![]() If you want to see the grittier side of Elijah Wood, check out Green Street Hooligans, the brutal tale of soccer gang rivalries in England. If you don’t believe me, check out his new show Wilfred. Fair warning: you’ll either love it or hate it. Woody Allen 5’5″Īn award-winning author, comedian, actor, writer, director and musician, Woody Allen is one of the most talented entertainers and creative minds of the century. “Eighty percent of success is showing up.” Photo by arp / Īllen has said a lot of quotable things, but one of my favorite lines of his is: He stands five feet and five inches tall and weighs less than 150 pounds, so he’s a pretty small guy. Make sure you’re on time and looking sharp, and you will get far. ![]() After all, he has won four Oscars, two Golden globes and nine BAFTAs. What comes to mind when you think of Al Pacino? Is it the fact that he’s 5’6″ tall? Or do you picture a pissed-off, blood-covered Tony Montana letting loose with a machine gun? Yeah…me too. Photo by s_bukley / Īl Pacino has played some of the most hardcore characters in some of the most dramatic films ever made. The crazy thing is, he actually has a lot in common with these characters that he portrayed so masterfully. Pacino grew up in a broken family in the bad part of NYC. He was drinking and smoking at a very young age, and he apparently didn’t shy away from a fight. He dropped out of high school at age 17 and worked odd jobs to finance his acting lessons. So, even as a little kid in the ghetto, he didn’t let his size hold him back. He worked hard and fought (literally) his way to success. Let Al Pacino be an example of how a short man – or any man – can overcome the odds and achieve great things. Ben Stiller 5’7″īen Stiller is a hilarious actor and director. He parents were both established comedians, so it was pretty much inevitable that he was going to be a funny man. He got his big break with There’s Something About Mary in 1998, and it was all uphill from there. Stiller is only 5’7″ tall, but he stays in great shape. About his commitment to acting and making people laugh, he has said: He’s been side by side with Tom Cruise in a few short spoofs, and he definitely holds his own when it comes to “jackedness”.īen’s willingness to use slap-stick, self-deprecating style of humor has worked out well for him. “I’m always willing to endure humiliation on behalf of my characters.”īeing a shorter man, I think this sort of “roll with the punches” mentality goes a long way. You should expect someone, at some point, to make fun of you. Whether it’s about your height or something else. Your power comes from how you react, and Ben Stiller has mastered that.
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