I can remember. I'd love to have elevator shoes myself that add a comfortable 3.75". Instead I wear 2.25" cuban heeled dress boots which are uncomfortable, my 1.75" work boots with 1.5" lifts and my 2" cowboy boots with 1" lifts. The last 2 hurt my feet a lot. Lynn says on 25/Feb/10
Hi Nolifts81.
But... your father uses your elevator boots?
Why?? Nolifts81 says on 25/Feb/10
Hi Rob have you received the pics(the stilish elevator boots). I hope. Can you publish them?
[Editor Rob: http://i50.tinypic.com/hwi8tc.jpg target=_blank>Here is some of the 3.75 boot photos.] Anonymous says on 25/Feb/10
notice how sly is looking up to brigette. that picture has 5'8" written all over it. a classic picture. Nolifts81 says on 25/Feb/10
All the elevator shoes I've bought are quite confortable. Obviously less confortable than a normal dress shoe!!! Anonymous says on 25/Feb/10
notice how sly is looking up to brigette. that picture has 5'8" written all over it. a classic picture. Nolifts81 says on 25/Feb/10
Risingforce- you can gain 3.75 also with a very stylish boots. I'll send soon the pics of these boots. If the editor rob wants to post them you can see how is possible. Remember risingforce don't consider what you see on internet. You have to go directly to a shoemaker, take the misuration of your foot and then you have to pay him a lot of money!!! Tomorrow I'll send the pics of the stallone black shoes , because today my father is wearing them. I send the pics to the editor.In these boots the foot stand at 5 inches. In this way you gain 3.75 Brad says on 25/Feb/10
Brigette must have 4" on him, those no shoes shots are classics. He needs those sandals. derek d says on 25/Feb/10
Another shot of Sly and Brigette Nielsen from that day on the beach together.
Click Here RisingForce says on 24/Feb/10
Interesting posts, Nolifts and Leung. I never meant to imply you were a liar, Nolifts. I only meant that several posters here have made the mistake of measuring the back of the shoe and thinking that was the height gain.
I also wonder how you walk with your foot that high, Nolifts? I stuck 1.5" lifts in 1.75" heeled work boots which were 2 sizes too big and the things were swollen and looked like boots, I also had trouble walking, but I guess custom made elevator boots are the best way to go. The boots looked quite funyn actually, when I figure out how to upload pictures from my phone I'll post them.
So basically with a thick work boot/hiking boot style forefront, a 3.75"-4" gain is possible, but without one 3.25" is a more realistic gain? This helps a lot. Brad says on 24/Feb/10
That's how he does it, the "NYC sandals". 3.5's plus posture is the norm. I'm sure G said Jennifer was his height, he probably was looking up at her like Cindy Crawford in reality. burby says on 24/Feb/10
How do you walk in those things? There looks to be no support for the back of your foot. Nolifts81 says on 24/Feb/10
I've sent other pics Rob. Other 4 pics.The foot don't start an inch lower, where the stitching is. The foot is exactly at the same level!the laces are very important. The half point(in the middle of the shoe)is at 1.75 inches. This is the only way for to get 4 inches. The other elevator shoes I have give 3.75 inches but they are more stilish.RisingForce- With them on I am 187 cm (6'1.75),barefoot I am 177 cm(5'9.75)so I get exactly 4 inches. Yes I saw Sly in Venice months ago, I saw well also his footwears. I had the impression that they were normal dress shoes, but is possible that he had a half inch of lift inside, but no more. I say this because the shoes had a fake front,often, the fake front means that there is something inside the shoe, but considering the low cut shoe he can't put more than a half inch lift inside them. I think that Sly has always been 5'9", but now he can be 5'8.5. However yes, if the shoes were normal sly is 5'9" barefoot. Zach says on 24/Feb/10
Rob, I think NoLift's pictures would be worthwhile putting up on the elevator shoes page.
