We continue to look at actors and height in part two of our series. On Monday, we looked at Emmy winners, and it was found that the average actor who won an Emmy was just over 5'10", which is slightly above the US national male average. This matched the female winner, whose height averaged just above 5'5", again, slightly above the US national female average. Today, we continue the series by looking at Golden Globe winners, starting with television
2008 - Television:
Comedy: David Duchovny (Californication), 6' 1/2"
Drama: Jon Hamm (Mad Men), 5'11"TV movie/miniseries: Jim Broadbent (Longford), 6'1 1/2"
Average 2008 height: Just over 6'
2007
Comedy: Alec Baldwin (30 Rock), 5'11"
Drama: Hugh Laurie (House), 6'2 1/2"TV movie/miniseries: Bill Nighy (Gideon's Daughter), 6'2"
Average 2007 height: Just under 6'2"
2006
Comedy: Steve Carell (The Office), 5'10"
Drama: Hugh Laurie (House), 6'2 1/2"TV movie/miniseries: Jonathan Rhys Myers (Elvis), 5'10"
Average 2006 height: Just under 5'11"
2005
Comedy: Jason Bateman (Arrested Development), 6'
Drama: Ian McShane (Deadwood), 5'9"TV movie/miniseries: Geoffrey Rush (The Life and Death of Peter Sellers), 6'
Average 2005 height: 5'11"
2004
Comedy: Ricky Gervais (The Office UK), 5'8"
Drama: Anthony LaPaglia (Without a Trace), 5'11"TV movie/miniseries: Al Pacino (Angels in America), 5'7"
Average 2004 height: Just over 5'8 1/2"
2003
Drama: Michael Chiklis (The Shield), 5'8 1/2"
TV movie/miniseries: Albert Finney (The Gathering Storm), 5'9"
2002:
Comedy: Charlie Sheen (Spin City), 5'10"
Drama: Kiefer Sutherland (24), 5'9 1/2"
TV movie/miniseries: James Franco (James Dean), 5'10"
Average 2002 height: Just under 5'10"
2001:
Comedy: Kelsey Grammer (Frasier), 6'1"
Drama: Martin Sheen (The West Wing), 5'7"
TV movie/miniseries: Brian Dennehy (Arthur Miller's Death of a Salesman), 6'2"
Average 2001 height: Just over 5'10 1/2"
Total average height: Just under 5'11"
I'm not too surprised at the total average height of 5'11", about two inches above the US national average. The average female Golden Globe winner (for television) is about 5'6", also two inches. I've also noticed that, at least with male Golden Globe winners, comedic actors aren't necessarily shorter than those who win in the drama category, unlike women. Are you surprised, readers?
Next up: Golden Globe winners, Part II B - Film on Friday, February 22.