Sam says on 8/Feb/12
Tom looks the same height as Denzel Washington (although maybe closer to the camera):
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But shorter than Nicolas Cage (at a disadvantageous camera position):
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Koalized says on 7/Oct/11
Well, he is not 5'11'' nowadays. Maybe he has shrank a lot during the years.

Llama says on 17/Apr/11
I think he's 6' flat. He always looks that when he stands up straight.

Sam says on 24/Jan/11
At times, Waits can look near 6 feet, such as next to David Letterman (in a clip, you can see a slouchy Waits isn't much shorter than Letterman) and at other times shorter, such as next to Nicholas Cage (in a picture in Waits' Orphans album with Cage, Waits looks to be 5'9"). He probably was indeed 5'11" with (nearly unseen) good posture and at his peak.

Martyr says on 23/Jan/11
alexfox you're COMPLETELY WRONG. Thomas G. Waites played in the Warriors, he has nothing to do with the great Tom Waits, who didn't look that much shorter than John Lurie (who's listed at 6.4 and a half) in Down By Law.