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RisingForce says on 2/Dec/08
I'd say 5-9. TELLEM says on 26/Nov/08
if u watch u.s. marshalls...watch the scene where hes in the woods and has a gun on robert downey jr.'s head...they both look similar in height...i think snipes is between 5'8-5'9
Anonymous says on 26/Nov/08
I always thought snipes was at least 5'10, maybe a bit more. still, great actor. loved the blade trilogy. 5'9 is still a good height. RisingForce says on 21/Nov/08
72 inches is 6 feet tall or 183 cm. RisingForce says on 14/Nov/08
I was shocked when I read BigKing's comment. So being 5'9"(exactly average height) is embarrassing? And how is 5'9" a short Big King? I HATE when people call 5'9" short, even 5'8" isn't really short much less 5'9". Big King is literally out of his mind. He thinks that at 6'6" he's too short! Yeah maybe too short for an NBA power forward but otherwise 6'6" is tall enough to do anything. anonymous says on 11/Nov/08
was watching u.s. marshalls last night and a couple times theyd show snipes mugshot and he was a little bitunder 72 mark...anyone knows how much that could be in height? is it 172? leonari says on 10/Nov/08
Big King: you are one of those " discriminators " I was talking about!!! Embarrassing? You my friend are the only thing that is embarrassing with your post that bring absolutely nothing to the table. Down with the enforcer22: sad that your self esteem is so low that you have to drag others down. You could say that it's embarrassing that Wesley is in jail (has nothing to do with height-) cause he believed he is the only guy who makes millions and who doesn't have to pay his taxes. Rob: You see what I am talking about?? Wesley was great as Blade! Yet this big king needs to bring him down for no reason... theenforcer22 says on 10/Nov/08
Big King says on 8/Sep/08
And the actor behind the tough Blade guy was a shorty??? How embarrassing. He could have been compared with Terminator Arnold Schwarzenegger who couldn't even reach 6'3". That's just the same case with Snipes.
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I presume y ou'r ebeing sarcastic? Why is it embarrassing? Or are you one of these tall guys who think they're someone special cos their tall and gets jealous when he sees shorter people doing well, cos you think "I'm taller than him, people should think I'm great not them." You've got a complex, a worthless complex. Hugh says on 7/Nov/08
An 'Ed Harris' 5ft9. glenn says on 26/Oct/08
rob has him right.he could be 5-10,as i saw him look 6ft once,in what i guess was lifts.my friend and i were in amazement that he grew from 5-9 to 6ft.lol.this was 1996.saw him in combat boots and african casual wear,3 years ago,and he seemed 5-9.barely. michael says on 26/Oct/08
don't know who's talking the real thing... could you guys throw the mat and get on the real height of wesley?? in his movies, he appeared a lot m,uch taller Lmeister says on 24/Sep/08
In reality he isn't much taller than Stephen Dorff. He just wears thick shoes to appear 5ft9-5ft10. My guess for him is 5ft8.5...
Click Here jessica says on 21/Sep/08
i actually just him the other night in nyc, and im pretty tall (around 5'8) and he was shorter than me!!!! Anonymous says on 9/Sep/08
Yes of course 'Big King', the average height is 5' 10" approximately so 5' 9" is unbelievably short. In fact I'm going to recommend that a friend of mine who is that height audition for a circus freak show as the World's Smallest Man. karl says on 9/Sep/08
check blade trinity.the wanted form has him at 5ft 8". Big King says on 8/Sep/08
And the actor behind the tough Blade guy was a shorty??? How embarrassing. He could have been compared with Terminator Arnold Schwarzenegger who couldn't even reach 6'3". That's just the same case with Snipes. Michi says on 5/Sep/08
yeah ive met him in person and im 5'9 and he is definitly shorter than me TELLEM says on 23/Aug/08
if woody is 5'9...then wesley is 5'8 Paul 178cm says on 19/Aug/08
Wesley is cool man and a talented actor. Height wise I'm gonna go with 5'8". Michael Jackson seemed to be looking down on him in the BAD video. In White Men Can't Jump he comments: " A little man like me's gonna make a big man like you look bad!" Daii says on 8/Aug/08
Hes not short, but hes not tall either. Just about right. In Passenger 57 you can see he is about 5'9-10. Id give him 5'9.5 GSP says on 8/Jul/08
