Hollywood’s Successful Short Male Celebrities Who Prove That Height Doesn’t Make Any Difference

Published on 11/30/2020
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Al Pacino – 5 feet 7 inches

Al Pacino has been a great career, best known for his acting skills and the mafia boss’s role over the years. However, it turns out that his stature in The Father almost lost him to an iconic role. In 2017, during the Tribeca Film Fest discussion, the film’s cast reunited. Paramount producers revealed that they initially thought that Vito Corleone was too short” for the actor to portray. At first, they wanted someone like Robert Redford instead. But it was a wise choice for Pacino to be chosen by Francis Ford Coppola.

Al Pacino – 5 Feet 7 Inches

F Al Pacino – 5 Feet 7 Inches

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James McAvoy – 5 feet 7 inches

When James McAvoy was interviewed by the Los Angeles Times, the actor was modest about his leading man status. “I’m 5-foot-7, and I’ve got pasty white skin. I don’t think I’m ugly, don’t get me wrong, but Brad Pitt guy, I’m not your classic lead man.” During a 2007 interview when he was working on a romantic war drama called Atonement opposite Keira Knightley. In a film titled Split > When it comes to recent projects, he showed off his acting chops.

James McAvoy – 5 Feet 7 Inches

James McAvoy – 5 Feet 7 Inches

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