Thanks for the pictures NoLifts81 didnt doubt you at all. Arent you always on the verge of falling out of them though?! Also do you have the black munsters that Sly normally wears? I might be wrong but I thought you said you had a pair of them at one point, these ones: Click Here or shiney version: Click Here Leung says on 24/Feb/10
Nolifts81, I know exactly which shoemaker you are talking about, he makes quality footwear. Sly wore the Hulk Hogan HOF black shoes quite often a few years ago, he had a couple of different colors and leather (suede or smooth) but the rubber bottom grip easily identified they were from the same shoemaker. I own a pair of the black Hulk Hogan HOF style shoes and posted pictures here a couple years ago, realistically they are 3.25" total height, because the forefoot is normal the height gain potential is obviously going to be less than your hiking style shoes which are thicker in the forefoot. Mickey says on 24/Feb/10
Wow, interesting picture for sure... Could it be possible to get 4 inches of height out of it? It does look very high, the person's heel would almost start just under the black rim! With some good fitting pants it almost would look like just a big boot. Very curious to see how much height these give. What do you reckon Rob?
If i didn't see the interior shot of the shoe i would've assumed the foot would start about an inch lower, where the stitching is.
[Editor Rob: I believe it needs to be that high to get near 4 inches] RisingForce says on 24/Feb/10
Just saw the pictures, thanks for posting them, Nolifts. One more question if you don't mind, did you ever measure yourself in the boots?
I'm sticking with 5'9" flat for Sly for now, didn't you say you saw him look about that in what you thought were liftless dress shoes at a recnet event in Italy? RisingForce says on 23/Feb/10
Derek, Flavin is listed at 5'9" on sites like I M D B or sites that get their listings off of that site.
When I did a search through Newspaper articles I found exactly one 5'9" listing and another 5'9.5" listing. Her modeling listing was 5'9.5"/177 cm on a seperate website as well.
Thanks, Nolifts, I'm looking forward to seeing the pictures. johnjohn says on 23/Feb/10
Stallone would've had to wear 4 inchers to measure up to 6 feet Brigette Nielsen in flats. The man is 5'8'' for crying out loud. Zach says on 23/Feb/10
Good point Derek. Even Glenn who had a tendency to exaggerate most celebs heights said her height was somewhere between 5'7 to 5'9, in fact I specifically remember him saying she was his height. Brad says on 23/Feb/10
Sly should do commercials for them, he'd make as much loot as he did with Planet Hollywood in the first year. I wonder why Emile Hirsch doesn't wear them on red carpets with Penn, Clooney, etc.. Zach says on 23/Feb/10
Nolifts81 that would be very interesting if you could do that. You dont even have to use your feet, just a ruler next to a wall inside and then outside the elevator footwear. I'm sure Rob will add them onto the elevator footwears page and give you credit. It'd be very interesting because clearly this shoemaker is making tailor made elevators whereas the ones on Rob's elevator page appears to be 'off the shelf' elevators from run of the mill websites.
And regardless NoLifts81 your word is confirmation itself, you've been here long enough to deserve that much respect . Frank and Mamun dont have pictures with Sly, Frank not with most celebs actually but only the most ignorant believe their encounters are fabricated.
[Editor Rob: http://i45.tinypic.com/2yv7yiu.jpg target=_blank>These are some pictures earlier that nolifts sent.
to get those 4 inches you need a big space to get the lift up to that black rim!] Shaun says on 23/Feb/10
Doesn't even matter if Stallone wears 5 inch lifts. Only barefoot pictures of him tell the truth and he is between 5'8" and 5'9". Nolifts81 says on 23/Feb/10
yes Brad I agree with you. I want to say this to the real anonymous: You can't find this kind of shoes in a public store or on internet. You have to go directly to the shoemaker and he brings you to his store(is not a public store). Then he takes the misuration of your foot and then he create or if the right model is already in store he sell them to you. Is a private things, forget internet or public stores. I can't do the name of the shoemaker but Rob knows because in the mail i've sent to him, with the pics, I've revealed the name. However I want to give an advice to all. Do not use this kind of shoes every day. I've used elevator shoes for 7 years because my ex girlfriend was my same height barefoot. Now I wear normal shoes without nothing inside. I have 10 pairs of elevator boots that I use only for the special occasions(events correlated to my work). I recommend to use normal shoes or at least shoes with a small lift inside, shoes that makes you 2.5 taller and that don't compromize the style. Sly his insecure about his height and exaggerates with lifts, like Cruise. I am 5 9.75 (177cm) and I was insecure too because I had a woman that was my exact height barefoot. Now I use elevator boots only for the occasions where I have to do pics and are very rare occasions. Every day I use normal dress shoes. THE REAL ANONYMOUS says on 23/Feb/10