"how does he look 5-8 when woody is a legit 5-11"
hahahahahaha glenn says on 7/Jun/08
how does he look 5-8 when woody is a legit 5-11 that i figured out after seeing him in sandals for a week? the smallest woody is,is 5-10.5.not a hair smaller.i thought snipes was close in height to woody.5-9 to 5-10 for snipes in that movie. Leon says on 7/Jun/08
Anon 2008 makes an excellent point. On the police information sheet shown in Blade Trinity, why state Blade's height as 5'8" if the comic character is over six foot? According to the bonus DVDs, Wesley has quite a lot of input in production, and I'm sure he would've said, "Use my real height, five-nine." Not: "Yeah, Blade is a six-footer, but I think we should make him an inch shorter than me." Makes no sense. I reckon Wesley is just over 5'8". He looks 5'8" in White Men Can't Jump. glenn says on 7/Jun/08
stallone is 5-10.75.snipes ive seen look from 5-9 to 6ft.he can be almost as enigmatic as sly in height who can look 5-8 to 6-2 depending. Hooch says on 6/Jun/08
In the movie "Demolition Man" he looked a bit taller than 5'9 tall Sly and in the movie "Blade: Trinity" his height is shown 5'8 in his criminal record so I'd stick with 5'9 for Wesley. Anon2008 says on 30/May/08
the phenomenon of the tall 5ft 9 guy probably has to do with shorter cast and bigger shoes Adam says on 23/May/08
Glenn, can you explain the phenomenon of the 'tall' 5ft 9" guy. I know it's a daunting question. I won't be offended if your can't be bothered to answer it. Sid says on 14/May/08
Like I said looks anwhere from 5-9 to 6-1 in pics with others celebs and movies but who cares when he can beat up a lot of bigger guys anway. glenn says on 27/Apr/08
ive seen snipes look 5-9 to 6ft. Anon2008 says on 26/Apr/08
D2D, Marvel gives Blade's height as 6'2" not 5'8": Click Here
They surely wouldn't have shortened Blade's height for the movies now? Chris175 says on 20/Mar/08
glenn here is another pic of you looking taller than 5-8, i was always a strong believer that snipes is close to 5-10, but yet again ive never met him. do you think this is possible glenn? Sid says on 11/Mar/08
Actually talking of jdf check out the other galleries such as arnold classics has him with other guys like chuck zito etc. I hope you think this is a good find. Sid says on 11/Mar/08
LOOK AT TALL SNIPES Click Here IN GALLERIES GO TO CELEBRITY GALLERY AND FIND THE PIC WITH SNIPES. Jason David Frank who rob you should put on site here, was described as"six maybe six-one" in power rangers episode towards the end Click Here but is billed 5'11" for his official fighting bio. Snipes looks taller.
6'0" is not crazy glenn cos in 7 seconds my mate pete lee wilson plays alexei the crazy gangster who is 5-11 says he is similar to him, he also was much taller than 5'8" tamzin outhwaite in that film, and was billed on the database at 5-9 - so were the other excons on the database. Rob you know how detailed I like to be. glenn says on 11/Mar/08
6ft isnt crazy.i saw him looking 6ft as well.and 5-9,5-10. UKHeightEnthusiast says on 10/Mar/08
Wow I always thought he was 6'0". I thought he looked taller than Slyvester Stallone in Demolition Man. Georgy says on 6/Mar/08
For some reason he seems pretty even in height to 6' Dominic Purcell in Blade Trinity... D2D says on 6/Mar/08
Goodness grief! These reports of 5'5"-5'7" are preposterous. There's a scene in Blade 3 where he (Snipes) is standing face to face with 5'9" Françoise Yip (whose wearing heels in the sequence, rounding her up to roughly around 5'11"). With that said, they were both pretty much even in height, Yip having about a slight inch advantage (which seems logical with her in the heels). So Snipes clearly isn't anything under 5'9". If you were to ask me, I'd say he's a solid 5'10".
As far as the 5'8" wanted poster goes, well that's simply the character's (Blade) listing in the comics. It's sorta like how Wolverine still gets listed as 5'3" to this day. Despite being portrayed by a 6'2" actor (Jackman) in the X-Men (and upcoming spin-off) films. Clearly Hugh Jackman isn't 5'3". ;) ed says on 17/Feb/08
he is 5-9 saw him up close at a party once... Lucian-Ro says on 12/Jan/08
I read the previous comments about snipes and other's about kevin costner and dennis rodman, And remained very suprised so i asked my father the age that he stopped growing and to my surprise he said that he grew several centimetres between 19 and 20.5 years.
