30 Celebrity Heights: How Tall Your Favorite Stars Really Are

Sure Hollywood comes in all shapes and sizes, but these 30 celebs take it to the extremes! From the smallest stars to the tallest talent in the business, see how many of these surprising celebrity heights you can guess!

See which actor was first called out for standing on crates to appear taller while shooting, which oversized celeb (number six on the list) named his new dog after one of the shortest men on our list (number thirteen), and which actress lost out on roles out of fear she would make her costars look short (number nine).

Between camera tricks and instagram filters, Hollywood has become a master at disguising height. Underneath all the conspiracy theories and industry feuds, we're pulling the curtain back and taking a look at the these shocking celebrity heights and the stories behind them!

Ringing in as our shortest celeb on the list, Nicole ‘Snooki’ Polizzi is best known for her run on MTV’s ‘Jersey Shore.’

Snooki, who is now a mother of two, recently opened up about being adopted from Chile, where the average woman is 2inches shorter than in America.

‘Legally Blonde’ star Reese Witherspoon hits our list as one of the shortest women in Hollywood, measuring in at just over 5 feet.

While 5’1” may not seem all that small, it makes for a big difference when she’s constantly photographed with her A-list crew: Nicole Kidman (5’11”), Gwyneth Paltrow (5’9’’), and Sandra Bullock (5’7”).

Stefani Joanne Angelina Germanotta, better known as Lady Gaga, has had one of the most successful music careers of the past ten years thanks to her massive fan base of “little monsters.”

Gaga has recently been making headlines after separating from her ‘Chicago Fire’ fiancé Taylor Kinney, who is a full 10 inches taller than she is.

‘Forgetting Sarah Marshall’ star Sarah Marshall often appears much taller in movies, but is actually just over 5 foot tall. Her movie-star husband Dax Shepard, however, is over a foot taller at 6’2”

Bell, who is best known for her comedic acting roles, is actually a classically trained singer who graduated from NYU.

Comedic genius Amy Poehler packs some major comedic chops in just five feet two inches.

The actor/writer/director has become a pillar of modern comedy, from creating iconic TV shows like ‘Parks and Rec’ to opening The Upright Citizen’s Brigade, one of the largest comedy schools in the country.

This desperate housewife turned movie-star comes in 25th on our list at 5’2”

Although Longoria was best-known for being the shortest housewife on Wisteria Lane, she actually began her acting career starring on CBS’s daytime soap opera ‘The Young and the Restless.’

They may be the shortest in the Kardashian family, but Kim (left) and Kourtney (right) are actually the oldest of all their siblings.

After creating their hit show ‘Keeping Up With The Kardashians,’ these two sisters now have a reported combined next worth of $175 million.

Jennifer Love Hewitt has made a name for herself starring in tv shows from ‘Criminal Minds’ to ‘The Client List.’

In her first major movie ‘Heartbreakers,’ Jennifer Love Hewitt acted alongside Sigourney Weaver, who towered over her at 6ft. She also starred next to #16 on our list in one of the most iconic movies of the 90’s.

Hilary Erhard Duff got her start playing Disney’s 12-year-old Lizzie McGuire.

Now, at 28, Duff is the mother of a four-year-old son named Luca and is happily married to Mike Comrie, former hockey player.

This first male on our list is probably one of the most influential artist of the past century.

Despite recently passing away on April 24^th 2016, Prince’s hits like ‘Little Red Corvertte’ and ‘1999’ will live on forever.

At 5ft 2inches, this Colombian singer/dancer packs a fiery punch.

Currently, Shakira has an estimated net worth of $220 million dollars, which means that this pop diva is worth roughly $3.5million per inch.

Finishing out the shortest women on the list, Salma Hayek comes in at just over 5 feet.

Hayek had her first major motion picture debut in 1995’s ‘Desperado,’ where she starred opposite Antonia Banderas, who is also on the shorter side at 5’9”.

Scorsese may be one of the shortest guys on our list, but that hasn’t stopped him from directing some of the biggest movies of the past twenty years like ‘Goodfellas,’ ‘Taxi Driver,’ and ‘The Wolf of Wall Street.’

