How tall is James Franco - Page 2

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5ft 10.33in (178.6cm)
Mr. R said on 19/Nov/10
He is listed at 5-10 in Star Magazine.
Anonymous said on 5/Jul/09
hes 5'9 no more no less
Anonymous said on 4/Jul/09
He looks 5ft 10 in to me. He wasn't much taller than Set Rogen, and he looked mid-height in Freaks and Geeks.

Still too tall to play 5ft 6in James Dean: that is another story...
Ashley said on 25/Jun/09
I just met James Franco in Cleveland at the museum of art. He is a small guy. He's 5-9. He was wearing normal boots.
James said on 30/May/09
with 5'6 emile hirsch Click Here maybe in lifts
Dan said on 10/May/09
This guy is a bit over 5'9
anon said on 4/May/09
@anonymous:
Johnny Depp is 5' 10".

James Franco is kind of leaning in a little bit, so I'd say about 5' 11" or 6' since he's kind of slouching, too.
Anonymous said on 26/Apr/09
He has a very long torso, long arms and short but muscular legs. He looked pretty small in F&G back in the day next to the girls, who were 5"2 and 5"6 respectively. He looked a little taller than Busy Philipps, who is listed as 5"6 (hard to believe since she looks so burly - I know)

That said, he was taller than Penn in Milk - not a lot but still. You cannot go by movies, of course, everyone wears lifts etc. (ask Depp, Downey Jr. and Cruise) I say 5"9-10 is pretty accurate, since he really looked only a little taller than a 5"6 inch Phillips. (both wearing flat shoes, of course)
Lenad said on 9/Apr/09
This 5'8 talk for Franco is utter BS. Is Tobey Maguire a 5'4 guy or something? No no no Franco is 5'10 min end of story
Lenad said on 8/Apr/09
I can buy 178cm at the lowest. Doesnt look under 5'10 with Tobey Maguire and Topher Grace
AD said on 6/Apr/09
Sorry Jai, that really doesn't add up with the picture above? ...Glenn is 5ft 8 and James is clearly around 3 inches taller... I think that the photo that I showed below more prooves that both James and Seth are around 5ft 11.
jai said on 2/Apr/09
Seth's 5'9 guys. James can't be more than 5'9.
AD said on 31/Mar/09
Found this picture of James and Seth standing together and at the same angle .... I'd say they're about the same.
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Mike said on 26/Mar/09
Can anyone explain why then James clearly always looks a good 2-3" shorter than Seth in their movie Pineapple Express??? Anyone smart out there? And don't give me that elevator shoe crap that is sponsered by Celeb Heights.
AD said on 24/Mar/09
MM ...my comment about "what's so hard to believe...." is there to point out the fact that people here always insist that ALL celebs are always much shorter than what they claim ....it certainly isn't a case of me 'not understanding' that celebs fudge their heights ...I'm saying that it's not a case that, by default, ALL celebs fudge their height ....and yes I am paying attention ....an example of me paying attention is pointing out that James Franco claims 5ft 11 ....and seeing with my own eyes the picture of him standing around 3 inches taller than 5ft 8 Glenn.
JD said on 21/Mar/09
downgrading rogen in PA makes perfect sense considering the character he plays, in order to make him seem more average and whatnot. As for Franco, as Ive said in PA he was wearing complete flats and was no more than an inch lower than a 5-11 rogen. Additionally, he looks to be almost brushing 6-0 in the picture above with a 5-8 Glenn. Anything lower than 5-10 is silly talk, it's just whether or not hes a full 5-11
Comets said on 20/Mar/09
nah Glenn is 5'8 so no way in hell can James be 5'8, he is definitely over 5'10 but less than 6 feet
MM said on 18/Mar/09
"what's quite so hard to believe that someone might actually be near to what they claim?"

Because they're celebrities and it's extremely common to fudge height by a couple of inches? Same reason athletes often do it? If you can't understand that, you're not really paying attention.