May that mean that i will have a late growth to??? ... because I'm 17.5 years old and only 5ft 7.75 when i go to sleep and 5ft 8.5 when i wake up ... though and i'm half an inch taller than my father ... please give me an answer .. glenn says on 20/Dec/07
woody is 5-10ish to 5-11.i saw him in sandals for a week.horrible posture for me to pin down. anonymous says on 20/Dec/07
obviously he was smaller than Woody Harelson in White Men Cant Jump, and he's only like 5'9"1/2 so he's got to be in the 5'8 and 5'9 range. Brah says on 15/Dec/07
Ayman, that pic gives us nothing to compare him to. dave says on 24/Nov/07
if so, then he must have worn elevator shoes or something, because he was clearly taller than me. I am definitely 5'9, measured at my last physical kaka says on 20/Oct/07
theres a scene in blade trinity whereby he's details are pinned on a board in a police department and his height is recorded at 5ft 8 dave says on 20/Sep/07
i've met snipes and shook his hands in the bellagio in vegas about 10 yrs ago. I went up to him because I was with my girlfriend and her cousin from australia, and i asked him to take a picture. he said no to me, but i am 5'9 exactly, and he was clearly 5'10. thetrue says on 14/Sep/07
5'10,glenn is TOO close 2the camera Gin says on 17/Aug/07
Rightfully i think Snipes is 5'9 and could be more. I used to think that he was at leat 5'11 before, seeing him at Blade. But if ever he is exactly 5'9 minus footwear, i'd have to say that he carries himself well since he makes the illusion of a 5'11 to 6'0 guy. Well i guess 5'9-5'11 peeps may look the same w/ this type of build. glenn says on 13/Aug/07
ive seen snipes look from 5-9 to 6ft. marines says on 12/Aug/07
I've seen many movies with Wesley and compared to many other actors like Tommy Lee Jones in "U.S. Marshals" or Ving Rhamesis in "Champion" he is quite tall and I think he actually is 5'10" as he claims (by the way great actor, nice fight style).
As a proof a picture of Wesley and Ving Rhamesis who is here at 5'11,5" (182cm):
Click Here Viper says on 12/Aug/07
Denzel is 6-0 tops. Anthony says on 10/Aug/07
Denzel is 6'1, which would put Snipes at 5'88. He thinks 5'8.5-5'9. Nothing below, though. Snipes at 5'5 is like Stallone at 5'7. Anonymous says on 10/Aug/07
If anyone think he is under 5'9 is delusional and a idiot. Look at the pic with Glenn. The top is cut off but he was a good 2 inches at most over him. Don't give the excuse of lifts either. If he was 5'5 and wearing lifts he would be shorter than Glenn. At best posture he is probably 5'10 flat. Who cares about the movies. Mr. R says on 10/Jun/07
This is spot on correct. I saw him at a movie premiere. robotix says on 1/Jun/07
looked 5-9 against Denzel Washington's 6-1 in MO' Better Blues Jon says on 25/Apr/07
I agree that he's 5'9". I was surprised since I thought he was supposed to be around 6'. I saw him at a restaurant called Versailles a few years ago. He stood next to me and I'm about 5'8". I thought that he was Spike Lee because he was wearing those thick framed glasses until my friends told me. I think he overheard me mentioning about how small he was since he looked like he weighed about 160 lbs, was in good shape though. dmeyer says on 15/Apr/07
he was similar height to statham shorter than sizemore close to sly this guy is about 5'9in in movies i never saw him looking over 5'9.5 Antonio says on 17/Mar/07
he was staying in shutters in santa monica, he is not even close to be 175, maybe 172 glenn says on 10/Mar/07
thats what happens over a 17 year period.he never poses now.so i cant get another. Stothec says on 10/Mar/07
umm glen, dont get mad when i say this but wow........ ur wearin a freekin muscle shirt, lol........ sorry to go offtopic.... but i couldnt help but think about the years that shirt was in style and laugh...... Manu says on 2/Feb/07
a friend of mine met him in the blade 2 premiere in madrid. he told me he was a midget,shorter than me. I'm 5'9.5 (177-176). my friend is 6'1.25 (186 cm). also told me he wore minimum 1-1.5 inch footwear,probably boots. he's 5'8-5'8.5 barefoot.with boots he could look 5'9.5,but definitively he's not 5'9 barefoot. hudson says on 24/Jan/07
Ive seen wesley snipes in person in jersey city years ago, unless he's grown since then, he's no more than 5'7. He was shorter then me, and im 5'8.5 smith says on 22/Jan/07
snipes is 5'7" to 5'8" if you seen blade 3 you will see his mug shot listed at 5'7"....see his boots in blade movies. J. says on 1/Nov/06
