I just looked up the IMDB bio for the director of one of my favorite movies, THE LIVES OF OTHERS, and learned that he, Florian Von Hammersmark (sp?) stands 6 feet and 8 1/2 inches tall.
Aside from athletes, which other people that you know of because they’re otherwise famous are surprisingly tall? I know Roald Dahl was very tall, maybe 6’6", and John Kenneth Galbraith was 6’7 or maybe 6’8", but I’m curious about other tall folks. Oh, there’s Michael Crichton who was also very tall. Others?
The Wikipedia entry for Tim Robbins says that “As of 2006, he was the tallest Academy Award-winning actor at 6 feet 5 inches.”
And Bill deBlasio, NYC Mayor from 2014-2021, is 6’5".
Magician Penn Jillette (of Penn & Teller) is 6’6".
Joey Ramone stood 6’ 6".
Another 6’6" musician was Sergei Rachmaninoff, who also had huge hands.
Stephen Merchant is 6’7".
Not famous, but when I was in the Navy, I had a classmate who was 6’10" - he thought it was hilarious to rest his elbow on top of my head and say “Where’s FCM?”
I believe the guitarist, Buckethead, is 6’6". AIUI, he has specially-made guitars that are larger than usual, so they don’t look like toys when he plays live.
In the category of tall actresses, Uma Thurman, Sigourney Weaver, Geena Davis and Nicole Kidman are all 6 footers, or nearly.
Me. I’m 6’8” and a fraction.
I’m adding Clint Walker to the 6’6" chaps.
Barron Trump, TFG’s youngest son, was 6’7" at 15. He’s now 16 but I don’t see a new height.
I’m 6’7"
My first boss when I was a lifeguard was 7’. He played professional basketball in Europe for a bit but when I worked for him those days were long past.
With the exception of Markie Post, the cast of Night Court was full of tall people.
There’s a photo of him where he towers over everybody. I wonder if he has any athletic skills at all. As much as I despise his father, it’d be cool if he carved a niche in the NBA.
(Or moved to Europe and became some vagabond. He’s going to - at some point in his life - be asked about his view on the White House years of his father. The mind boggles when you consider whether he’ll be another Trumpian prick, or an outsider)
Former FBI Director James Comey is 6’8" according to Google.
Still the record for tallest sitcom cast.
Aleksandar Vučić, the president of Serbia, is 6’ 6"
Filip Vujanović, former president of Montenegro, is 6’ 7"
ted cassidy was 6’9". lurch was the best.
Also Karen Gillan, of Doctor Who and Guardians of the Galaxy fame - she’s 5’11.
Staying in the category of British performers, comedian Greg Davies is famously tall - 6’8. On Taskmaster, he towers over his co-host, whom he calls “Little Alex Horne”; who is himself 6’2.
Staying this side of the pond, Richard Osman is 6’ 7" apparently