The only thing that really amuses me about the debates, though, is that people seem to honestly believe someone "looks" like they're 5'10 versus 5'11, especially in a photo or in a film. Even people trained to judge height are often off by an inch or two, small changes in posture, footwear, the ground, all throw things off. It's even more funny when people claim they can tell someone is 5'x and a half inches rather than 5'x.
anonymous said on 18/Mar/09
does look a fair bit shorter than seth rogen in the pic anonymous posted below... check it out.. i do realize rogen is slighty closer to the camera but that photo really does show alot.
probably a lift wearer
flash_of_eden said on 17/Mar/09
huh. looks like Franco's a couple inches taller than 5'8 GLENN right up there at the top of the page. so yeah, end of discussion-- yours, that is.
Anonymous said on 16/Mar/09
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Rogen is 5'11" James is 5'8. Same footwear. End of discussion.
Anonymous said on 16/Mar/09
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JD said on 13/Mar/09
in PA, franco was in flat nothing shoes, and was never more than an inch shorter than rogen, whose in the 5-11 neighbourhood. 5-10 is the lowest id go for franco, likely closer to 5-11
glenn said on 11/Mar/09
thanks ad.your post was greatly appreciated.im here for people like you.
AD said on 10/Mar/09
You're right Glenn, there's no need for that entry from anonymous. Your photos give us a good insight into whether celebrities are roughly near their listed heights ...if meeting celebs and getting photos is a hobby of yours, then good luck to you! I'm sure it's quite often the case that celebs are an inch or so below their listed heights, but it makes me laugh when people insist on here that every male celeb is 'actually' 5ft 7 and wears 4 or 5 inch heeled boots ...what's quite so hard to believe that someone might actually be near to what they claim?
glenn said on 10/Mar/09
who is that loser anonymous below? loser is a fact.cant even leave a name.jealousy brings out the kooks.his post is completely insane.he should be embarrassed.cause the whole world knows he is wrong.rob knew this more than 3 years ago.
AD said on 9/Mar/09
Just watched Pineapple Express. At one point there's a police profile of Seth Rogen's character on it which reads 5'9".... When he first goes to James Franco's character's appartment, Franco is barefoot, Rogen is wearing shoes and they look level on height, possbly Franco a little more ....which would make Franco 5'10" - 5'10.5". He doesn't seem any smaller than that in other films. Maybe his listed height of 5'11.5" is with shoes on.
Frog said on 9/Mar/09
Everytimes I've ever seen James he was wearing boots with heels. He always wears heels. You can take off at least 2 inches off because of those.
And he is shorter than Seth and Seth isn't that much taller than 5'9.
So I guess James is NO TALLER than 5'9.
Complex said on 8/Mar/09
Seth Rogen made Franco look 5'9, I mean who knows, maybe he is 5'10, but I wouldn't go over 5'10 unless you wanna say Rogen is 6'0. And if Rogen is 6'0 then the 5'9 listing for him in pa-e is very strange, I mean downgrading him by 3 inches, that would seem a little odd. Who knows.
Frog said on 7/Mar/09
Really? I thought Davy was only around 5'6. He seemed that small when I saw him at college.
leonari said on 7/Mar/09
Kate: Since when is 5'7" tiny? What are you some amozon 6 feet tall with a weight of 250 lbs? Ridiculous post.
Kate said on 6/Mar/09
Davy's 5'9? Give me a break! No offence Brent but Davy's tiny! lol.
Last I saw of him, his growth spurt brought him up to a whopping 5'7!
Brent said on 3/Mar/09
Franco attended the same highschool as I did. I played years of soccer with his little brother Davey, who is 5'9ish. James is a legit 5'10 maybe 5'10.5, I met him at graduation and he was a solid 5'10.
Complex said on 21/Feb/09
Frankly I said 5'9 range and 5'10 max, 5'9.5 isn't 5'9 by the way, it's between 5'9 and 5'10 and personally I do actually think maguire is closer to 5'6 than 5'7, he's 2 inches shorter than downey jr, maybe in the morning tobey would be a bit over but I really think he's more 5'6. Rogen is almost or at 2 inches over franco...
Anonymous said on 21/Feb/09
I don't know why Glenn cuts and crops his picture with all the celebrities. I mean who is he to get pictures with all these celebs? What does Glenn do for a living to have all this time to take pictures with many (as per this site) celebrities. I find this ridiculous. Everyone examine this photo, Glenn's face color and James face color are from 2 different cameras, escpecially the lighting situation. Lighting is from 2 separate photos. I have been in the photo business for 20 years and can surely tell you this photo is a sham. Looks like Glenn is trying to establish himself with Celeb. Heights for FAME AND profit. GOING BACK TO FRANCO'S HEIGHT- IF FRANCO WAS 5'11 TOPS DO YOU KNOW HOW TALL HE WOULD APPEAR IN MOVIES WITH THE WAY HE IS SO SKINNY FRAMED. YET HE DOESN'T EVER LOOK TALL. HIS FOOTWEAR IS ALWAYS 2" OR MORE BECAUSE JAMES WANTS TO FEEL TALLER THAN OTHER PEOPLE, THE TYPE OF GUY HE IS. FRANCO IS NO TALLER THAN 5'8.5". IF YOU WANT TO GET THE FACTS STRAIGHT, first investigate, THAT IS A FACT.
DejaVu said on 21/Feb/09
But Complex, if James Franco is 5 foot 9 than Tobey Maguire must be 5'6 cause there is always a solid 3 inches between them.
Complex said on 17/Feb/09
anonymous posters amuse me, jd's reasoning confused me, and horse is making fun of my paragragh, lol! Jd I don't downgrade everyone and if franco is 5'11 then rogen is 6'1, it's like the smart anonymous said, heigl in heels made him look very small. If he's 5'11, then would be closer to 6'0 in shoes, she's 5'8 and in heels would be 5'11-6'0, so they shoulda looked equal height, yet he looked 2-3 inches shorter, explain that anyone. Glenn I could definately except 5'10 or 5'10.25 but 5'11 for him would be a stretch, granted he can look it and maybe it's not a big deal for him to claim it, but if measured IN BARE FEET, I think we'd get closer to 5'10 and 5'9 region wouldn't suprise me, pa express rogen had him by 2 inches, heck everyone in that movie had him by at least a little bit except the kids they sell to in the playground. 5'11 listed gary cole had him by close to 2 inches, I could see 5'10, I could even see a quarter inch over that but that I would see as his max. I think he spends most the day at 5'10 or slightly under and at night he has to be 5'9 range. Glenn likely has flat shoes where franco was in boots. Not to mention the fact that his hat makes him look taller. I've heard several ppl say that he said himself in a mag interview that he is almost 5'10, heck even on this page if you read down a bit, you'll see a few posters that have heard that as well. wouldn't suprise me. I wouldn't ever go anything under 5'9 for franco at any point during the day, it's prolly like he claimed, almost 5'10, which would be mid-day and lower end of 5'9 late night.
glenn said on 17/Feb/09
james franco is 5-10.25 to 5-11.except it.
glenn said on 17/Feb/09
agreed here as well horse.
Anonymous said on 16/Feb/09
You got that right Horse.
The Horse of FUNK said on 16/Feb/09
Holy paragraph from hell....
Anonymous said on 16/Feb/09
Im going to say he is 5'10-5'10.5. He seriously looked small next to Katherine Heigl in Knocked Up. I know she was in heel, but a true 5'11 plus guy would not look small next to a 5'8er heels or not.
JD said on 16/Feb/09
nah complex, you just downgrade everyone.