Thanks Rob and Padraig! That's the third time a quote of mines has made into a newspaper! Padraig says on 31/Oct/06
J., if you are reading this, Rob said this page might be of interest:
Click Here TNTinCA says on 17/Oct/06
We may get a true height when he gets a mug shot shortly. Heard he just got charged with tax evasion. the nick says on 26/Sep/06
he's 5'9 no shorter, no taller...anyone who thinks he's shorter is just...plain jealous. Ash says on 25/Sep/06
In U.S Marshalls, there's a scene where he is holding Robert Downey Jr in front of him, and he looks about the same height, so 5'9 sounds right. I always thought Snipes was taller, at least 6ft. Glenn says on 17/Sep/06
True RK. Rk says on 16/Sep/06
Actuly 5'9 is pretty accurate. I was in New York last month and got to meet snipes in a elevator. Im 15 years old and exactly 5'8 and when i seen him in the elevator he was litterly an inch taller than me. To me it was kinda weird because i always expectied him to be taller, when i saw him in blade i thought he was a solid 6ft but i found out thats not true. Glenn says on 13/Sep/06
I read 5-11 on this guy and saw him 6ft once! saw him last year.5-9.one friend swears on 5-6 as well. Editor Rob says on 12/Sep/06
In a 1998 interview it mentions:
"As a kid, he was short (5-foot-5), had a Napoleonic complex and often got into trouble , says actor Wesley Snipes. But he was never bad. He knew by the time he was 14 that he wanted to be a performer. It just took the world a while to realize it. And after he turned 17, he finally grew five inches in a year and a half"
Then you have from same year another article, interviewer estimating him: "Snipes, 35, is surprisingly small, maybe 5-foot-6" Marc says on 31/Aug/06
Looks about 5'8". I remember him wearing some clunky shoes in Blade Trinity (Jessica Biel is a about 5'7", so he probably wore them to appear taller). benzilla says on 18/Aug/06
in blade 3 when snipes is arrested it says 5.8 and 175lbs. i cant see any benefit in making him smaller and lighter then he actualy is? dmeyer says on 19/Jul/06
he is in the 175 6 range Glenn says on 18/Jul/06
Its 1993.fashion changes constantly. Darren says on 17/Jul/06
he was with Michael Jackson in his BAD music video which was directed by Martin Scorsese, he seemed to be at least 5 10 in there, but that was almost 20 years a go, maybe he lost a bit of his height.
OT: What's with that shirt there Glenn? ;) nWo says on 16/Jul/06
glenn is too much closer to the camera in this photo.I think wesley can be a solid 5"10" Gonzalo says on 1/Jun/06
Snipes was much shorter than Sean Connery in Rising sun, like four inches. He must be around 5´9 Max says on 31/May/06
I remember watching conan o'brien having wesley snipes as special guest.
He made a comment about the fact that in his movies wesley looks lots taller (it was fun sesing him near conan). Wesley replied "Yes, it always happen, when people meet me they are kind of shy, then when I stand up they all say that I look taller and bigger in my movies"...not the exact words, but I remember clearly having watched that. I thought he could not be more than 5.7 - 5.8 at most.....unless you tell me that conan o'brien is 7.4 :oP The Horse of FUNK says on 4/May/06
After watching a few of his movies recently (White Men Can't Jump and Major League), I think he's probably 5'9, possibly pushing towards 5'9.5". Glenn says on 4/May/06
He looked 5-9.5 in combat boots. Quad-4 says on 3/May/06
Yeah, I believe Woody is 5'9 in real life and snipes is at least an inch shorter than him. I mean it only said 5'9 on Woody's 'own' drivers license. I think snipes is closer to 5'8, but 5'7.5-5'7.75 for max accuracy. I think he's Glenn's height, basically. And because on the blade movie it said 5'8 it makes my guess all the more reasonable. 5'9 seems a bit to high for him. GLENN did you get a look at his shoes that night you took the shot? How tall did he look to you? Viper652 says on 28/Apr/06
Rob, Ive changed my mind on him. He looks average height in some of his movies, but in anothers he does look a lot smaller,like White Me and Major league. In Major league he looks a lot smaller. One of the comments below said he looked like Ichiro Suzuki in size, but hes actually a legit 5-9 as well. He Looked smaller in that movie compared to Ichiro's size anyway. If I had to bet Id say he was 5-9, but I wouldnt be to shocked If he was smaller though.
