Actor's heights
Discussion
nismocat said:
Any other surprises, both tall and short, that you found out recently?
Primary actors are cast first. Supporting actors are then cast according to their height relative to the primary actors, unless there is creative reason not to. Ideally, actors should all be broadly the same height otherwise it becomes difficult to compose and sometimes light the scenes they are in together.jonsp said:
Wouldn't Tom Cruise be the obvious one?
But if you watch his films he always looks about the same height as the other actors. Presumably he insists on camera angles etc to avoid making him look short.
He's known to have shoe lifts to boost his height.But if you watch his films he always looks about the same height as the other actors. Presumably he insists on camera angles etc to avoid making him look short.
Simon Cowell has them too and wears Cuban heels, which are then teamed with boot cut, too long trousers to cover his shoes which ironically due to that style not being great for someone of a shorter stature, it actually emphasis how short he is.
Edited by HTP99 on Tuesday 29th October 07:25
Edited by HTP99 on Tuesday 29th October 07:27
Is it not also the case that actors' height is measured with shoes?
I recall when Daniel Craig was being first playing Bond. He was a claimed 5' 11" at that time. However when I went to a Bond exhibition, with one of his dinner suits on display, I estimated him to be below 5' 9" and with an approximate 38" chest.
Louis Balfour said:
Is it not also the case that actors' height is measured with shoes?
I recall when Daniel Craig was being first playing Bond. He was a claimed 5' 11" at that time. However when I went to a Bond exhibition, with one of his dinner suits on display, I estimated him to be below 5' 9" and with an approximate 38" chest.
Needs a booster seat for his Astons?I recall when Daniel Craig was being first playing Bond. He was a claimed 5' 11" at that time. However when I went to a Bond exhibition, with one of his dinner suits on display, I estimated him to be below 5' 9" and with an approximate 38" chest.
Grappling hook from his watch to get items from the top shelf in the supermarket?
If you take a closer look it can be quite easy to spot an actor wearing lifts or even heals. Al Pacino and RDJ are probably the two most prominent I've seen.
The camera angles things are shot at can be deceiving too of course, anything where you're looking 'up' at an actor potentially gives a different perception.
The camera angles things are shot at can be deceiving too of course, anything where you're looking 'up' at an actor potentially gives a different perception.
Generally, as the generations go on people get taller, something which really irks me is when they cast adult children shorter than their parents.
‘Ticket to Paradise’ , when arguably one of Hollywood’s best looking couple, George Clooney 5’11” and Julia Roberts 5’9” are cast as the warring divorcee parents to adult daughter Kimberly, petite Arielle Carver-O'Neill 5’4” FRO.
Probably the most notable, AJ and Meadow in Soprano’s, I guess their future height may have been a little difficult to predict, a quick look at their real life parents may have given a clue though.
‘Ticket to Paradise’ , when arguably one of Hollywood’s best looking couple, George Clooney 5’11” and Julia Roberts 5’9” are cast as the warring divorcee parents to adult daughter Kimberly, petite Arielle Carver-O'Neill 5’4” FRO.
Probably the most notable, AJ and Meadow in Soprano’s, I guess their future height may have been a little difficult to predict, a quick look at their real life parents may have given a clue though.
I fail to see what is surprising that the height range of actors is no different than the height range of doctors or binmen, but we all like the tales of shortish leading men insisting that the casting dept. ensure that onscreen females be shorter than them.
Oh bugger, Kelly McGillis, Sigourney Weaver and Nicole Kidman are auditioning for the role
Oh bugger, Kelly McGillis, Sigourney Weaver and Nicole Kidman are auditioning for the role
ChocolateFrog said:
Arnold Schwarzenegger is shorter than he always proclaimed. He only looked tall because most good body builders are short.
He's listed as 6'3" in most places but I don't think he actually breaks the 6' mark.
I'm 6'5" and I've met Schwarzenegger twice. I'd say he's around 6'1" but with excellent posture.He's listed as 6'3" in most places but I don't think he actually breaks the 6' mark.
NNH said:
ChocolateFrog said:
Arnold Schwarzenegger is shorter than he always proclaimed. He only looked tall because most good body builders are short.
He's listed as 6'3" in most places but I don't think he actually breaks the 6' mark.
I'm 6'5" and I've met Schwarzenegger twice. I'd say he's around 6'1" but with excellent posture.He's listed as 6'3" in most places but I don't think he actually breaks the 6' mark.
Tom Cruise is interesting because they let him play Jack Reacher who is described in the books as 6' 5" and 250lbs. That is not Tom Cruise we all know that but the guy who plays the character in the tv series is closer to the mark, Alan Ritchson is i believe, 6' 3". The new series is based upon a book where one of the bad guys dwarfs Reacher and the guy they got to play him is a monster, Dutch actor Olivier Richters is 7' 1" tall. 
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