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Like nearly everyone else, famous Hollywood celebrities often want to be taller than their "natural" stature. Whether it's for making personal appearances or out of professional need - most likely to a necessity to fill a movie role - many celebrities use techniques that give them at least a few inches of increased height.
There are a few "notoriously" short celebrities that have amassed great fame and fortune in their professions in spite of not being tall. Perhaps the most notable of these is the Hollywood mega-star Tom Cruise. It's fairly widely reported that Tom Cruise stands somewhere between 5'7" and 5'9". Ex-wife Nicole Kidman made the remark that she could "finally wear heels again" after their divorce. While 5'9" is stated as being the "average height" of men in the United States, this range of estimation shouldn't come as a surprise. Padded heels and shoe lifts can easily give the wearer an additional two inches in height without being overly-obtrusive or conspicuous. In truth, Tom Cruise stands at 5'7" tall. If nothing else, the immense success that he has had in a profession that requires him to be eternally in the public eye, men should be reassured that though height is important, you can achieve great success if you are not considered "tall." Though, as Tom's case points out, it doesn't hurt to "pad" the truth, so to speak.
Another Hollywood actor that has had his on-screen, perceived height called into question by an ex is that of Leonardo DiCaprio. Model ex-girlfriend Gisele Bundchen stated that her "ideal man has to be taller than me." Probably due to clever camera work, his thin figure, and some secret Hollywood height-increasing methods, DiCaprio is frequently thought to stand at least a couple of inches taller than six feet tall. In fact, Leonardo stands no more than 5'10". While still above the national average and thus not considered, "short," 5'10" is hardly considered tall these days.
Another one of the most notorious Hollywood "tough guys" is the star of the movies Rambo and Rocky - Sylvester Stallone. Stallone's appearance in movies will lead most to believe that he is around 5'11" tall and he has publicly stated that he is around 5'10". The fact of the matter is that Stallone regularly utilizes shoe lifts that make him appear up to three to four inches taller than his natural 5'7".
Finally, one of the most revered Hollywood legends ever regularly wore shoe lifts in spite of the fact that he was already a natural 6'3" tall. So far, no official word has come to light about why John Wayne would wear shoe lifts that made him appear up to three full inches taller but the speculation is that he simply wanted to appear even more "giant-like" than his already-tall figure portrayed him as. The term "larger than life" certainly comes to mind in regards to his career. It stands to reason that Wayne wanted the same to be perceived of his actual height as well.
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