Handsome
Talented
Charismatic
Funny
Sexy
Athletic
Hugh Jackman and myself, share many traits in common
Except he's a Tall Australian
Whilst i'm a shortish Scotsman
But exactly how tall is Hugh Jackman
Really?
Well Hugh has been pretty consistent with the height he's claimed over the years
He once revealed that earlier in his acting career, he was encouraged to lie about it
No, not adding a couple of inches, but knocking a couple of inches from his height
Hugh says, he was told to say he was only Six Foot Tall
When Hugh got his big break in Hollywood
being cast as Wolverine
He was a bit worried that has height would be a factor with the fans
How can a 6 foot 2 inch lean man play a 5 foot 3 inch stocky character?
The truth is though, he was an amazing Wolverine and cemented that role as his own
over 17 years and 9 films
despite being nearly a foot taller than the character he was playing
The X-Men film-makers used many tricks
like lifts, boxes, camera angles, to make Hugh look shorter
James Marsden is nearly five foot 10
But you'd never have guessed it from watching The X-Men
Hugh also had something interesting to say about his height
Which is a good philosophy to have on how others perceive you
Hugh claims he's Six Foot two
but if somebody comes up to him and says
"Hugh, mate...you're only Five Foot Ten"
Hugh will say this once: "I'm Six Foot Two"
And then it's up to that person to believe what they want...
Why should he waste his time arguing
When he knows the truth
That he's SIx Foot Two
One thing you have to be careful about with Jackman, is that when he was young
He was a naturally skinny fellow. His nickname was STICKS
But over the course of 20 years spent working out in the gym
He's bulked his physique up to the point he can deadlift
435 pounds
That's nearly 3 Big Rob's in Weight!
That's gonna take its toll on the discs in your spine
So I'm of the opinion that by age 50 Hugh's probably shrunk and lost half an inch
Now there's photographs of Hugh, you'll see and wonder...was he ever near 6 foot 2
But that's another thing
Hugh Jackman doesn't quite stand tall in a lot of photos
Check Jackman out here with Big John Cena.
Then, we see another shot with John
and Hugh is clearly taller there
What about with another celebrity
Who is almost universally seen as at least 6 foot 5
Charles Barkley
Jackman holds up pretty well there, but notice his right knee
It's bent
He's dropping some height in his hips
Something that Hugh does quite a lot when posing for photos
Liev Schreiber once said: "I'm 6 foot 3. I'm Bigger than Hugh Jackman."
Well, I think Hugh might disagree with that
When comparing celebrity heights
Posture
Hair
Shoes
Camera angles
all can make a difference in how tall somebody looks
including Hugh Jackman
It can make the difference from Hugh Jackman looking shorter than Ryan Reynolds
to about the same height
or even taller
I think Jackman has always seemed closer to 6 foot 2
than 6 foot 1
and with 250 votes
the CelebHeights.com visitors agree
that Hugh Jackman was around 6 foot 2 and nowadays about half an inch less