Nolifts81, what is the name of the store you buy your shoes in Italy from, do they have a website? Brad says on 23/Feb/10
Yes Nolifts81 that's his "NYC Sandals". Imagine the sore feet walking on those things. derek d says on 22/Feb/10
Flavin is listed at 5'9 everywhere. So chances are if shes not 5'9 shes probably only 5'8.5, as everyone (male and female) inflates their own height. But, IMO she does look a constant 5'9 which is what she most likely is. Nolifts81 says on 22/Feb/10
RisingForce- I esteem you but I don't want to put my face on the website or my name. I am known in Italy for the job I do. What I can do is to show with pics my shoes (the interior and the exterior of the shoe). And believe me. The yellow boots give me exactly 4 inches, believe me, I am not a liar. Sly goes to my same shoemaker!!! I'll send soon the pics to the editor Rob. The foot should stand at 5.25 inches for to gain 4 inches! For my experience, and for what I've seen and I've heard Sly buys boots that add his height from 3.5 to 4 inches. For example, recently I've seen(in my shoemaker store) those black shoes that Sly had on at the induction in the all of fame of Hulk Hogan. They add exactly 4 inches!Here in Italy actors and people in the shobiz use elevator shoes but my shoemaker says that most of his customer are from USA. Sly is one of his customers . This is for sure! Brad says on 22/Feb/10
I don't want to think what he had on with Lindsay Wagner, I'm sure they had her in ballet slippers and Sly in massive ones, I stood by her last year and she's 6 feet easy in heels. Rob G says on 22/Feb/10
RisingForce says on 19/Feb/10
Brad says on 17/Feb/10
A 1/2" shorter than Flavin is 5' 8.5".
Or 5'9"
I would say at minimum 0.5" shorter than Flavin, so 5'8.5" HA! Rishi says on 20/Feb/10
After examining some of the posted pics and pics with his wife, i put sly as about 172-173cm nowadays barefoot maybe 174cm in the mornings but i seriously doubt it. Mr T Cakes says on 20/Feb/10
Ps: if you take into account Sly has Disco Stu's boots on. Even with these he looked the same height as the actress who played his girlfriend in that film (?). RisingForce says on 19/Feb/10
Brad says on 17/Feb/10
A 1/2" shorter than Flavin is 5' 8.5".
Or 5'9" bam says on 19/Feb/10
are you sure law is 5'9?
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Here he is looking taller than Keanu Reeves. Its weird camera angles, but a 5'9 guy simply couldn't pull that off. johnjohn says on 18/Feb/10
Mr T Cakes, Billy Dee Williams is listed as 5'10 on celeb heights, and most people agreed that was accurate.
I've never actually seen Night Hawks, so I won't comment on how much taller than Sly he was. Could you tell the rest of us, I think we'd like to know. Brad says on 18/Feb/10
Williams is as listed 5' 10". Rising in '08 said he's "5' 10" and change, the same height as Sly". 5 feet 10 and change is a farce for Sly. You put on those Italian things on with Jason and he'd make Jason look like G at that comical height. Vegas says on 18/Feb/10
Nolifts81; can you post photos of yourself barefoot and gaining ~4 inches in these shoes, your claim and what rob wrote here do not match Click Here
pretty simply experiment put a ruler against your foot and mark the spot where your heel is on the ruler, my heel is roughly 4 inches from the ground when i am barefoot, now put on the shoe and measure where your heel is on the ruler Brad says on 18/Feb/10
Nolifts81 owning 4"ers is proof positive Sly wears 4"ers. That's how he does it. RisingForce says on 18/Feb/10
I think Billy Dee Williams is around 5'10" and in other scenes(some full body shots) Stallone looked as tall if not taller. One in particular is where Stallone and Williams enter the store where his girlfriend(played by Lindsay Wagner) works. For what it's worth, Stallone was taller than Wagner who is 5'9", but footwear could be the reason. Both Stallone and Williams wore big heels in the movie. RisingForce says on 18/Feb/10
Your contributions are appreciated, NoLifts. But to confirm this, would you mind doing a photo demonstration to prove this? Also a close up of the elevator shoe that is the same model Sly has would be appreciated to see the thickness in the front. This would give a better understanding of how much one can gain from an elevator shoe. I understand if you'd like to remain anonymous, but perhaps edit out your face like Rob use to do? Mr T Cakes says on 17/Feb/10