glenns already explained how he wakes very late in the afternoon, as such his height would likely not be much less than 5-8 in this pic if any at all. from that franco would have the disadvantage. footwear can be analyzed if glenn says what he ws wearing, which in all likelyhood is boots or something with similar heel size. with that into consideration, franco looks easily 3.5 inches to even 4 inches taller than a 5-7.75 glenn at night. to me that would easily put him at 5-11 (more 5-11.5 to 6-0, but taking boots into consideration, safely 5-11) this is ofcourse assuming there are no lifts involved
bam said on 13/Feb/09
rogen did seem to be around an inch taller than franco. I guess franco is 5'10.5,
rogen around 5'11.
marioo said on 13/Feb/09
thiat guy looked short next to seth in pineaple express more 5-8
Clay said on 13/Feb/09
This is making me think more and more Rogen is 6 feet.
JD said on 13/Feb/09
anything under 5-10 is complete lunacy. Look at the eye levels, borderline 6-0 in that picture. An easy 5-11 no doubt
Anonymous said on 13/Feb/09
His eyes look 2.5" taller than 5'8 Glenn. I think 5'10.5 is correct. I thought he looked similar in height to Rogan in PA as well. Also Complex, is there anyone you dont think is in the 5'9 range 5'10 max?
The Horse of FUNK said on 13/Feb/09
Wait wait... wait, Complex. You're using a movie as 'proof' for this guy, yet you deny Glenn's Will Smith photo as proof? Man, make up your mind.
Complex said on 12/Feb/09
Yeah gago, I think he's gettin a little height from that hat, Glenn said he had boots on, so boots, plus hat, good posture, that's how he looks so much over glenn..I think 5'9 range 5'10 max, proof of that is on pa-express, 1.5-2 inches shorter than Rogen...
Jordan said on 12/Feb/09
Id say Glenn is about 5'7.5 at night right ? So James looks a good 5'10.5 here sure. I had always thought he was 5'9ish but now i know he's taller.
Mattiew_- said on 12/Feb/09
He always seemed a legit 5'10er maybe on the shortest side of 5'11 so this estimate ( 5'10.5 ) seems pretty accurate to me :)
glenn said on 12/Feb/09
i looked at that other pic i had.he could be 5-10 flat now.i wont rule it out.the pic that isnt up is weird angle to judge by,but i dont look as short next to him.his boots helped above possibly more than i thought.5-11 is still also possible.the guy claims more doesnt he?
Anonymous said on 11/Feb/09
First off there is no way in certifing the conditions of authenticity of this photo. Hell, we don't even know if James is wearing lifts in his footwear. Secondly, WHY OH why in the movie pineapple express throughout the whole movie James looks a GOOD 3" shorter than Seth Rogan???? And in the movie a quote from the old lady..."he is (speaking about James Franco)to the police gorgeous, but short as ****!" I don't think 5'10-5-11" is short as **** that height is above average height....doesn't make sense at all. FRANCO is no way taller than 5'7".
Gago said on 11/Feb/09
Do you guys see that he has a hat and that gives about an inch advantage. I gotta agree with Complex on this.
glenn said on 11/Feb/09
had slight boots on here.but he isnt 5-10 flat.a little more,or 5-11.
Complex said on 11/Feb/09
He certainly does look a good bit over Glenn there, I imagine he must of been in boots or something, because he looked 5'9-5'9.5 next to 5'10.5 Rogen, he looked an easy 1.5-2 inches under Rogen like poopgeese said. Also in PA express they had numerous scenes of him being shorter (even if not by a lot) than most of the cast. Don't get me wrong, I could buy 5'10, he looks nothing under 5'10 there, but I think in barefeet he could be in the 5'9 range. Glenn what was his footwear like?
JD said on 10/Feb/09
straightened out he really looks close to 6-0. considering glenn admits to being 5-8 when he wakes, and that he wakes quite late, if anyone would have an advantage it would be glenn. If footwear is even close to equal, it would suggest a strong 5-11 as a night time height. Unless hes in lifts there, he deserves an upgrade
poopgeese said on 10/Feb/09
I was really surprised at the comedic talent of this guy--also, 5' 9 seems more suitable when you see him side by side with a 5' 10.5 Seth Rogan
Lenad said on 10/Feb/09
Looks 5'10 minimum.
anonymoose said on 10/Feb/09
looks a legit 5"11 in the pic...upgrade him Rob
Anonymous said on 10/Feb/09
Looks like he is leaning a bit so under 5-11 is hard to believe. It's laughable someone said he was short lol.
Pete said on 9/Feb/09
Well is Glenn 5`8 in that picture? Depending on the footwear and the fact that its lat at night, Glenn would be about 0.5-1 inch shorter.

