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Got his autograph once; no more than 5'9 1/2" tall, tops

posted 8 years ago by Binkconn
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It was after his role in a Broadway production of Julius Caesar in 2003 (said I was a fan since St. Elsewhere, which he didn't particularly react to - maybe residual issues). I'm 5'8 and no way he was 6'1" - he was barely taller than me.

Most movie stars are shorter in person, I guess (the only one I've seen in person who looked as tall in real life as in the movies was Dennis Quaid, who I saw on the phone in the Salt Lake City airport once. Guy was well over six feet).

[–] saskia520 8 years ago

Interesting. I read that some one or several people, were changing the heights of famous people on sites that allowed editing or they could hack. . It was some men that didn't like famous men appearing taller than them. I guess it was jealousy but carried to another level.

I do like taller men. There's just something about that that's very attractive to me but I've also dated men shorter than me at 5'6" . It's all about character, plenty of tall people lacking in it and not so tall people brimming with it.

[–] tapirtoon 7 years ago

It's weird, he looked way bigger than Ethan Hawke in Training day who's like 5'10

[–] jchowzoo 7 years ago

Hollywood doesn't like tall actors. It makes it too difficult to block the scene. Beside that, he's a one-trick pony; every character he plays is a gum-chomping *beep* with a superiority complex.

[–] Saenzwa9 (437) 6 years ago

I met Denzel once in Los Angeles. He looked 6'0 or just about, but definitely not 6'1

[–] Jones70 (6195) 5 years ago

On celebrityheights.com it says he was 6’0.25 and has shrunk down to 5’11.75.

[–] slimone (7996) 5 years ago

He's 6'1!