The Tallest Actors In Hollywood
Lethal Weapon star Danny Glover is either 6 feet 3 inches or 6 feet 4 inches. Even the actor himself isn’t sure! He referred to himself as both of those heights in an interview. Either way, he’s certainly very tall.
Not only is Ansel Elgort taller than his Fault In Our Stars and Divergent onscreen co-star Shailene Woodley, but the young actor stands a full head above his real-life girlfriend as well. Elgort is dating ballerina Violetta Komyshan (the two were reportedly high school sweethearts).
Best known for starring on Law & Order: Criminal Intent, actor Vincent D’Onofrio played Detective Robert Goren for a decade, and he recently acted opposite fellow tall actors Chris Pratt and Denzel Washington in the 2016 remake of Magnificent Seven. Fans of Netflix’s Daredevil also know the hulking actor as Wilson Fisk.
Chris Hemsworth — Height: 6 feet 3 inches
Action star Chris Hemsworth is so tall that he’s admitted to lying about his height to make himself shorter. However, that all changed when he auditioned for Thor. He told W Magazine, “I remembered reading the breakdown for Thor and it said, ‘Must be over 6 feet 3 inches and 200 pounds,’ and so on. I thought, ‘Oh cool. This is the one thing that sort of fits me.'”
Throughout his 40-year career, James Cromwell (pictured here with wife Anna Stuart) has been passed over for parts because of his tall stature. In fact, he’s earned the distinction of being the tallest actor to be nominated for an Oscar. (He was nominated for the 1995 film Babe.)
It must be in the genes! Like his brother, Chris, Liam Hemsworth is above-average in height and even competes with his brother for parts. While he lost out on Thor, he did snag the role of Gale in The Hunger Games movie series.
American audiences know David Hasselhoff best as a TV icon who starred in the series Baywatch and Knight Rider. However, in Germany, Hasselhoff also has the distinction of being a pop music star. He has reportedly released 10 albums in that country.
From M*A*S*H to the Hunger Games movies, actor Donald Sutherland has had a long and successful career in Hollywood. He also has five children, including 24 star Kiefer Sutherland. At 5 feet 9, the younger Sutherland seemed to have inherited his father’s acting talent but not quite his tall build.
As a child, Nicholas Hoult acted opposite Hugh Grant in the 2002 film About a Boy. In more recent years, the actor has appeared in movies like Mad Max: Fury Road and the X-Men franchise. The tall drink of water recently became a father for the first time.
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Celebrity tidbits...
- Matthew McConaghay is afraid of revolving doors.
- George Lucas owns his own firetruck and employs 14 full-time firefighters to use it.
- Jon Bon Jovi's birth name was John Bongiovi Jr.
- Kate Bosworth has heterochromia. One of her eyes is blue and the other one is hazel.
- Rob Lowe is deaf in his right ear after he got the mumps at age eight.
- Michael J. Fox's middle name is Andrew.
- Scarlett Johnasson has a twin brother named Hunter.
- Leonardo DiCaprio's mother gave him his name because he first kicked while she was looking at a Leonardo da Vinci painting.
- David Bowie's left pupil was permanently dilated.
- Alicia Silverstone pre-chews food for her child.
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