The Height Of These Actors And Actresses Might Surprise You

Charlize Theron's - 5ft 10in

She was born Charlize Theron on 7 August 1975, in Benoni, Transvaal Province, South Africa. Charlize was actually named after her late father, Charles Theron. Charlize got her foot into showbiz through a modeling gig. The same year her father died, her mum entered her into a modeling competition. Fortunately, she won and got the opportunity to go to Milan to pursue a career as a model. Her work in the movie Monster earned Charlize an Academy Award for Best Actress at the Oscars. This makes her the first South African woman to win an Academy Award. It is evident that she has no place on the short gals list, Charlize Theron’s height places her in the same range as some of the taller ladies in the industry. Here is what she said about how tall she stands, ‘ I’m 5-10, 5-9…I have really bad posture, and my head is always down.’ As usual, her statement sparked some intense speculations and debates about how tall the actress actually is.

Matthew McGrory - 7ft 6in

Matthew McGrory was born in West Chester, Pennsylvania on 17 May 1973. When he was born, he weighed 15 pounds and was 24 inches long and he was over 5 feet tall when he graduated from Kindergarten. Due to his extreme height, he was in demand to play roles in movies cast as a giant — he did so in films such as Bubble Boy, Big Fish, House Of 1000 Corpses and The Devil's Rejects and television shows including Malcolm in the Middle, Charmed, and Carnivàle. The Guinness Book of World Records also gave him the title of the tallest actor, the largest toe, and having the world's largest feet not caused by Elephantiasis — size 29½.

Eddie Redmayne - 5ft 10in

Edward John David Redmayne Born and raised in London, he studied the history of art at Trinity College, Cambridge, after which he briefly dabbled with a modeling career. Redmayne began his professional acting career as a youth in West End theatre before making his screen debut in 1998 with guest appearances on television. His first film roles came in 2006 with Like Minds and The Good Shepherd, and he went on to play supporting roles in several films, including Savage Grace (2007), Elizabeth: The Golden Age (2007), The Other Boleyn Girl (2008), and Sodor's Legend of the Lost Treasure (2015).

Peter Mayhew - 7ft 3in

Peter Mayhew is an English-American actor who is best known for playing Chewbacca in the Star Wars film series. His height is not a product of gigantism — "I don't have the big head" — but of a connective tissue disorder called Marfan syndrome. His peak height was 7 feet 3 inches (221 cm). Mayhew got his first acting job in 1976 when the producers of Sinbad and the Eye of the Tiger discovered him from a photograph in a newspaper article about men with large feet and cast him in the role of the Minotaur. When casting his first Star Wars film, producer George Lucas needed a tall actor who could fit the role of the hairy alien Chewbacca. He originally had in mind 6-foot-6-inch (1.98 m) bodybuilder David Prowse, but instead, Prowse chose to play Darth Vader. This led Lucas on a search which turned up Mayhew, who was working as an orderly and says that all he had to do to be cast in the role of Chewbacca was stand up.

Leonardo DiCaprio - 6ft

Leonardo Wilhelm DiCaprio is an American actor, film producer, and environmental activist. DiCaprio began his career by appearing in television commercials in the late 1980s, after which he had recurring roles in various television series such as the soap opera Santa Barbara and the sitcom Growing Pains. He began his film career by starring as Josh in Critters 3 (1991). He starred in the film adaptation of the memoir This Boy's Life (1993), and was praised for his supporting role in What's Eating Gilbert Grape (1993). He gained public recognition with leading roles in The Basketball Diaries (1995) and the romantic drama Romeo + Juliet (1996), before achieving international fame with James Cameron's epic romance Titanic (1997), which became the highest-grossing film of all time until Cameron's science fiction film Avatar (2009) overtook it.

Tim Robbins - 6ft 5in

Timothy Francis Robbins (born October 16, 1958)is an American actor, screenwriter, director, producer, activist, and musician. He is well known for his portrayal of Andy Dufresne in the prison drama film The Shawshank Redemption (1994). His other roles include Nuke LaLoosh in Bull Durham, Jacob Singer in Jacob's Ladder, Griffin Mill in The Player, and Dave Boyle in Mystic River, for which he won an Academy Award for Best Supporting Actor, and for directing films such as Dead Man Walking and Bob Roberts, both of which received critical acclaim.

Blake Lively - 5ft 10in

Blake Ellender Lively is an American actress. She is best known for her role as Serena van der Woodsen in the CW teen-drama television series Gossip Girl (2007–2012). She starred in films, such as, The Sisterhood of the Traveling Pants (2005), Accepted (2006), The Private Lives of Pippa Lee (2009), The Town (2010), Green Lantern (2011), Savages (2012), The Age of Adaline (2015) and The Shallows (2016).[3] She is the wife of actor Ryan Reynolds. In October 2013, Lively was named the new face of L'Oreal, marking her first major makeup campaign. During the 2008 United States presidential election, Lively expressed her support for Barack Obama. Lively and Penn Badgley appeared in a pro-Obama commercial, as part of MoveOn.org's Youth Vote program.

Nicole Kidman - 5ft 11in

She is the recipient of multiple awards, including an Academy Award, 2 Primetime Emmy Awards, a BAFTA Award, a SAG Award, 4 Golden Globe Awards, and the Silver Bear for Best Actress. Kidman began her acting career in Australia with the 1983 film Bush Christmas. She was a lead in BMX Bandits also in 1983. Her breakthrough came in 1989 with the thriller Dead Calm and the television miniseries Bangkok Hilton. In 1990, she made her Hollywood debut in the racing film Days of Thunder, opposite Tom Cruise. Kidman has been a Goodwill Ambassador for UNICEF since 1994 and for UNIFEM since 2006. In 2006, Kidman was made a Companion in the Order of Australia and was the highest-paid actress in the motion picture industry for that year. As a result of being born to Australian parents in Hawaii, Kidman has dual citizenship in Australia and the United States

Khloé Kardashian - 5ft 10in

Khloé Alexandra Kardashian s an American television personality, socialite, model, businesswoman, and entrepreneur. Since 2007, she has starred with her family in the reality television series, Keeping Up with the Kardashians. Its success has led to the creation of spin-offs, including Kourtney and Khloé Take Miami (2009–2013) and Kourtney and Khloé Take The Hamptons (2014–2015). She is involved in the retail and fashion industries with her sisters Kourtney and Kim. They have launched several clothing collections and fragrances, and additionally released the book Kardashian Konfidential in 2010. They starred in their own short-lived reality television series, Dash Dolls (2015).

In 2016, she hosted her own talk show, Kocktails with Khloé, and stars in the health and fitness docu-series Revenge Body with Khloé Kardashian.

Chris Evans - 6ft

Chris Evans is an American actor and filmmaker. Evans is known for his superhero roles as the Marvel Comics characters Steve Rogers / Captain America in the Marvel Cinematic Universe and Johnny Storm / Human Torch in Fantastic Four and its 2007 sequel. Evans is a fan of the New England Patriots and narrated America's Game: The Story of the 2014 New England Patriots.

He is a supporter of LGBT rights, and, although raised Catholic, he has expressed pantheistic views and a great interest in the philosophies of Buddhism.

He began his career on the 2000 television series Opposite Sex and has since appeared in a number of films, such as Not Another Teen Movie, Sunshine, Scott Pilgrim vs. the World, Snowpiercer, and Gifted. In 2014, Evans made his directorial debut with the drama film Before We Go, in which he also starred.