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5ft 10.6in (179.3cm)
5ft 10.6in (179.3cm)
DP said on 8/Oct/05
I don't know if he's 5'11" or 5'11.5" but Jerry doesn't seem like he's playing any games with his height. We all seem to be in agreement this is approximately his height.
I don't know if he's 5'11" or 5'11.5" but Jerry doesn't seem like he's playing any games with his height. We all seem to be in agreement this is approximately his height.
Mcfan said on 15/Sep/05
I don't think Jerry is over 5'11, but I think Chris Rock is 5'10
I don't think Jerry is over 5'11, but I think Chris Rock is 5'10
Mr. Awesome said on 24/Aug/05
Rob, I think this height for Seinfeld is very accurate. I've always believed that he's 5'11'', or even a bit more. As has been reiterated so many times before in various comments, he looks this height in relation to his co-stars, and is consistently described as 5’11’’ on the show. In the episodes with Keith Hernandez, (who is commonly listed at 6'0'' even), Jerry was, AT MOST, an inch shorter than Hernandez. Compared to Michael Richards and Wayne Knight, 6’0’’ looks completely correct for Hernandez. Nothing in Height Police’s comment made anything remotely close to a fragment of sense. They stated at one point that Seinfeld tries to make him look “average”, and in the same comment that Seinfeld tries to make himself look “tall”. That’s just ridiculous and should be ignored cause it’s contradicting information Everything checks out, Rob; sightings are quite consistent stating he’s at least 5’11’’, he’s referred to as 5’11’’ in the show, and comparisons with other people on the show. Leave this one, dude, you’re absolutely correct.
Rob, I think this height for Seinfeld is very accurate. I've always believed that he's 5'11'', or even a bit more. As has been reiterated so many times before in various comments, he looks this height in relation to his co-stars, and is consistently described as 5’11’’ on the show. In the episodes with Keith Hernandez, (who is commonly listed at 6'0'' even), Jerry was, AT MOST, an inch shorter than Hernandez. Compared to Michael Richards and Wayne Knight, 6’0’’ looks completely correct for Hernandez. Nothing in Height Police’s comment made anything remotely close to a fragment of sense. They stated at one point that Seinfeld tries to make him look “average”, and in the same comment that Seinfeld tries to make himself look “tall”. That’s just ridiculous and should be ignored cause it’s contradicting information Everything checks out, Rob; sightings are quite consistent stating he’s at least 5’11’’, he’s referred to as 5’11’’ in the show, and comparisons with other people on the show. Leave this one, dude, you’re absolutely correct.
CelebHeights Editor said on 24/Aug/05
From Seinfeld newsgroup. Someone at 5ft 9' claimed he was taller than Jerry, but somebody responded: "I have met Jerry now about 3 or 4 times. I have two different picutures of my wife and I with him and he is definitely not shorter than I am and I am definitely 5'11" tall. I.e., he is approximately 6' tall. F.y.i., based on them standing next to me, I would guess the rest of the cast to be the following heights (approximately): Michael Richards--6'4"
Jason Alexander--5'4" Julia LD--5'4" (basically the same height as JA, give or take a 1/2") Jerry Stiller--5'3""
From Seinfeld newsgroup. Someone at 5ft 9' claimed he was taller than Jerry, but somebody responded: "I have met Jerry now about 3 or 4 times. I have two different picutures of my wife and I with him and he is definitely not shorter than I am and I am definitely 5'11" tall. I.e., he is approximately 6' tall. F.y.i., based on them standing next to me, I would guess the rest of the cast to be the following heights (approximately): Michael Richards--6'4"
Jason Alexander--5'4" Julia LD--5'4" (basically the same height as JA, give or take a 1/2") Jerry Stiller--5'3""
Anonymous said on 22/Aug/05
when you see him close to 191 cm richards 181 cm is very possible even 182 cm maybe
when you see him close to 191 cm richards 181 cm is very possible even 182 cm maybe
CelebHeights Editor said on 21/Aug/05
From gossip newsgroup: "Jerry Seinfeld is genuinely tall -- I almost bumped into him in the Rockefeller Center concourse a few years ago...I think he's taller even than he looks on TV, which isn't true of most"
From gossip newsgroup: "Jerry Seinfeld is genuinely tall -- I almost bumped into him in the Rockefeller Center concourse a few years ago...I think he's taller even than he looks on TV, which isn't true of most"
dmeyer said on 21/Jul/05
i am watching seinfeld all the time kramer is no less than 6'3'' and there is no more than 3.5-4 inches diferance between them so seinfeld gotta be a solid 5'11
i am watching seinfeld all the time kramer is no less than 6'3'' and there is no more than 3.5-4 inches diferance between them so seinfeld gotta be a solid 5'11
Robert L said on 21/Jun/05
Well avg height is 5'9(which I am)although I would say seinfeld is about that because everyone knows alexander is not 5'5,and Julia dreyfus while very sexy is not a tall woman,I would say seinfeld is shorter than he says.
