It's hard to tell on screen but sometimes actors look deceivingly taller or shorter than they really are in real life. Maybe we're not able to tell because they're with other actors or performers who are of similar height. Sometimes red carpet photos don't really give us the whole picture either. Whether it's clever angles or props, let's take a look at 10 celebrities who are surprisingly shorter than we thought, and 10 others who happen to be taller than we imagined.
10 Celebrities Who Are Shorter
1. Al Pacino is 5'6"
Al Pacino attends the Premiere Of Amazon Prime Video's "Hunters" at DGA Theater on February 19, 2020 in Los Angeles, California. (Photo by Frazer Harrison/Getty Images)
2. Megan Fox is 5'4"
Actress/model Megan Fox visits "Extra" on November 28, 2018 in New York City. (Photo by Mike Coppola/Getty Images)
3. Emilia Clarke is 5'2"
Emilia Clarke attends the "Last Christmas" UK Premiere at BFI Southbank on November 11, 2019 in London, England. (Photo by Tim P. Whitby/Getty Images for Universal )
4. Scarlett Johansson is 5'3"
Scarlett Johansson attends the 92nd Annual Academy Awards at Hollywood and Highland on February 09, 2020 in Hollywood, California. (Photo by Amy Sussman/Getty Images)
5. Reese Witherspoon is 5'1"
Reese Witherspoon attends Apple TV+'s "The Morning Show" Photo Call at Four Seasons Hotel Los Angeles at Beverly Hills on September 08, 2021 in Los Angeles, California. (Photo by Jon Kopaloff/Getty Images)
6. James McAvoy is 5'7"
ames McAvoy attends the "IT Chapter Two" European Premiere at The Vaults on September 02, 2019 in London, England. (Photo by Eamonn M. McCormack/Getty Images)
7. Bindi Irwin is 4'11"
The Paley Center For Media Presents: An Evening With The Irwins: "Crikey! It's The Irwins" Screening And Conversation at The Paley Center for Media on May 03, 2019 in Beverly Hills, California. (Photo by Jon Kopaloff/Getty Images)
8. Kylie Minogue is 5'0"
Kylie Minogue attends the BFI Fellowship 2020 at Rosewood London on March 02, 2020 in London, England. (Photo by Gareth Cattermole/Getty Images)
9. Nicki Minaj is 5'2"
Nicki Minaj attends The 2019 Met Gala Celebrating Camp: Notes on Fashion at Metropolitan Museum of Art on May 06, 2019 in New York City. (Photo by Neilson Barnard/Getty Images)
10. Josh Hutcherson is 5'5"
Josh Hutcherson attends the screening of "The Disaster Artist" at AFI FEST 2017 Presented By Audi at TCL Chinese Theatre on November 12, 2017 in Hollywood, California. (Photo by Neilson Barnard/Getty Images)
10 Celebrities Who Are Taller
1. Donald Sutherland is 6'4"
Donald Sutherland attends the "The Burnt Orange Heresy" premiere during the 15th Zurich Film Festival at Kino Corso on September 28, 2019 in Zurich, Switzerland. (Photo by Andreas Rentz/Getty Images for ZFF)
2. John Cleese is 6'5"
John Cleese attends the 23rd annual German Comedy Awards at Studio in Köln Mühlheim on October 02, 2019 in Cologne, Germany. (Photo by Joshua Sammer/Getty Images)
3. Tyler Perry is 6'5"
Tyler Perry attends the 93rd Annual Academy Awards at Union Station on April 25, 2021 in Los Angeles, California. (Photo by Chris Pizzello-Pool/Getty Images)
4. Mandy Moore is 5'10"
Mandy Moore attends the 73rd Primetime Emmy Awards at L.A. LIVE on September 19, 2021 in Los Angeles, California. (Photo by Rich Fury/Getty Images)
5. Idris Elba is 6'2"
Idris Elba attends the Evening Standard Theatre Awards 2018 at the Theatre Royal on November 18, 2018 in London, England. (Photo by Jeff Spicer/Getty Images)
6. Gwendoline Christie is 6'3"
Gwendoline Christie attends 26th Annual Screen Actors Guild Awards at The Shrine Auditorium on January 19, 2020 in Los Angeles, California. (Photo by Leon Bennett/Getty Images)
7. Adele is 5'9"
Singer Adele attends The 59th GRAMMY Awards at STAPLES Center on February 12, 2017 in Los Angeles, California. (Photo by Frazer Harrison/Getty Images)
8. Brad Garrett is 6'8"
Brad Garrett attends the Disney ABC Television TCA Summer Press Tour at The Beverly Hilton Hotel on August 7, 2018 in Beverly Hills, California. (Photo by Frazer Harrison/Getty Images)
9. Stephen Merchant is 6'7"
Executive producer Stephen Merchant poses for a photo at a Sundance special screening of "Fighting with My Family" on January 28, 2019 in Park City, Utah. (Photo by Suzi Pratt/Getty Images for Metro Goldwyn Mayer Pictures)
10. Calvin Harris is 6'6"
Calvin Harris attends 102.7 KIIS FM's Jingle Ball 2018 Presented by Capital One at The Forum on November 30, 2018 in Inglewood, California. (Photo by Vivien Killilea/Getty Images for iHeartMedia)
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