How Tall Is Your Favorite Celebrity?

Every once in a while I get curious about the height of someone I'm writing about. If you ask Google you'll usually find it in a second. While writing about President James Madison a few years ago I learned that he was only 5 ft 4 inches as opposed to George Washington's six feet, which feels strange because I always envisioned the General and first president to be much taller, didn't you?

It's fairly well-known that Michael J. Fox is relatively short for a guy, and when I looked him up it was 5 ft. 4 inches like President Madison. (Trivia: I shook hands with what must have been Fox's stunt double at a trade show in Vegas, 1991.) By way of contrast, Denzel Washington is 6' 1, and when standing ramrod straight Clint Eastwood is 6 ft. 3 inches tall.

These thoughts came to mind because I was looking at a photo of Marlon Brando with Louie Kemp and Bill Graham in Kemp's book Dylan & Me, and I was surprised to see Brando as the shortest of the three. On the silver screen everyone probably appears bigger than life to some extent, but to find Brando to be a hair under 5 ft. 9 surprised me.

Recall to mind his commanding portrayal of Vito Corleone in The Godfather. In every scene he is luminous and imposing, magnetic to the point that audiences can hardly look away. Brando exudes a mix of qualities--authoritative, regal and mesmerizing--while simultaneously intimate. Note how his quiet demeanor and rasplike voice draws you near in the openng scene, which tells the whole story while revealing the many facets of this man. (Trivia: While in high school I stayed up all night reading Mario Puzo's powerful epic because I couldn't put it down.)

 

Who are your favorite celebs? Here's a site that will give you a glimpse of his or her height:   https://www.celebheights.com/

While you're at it, you can also discover their net worth @ https://www.celebritynetworth.com/