Well avg height is 5'9(which I am)although I would say seinfeld is about that because everyone knows alexander is not 5'5,and Julia dreyfus while very sexy is not a tall woman,I would say seinfeld is shorter than he says.
Height Police said on 9/Jun/05
Seinfeld is 5-9. He had complete control over the show and tried to make himself the normal average man compared to the extremes of George and Kraemer.
Everything in the apartment is carefully calculated to make him look tall. Ever notice the shorter refrigerator?
Also, Seinfeld is extremely skinny. Toothpick skinny, which gives the illusion of tallness.
Seinfeld is 5-9. He had complete control over the show and tried to make himself the normal average man compared to the extremes of George and Kraemer.
Everything in the apartment is carefully calculated to make him look tall. Ever notice the shorter refrigerator?
Also, Seinfeld is extremely skinny. Toothpick skinny, which gives the illusion of tallness.
Anonymous said on 11/May/05
Jerry is about 5'10". Ive met him. Very average height.
Jerry is about 5'10". Ive met him. Very average height.
Mr. R said on 29/Apr/05
Oh come on Smoke, you and I have agreed a lot more than we have disagreed. I believe that Jerry is between 5-10 and 5-11, and we can chalk this one up to you and I getting it right!
Oh come on Smoke, you and I have agreed a lot more than we have disagreed. I believe that Jerry is between 5-10 and 5-11, and we can chalk this one up to you and I getting it right!
Smoke said on 29/Apr/05
Mr. R, I'm the first to agree with you when you're right (which doesn't seem to be very often)! :) But I think you got this one right, it's always better to compare the heights of people who are closer in heights (Reinhold and Seinfeld) and not father (Seinfeld and Richards). I agree with your 5'10"-ish estimate, but we can only know for sure if we were to meet Jerry for ourselves, I also think Ricardo is onto something because, if you judge by the doorway, Jerry really does look a 5'9"er when he walks through it! He is definately atleast marginally shorter than 5'11", by now he is 179 cm at most.
Mr. R, I'm the first to agree with you when you're right (which doesn't seem to be very often)! :) But I think you got this one right, it's always better to compare the heights of people who are closer in heights (Reinhold and Seinfeld) and not father (Seinfeld and Richards). I agree with your 5'10"-ish estimate, but we can only know for sure if we were to meet Jerry for ourselves, I also think Ricardo is onto something because, if you judge by the doorway, Jerry really does look a 5'9"er when he walks through it! He is definately atleast marginally shorter than 5'11", by now he is 179 cm at most.
Mr. R said on 28/Apr/05
If you remember Smoke, I raised a challenge to this height. I don't think that he is quite 5-11, but no shorter than 5-10, probably somewhere in between. I base this on my run in with Jason Alexander, who was much shorter than I realized, and knowing that I'm 5-11.5, and I towered over him, much more than it seemed Jerry did on-screen
If you remember Smoke, I raised a challenge to this height. I don't think that he is quite 5-11, but no shorter than 5-10, probably somewhere in between. I base this on my run in with Jason Alexander, who was much shorter than I realized, and knowing that I'm 5-11.5, and I towered over him, much more than it seemed Jerry did on-screen
Smoke said on 27/Apr/05
I caught an episode with (close talker) Judge Reinhold and Jerry, I've never run into Jerry before, but I have met Judge, and he was a solid 6 footer (about 184 cm), Jerry did look about 2 inches, not one inch shorter. Granted footwear could have been a factor in this, but if you compare eye levels, Seinfeld didn't quite look 5'11". I've said in the past that Jerry has always seemed relatively tall ("I'm tall, you're tall, we're all tall!"), but to paraphrase our editor, hold your horses Jerry, you're not that tall! I think 5'10"-5'11" is definately his range. It'd be cool if we could get a screenshot of Mr. Closer Talker and Jerry together.