[Editor Rob: I change my mind on folk all the time aswell ;-0
I've got a big list of 'hmmmmms' out there: mcgregor/mckidd/rock/clarkeduncan/chan etc...guys who maybe are getting 1cm benefit of doubt...hmmmmm] Glenn says on 27/Apr/06
However to further the mystery,my same friend that saw him at 6ft,saw him at 5-6! but I always thought he was exaggerating and saw 5-8.must talk to him.I saw Snipes last summer and studied him.5-9.however,he had huge black combat type boots up to his knee practically.makes me wonder if he's shorter. sf says on 27/Apr/06
Wow - I know nothing about Snipes but can't believe the height ranges on this guy! 5'5" to 6 ft! Now those are some lifts... lew says on 27/Apr/06
5'9-5"10 seems pretty accurate cmon guyz 5-6 sounds crazy Viper652 says on 27/Apr/06
I can buy the 5-9 for Snipes. The 5-5 and 5-6 claims sound pretty nuts to me.
[Editor Rob: didn't you say you could see him 5ft 5-6 a few months back ;-)
but those two posts, driving license and autograph are bunk...I deleted them.] Glenn says on 27/Apr/06
Then how do you explain the times I saw him at 5-11,6ft? stilts? he is 5-9 and sometimes wears lifts. Frank2 says on 26/Apr/06
Then the guy has the best lifts imaginable. Glenn says on 1/Apr/06
Oh,was a great guy.I heard he had some kind of meltdown.not nice anymore. Glenn says on 1/Apr/06
Thanks Frank.again the best source besides me.these 5-6 reports are silly. Frank2 says on 31/Mar/06
I met him at Fox Studios when I worked there. He's 5'9". And a very nice person. Very friendly. Glenn says on 31/Mar/06
I once saw him look 6ft on a film set in 1993.5-9 everytime after that.even 6 months ago.wish I had his shoes. sgt pepper says on 30/Mar/06
People on this site take these stars' heights a little personally, it seems. I'm in the 'Wesley is short' camp for the same reason I'm in the Pacino- Christian Slater-Keifer Sutherland is short camp. I've met them and they've surprised me with their shortness. The Army measures you for height and weight on a regular basis, to measure your body mass index, and to kick your ass if you're trending towards 'fatass' status. So a US Army issue scale put me at precisely 66.5 inches. They have no need to make me feel good about myself, and I've long since become used to my height, so I measure persons I meet relative to my height, and since I'm a decent artist, my eye is pretty good. I actually like Wesley Snipes alot, and have no problem with him acting like an Alpha dude-short people acting like men is alright with me. So when I say he's 5'5", it's because I served him a drink at a function in Downtown LA, and he wasn't quite eye to eye with me, and I was in comfortable shoes. No one here should feel bad for him because he isn't 5'9". He's nice to his wife and can kick your ass all day.