Id say franco is 5`10, he is stick thin too.
JD said on 9/Feb/09
looks every bit 5-11 in that photo, and blazed off his ass
Clay said on 9/Feb/09
5'10.5 is correct.
Brad said on 9/Feb/09
2" shorter than Seth Rogen. He's 5' 9".
D. Ray Morton said on 9/Feb/09
"You guys 'no' nuttin bout..."

Jesus, get a dictionary.
adam said on 9/Feb/09
Come on... he has obviously more than two and a half inches on Glenn! A solid 5-11.
glenn said on 9/Feb/09
i have another where he looks maybe a bit shorter.maybe.he might have a slight boot going here too.i think he is close to 5-11.if not that either way.
The Horse of FUNK said on 9/Feb/09
James looks high....
glenn said on 7/Feb/09
im with md.im surprised that wasnt done long ago.
Lenad said on 7/Feb/09
Anonymous James Franco is 5'7? Then I guess Tobey Maguire is at most 5'4 then.
DejaVu said on 7/Feb/09
Whats with this site with so many people claiming that he is at 5'7? This guy is a strong 5'10.
sam said on 7/Feb/09
anonymous that's rediculous franco is way over 5'7. what are you on?
MD said on 6/Feb/09
No, you wake up nameless poster. Don't waste our time.

Rob, you really need to change this websites format so that only approved members can post, here. Really, enough of this anonymous crap, already. It wastes are space and our time.
Anonymous said on 5/Feb/09
you guys no nuttin' bout celeb height investigation. I met Franco and I'm 5'7.5" he was half-inch shorter than me. Wake up CELEB HEIGHTS!!!
RobertJ said on 5/Feb/09
Franco has been wearing some more than average sized heels lately on his shoes. For example the picture below, it appears he's got lifts but there not obvious like Cruise. 5'10'' flat is most accurate, he's never looked taller up until recently.

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Mr. R. said on 1/Feb/09
On the SAG Awards the other night, He and Emile Hirsch introduced the clips from Milk. I know Emile is hard to pin down, but 5-6 to 5-7 seems to be the consensus. Franco, assuming no lifts was at least 4 inches taller. This height seems about right. (By the way, Franco is FANTASTIC in Milk! He is a much better actor than I realized.)
glenn said on 31/Jan/09
finally.thank you.someone backs me up.
nkotb!! said on 31/Jan/09
james franco is NOT NO 5'9''... he IS 5'11'' because i read in a magizine that he was talking about his height ...and he said he was 5'11''
AG said on 23/Jan/09
I watched Pineapple express yesterday. In the whole movie there was clearly minimum an inch or 1.5 inches between Franco and Rogen. If Franco is 5ft10.5, then Rogen is 6ft for sure. But I think Franco is more like 5'10 and Rogen is 5'11. It is really funny that they mentioned Rogen as 5'9 in the movie.
balegirl said on 22/Jan/09
Chillax, it was a joke. Yes, you have met more celebs than I ever will. But is it possible that you aren't the best judge of height? I've been a fan of movies for well over 20 years and I have never ever heard of a celebrity male downgrading his height for a film when height was not central to the character. It never happens. Why would Seth Rogen's height be listed as 5'9" if he wasn't? And on this very website, it says that Seth Rogen has stated several times in interviews that he is 5'9". What am I to believe? You or the actor himself? I have to go with the actor since he has not incentive whatsoever to downgrade his own height. In fact, he has just the opposite incentive. Thus if Seth Rogen is 5'9", I cannot accept that James Franco is 5'10. We've seen them side by side in the movie, on stage at the MTV movie awards, in numerous freaks and geeks reruns (check youtube). James Franco is shorter than Seth Rogen in every situation. Ergo, he isn't over 5'9". Rather he is shorter than that. I don't mean to be insulting but I just think you don't have a good sense of height. Some people do, some people don't. It's plausible that you don't. No insult, just raising the possibility.
glenn said on 22/Jan/09
i only smoke crack balegirl.the drug of choice.you should try it.or maybe your hitting crank? what funny is people who talk garbage by studying dvd stills or watching movies.ive been meeting celebs for 20 years.unlike you.watch your next post.im not dealing with fights.brent is right.franco is minimum 5-10.seems taller to me.and toby can look illusions of 5-6 even in front of my face.i swear 5-7 tops.but according to my friends pics with toby,5-7 and 5-9 friends,toby looks 5-8.ciao.
balegirl said on 21/Jan/09
glenn you have some variation of anorexia wherein, rather than see a fat person in the mirror, you only see tall people. he's right behind bale in my book of actors worth watching, but 5'11? you are smoking too much pineapple express. probably more like snickle fits for you.
Anonymous said on 20/Jan/09
You guys MUST fix his height as this false hood height of Franco is bad. He must be tops 5'8" . Seth Rogan is 5'11" and clearly 2-3" taller than James Franco in pineapple express , look closely!!! Even in the movie pineapple express the old lady says" he is very good looking (James Franco) but he is short as shiitt"!!!
balegirl said on 19/Jan/09
i'd say 5'7. i just watched Pineapple Express and Seth Rogen's height is listed as 5'9" in the police database. Why would an actor shave inches off his height? No actor would so I have to believe Seth Rogen is indeed 5'9" and that would make James Franco about 5'7-5'8 MAX. Oh, and if you need more proof about Seth Rogen, look at him in the scene with Ed Begley Jr. Unless Begley is the new Lakers center, I'd say Seth Rogen is 5'9", exactly as he is described in Pineapple Express. This site is worse than the NBA when it comes to exaggerating heights. It's really out of control.
glenn said on 19/Jan/09
i have 2 pics with him.im going with closer to 5-11 now.
Lenad said on 18/Jan/09
Aisling says on 17/Oct/08
Not 5'10, I was walking behind him with my friend that is 6'0 and I am 5'11 and he is a good three inches shorter than me. 5'8 tops, hes not the tallest.

