6 short actors who have reached heights in their careers

2024 Author: Richard Flannagan | [email protected]. Last modified: 2023-12-15 23:55

It seems that success is accompanied only by handsome tall and muscular physique. This is how we represent both Don Juans and action heroes. However, our current participants in the publication are men below average height. It would seem - what should they do in Hollywood? It turns out that talent and an assertive character can work a miracle: some of them have become legends, comedy plots are unthinkable without others, and still others have become “saviors of the world”. Let's remember together our favorite actors, whose height we pay attention to last.

Charlie Chaplin

This man appeared at the dawn of cinematography and was able to become not only a first-class actor, but also a real master of cinema. No wonder he twice received the Oscar out of competition with the wording “For invaluable contribution to the fact that cinema has become an art in this century”. His career stretched over 75 years and lasted almost until the death of the actor at the age of 88. He was applauded by London, dizzying success in Hollywood awaited him, he was knighted and received the Order of Merit for the Italian Republic. And the thing is that the actor never worried about his small stature of 165 cm.

As a child, this helped him earn a living, and on the screen - to evoke sympathy from the audience. Charlie Chaplin came up with the image of "Charlie the tramp" - a kind of loser who everyone offends. To make a difference in his comedy films, Chaplin invited larger actors to emphasize the contrast. Big and strong villains offended small and defenseless Charlie, and his character received additional bonuses in the form of audience sympathy.

Danny DeVito

The audience of the whole world fell in love with this "baby" of 147 cm height. The charming, incredibly funny, slightly awkward and endlessly talented actor is remembered by movie fans for his numerous works. In his piggy bank there are more than a hundred roles, and the most memorable works were, perhaps, the films Gemini, Junior, One Flew Over the Cuckoo's Nest, Pulp Fiction, Romance with a Stone, Dumbo.

The actor was widely known by the television series Taxi, where he played one of the central roles with incredible brilliance. Danny DeVito also played well the role of comic gangsters and all sorts of rogues. For a stronger contrast, the directors in their comedies fell in love with the duet of a small and fat short man with a huge and muscular Arnold Schwarzenegger. By the way, in addition to his acting talent, Danny DeVito became famous as a director and producer.

DeVito was nominated for an Oscar for his biographical film Eni Borkovich. He also became the first animated film actor to voice his role in five languages at once - English, Italian, Spanish, German and Russian. So we can confidently say that growth and talent are not interconnected in any way. However, in the childhood of the actor, everything was the opposite. The boy was the lowest among his peers, and his father was seriously worried. However, the doctors said that the child is absolutely healthy. Subsequently, it was the small growth that became an obstacle to filming in films - the directors did not want to bother with a non-standard actor. But numerous failures only strengthened Denny's spirit. And now we can watch how the undersized fat man conquered the top of the Hollywood Olympus.

Daniel Radcliffe

Perhaps a whole generation grew up with this actor. He became famous as a child, playing the little wizard Harry Potter. Time passed, the young sorcerer turned into a young man and gradually departed from the role of an excellent botanist. Serious roles appeared in his filmography. Among the latest works of this actor can be noted "Jungle", "A Dangerous Mission", "Miracle Workers", "Akimbo Cannons", "Escape from Pretoria". However, he has not yet managed to "grow" to the hero of an action movie. Whatever it was, Daniel, with a height of 165 cm, continues to be a favorite of girls, and tickets for performances with his participation are sold out in advance.

Dustin Hoffman

Growth at 167 cm did not prevent Dustin from becoming a serious actor. And it's all about the actor's hard work. He hones his roles to the smallest detail, which, in fact, conquers the directors. However, the initial steps in Hoffman's acting career were often disappointing - because of his inconspicuous growth, they did not want to take him to theatrical productions.

The same thing happened with auditions at film studios. And only director Mike Nichols was able to discern talent and gave him the role that was usually given to tall blondes. So Dustin Hoffman, a small black-eyed man with Jewish roots, played the role of an innocent college graduate and received his first Oscar nomination. Now this actor is one of the most respected stars of theater and cinema, and at 83 he still continues to build a career in the Hollywood Hills.

Tom Cruise

Everyone knows the famous actor Tom Cruise as one of the main rescuers of mankind. However, for many it will come as a surprise that the height of this action star does not exceed 170 cm. As a child, a short boy from a poor family was a bully. This helped him acquire an important character trait: learning to stand up for himself. Well, in the future, as his colleagues in the drama "Outcasts" said, the aspiring actor demanded increased attention to himself and was very picky about the terms of the contract and work on the set.

So the short stature in his case was the catalyst for success, and the energetic character helped to break into the ranks of Hollywood actors of the first magnitude. Tom Cruise's calling card was the Mission Impossible series of films, where the actor played the special agent Ethan Hunt.

Joe Pesci

The growth of this famous actor and musician of Italian descent is only 163 cm. Despite the fact that the boy, at the age of five, made his debut on the stage of one of the theaters in New York, and a little later became a regular participant in the "Finest Hour" variety show, he did not seriously think about acting career. His work in a little-known film was noticed by Martin Scorsese and Robert De Niro, who persuaded Joe to star in the sports drama Raging Bull. For this role, the actor was awarded the BAFTA award as the most promising newcomer.

Joe Pesci later rose to fame for his roles in The Nice Guys, Home Alone, My Cousin Vinnie, The Casino, The Bronx Tale, The Irishman and the Lethal Weapon series. In addition to his acting talent, the celebrity has recorded three musical discs that contain jazz compositions. So, as you can see, small stature is not at all an obstacle to fulfilling cherished dreams and building a successful career.