Thumbs up for the foresight, Burby :-) Downey Jr looks consistently two inches shorter, or more, than 5ft9-ish actors like Michael Douglas, Mel Gibson and Jude Law(john John has him as 5ft9 here), who are meant to be in the 5ft9 range (although if what some folk on the Gibson page are saying is true and Mel is floating around 5ft7 then Downey's next role is definitely Atom Ant!). Anybody out there know the height of Billy Dee Williams? In Nighthawks he sometimes looked a lot taller than Stallone. Nolifts81 says on 17/Feb/10
the second model of shoes are those that seems like yellow timberland. Nolifts81 says on 17/Feb/10
Stallone shoes,those that I've seen in a lot of pics are exactly the same models that i've seen with my eyes in an important italian store (a shoemaker store). I've bought the same model of shoes that Stallone wears (the black model that Zach posted weeks ago). They give an height advantage of exactly 3.75".I have also a pair of boots that increase my height of exactly 4 inches very very similar to a model that stallone wears in a pic taken on the set of his latest movie "expendables",I am not 100% sure that also this model is the same model I have,but is very very possible. I go to the same shoemaker that Sly has in Italy!!! This is for sure!!! Zach says on 17/Feb/10
RisingForce says on 16/Feb/10
Confirmed? No, we had one good poster(nolifts81, iirc?) claiming that's what one model added, but without proof, thus not confirming it and we had one member(Lynn) who I question because of her well known agenda to make Arnold shorter.
Oh the irony... Brad says on 17/Feb/10
A 1/2" shorter than Flavin is 5' 8.5". Dural says on 17/Feb/10
Great pictures derek d, there's no chance he's taller than Flavin. Anonymous says on 17/Feb/10
Search on Youtube... 'Ali and Stallone joking around at the Oscars', at around 50seconds you clearly see Ali is 2 or 3 inches taller so i would give sly just under 6 feet wearing higher shoes, Muhammad Ali is around 6ft 2 or 3. RisingForce says on 16/Feb/10
Zach says on 15/Feb/10
Sly's munsters give him 3.75" height advantage, this has been confirmed.
Confirmed? No, we had one good poster(nolifts81, iirc?) claiming that's what one model added, but without proof, thus not confirming it and we had one member(Lynn) who I question because of her well known agenda to make Arnold shorter.
Good find, Derek, but I've seen those before. 2 are mid-stride and one he's really bent over, then you have the slope. Not good for judging height, IMO. I can buy Sly being a half inch shorter than Flavin, though. derek d says on 16/Feb/10
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Here's some rare photos of Sly barefoot on the beach. He's next to Flavin in a few but she appears to be on slightly higher slope. Then again, he is closer to the camera. Even factoring in his much more relaxed posture, standing up straight I cannot see him taller than her or as tall. Dr Stature says on 15/Feb/10
Bam look at those shoes! They are munsters! You can bet he has lifts inside those Chevy Suburbans! Law has relaxed posture and still clears Downey by 2 inches...Downey is using every trick in the book and still gets owned! Rob tends to give A lists celebs about 1/2 inch Sock Height. Downey 5'7.5( IN SOCKS)Sly is 5'8.5 at best (all puffed up like a ballon IN HIS SOCKS) . Zach says on 15/Feb/10
Sly's munsters give him 3.75" height advantage, this has been confirmed. Danimal says on 15/Feb/10
Vegas says on 14/Feb/10
johnjohn says on 14/Feb/10
Since Dolph Lundgren was actually 6'4'', wouldn't that make Brigette Nielsen around 5'11 - 5'11.5? Dolph had a good 5 inches on her in Rocky IV.
the whole objective was to make dolph as tall as possible in rocky 4, he was supposed to be the giant unstoppable monster, remember they billed 6'5 hogan at "almost" 7ft and 390lb in the previous movie, 4 inches and a full 100lb more than wwf billed him in 1986 Click Here
Vegas, why are you giving WWF stats from 1986, when Rocky III was FILMED in 1981? Why don't you provide 1981 STATS for Hogan that his wrestling promotion at the time was billing him at at that point?????? Makes absolutely no sense whatsoever. It's been established you want Hogan, Andre and Piper at lower heights. WE KNOW. You're a wrestling FANATIC and it is something personal. Hogan was a 305-310 pound guy at that time at the bare minimum. johnjohn says on 15/Feb/10
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Bam, here's a better pic from that same night, since there's no weird camera angles. Law, at 5'9'', looks 1.5 inches taller than Downey, and Downey has at least 1 inch of footwear advantage.