Then Tobey Maguire is no more than 5'5 funny boy.
Brent said on 10/Jan/09
James Franco went to my highschool, I played soccer with his little brother Davey Franco. I have met him multiple times in social settings, I am 5'10.75 and he seemed 0.5 inches shorter, he was also wearing taller shoes, 5'10 flat is more accurate.
RobertJ said on 26/Nov/08
Joe Blow - Rogen's shoes are just thick in the lace area. He's wearing the same shoes here and as you can see, no lifts.

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glenn said on 25/Oct/08
rob has this correct.photo coming one day.
Joe Blow said on 24/Oct/08
In that pic rogan looks like he's wearing lifts. The biggest thing you can tell about lifts is you see how his shoe laces are pushing out it's because the lifts raise your feet in the shoes.
Danny said on 22/Oct/08
I saw him at the gas station few days ago and i asked how tall he was. He told me he was 5'10.
anonymous said on 22/Oct/08
In spiderman he seems short. He's just taller than tobey mcguire. I would say he's 5 foot 10 max.
Aisling said on 17/Oct/08
NOT 5'10, I was walking behind him with my friend that is 6'0, and I am 5'11, and he is a good three inches shorter than me. 5'8 tops, he's not the tallest.
markymark said on 5/Oct/08
He looks between 5'9 and 5'11 to me, so i'd say 5'10.
Lenad said on 23/Sep/08
If James Franco is 5'6 then Tobey Maguire must only be 5'2.
MD said on 22/Sep/08
Here he is with Seth Rogen. If we can ever nail down his height, these would be good for reference:

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MD said on 22/Sep/08
Cameron was in heels. Not sure what you saw.
Viper said on 21/Sep/08
5-9 is the lowest I could go for Franco.
scotty said on 21/Sep/08
I would say closer to 5'8 5'9, he doesn't seem very tall, on SNL he looked to be 2 inches shorter than Cameron Diaz on flats.
Anonymous said on 8/Sep/08
nate says on 1/Sep/08
it's average anonymous. anything above 6' is tall IMO

isn't that pretty much what I said? "The tall end of average"
ryan said on 3/Sep/08
i was the anonyous so sorry for the confusion
nate said on 1/Sep/08
it's average anonymous. anything above 6' is tall IMO
Anonymous said on 26/Aug/08
i just spoke to james franco yesterday. Im sure he's 5'11
Lenad said on 26/Aug/08
I'll say is it again. if Franco is 5'6 then Tobey Maguire must only be 5'2.
Anonymous said on 25/Aug/08
I would say a legitimate 5'11 is on the tall end of average.
Anonymous said on 25/Aug/08
is 5'11 considered tall or average? can anyone help out a barefoot man...
Briggs said on 15/Aug/08
Franco is is thin soled shoes thoroughout pineapple and sometimes looks taller than seth rogen
anyone said on 12/Aug/08
has anyone ever noticed that in pinapple express, in the police cruiser, when they pulled out seth rogen's character's file it cleerly said he was 5'9. and james franco is relatively the same height. Lets face it he isn't that tall as 5'10. It's not much difference but...
Anonymous said on 12/Aug/08
I think he is 5'10 flat. I've been thinking that ever since I saw him dwarfed by Katherine Heigl in heels in Knocked up.
Luis said on 11/Aug/08
I just came back from watching the movie and their height was varied at times. I couldnt really tell exactly which one seemed taller.
B said on 9/Aug/08
It's really strange, now I just saw pineapple express and Seth Rogen and james franco where both wearing similar low cut style shoes and franco through out the whole movie seemed an inch shorter then 5' 11'' Seth Rogen. also in many interviews where the two of them are standing together franco always appears an inch shorter, Rob you may want to look into this Franco may need a downgrade.
Complex said on 5/Aug/08
5'9 1/2 to 5'10 barefoot sounds right, 5'10 barefoot morning height is the most i'd give him! Still a pretty solid height thought...
brent said on 30/Jul/08
There was this wierd cartoon I saw a couple of months ago, it called james franco, tobey maguire, and I believe colin farell all short, and then said Tom cruise was the leader of short guys? I am not kidding this was real, and it had lindsey lohan and paris hilton and bunch of other women in it? I wish I knew what it was called because it was pretty lame and insulting.
Bj25492008 said on 28/Jul/08
Looks a strong 5'10".
Juni said on 26/Jul/08
to the guy who had this nickname [----BradPittisshort----]

why do u think that??????
Lenad said on 25/Jul/08
Someone on this page said Franco was 5'6-5'7. If its true then Tobey Maguire must only be 5'2
Mattiew_- said on 19/Jun/08
He always seemed 178 to me .

