THE U.S.- BASED CELEBRITY HEIGHT AND NOGGIN INDEX
 
Short subjects: In his book With Nails Richard Grant says Arnold Schwarzenegger and Sylvester Stallone are:
"substantially shorter than 6 foot."
Matthew McConaughey taller!  
TOM CRUISE
HEIGHT WATCH:
The Internet Movie Database has revised its listing for Tom Cruise 's height down from 5'11" tall to 5'7" tall. Are they listening to us? Perhaps then they'll realize that's his height only when wearing boots/lifts! His noggin size? Cantaloupe.

"Tall "Tom Cruise still grows in middle age!
I recently spotted Matthew McConaughey at the Texas Film Hall of Fame induction and he was 5'11" tall! Funny, years ago when I was  an extra on the film "The Newton Boys," Mathew McConaughey sauntered up to the dinner wagon. He was at best 5'6" tall! And that's generous! I've seen Sandra Bullock more than once and she's also tiny--5'3" tall! Has McConaughey's celebrity height suddenly increased in a 30ish growth spurt or are film star McConaughey's boots filled with new lifts? What do you think, my tall bubba?

NOTE: MM's wearing boots in photo and Sandy is barefoot.
IMDB.com lists him at over 6' tall!
Taking the late night talk show fall! Ten ways they fool us on guest height:
1.Wearing boots. These add two inches to celebrity  height.
2. Putting lifts in the tall star's boots. Right, Hugh Jackman?
3. By walking slowly (Josh Lucas didn't and fell on Conan).
4.Ring around the desk. Shorter hosts like 5'8" Jay Leno stand on a tall spot, while tall Conan O'Briien stands at a low point.
5.Leaning waaaaay over to shake less-tall celebrities' hands.
 
6.Have non-tall stars  sitting when camera cuts to them.
7.Very low chair--Conan's knees must be sore!
8.Never show guests' feet. Hide the boots and stilettto heels.
9.By lying about the host's height. Conan is described as a giant. Jay as being "tall." Right. And I'm in the NBA.
10.Just plain lying.
Is Dog a puppy? A READER WRITES:
Last October we ate dinner at a downtown restaurant in Austin, Texas. I saw Duane "Dog" Chapman the bounty hunter sitting down. You could tell he was really small. In the booth, he looked like a little kid. His arms and legs were very small. He had a big head, too, and his mullet was flowing like silk in the wind. Although he was sitting down, I guessed his height to be 5’4” tall to 5’6” tall. – G in Austin
Are other web sites guilty of believing the fibbing celebrities about their heights?

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FOR PROOF
  America's Most Tiny!
OK, John Walsh of "America's Most Wanted"
has done great things for our nation. But I saw him in person today:
He's 5'4" tall!





Russell Crowe
wears 'tall' shoes		 Ah, the illusion of the big screen. An alert BHP reader sent on this little item which was published by Cinema.com in December 2000:

Heart-throb actor RUSSELL CROWE wears special shoes which make him look taller - and help him to keep his action hero image.

The GLADIATOR star was reported to have taken off his unique footwear at a hollywood bash hosted by producer JERRY BRUCKHEIMER - and swiftly shrunk in size.

Onlookers revealed the host elbowed Crowe and muttered, "Put your shoes on, you're blowing your image."
So what's our point?
Well, according to the Centers for Disease Control, the average height of the American male is 5'9" tall and the American female is 5'4" tall. These figures haven't changed since the '60s when Cruise was born  a whopping 6'2" tall!

   So it's time to put a measuring stick to the stars. How do we do it? Send me photos of you standing next to your favorite star and your true height (no fibbing!) I'll post on the site. The heights I have listed the stars as claiming come from imdb.com primarily.

    For now, you can also do the Easy Cheat Talk Show Test. Watch Letterman (6'2" tall)  or Conan O'Brien (6'4" tall) and see where the stars measure up when they come on stage and shake the host's hand. Notice I didn't mention Jay Leno who is officially listed at 5'10" tall. Well, not only is he not funny, he's fudging on the height there a tad. Come clean, Jay!!! (Our guess on Jay Leno's celebrity height is 5'8" tall.)

   Send your sightings and photos of celebrities and their heights  to:     bigheadedpygmies@yahoo.com
What's bigger: Corey or a picnic table?
Feldman, but not by  much!
Eighties teen star Corey Feldman arrived at an odd screening of "The Goonies" in a cave  in Austin, Texas and proved why his career is so short on hits. His noggin, however, was much smaller than expected. Film fans got a sticker that listed Corey's height as 5'10" tall and weight at 120 lbs. BHP guess: 5'3" tall!
Corey Feldman sizes up the picnic table he will soon stand upon.
How to look tall
Stand next to an even smaller big-head!
LEAVE US A SHORT NOTE!
Orlando Bloom stands tall next to tiny Kirsten Dunst at the 2005 Oscars. Bloom is listed as 5'11" tall on IMDB.com, Dunst (snicker) at 5'7" . Even BHP Oprah Winfrey called Dunst, who is really about 5', a shorty on her show. So measure Bloom at a whopping 5'5" tall!
How tall is:
Julia Roberts?
or
Jason Patric?