Scorsese, who is the exact same height as his ‘Goodfellas’ star Joe Pesci, stands 9 inches shorter than his favorite muse Leonardo DiCaprio.

Although ‘Entourage’ used Seth Green’s height for some major punchlines, Green has never tried to hide his stature from the camera.

In one of the most iconic movies of the 90’s, Green starred in ‘Can’t Hardly Wait’ alongside Jennifer Love Hewitt, who made our list at #22.

Sure, we all knew Marty McFly was on the shorter side, but did you know that they frequently used crate boxes and camera tricks to make him appear taller on film?

These kind of tricks are typical for Hollywood, but Fox was one of the first to get called out for it in the late 90’s.

This graduate turned Focker comes in the middle of our list at 5’5”.

While 5’5” might not seem all that short standing next to his frequent costar Ben Stiller (5’7”), it’s significantly shorter than the average height of the American man, which is just under 5’10”.

Another major motion picture director tops our list of shortest men.

At just 5 feet 5 inches, he’s roughly the same height as 5 Oscar statuettes stacked on top of one another! (He also happens to be the namesake of a dog belonging to #6 on our list.)

Peter Gene Hernandez, better known as Bruno Mars, never once let his height get in the way as he continues to sell out some of the biggest stadiums in the world.

Mars was born in Hawaii, where the average male is two and a half inches shorter than the American average.

Heightus Expelliarmus! Daniel Radcliffe makes it as the shortest (and only) wizard on our list.

Conveniently, he’s the exact same height as Emma Watson, who co-starred as Hermione Granger in the Harry Potter franchise.

Tom Cruise wraps up our shortest celebrity section of the list at 5’7”.

Although the ‘Top Gun’ star officially reports his height at 5’7”, some Hollywood insiders claim that Cruise is actually much shorter than that in person.

Virginia Elizabeth "Geena" Davis has been a Hollywood staple for the past 30 years.

Davis, who is best known for her roles in ‘Thelma and Louise’ and ‘A League of Their Own,’ originally lost out on some major roles out of fear that she would make her male costars appear too short.

‘Glee’ star Jane Lynch has built an iconic career using her stature to master the art of physical comedy.

Starting as an actress in the 80’s, Lynch currently hosts ‘Hollywood Game Night’ where she towers over seated celebrities.

At 6’4”, Conan O’Brien is the tallest name in late night television.

The comedian is known to be extremely superstitious, keeping his TV studio at the exact same (freezing) temperature for good luck — which makes sense since taller people can feel warmer than shorter people due to differences in circulation.

Although he’s starred in films like ‘Independence Day’ and ‘Jurassic Park’ for the last 20 years, Goldblum has recently reemerged in popular culture as a late-in-life heartthrob.

Goldblum is also roughly 2.5x the size of his recently adopted a Golden Retriever, which he named after #13 on our list, Woody Allen.

Writer/director Tyler Perry towers over his casts at 6 foot and 5 inches. Perry made a name for himself when he starred as Madea, who was just under 7 feet tall in heels!

But just in case being successful, talented, and wealthy wasn’t enough, he’s also best friends with Oprah (who is 5’7”)!

Vince Vaughn tops our list as one of the biggest guys in Hollywood at 6’5”.

Vaughn is so tall that he even makes his comedy counterparts Owen Wilson (5’10”) and Will Ferrell (6’3”) seem short!

Of course a basketball player is tall, but Shaq has made a name for himself as the giant of giants.

With the average NBA player measuring 6ft, Shaquille O’Neal had over a foot on his average competition.

Although the actual Chewbacca costume was over 7’6”, the actor inside was still an astounding 7’2”.

Prior to being discovered by George Lucas at an open casting call, Mayhew was working as an orderly in a hospital – imagine waking up in that hospital!

Finally, number one on our list is Matthew McGory at SEVEN AND A HALF FEET TALL!

Although the actor was best known for his role on ‘Big Fish,’ McGrory made a name for himself as one of the tallest starts to ever grace the silver-screen.