On a side note Rob , you better not take what you read in French "People Press" to the bank ( I'm French btw ), because most of the time they are full of sh*** .

I remember reading such BS as 180cm VanDamme , 190 to 198 cm Arnold (lol) , 190 cm Marlon Brando (lol again) and last but not the least OVER 2METERS Will Smith ( in a BS article stating that he reached 2 meters when he was 15 or something, OVER LOL)...

Sadly all the things I mentionned are 100% true , so I would be inclined to think that if you tell them you are 2 or 3 inches taller than you really in the interview , they would gladly put your " supposed " height on paper ... even if they are in the same room as you .
I think they prolly like to exagerrate celeb's height ...

I don't say that they always call the wrong heights , but tabloids often do so .
Plus as you mentionned the metric/feet conversions doesn't help either ...
gfunkmoney06 said on 20/May/08
I was studying in the powell library at ucla when he walked in and sat just one row away from me in the reading room! It was pretty weird sitting near a celebrity for like 4 hours. Couldnt stop staring at him. But anyway, I talked to him afterwards and he was quite a bit shorter than me. I'm 5'11.5" and he seemed a good 2 inches shorter. I'd say 5'9"- 5'10". Doesn't matter. That dude was freakin handsome. Just like tom cruise, doesn't matter how tall he is.
Daniel said on 21/Mar/08
I guess dmeyer's friend is right, except for stallone, he's average, 5-10 aprox.
dmeyer said on 20/Mar/08
a friend of mine who thinks sly and vandamme are short think franco is tall ,he met the three of them
MD said on 19/Mar/08
Nate, because Katherine is quite tall, herself, and in heels is taller than the average man, that's why.
Daniel said on 19/Mar/08
I would say 5'11'' or a little more
nate said on 18/Mar/08
why does he look so short next to katherine heigle in knocked up? he looks 5-7, or 5-8 there.
dmeyer said on 18/Mar/08
to me he looks nearly 5 ft 11 in every work he has done
dmeyer said on 18/Mar/08
might 181 morning
Elle said on 18/Mar/08
I just shot a scene with him yesterday. He was definitely taller than me, I'm 5'8". I'd said 5'10" is a good estimate (he was wearing Converse which are pretty flat). As a side note he is very thin but it could just look that way from the tight clothes he was wearing.
Codename 10 said on 24/Jan/08
Yes Gleen, he is 5'10 1/2.
Valeri said on 12/Jan/08
he looked 1.5 inches under tommy lee jones in the valley of elah,both with good postures.I doubt many of you go watching those sorts of movies though.
canadian girl said on 4/Jan/08
toby's not that tall of a guy.compared to him franco has at least 2-3 inches on him. i'd say 5'10 flat.
Anonymous said on 21/Dec/07
He didn't look 5'10.75 in knocked up. Going solely by what I saw there, I'd say 5'10 flat is generous.
dmeyer said on 6/Dec/07
he has 3 in on tobey no doubt i liked the 5'10.75 listing wath happened rob to me he looks near enaugh 5'11
Kevin said on 6/Dec/07
I just worked with him on a project for school, and I'm 5'11"... he's between 5'9" and a half and 5' 10"
DC said on 23/Nov/07
I saw this guy at a bar in Palo Alto last night and I'd say he's about 5'6-5'7. I'm 5'11 and he was easily a couple inches shorter than me
jake said on 20/Nov/07
i think hes about 5-10 maybe 5-10.25 because he looks about 4 inches taller than sophia myles who is listed at 5-6
kikichanelconspiracy said on 11/Nov/07
I just watched 'Knocked Up' last night, and she is wearing some pretty serious platform footwear in that scene. She'd easily be over six feet in the shoes. I'd say 5'10 and some change is accurate for him. Here's a series of pictures of them chatting at the Golden Globes. Based on her gown, I'd say she's wearing heels, but she's only slightly taller than him. Click Here
runt said on 10/Nov/07
In Knocked Up, he looked 2" under Katherine Heigl in her heels. She's listed at 5-9 So I don't see Franco as 5-11.5 in shoes, more like 5-10 in shoes.
Ed said on 15/Oct/07
I saw the English version, so the entire interview was in English. The quote was pretty close to what I mentioned before, something along the lines of, "they had me at 5ft5, the shortest guy on the list, when I'm actually almost 5ft10."