I caught an episode with (close talker) Judge Reinhold and Jerry, I've never run into Jerry before, but I have met Judge, and he was a solid 6 footer (about 184 cm), Jerry did look about 2 inches, not one inch shorter. Granted footwear could have been a factor in this, but if you compare eye levels, Seinfeld didn't quite look 5'11". I've said in the past that Jerry has always seemed relatively tall ("I'm tall, you're tall, we're all tall!"), but to paraphrase our editor, hold your horses Jerry, you're not that tall! I think 5'10"-5'11" is definately his range. It'd be cool if we could get a screenshot of Mr. Closer Talker and Jerry together.
Ric said on 26/Apr/05
HAHAHA. You guys have Jason Alexander at 5'3. That's just mean. HAHAHA. And Jerry Seinfeld IS 5'11, however, in a particular episode he did have the black and white no-brand shoes that gives him about 2 inches, my friend pointed it out because he has the same ones. That's why sometimes he looks closer to "Kramer" (Micheal Richards)'s height. But when he's not wearing those, he really is 5'11.
HAHAHA. You guys have Jason Alexander at 5'3. That's just mean. HAHAHA. And Jerry Seinfeld IS 5'11, however, in a particular episode he did have the black and white no-brand shoes that gives him about 2 inches, my friend pointed it out because he has the same ones. That's why sometimes he looks closer to "Kramer" (Micheal Richards)'s height. But when he's not wearing those, he really is 5'11.
Ricardo said on 31/Mar/05
Maybe he is 5'11" but he doesn't look it on screen to me.
Maybe he is 5'11" but he doesn't look it on screen to me.
canstop25 said on 29/Mar/05
I agree with smoke jerry has always looked to be a solid 5'11"
I agree with smoke jerry has always looked to be a solid 5'11"
Smoke said on 28/Mar/05
Ricardo depending on what part of the world you are from the average man can be anything from 5'6"-6'0". I do think that Jerry is ever so slightly above average height for an American man, which is 177 cm or almost 5'10". He isn't a tall guy, 5'11" is not tall by any stretch, but he isn't short. HE DOES LOOK RELATIVELY TALL, and he is not that thin. I agree with our editor that he truely does look a solid 5'11". In Seinfeld there are no signs of him wearing lifts and he does look quite a bit taller than George (5'4.5"). Michael Richards wasn't anything less than 190 cm during his time on Seinfeld and Jerry did look about 10 cms shorter. I stand by the fact that Jerry is indeed 5'11" and not 5'9". He definately can't pass for anything more than 5'11" though.
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Ricardo depending on what part of the world you are from the average man can be anything from 5'6"-6'0". I do think that Jerry is ever so slightly above average height for an American man, which is 177 cm or almost 5'10". He isn't a tall guy, 5'11" is not tall by any stretch, but he isn't short. HE DOES LOOK RELATIVELY TALL, and he is not that thin. I agree with our editor that he truely does look a solid 5'11". In Seinfeld there are no signs of him wearing lifts and he does look quite a bit taller than George (5'4.5"). Michael Richards wasn't anything less than 190 cm during his time on Seinfeld and Jerry did look about 10 cms shorter. I stand by the fact that Jerry is indeed 5'11" and not 5'9". He definately can't pass for anything more than 5'11" though.
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Ricardo said on 28/Mar/05
Lol, this reminds me of what happens with my friend who is about 5'9" and has 5'11" on his id card and everyone beleives him. it's because he is skinny and has a lot of hair,and was measured with footwear on. i'm about the same height but muscular and don't have a lot of hair, so when i tell anyone i'm 5'8" they insist i'm 5'6" until they see me and my friend standing together. Having a lot of hair and being skinny can make you look 2-3 inches taller from a glance and on television. I'm not totally sure about Jerry's height he just doesn't look 5'11", 5'11 looks tall. Are you telling me that jerry is 3 inches taller than the average man???
Lol, this reminds me of what happens with my friend who is about 5'9" and has 5'11" on his id card and everyone beleives him. it's because he is skinny and has a lot of hair,and was measured with footwear on. i'm about the same height but muscular and don't have a lot of hair, so when i tell anyone i'm 5'8" they insist i'm 5'6" until they see me and my friend standing together. Having a lot of hair and being skinny can make you look 2-3 inches taller from a glance and on television. I'm not totally sure about Jerry's height he just doesn't look 5'11", 5'11 looks tall. Are you telling me that jerry is 3 inches taller than the average man???