Downey is 5'6.5''. Case closed. johnjohn says on 15/Feb/10
bam says on 15/Feb/10
no way in hell is Downey Jr. 5'6.5. There are pics where he literally appears 1/2 an inch shorter than Jude law at most. Granted that law had relaxed posture. Its obvious though that Downey Jr. isn't more than 3 inches shorter.
In Allure magazine, Law himself stated he was 5'9''. Here's the exact quote:
"It depends on my mood, really. I'm five nine, and some days I only feel five nine. But if I'm feeling tall, I say six feet!"
Check it out on celebheights if you think I'm lying.
Regarding your pic, Bam, it looks like Downey has pretty big elevators and he's probably got at least an inch advantage over Law's footwear. Plus, Law isn't even close to standing straight , and he's probably losing another half inch. If he stood straight, he'd have an inch on Downey. So Downey with at least a one inch footwear advantage, probably more like 1.5, and still being an inch shorter than 5'9 Jude law would make him 5'6.5'' - 5'7'' MAX. johnjohn says on 15/Feb/10
bam says on 15/Feb/10
no way in hell is Downey Jr. 5'6.5. There are pics where he literally appears 1/2 an inch shorter than Jude law at most. Granted that law had relaxed posture. Its obvious though that Downey Jr. isn't more than 3 inches shorter.
In Allure magazine, Law himself stated he was 5'9''. Here's the exact quote:
"It depends on my mood, really. I'm five nine, and some days I only feel five nine. But if I'm feeling tall, I say six feet!"
Check it out on celebheights if you think I'm lying.
Regarding your pic, Bam, it looks like Downey has pretty big elevators and he's probably got at least an inch advantage over Law's footwear. Plus, Law isn't even close to standing straight , and he's probably losing another half inch. If he stood straight, he'd have an inch on Downey. So Downey with at least a one inch footwear advantage, probably more like 1.5, and still being an inch shorter than 5'9 Jude law would make him 5'6.5'' - 5'7'' MAX. derek d says on 15/Feb/10
bam says on 15/Feb/10
no way in hell is Downey Jr. 5'6.5. There are pics where he literally appears 1/2 an inch shorter than Jude law at most. Granted that law had relaxed posture. Its obvious though that Downey Jr. isn't more than 3 inches shorter.
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He's obviously wearing lifts there, no way is he nearly as tall as 5'11 Law. But I would guess more like 5'7 for Downey. THE REAL ANONYMOUS says on 15/Feb/10
bam, look at the shoes Downey is wearing in that pic. Downey's legs even appear slightly longer than Jude's. He is packing some serious lifts in those shoes. johnjohn says on 15/Feb/10
6'0'' Tommy Morrison had a good 4 - 5 inches on Stallone in Rocky V. (The scene where Rocky is talking to the priest and Morrison is next to him in particular. They were both wearing converse sneakers. )
Morrison's height is also on celeb heights, and most people agreed he was 6 feet flat barefoot, and 6'1'' with shoes.
This is even more proof that Stallone is in the 5'7 - 5'8 category. You decide. bam says on 15/Feb/10
no way in hell is Downey Jr. 5'6.5. There are pics where he literally appears 1/2 an inch shorter than Jude law at most. Granted that law had relaxed posture. Its obvious though that Downey Jr. isn't more than 3 inches shorter.
Click Here Danimal says on 15/Feb/10
Steve m says on 13/Feb/10
I was sly's stand-in on Judge dredd and i can say without a doubt he's 5'8",but wears lifts to hide it.
I COMPLETELY AGREE! RisingForce says on 14/Feb/10
I don't think Sly has 4" munsters. Downey might, but I doubt he wears them often. Neither of them are getting 4" from footwear in their picture together. If Sly is only about 5'9"(which seems plausible to me) then I think most likely he gets around 3" from footwear and maybe posture/camera illusions do the rest.