Editor Rob
because the mag is french it appeared in metric. I've no idea what he really did say. If he said 5ft 10 the journo would have writtn 178 in theory, he could have said 10,11 or even 6, the closest to 182cm which was written.

that's problem with metric and feet, half the time people don't convert properly.
Ed said on 15/Oct/07
Rob, all I saw was Franco claim he's almost 5ft10 and not the 5ft5 he was inaccurately listed by some magazine.

Editor Rob
in the french vogue hommes interview it's written as 182cm and 167cm written. How did he give the interview? To the french magazine, did you see the English version?
Ed said on 14/Oct/07
Rob, there's an interesting quote from Franco himself in the most recent Vogue Hommes International magazine(the one with him on the cover), in which he says that a recent magazine had him billed at 5ft5 but in reality he says he's actually almost 5ft10.

Now this is a quote from him stating he's not even 5ft10! I don't know if there's a link to this article, but the magazine is on newstands at Barnes & Noble right now.

Editor Rob
it said 167cm, and 182cm in the magazine.
Anonymous said on 12/Oct/07
She was in heels which is most likely 5'11. so i would say he is 5'11 in shoes. probably 5'10-5'10.25 barefoot.
some guy said on 4/Oct/07
yea but did u see in that scene where Katherine Heigl talks to ryan seacrest they were about the same height!!
sam said on 4/Oct/07
i think the listed height is correct he looks really well put together
Anonymous said on 20/Sep/07
tina says on 18/Sep/07
she is 5'9, and wearing heels in that scene where she is intervewing franco.. so she's about 1-2 inches taller than him there?

I would say at least 2. She's probably 5'11 in heels, but he is standing relaxed. I think 5'10-5'10.5 is a solid estimate for him.
tina said on 18/Sep/07
she is 5'9, and wearing heels in that scene where she is intervewing franco.. so she's about 1-2 inches taller than him there?
kevin said on 26/Aug/07
yeah i was surprised that Katherine Heigl looked so big next to him in knocked up. no more then 178cm for him.
Anonymous said on 13/Jul/07
If you compare all the guys boots the pic Viewer posted, you'll notice quite clearly that henderson is packing inserts in his boots. Look where the laces are positioned on the dorsum of the foot on all the other guys but they are at an awekward angle on Henersons :-) I say 2" inserts.
Anonymous said on 26/Jun/07
good pic Viewer. He does look a little bigger than Henderson IMO. Anyone who thinks this guy is 5'11 needs to see "knocked up". 5'8.5" Katherine Heigl literally dwarfs him when she's in heels. Now a legitimate 5'10.75 guy shouldn't look as small as he does next to her in heels if he were barefoot, let alone in shoes which he is clearly in.
Viewer said on 25/Jun/07
He seems to be around the same height as Martin Henderson who is listed on this site as 5ft 8.5in.
Here is a picture of them both along with the rest of the cast of Flyboys all standing up.
Click Here
Joe said on 4/Jun/07
Anonymous, I noticed the same thing in "knocked up". Heigl was definitely taller than Franco, granted she was probably wearing heals, but I agree he must be closer to 5'10.
Anonymous said on 2/Jun/07
I just saw "knocked up" tonight and James has a cameo in it. He seriously looke small next to Katherine Heigl who is 5'8-5'9. dmeyer met her and said 5'8.25 so ill go with that. even if she were in big heels I don't believe she would be more than 5'11.5 which James SHOULD be over regardless of footwear save flip flops. he might be closer to 5'10. same goes for Seth Rogen who looked smaller than her in alot of scenes as well.
Anonymous said on 14/May/07
I still think he and Topher look the same height in MD's pic, although it could be James' hair giving that impression too. Tobey could have been in lifts for Spiderman 3. He's listed as 5'8 here, but most on his page think he's a bit less, like 5'7.5 and James didn't look much taller than him in Spidey3.
HellBoundPower said on 14/May/07
Topher looks taller in the pic below, which makes me think Topher is 5'11", and Franco is accurately listed here.
Drew said on 13/May/07
Was Toby wearing lifts in Spiderman? He looked only one inch taller than Toby in the movie. Maybe 1.5 inches max.
dmeyer said on 13/May/07
looks a hair taller than grace so 180 seems right i think he even could ne 5'11
Rafael Araujo 6´2 said on 11/May/07
he looks quite taller in the movie spiderman like 6´1
MD said on 11/May/07
I think he looks margially taller (look at shoulders), and I'd say a quarter of an inch, so this looks about right.
Anonymous said on 10/May/07
looks the same height as Topher in MD's pic.
Anonymous said on 6/May/07
I just saw Spiderman 3 tonight. He looked 2 inches taller than Toby who I think is 5'8.5 so this looks to be right.
MD said on 17/Apr/07
With 5'10.5" Topher Grace:

Click Here
vida said on 23/Mar/07
i met him @ kimmel center while he was in philly filming 'annapolis' he's noticeably taller than me, and i'm 5'8, so between 5'10 & 5'11 is feasible.
Juraj said on 14/Nov/06
Either Brad Pitt is 6 even or James Franco is less than 5'11. They don't seem as tall as each other.
mous said on 17/Sep/06
Uh, no, because Tyrese has fluctuating height as well.
Jordan said on 11/Sep/06
I have always been measured at 5'10 3/4. He was eye level with me. Maybe a little shorter. I met him in mahattan at a comic convetion in 2002.
dmeyer said on 25/Jul/06
i those pics he dosnt look that tall but i think he is 5 11
MD said on 29/Jun/06
Not sure if these have been posted...