sbell says on 17/Feb/06
Listen, ALL, I've met the dude, partied with him in the late eighties in Jacksonville, FL and the dude is soak and wet 5'6 5'7 at the most! I'm 5'8 1/2" and he looked like a midget to me with my heels on. dmeyer says on 19/Jan/06
in chaos he apeared a lithel shorter than statham so 175 cm seems right starwars23 says on 19/Jan/06
looks 5'10" to me. O and kam the eye level is the same because wesley head is tilted downward Anonymous says on 13/Jan/06
snipes
i´ve always taken him for 178
but he looks 174, 175, 5'9" in that picture
ok 5'9" is acurate for him Glenn says on 11/Jan/06
I forgot this one time on a film set me and my friend were amazed that he looked 6 feet! Glenn says on 11/Jan/06
its 1993 cool j. CoolJ says on 11/Jan/06
I'd buy 176-177cm from that pic... Damn Glenn what fashion style were you going for in some of these pics.. my god. dmeyer says on 11/Jan/06
in this pic snipes look 174 175 cm range
[Editor Rob: yeah, he's a bit further back than Glenn so he might been closer to 5ft 10 when he met him...] CelebHeights Editor says on 11/Jan/06
Here was the pic from 93 when Glenn thought he looked near 5ft 10. Glenn says on 1/Jan/06
Ive read 5-10,5-11.ill send pic of him and I soon from 1993.he appeared 5-10 that day.saw him 6 months ago and he appeared 5-9. J-Dog says on 21/Dec/05
If anyone watches Blade: Trinity, there is a part soon after Blade kills a human unknowingly then they show his arrest sheet in the movie. The arrest sheet states 5'8" along with other characteristics. I doubt they would round down Snipes' height by an inch, unless Blade's comic book height is suppose to be 5'8".
[Editor Rob: this all depends on who is responsible for creating computer screens and if they are given the details or make em up. See Art Malik's page - I mentioned they put 2 different heights on the computer screen, but in reality he's 6ft.
I mean, look at Snipes 7 Seconds. The babe is going through the computer screens and every guy is 5ft 9, then snipes appears and it lists him at 5ft 9 in that movie.] Kal says on 4/Dec/05
This guy definately looks no more than 5"8. I can't se how anyone really can debate that. Simple reason; watch US MARSHALS. T-Lee Jones and Rob Downey Jr. (5"8) prove that this guy is within the 5"8-5"9 camp, easily leaning towards the 5"8 end of the spectrum. Anyone who says he's 5"11 is clearly a Snipes fan - anyone who says he's below 5"7 is a hater.
I think a better estimate for this board would be 5"8 - far more realistic. realthing says on 2/Sep/05
i saw wesley once, and there's no way that he is 5'10, never! that guy is strong, but deffinitly short, i'm 5'11 and he was about 2 inches smaller than me.....sorry but thats the truth. starwars23 says on 23/Aug/05
the last post is complete bs a friend of mine who is about 6'2" met him and he said to me he wasnt that tall probably like 5'11". ill admit i used to think that he was 5'8"-5'9" my friend can be a bit off maybe wesley is more 5'10" but I cant see him being anything above below that CelebHeights Editor says on 17/Aug/05
From some random forum, but another for the 'wesley is a shrimp camp': "lemme tell you something, i was standing next to wesley snipes in southbeach (place called the living room) in 99, was down there for the superbowl, anyhow, that guy is not as big as you think...he's in great shape, but he's short as hell! maybe 5'5, i was alot taller than him and i'm only 5'8.5" TomInCA says on 19/Jul/05
I had the pleasure of meeting Mr. Snipes at my kickboxing studio. (The guy that owns the studio, Larry Lam, is a stunt man and fight co-ordinator in moves and a friend of his.) Now I stand 177 cm, 5'9.5". When I met Wesley, I we were both wearing sneakers so I am guessing the effective height increase of the shoes we negated. I would say he was barely a 1/2 inch shorter than me. It was noticable but not significant. I think 5'9" is right on the mark. Steven says on 30/Jun/05
@Ricardo, that's very true, I'm pretty muscular and people always think I'm like 5 ft 6 (I'm 5 ft 8). A friend of mine who's the same height or maybe half an inch taller but slim, always gets thought of as being around 5 ft 9.
I think Snipes is around 5 ft 9, maybe half an inch shorter, hard to pin his height. Ball-A-Hallic says on 26/Jun/05
I've only seen a few of Snipes movies but never really cared a bout his height till i heard he was like 5'6 from someone n I watched a few movies n I think hes 5'8 they wouldnt lie in Blade Trinity Viper652 says on 19/Jun/05
I find it funny people think this dude is Average height. He always looks no more then 5-7 to me in Movies. Im sure his real height is probably 5-5, 5-6. JS says on 10/Jun/05
IF you notice in White Men Can't Jump there are a lot of shots where Woody and Snipes are side by side.. and Woody has at least 1-1.5" on Snipes. Wesley is not 5'9, and probably not 5'8 either. leonari says on 9/Jun/05
Height Police you're just wrong man, sorry. I think our editor has pitched him down right. He looks average on every picture you can find on the net and your friend was probably just shocked that SNIPES ain't huge like he looks in some of his more recent movies. He is very very bulky these days and has a serious muscular body like Stallone for example. That's why he believed he is that short but he isn't!"5'8" is the minimum this guy can be and same goes for Stallone but I believe that both are in fact 5'9". Height Police says on 9/Jun/05
Snipes is short.
