Tom Cruise continues to be the quintessential Hollywood movie star everyone just adores. Not only does he have the looks and the talent for it, but he’s also got the spirit to keep wowing audiences worldwide with his physical ability and creative skills. He is truly larger than life. But how tall is Tom Cruise, actually?
Tom Cruise’s height is 5 feet 7 inches or 1.7 m (170 cm).
While he’s never openly admitted to it, Tom Cruise wears lifts sometimes in order to appear taller. After all, he has played roles that are supposed to be taller than his actual height. He’s also been romantically involved with women who were taller than him.
Tom as Jack Reacher
Tom and the production team received a good deal of criticism when it was revealed that he would be playing the titular character in the 2012 movie. Fans of the Jack Reacher books found it odd for Cruise to be playing the role because of one key thing: height.
Jack Reacher was originally written as a big man, an imposing presence at 6 feet 5 inches. With Tom Cruise standing at under 6 feet, the disparity is hard to ignore. Even author Lee Child was concerned by the height difference and how the fans of the books would receive the Cruise-lead movies.
Despite the negative reaction, Tom went on to make two Jack Reacher movies: Jack Reacher in 2012 and its sequel, Jack Reacher: Never Go Back in 2016. Both movies were considered successful at the box office.
Does Tom Cruise date taller women?
With so much material out there about Tom Cruise and his love life over the years, you’d know by now that he was previously married–three times, to be precise. His ex-wives are all actresses, with two out of three taller than him.
Mimi Rogers
Tom was married to Mimi Rogers from 1987 to 1990. They met around 1986-87 and started dating right away, which eventually led to marriage. They had nothing but great things to say about each other while they were together but then the union fizzled out by 1989. Their divorce was finalized in 1990. Mimi Rogers shares the same height as her ex-hubby.
Nicole Kidman
The Tom Cruise-Nicole Kidman marriage was one of the most iconic pairings during the 1990s not only for their A-list celebrity status but for their obvious height difference. Nicole Kidman towers at nearly 5 feet 11 inches, which makes her significantly taller than Tom.
The former power couple met on the set of Days Of Thunder, in which they played on-screen lovers. The chemistry was palpable from the start, with Nicole sharing in one interview that Tom swept her off her feet and she instantly fell in love.
Nicole Kidman and Tom Cruise were married for 11 years (1990-2001). They share two adopted children together, Isabella and Connor Cruise.
Katie Holmes
Tom Cruise’s most highly publicized marriage, arguably because of the internet and social media, was with Katie Holmes. They were married for six years, from 2006 to 2012.
They, too have a height difference – Katie’s approximately 5’9”, taller than Tom by a couple of inches – and an age gap as well. Tom Cruise, who was born in 1962, is 16 years older than Katie Holmes, who was born in 1978. She was 27 when they got married in Italy; he was 44 at the time.
Many controversies swirled around their marriage, one of which related to Tom Cruise’s involvement with The Church of Scientology. It has been widely speculated that this was the main reason for their divorce in 2012.
Katie Holmes and Tom Cruise share one biological child together, Suri.
Does size really matter?
Does height matter in becoming a well-respected Hollywood star like Tom Cruise? Or is he in a league all on his own?
While there are no actors in Hollywood that come close to Tom Cruise’s achievements, skills, and star quality, he’s not all alone in being an A-list actor under 6 feet. Men’s Health listed 40, but we’ll mention just a few so you can get the picture:
Al Pacino (5’7”)
Robert Downey Jr. (5’8½”)
George Clooney (5’11”)
Joaquin Phoenix (5’8″)
Sylvester Stallone (5’9½”)
Johnny Depp (5′ 10″)
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