With 6'2.5" Jon Voight

1. Click Here

With 5'11.5" Tyrese Gibson (bad angle, though)

2. Click Here

3. Click Here
Jordan said on 28/Jun/06
Met him in New york at some comic convention in 2002 or something. I'm 5'10 3/4 as of my senior year of high school( I dont think I grew Since) and he was eye level to me so 5'11 is about right
Richard said on 18/Mar/06
That 5-11 height would be accurate. cause you can tell he's like 2 to 3 inches taller then tobey mcguire who is 5-8. James hair does make him appear taller.
Vincent said on 15/Mar/06
yeah i have it in front of me.. 5'6
Anonymous said on 29/Jan/06
I think James Franco is 5-11 and also think that Tyrese is shorter than he is.
When Tyrese came out in "2fast2furious" he looks short next to Paul Walker, considering that he is 6-6'1. Who's to know what they're real height is?
smokeblower said on 27/Jan/06
Heights on screen in Hollywood are staged. There is a scene in Annapolis where Tyrese is making James Franco do push ups in the rain. In this scene you see that James Franco is about 3 inches taller than Tyrese in the closeup but from a distance you can tell that a body double is used for James Franco to achieve this height.
lee said on 27/Jan/06
he was signifcantly taller than Sophia Myles in Tristan&Isolde
About 4-5 inches, although she is listed as 5-6 she is really more 5-5, which would make him anywhere between 5-9 and 5-11
CelebHeights Editor said on 23/Jan/06
"slim, six-foot-two actor" - NationalPost. Lol, this guy holds honor of being described 5ft 6 and now up to 6ft 2!
Felice said on 15/Jan/06
He is about my height and build. I can tell by the movies I have seen him in. I'm about 5'10-5'11 range which we all know isn't tall but by no means is small either. Were above 5'9 which is average. I'd say he is 5'11 and his hair gives him extra length but who carez.
BradPittisshort said on 15/Jan/06
Guys,

I worked on "Annapolis" shot in Philadelphia, not Annapolis at a boxing gym in the city.
Tyrese has gotta be close to 6'0. His stand in was HUGE! Mr. R, I think they gave you
a bogus reason that you were rejected. I walked by the guy and he was no less than 6'2.
So there was a height disparity between Tyrese and his stand in, but I guess it's not a big deal
Anyway, Franco boxed both guys and neither towered over him. But both were clearly taller.
He's no Sly Stallone. This guy is a legit 5"10.5 - 5'11.
Mr. R said on 17/Nov/05
Viper, as you know, I was asked to be Tyrese's stand-in, but I got rejected by the assistant director because at 5'11.5" I was "too tall"!
smokeblower said on 16/Nov/05
I agree Viper. Tyrese is not tall. BradPittisshort must actually be James Franco if he believes Tyrese is 6'2" so he can be 5'10"
Viper652 said on 16/Nov/05
Tyrese is between 5-9 and 5-10.
BradPittisshort said on 14/Nov/05
Worked on "Annapolis" and stood near him when he was wearing boxing shoes and I'm 5'8 and he was a solid 3 inches taller. Watch that film. Tyrese is about 6'2 and he doesn't tower over James.
Thomas said on 26/Oct/05
Met him tonight, parked his brand-new Aston Martin (I go to UCLA and park VERY expensive cars at a nearby 5 star hotel, heheh). I'm 6'2" and stood up right next to him several times. I was about 3 inches taller than him, so 5'11" is quite an accurate estimation of his height. No taller, no shorter.
sf said on 11/Oct/05
Rob, I read the same thing that tony read, in the same magazine - that James was 5'6". So, just confirming what Tony said. At the same time, I agree with you, and think it was a big misprint. In Freaks and Geeks, and in Spiderman, etc. I never thought he looked short, mostly in the 5'10" to 5'11" range. Yes, he definitely looked easily taller than Maguire to me...
SaG memer said on 11/Oct/05
5'8" saw him get out of car during filming of dean. And n lifts regular old school vans.
Mighty said on 8/Jul/05
He's never 5'11...
5'10 max and that's pretty much ...
Wouldn't be surprised if he's 5'9...
sam said on 31/May/05
If you look at the scenes where Maguire and he are standing next to each other, Franco is clearly taller, by a margin that seems to be almost 3 inches. Next to other actors, Franco (standing up straight) always seems to be 5'11".
Lmeister said on 31/May/05
I totally agree with U Mr.R...He certainly is taller than Tobey and Willem ( 5'7''- 5'8''), but is he really 5'11''. I do think he is closer to 5'10''. Don't let his slim body fool U...
Mr. R said on 30/May/05
Actually, if it is a misprint, it has been done a lot. Franco has been listed as 5-4 or 5-6 all over the place. When he did the James Dean movie, it was noted that he was about the size of Dean, who was given as 5-8. I have NEVER seen this listing for Franco. BUT, he certainly did not seem shorter than Toby in Spiderman, and he seemed a little taller than Willem Dafoe in the same film. Let's see if we can nail this guy down!

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