A friend of mine went to a party and met him and he was tiny 5-6 or 5-7.
The funny thing is there's no way he could actually dunk in White Man Can't Jump. Harrelson would've had a better shot.
Also, in Major League you can see how scrawny and little he is compared to the rest of the cast. He looks about Ichiro's size.
Lifts, Close Ups, having people stand on boxes can all create the illusion of height on camera. Julie says on 27/May/05
Wesley Snipes was in Montreal filming Art of War, and he had such a big ego and attitude on set. I know it sounds like I just saying this to be mean, but he is only about 5'7 or 5'8, not much more. Although maybe his fat head makes him think he's taller. Lmeister says on 26/Apr/05
Yeah I agree with U guys = ) Like Rob said he can look 5'11'', but then again his shoes are very suspicious. Nevertheless he is one of the best action stars around eventhough he might be only 5'8'' or 5'9''...Wesley and Woody should get back together and make some good ol' time action stuff... Mr. R says on 25/Apr/05
I saw our friend Wesley at the Mission to Mars premiere several years ago. The other thing that makes him hard to peg, is like me, he wears a lot of hats. I would say he looked 5-9 to me that night, but I didn't want to say anything for fear of being disbelieved. Now, after looking at the evidence, I am even questioning that. However, this proves my other point, which is that some celebs can seem taller or shorter on different days. One person can be truthful if they give one eyewitness account, and another can also be truthful if they give a conflicting eyewitness account. Smoke says on 25/Apr/05
Yeah I kind of notice the same stuff in Wesley's movies, he definately is not a particularly tall guy. We saw that pic of him looking almost as tall as 6'2" Ryan Reynolds, and in Blade II he doesn't look any taller than 5'8"-5'9" Stephen Dorff. I've met Dorff and he's definately somewhere between 173-175 cm, I think Snipes also falls somewhere in this range as well. Perhaps Tom Cruise referred him to his very own shoelift provider! Granted Jessica Biel is supposed to be 5'8" and she looks considerably shorter than Wesley in Blade Trinity, I also think Biel falls quite short of the 5'8" that she claims. Lmeister says on 25/Apr/05
I watched Money Train last night and noticed that some fancy camera tricks were done to make Wesley appear a lot taller than J. Lopez first. He also has really thick boots on and still appears an inch shorter than Woody Harrelson at least in the bar scene where Wesley and Woody are both trying to hit on Jennifer...If U pay attention while watching any of the Blade movies U might notice that he is wearing boots with huge heels and I bet that there is some lift inside of them. As opposed to Wesleys boots in Blade II Stephen Dorff is wearing rather normal looking shoes and still appears pretty much the same height as Wesley...Unless Stephen is around 5'10'' and Woody 5'11'' there is no way that Wesley would be taller than 5'8.5''. He is well built so this makes him appear taller than skinnier guys like Stephen and Woody...
[Editor Rob: if I ever ran into Snipes the first question I would ask would be to recommend me his shoemaker...his height at premieres can jump so he starts actually looking a 5ft 11 guy!] J. says on 16/Mar/05
Okay, man, take away 2-3 more inches and you got Wesley's REAL height. He ain't 5'9". Notice he's behind a car in that photo that Lmeister provided? Says alot. Ricardo says on 14/Feb/05
In blade trinity on wesley's wanted profile it says 5'8" Lex says on 3/Feb/05
In Blade Trinity, the "Wanted" Poster says "Blade: 5'8" J. says on 1/Feb/05
Hey Rob, it's me again. Now this is a good one. Today my teacher who has taken another class to see New York City and how things are filmed said that he passed Wesley Snipes while he was filming a film. He intially didn't even notice that he passed by Wesley Snipes because he was so small. He says that Snipes is no more than 5 foot 6, maybe 5'7" tops. My teacher is 5'9"-ish by the way and said that Wesley was at least two inches shorter. Plus I've seen pics of Wesley with sneakers and he is defintely on the short side. |