I don't buy Downey being under 5'7" either. That'd put him too close to Pacino or Hoffman's height. burby says on 14/Feb/10
Great photo johnjohn, RDJ looks like he did next to Keitel and Cheadle: under 5'7". The highest I would go with Sly at peak would be 5'8.5"(with effect) especially after Mamuns sighting. Sly currently does indeed look 5'8" tops. derek d says on 14/Feb/10
Steve m says on 13/Feb/10
I was sly's stand-in on Judge dredd and i can say without a doubt he's 5'8",but wears lifts to hide it.
Interesting. Anything to prove this is true? Vegas says on 14/Feb/10
johnjohn says on 14/Feb/10
Since Dolph Lundgren was actually 6'4'', wouldn't that make Brigette Nielsen around 5'11 - 5'11.5? Dolph had a good 5 inches on her in Rocky IV.
the whole objective was to make dolph as tall as possible in rocky 4, he was supposed to be the giant unstoppable monster, remember they billed 6'5 hogan at "almost" 7ft and 390lb in the previous movie, 4 inches and a full 100lb more than wwf billed him in 1986 Click Here
dolphs real height was exposed when he stood next to conan o brien a few months back, comparing height in movies is foolish, hollywood uses tons of tricks to make actors shorter or taller, hasn't the green mile and the lord of the rings movies thought us anything?? johnjohn says on 14/Feb/10
Since Dolph Lundgren was actually 6'4'', wouldn't that make Brigette Nielsen around 5'11 - 5'11.5? Dolph had a good 5 inches on her in Rocky IV. Steve m says on 13/Feb/10
I was sly's stand-in on Judge dredd and i can say without a doubt he's 5'8",but wears lifts to hide it. johnjohn says on 13/Feb/10
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Burby, I agree with you that RDJ is under 5'7''. He has the body proportions of a little man. On top of that, he looks the same height as 5'6 Ben Stiller in this pic, with a slight camera disadvantage and slightly bent knee. I'm not going to argue just how much height he's losing, but I doubt it's more than a half inch.
I really don't see the point in comparing Sly to a 5'6.5'' man. It's just silly. Especially since Downey can barely hit 5'10 in ridiculous footwear. Sly looking 2 inches taller than Downey when they both probably have munsters isn't saying much.
Sly at 5'8.5'' with 4 inch munsters hits 6'0.5'' feet. Downey at 5'6'' - 5'6.5'' with 4 inch munsters hits 5'10''. Hence, Sly looks 2 inches taller. Big deal. Rishi says on 13/Feb/10
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how tall would you say he was then? RisingForce says on 13/Feb/10
It's impossible to say what I think his morning height is Mickey because most pictures of him are midday or afternoon. I'd say maybe something like 5'9.5" out of bed and maybe 5'8.75" at night. Not sure about minimum and maximum, just that lately I'm thinking the 5'9" Rob has him at fits him well. Tall enough to hit 6'0" with lifts and no posture advantage, short enough to look short, though. But to me there's a noticeable difference of atleast 1"1-.5" between him and somebody who is 5'7.5"/5'7.75" like Tom Cruise for example. I'm still not sure about Stallone, though. His posture and footwear make him very enigmatic.
Regarding Dolph being turned away for being too tall initially, that's true, but perhaps Stallone had a different idea of the character after Lundgren was cast because in Rocky 4 it is obvious that they do make the height difference a big point of emphasis. leonari says on 13/Feb/10
burby: I was also among the very first to say that Robert Downey was 5'7" or a tiny tad below. He ain't no 5'8" guy but is well proportioned and his face and charisma overshadows everything. I say he is exactly 5'7" johnjohn says on 13/Feb/10
Gamble, how tall would you say Stallone was when you met him? Rob G says on 13/Feb/10
RisingForce says on 12/Feb/10
But I must say Mickey, you make a compelling argument. I think I'm leaning more towards a solid 5'9" lately.
No, 5'8"ish IS more realsitic Rising. That's what he looks next to Falvin. You can make an argument for 5'9" Sly in his prime, but now it is very doubtful. 5'8.5" IMO. Mickey says on 13/Feb/10
RisingForce says on 12/Feb/10
But even if the difference is almost 7" like you say and Lundgren was a solid 6'4" then that makes Sly a solid 5'9" which I think fits him pretty well actually.