Smoke said on 27/Mar/05
I have to agree, Jerry does look dead on 4 inches shorter than Michael Richards in Seinfeld, so unless Richards is less than 6'3", Jerry has to be around 5'11". I'm not sure as to Jerry's footwear though, but judging by his appearnce next to Kramer he does look it. I think that the 5'3" you guys have Jason Alexander at is a little bit stingy! Now I know the guy is rude in person, but I agree with our Editor's listing of 5'4.5", he's not quite 5'5" but he definately isn't 5'3" either. It's easy to downgrade/upgrade people because of short/long legs, Alexander and Kevin James are classics because they appear shorter due to this and someone like Venus Williams is a classic example of looking taller due to longer legs. Jerry certainly looks atleast 6 inches taller than Alexander and 4 inches shorter than Richards, Louise-Dreyfus is tough to pindown because she's always wearing footwear that support's her height.
I have to agree, Jerry does look dead on 4 inches shorter than Michael Richards in Seinfeld, so unless Richards is less than 6'3", Jerry has to be around 5'11". I'm not sure as to Jerry's footwear though, but judging by his appearnce next to Kramer he does look it. I think that the 5'3" you guys have Jason Alexander at is a little bit stingy! Now I know the guy is rude in person, but I agree with our Editor's listing of 5'4.5", he's not quite 5'5" but he definately isn't 5'3" either. It's easy to downgrade/upgrade people because of short/long legs, Alexander and Kevin James are classics because they appear shorter due to this and someone like Venus Williams is a classic example of looking taller due to longer legs. Jerry certainly looks atleast 6 inches taller than Alexander and 4 inches shorter than Richards, Louise-Dreyfus is tough to pindown because she's always wearing footwear that support's her height.
Chris said on 26/Mar/05
Jerry Seinfeld is 5ft 11 for sure. Standing next to 6ft 3 Michael Richards (Kramer), it looks correct. When Kramer is looking for his friend in one episode he describes Jerry as 5ft 11.
Jerry Seinfeld is 5ft 11 for sure. Standing next to 6ft 3 Michael Richards (Kramer), it looks correct. When Kramer is looking for his friend in one episode he describes Jerry as 5ft 11.
Ricardo said on 26/Mar/05
I agree with you both. the height of a typical doorway is about 6'7" (btw Rob, this is a good way to measure celebrities also.)If Jerry is 5'11" when he had his shoes on he would stand at about 6'0 1/2", therefore he would be about 6 and a 1/2" inches shorter than the top of the doorway. Does he look 6 1/2" inches shorter than the doorway in seinfeld?, no. Also beside his extremely short co-stars who are about 5'1" and 5'3", if he was 5'11" he would tower over them. Instead he just looks average and they just look short. My guess is that he is about 5'9 or a little over and is 5'11" with his shoes on and all that hair on his head... never liked him, always thought he was the last funny one on the show...
I agree with you both. the height of a typical doorway is about 6'7" (btw Rob, this is a good way to measure celebrities also.)If Jerry is 5'11" when he had his shoes on he would stand at about 6'0 1/2", therefore he would be about 6 and a 1/2" inches shorter than the top of the doorway. Does he look 6 1/2" inches shorter than the doorway in seinfeld?, no. Also beside his extremely short co-stars who are about 5'1" and 5'3", if he was 5'11" he would tower over them. Instead he just looks average and they just look short. My guess is that he is about 5'9 or a little over and is 5'11" with his shoes on and all that hair on his head... never liked him, always thought he was the last funny one on the show...
Mr. R said on 18/Mar/05
I agree. As I said elsewhere, Jason was between 5'3-4", and Jerry does not seem 7 inches taller. This should be investigated further.
I agree. As I said elsewhere, Jason was between 5'3-4", and Jerry does not seem 7 inches taller. This should be investigated further.
seinfeld viewer said on 18/Mar/05
Seinfeld is more 5'9". If he were really 5'11", he would have had more height on his diminutive co-stars (Julia and Jason; 5'1" and 5'3" respectively).
Seinfeld is more 5'9". If he were really 5'11", he would have had more height on his diminutive co-stars (Julia and Jason; 5'1" and 5'3" respectively).
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