18 Surprisingly Short Male Celebrities (PHOTOS)
On screen leading men can seem larger than life. Off screen? Well, some of them are often a lot shorter than you think. In fact some of the most talented, beloved, and powerful men in Hollywood are well under the average American male height of 5'9'. Case in point: Jonah Hill, pictured here with a much taller Leonardo DiCaprio.
Which stars are surprisingly short? Click through to find out! Tell us: Which megastar's stature surprised you most?
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Tom Cruise: 5'7"
He may have megastar status in Hollywood, but mega height? Not so much. Despite his rocky relationships with Nicole Kidman, Katie Holmes and others, Tom Cruise (pictured here with Olga Kurylenko at the Oblivion Premier in London) is still one of Hollywood's most bankable stars.
Daniel Radcliffe: 5'5"
The "chosen one" tops off at 5'5". Although that didn't stop Harry Potter (aka Daniel Radcliffe, pictured here with girlfriend Erin Darke) from defeating Voldemort!
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Danny Devito 5'0"
This actor has been making us laugh for decades. He's also a perfect match for his wife, Rhea Perlman (far left, pictured with Brit Marling, who starred in the film The Better Angels produced by Devito and Perlman's son, Jake).
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Michael J. Fox: 5'4"
Michael J. Fox (pictured with former co-stars Huey Lewis, Christopher Lloyd, and Lea Thompson) measures a mere 5'4," but his movies Back To The Future, Doc Hollywood, Teen Wolf, and others are some of the best of the '80s, not to mention his string of successful sitcoms.
Sylvester Stallone: 5'7"
The jury is still out on this one. He has claimed to be 5'10", but multiple sources say Stallone is really 5'7". We don't want to undo any theories you have about Rocky or Rambo, so we will let you decide what you think Stallone's real height is (pictured here with former costars and heavyweight champs Wladimir Klitschko and Vitali Klitschko, who co-produced Rocky, The Musical).
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Sanjay Gupta: 5'8"
Dr. Sanjay Gupta (far right, pictured with actors Jonathan Silverman and Jennifer Finnigan, who starred in TNT's short-lived medical drama, Monday Mornings, based on a novel written by the doctor himself) dishes out medical advice of monstrous proportions, but measures in at just below average stature — not that we care. He's one of CNN's most engaging correspondents.
Benji Madden: 5'6"
The 5'9" Cameron Diaz doesn't seem at all bothered by her hubby rocker's height.
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