I've always thought Sly was about 5'9" :) The 5'8" or 5'7" claims are pretty ridiculous in my opinion. And thanks for the compliment Rising, you make great posts too, even on the other celeb's pages.
In regards to the gloves picture where the difference is less. Yeh i can't take anything away from that shot, as you can't take anything away from mine, so i guess we are neutral on that one. Unless Dolph really was standing on a box, which i doubt but thats my opinion.
What do you think Sly's morning and night height could be? Like minumum and maximum? I think something like 5'9.25" is morning and 5'8.5" is night. If i said his height was 5'9" morning then that would mean he is close to 5'8" at night, which i can't see happening.. Brad says on 13/Feb/10
Ask G, "5 feet 10 and 3/4"". Sly has never been 5' 9" on a legit measure in his life. He knows it. Mickey says on 13/Feb/10
Also another thing, Dolph initially said he was knocked back from the casting of Rocky because he was too tall. Then how come they wanted to stand him on a box?! RisingForce says on 12/Feb/10
But I must say Mickey, you make a compelling argument. I think I'm leaning more towards a solid 5'9" lately. Mickey says on 12/Feb/10
Annoyed, i don't think Sly is a flat 5'8", but i don't think he is anymore than 5'9". When comparing to Downey, look at this:
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I've highlighted Downey's shoe, they look bigger than your average shoe, but certainly not munster big, im betting Sly's were bigger. Downey's probably give 2 inches of height, while Sly would be in his regular 3 inch customs. I think Downey is probably 5'7.5"ish, but i haven't done much research.
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Look at their knee levels. It shows that Sly has about 1.5inches of height on top of Downey just in his lower legs! And then you have people that think Sly is 5'10" saying he has a long torso but short legs. So it doesn't add up. My opinion is Sly has about an inch footwear advantage(on top of Downey) that day. burby says on 12/Feb/10
Amazing how many are pushing under 5'7" for RDJ currently, I was among the first to do so along with T-Cakes.... Gamble says on 12/Feb/10
I met Stallone in Aruba in 1982, he was in sandals and not 5 feet 9! RisingForce says on 12/Feb/10
Stallone is certainly considerably taller than Downey, Annoyed. That's obvious, Downey in huge munsters(often bigger than Stallone's) struggles to look like a man in the 5'9"-5'10" range and almost never passes for a 5'10" man. Stallone almost always looks like a solid 5'11" guy in lifts and often a 6'0" man and on some ocassions even a bit taller. That adds up with Sly having 2 inches on Downey.
Mickey, what about the other picture I often post of those 2 from Rocky 4 where Stallone's head is close to Lundgren's eyes? And not for nothing, but Lundgren did cite the scene where they touch gloves as the scene where he stood on a box. I'm not saying he definitely did, but I can't rule it out if he claimed it. But even if the difference is almost 7" like you say and Lundgren was a solid 6'4" then that makes Sly a solid 5'9" which I think fits him pretty well actually.
And by the way, your height "in effect" is your height. You're suppose to measure with great posture. RisingForce says on 12/Feb/10
What ajoke, Danimal. Poorer posture? What do you base that on? Sly's knee was bent, a fact which almost everyone acknowledged, we couldn't see if Jennifer's knees were bent as well, but her upper body posture appeared no worse than Sly's. 5'7.75"? Yeah, ok, he's more than a half inch shorter than Frank Trigg who you confirmed is 5'8.5". The same Frank Trigg who Sly had nearly 4 inches over. Annoyed says on 12/Feb/10
If people think Stallone is 5'8", does that mean they think Robert Downey jr is 5'6" !!!?? Downey IN LIFTS is still 2" shorter than Stallone! There are also a few pics of the two together, Stallone is the taller out of the two ! That is both of them in lifts !
But yet Downey's mugshot has him at 5'9" in shoes with a slight camera tilt that makes him a wee bit taller too. I just think the shortest Downey could be is 5'7" ( although personally I think 5'7.5" - 5'8" )
any thoughts on this, people? Dural says on 12/Feb/10
Rising, Lundgren said Sly was about 5'10" to boost his own height to 6'6". |
