Guessing a celebrity's true height can be really tough. Between sky high heels and movie magic, it can be hard to know if a celeb is head and shoulders above their co-stars or merely standing on an apple crate to measure up for kissing scenes and other key shots. (The latter is what 5'3" Natalie Portman had to do in Thor so she wouldn't be towered over by 6'3" Chris Hemsworth.)
With the average height for women coming in at 5'4" and the average height for men at about 5'9", many celebs fall in that range. But all of the celebs on this list blow those height stats completely out of the water — men and women.
You probably guessed that the following stars were tall, but did you know they were this tall?
Taylor Swift
Nicole Kidman
Height: 5'11"
Nicknamed "Storky" because of her height, Nicole Kidman was the girl in high school that no one wanted to dance with. But Kidman used her height to her advantage after her publicly acrimonious divorce to the diminutive Tom Cruise. When asked by Late Night host David Letterman what she'd do after the divorce, Kidman quipped, "Well, I can wear heels now."
Joe Manganiello
Height: 6'5"
The Magic Mike XXL star, and husband of Sofia Vergara, has women swooning over his powerful physique, but insists his size can be a drawback.
"All the Academy Awards winners during the '40s, '50s, '60s … they were all super tall," Joe Manganiello told Movieline. "For whatever reason, we live in an era right now where leading men are short, so I have run into difficulty at times because with the leading men on projects, my height is a concern."
Uh, who's concerned? The guy is gorgeous.
Bill Murray
Height: 6'2"
The cranky St. Vincent star has been making audiences laugh for decades since he started on Saturday Night Live. And the tall funnyman used his size to his advantage to ease his nervous co-star Melissa McCarthy, who was terrified to meet him, she told Ellen DeGeneres. After literally picking her up, Bill Murray said Melissa "looked shorter, and yet very much taller than I expected." Needless to say, Melissa wasn't nervous anymore, but she did ask Bill to put her down.
Khloé Kardashian
Height: 5'10"
The reality TV star towers over her tiny sisters Kourtney and Kim Kardashian, both of whom barely top 5' tall. Khloé Kardashian, who's 5'10", admits being taller can be tough on a woman's self-esteem, saying, "They are 5' and 5'2", so I look massive next to them. Everyone expects me to be 9' tall and weigh 200 pounds [when they meet me]."
Kimora Lee Simmons
Height: 6'
The Baby Phat founder and mother of four was 5'10" by the time she was 11. To help encourage her, Kimora Lee Simmons' mother enrolled her in modeling classes. By 14, Kimora won a modeling contract with Chanel. So, yeah, being tall has its perks!
Vince Vaughn
Height: 6'5"
The True Detective star has always used his height to his advantage. Even actress Mindy Kaling publicly expressed her crush on him when she visited Jimmy Fallon on The Tonight Show in 2014.
The funny lady said of Vince Vaughn, "He is so hot … that guy is so tall. He's like a redwood. … The Vince Vaughn National Park is a park I would like to go to."
