Matt Damon is a multi-talented performer
who makes acting look easy
An Oscar-winning screenwriter
he's starred in countless Hollywood blockbusters
and he's also
according to his good friend Ben Affleck
an Incredibly short guy
this is a fact
Ben says
but is there any truth to the scurrilous rumour
that Matt Damon makes Tom Cruise
look like a Giant
I mean just how tall is
Matt Damon
really?
now Matt's had some experience of being short
in his junior years in High School
he was only Five Foot Two
but he grew
becoming one of Hollywood's biggest stars
Not
in a literal sense
I mean everybody agrees Matt is not a tall guy
Chris Hemsworth on the other hand
IS
and when you see Him standing beside Matt Damon
he makes him look well
under Six Foot tall
Hold on a minute
I'll just fix that photo
Would you look at that
Matt Damon
on his tip-toes
not too much though
he's definitely no
Jeremy Piven
or Colin Farrell
when it comes to tip-toeing
Ben Affleck hasn't been the only person
to describe Matt as a short guy
one of Kevin Smith's friends
who had 2 lines in Jay and Silent Bob
said when he met Matt
he was short
like Five foot Eight short
but that's getting into Don Cheadle and Mark Wahlberg territory
and Matt Damon is definitely not as short as those guys
whilst Wahlberg and Damon don't share the same height
they do possess
the same commonality, when it comes to the height they claim
Both say
They're Five Foot Ten
and you know who else claims Five Foot Ten?
Jeremy Piven
but measuring your height whilst standing on your toes doesn't count
I mean you'd never
find me
doing something like that
In movies
sometimes the actor's own stature
doesn't quite match up
with the character they're playing
Like Tom Cruise as Six Foot Five Jack Reacher
Hugh Jackman as Five Foot Three Wolverine
and the incredibly short Matt Damon
as the Six Foot three rugby player Francois Pienaar
When Damon was asked to play Francois
he looked him up online
and he turned to the Director Clint Eastwood and said
this guy is huge
and I'm only
Five Foot Ten
When he met Francois in person
of course
he had to look up at him
but he joked to Pienaar
Trust Me
I look bigger
on film
except in Downsizing
in 2017 when he promoted the film
he played a little game
is it bigger than Matt Damon?
in which he suggested
he was Five Foot Ten and a half
and Ben Affleck
was a towering Six Foot Four
We all know Affleck towers over Matt Damon
he doesn't need constantly reminded of it
again
and again
The thing is though
Ben Affleck isn't
even Six Foot Four
Tom Brady though
he is
Now in case Matt forgets
Here's a little reminder
of the time he met Tom Brady
AND
Jimmy Kimmel
Now Matt definitely doesn't need reminding
that he's shorter than Jimmy Kimmel
who measured under Six Foot
and that was including his hair
and Damon absolutely does not need reminding
that he's shorter than the incredibly handsome
and barely Five Foot Eleven Brad Pitt
However Matt can take solace
if he's ever feeling a bit short
he can always just open his closet door
and pick out some of his favourite footwear
then if you happen to meet Matt
you'll be pleasantly surprised
to discover
he's not quite as short as you think
he's actually
average height
roughly the same
as Mel Gibson
and you know what Mel claims?
Five Foot Ten too!