To regular-ass peasants, celebrities seem like larger-than-life, almost god-like creatures. So you may be surprised to find out that some of your favorite famous people are actually way shorter than they appear in your mind and on camera with all the smoke and mirrors that the entertainment industry has to offer. Brace yourselves as this 5’1” writer exposes celebs who are a lot shorter than you thought. You may even need to sit down—because seated you may still be taller than these tremendously successful miniature people.
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1 Kourtney Kardashian, 5’0”
GettyIf she isn’t careful, her model sister could crush her. -
2 Tom Cruise, 5’7”
GettyThe only time Tom is looking down on you is when he’s jumping on a couch. Or if you believe in psychiatry and prescription drugs. -
3 Kristen Bell, 5’1”
GettyShe’s a full foot shorter than her husband, 6’2″ Dax Shepard, but their two kids are proof that we all fit perfectly when horizontal. -
4 Kevin Hart, 5’4”
GettyYou were too busy LOLing to notice that you stepped on Kevin. -
5 Vanessa Hudgens, 5’1”
GettyGabriella, yes. Vanessa, not even. -
6 Reese Witherspoon, 5’1”
GettyLegally short. -
7 Mary-Kate Olsen, 5’2”
GettyAshley would’ve made the list but she’s a skyscraper at 5’3″. That extra inch totally changes things. -
8 Jada Pinkett Smith, 5’0”
GettyKeeping Will Smith in line from all the way down there. -
9 Josh Hutcherson, 5’6”
GettyApparently there are no height requirement to participate in The Hunger Games. -
10 Lady Gaga, 5’1”
GettyThe woman who leads a pack of monsters. Ironic. -
11 Jon Stewart, 5’7”
GettyHow he saw over that desk for 16 years is beyond us. -
12 Raven Symone, 5’2”
GettyPsychic visions limited. -
13 Daniel Radcliffe, 5’5”
GettyCan still kick Voldemort’s ass from down south. -
14 Adrienne Bailon, 4’11”
GettyRob allegedly cheated because it’s not there if you can’t see it. -
15 Jennifer Love Hewitt, 5’2”
GettyNo wonder she was the last to survive in the I Know What You Did Last Summer franchise. The smaller you are, the harder it is for sociopaths to find you. -
16 Mark Wahlberg, 5’8”
GettyBig bulge, small torso, amiright? -
17 Christina Aguilera, 5’2”
GettyHow that big voice fits in that tiny body, I dunno. -
18 Lucy Liu, 5’3”
GettyThose legs, tho. -
19 Bruno Mars, 5’5”
GettySex takes him to paradise, which is good, because with legs this short it would take a while to walk there. -
20 Snooki, 4’8”
GettyI mean, we knew you had to be tiny to be a meatball, but c’mon. -
21 Seth Green, 5’4”
GettyLooks like he could have played Mini-Me too. -
22 Kelly Clarkson, 5’3”
GettySince you been short. Which is, you know, always. -
23 Carrie Underwood, 5’3”
GettyStand-in hockey stick for Mike Fisher at times.