wickedrum

yeah, probably not

sum1

Tyler Hoechlin, that's the kid who plays Superman in Supergirl and is too short for the role, right?

wickedrum

I don't think he's too short

PhoenixRising

Tyler's 6 feet even, so he's the same height as Dean Cain, who played Superman in Lois & Clark, and only one inch shorter than Henry Cavill, who's 6'1".

Brandon Routh is 6'2" and Tom Welling is 6'3". Christopher Reeve is still the tallest actor to ever play Superman at 6'4".

sum1

Tyler's 5' 10¾". Too short to be Superman, who should be at least 6'.

PhoenixRising

It says 6 feet on his wiki page.

sum1

And I'm sure he'd like you to believe it too.

Haven't you heard of the phenomenon of celebs exaggerating their heights?

He's not 6' and he doesn't look 6'.

PhoenixRising

Well, I've checked six different websites and they all say he's six feet. Dean Cain is also six feet.

sum1

Well they've all got the same wrong data. Look at IMDB for the correct data.
Anyway, it's a general rule that when there's conflicting figures for an actor's height the smallest figure is the one to go by.
Anyway, I knew he wasn't 6' just by looking at him before I looked up his height. He doesn't look 6'.

And Dean Cain is 5' 11½".

PhoenixRising

Well IMDB is the only site that says that. So I have no idea why there's a discrepancy.

sum1

Because it's more accurate. All the other sites are quoting the bloated figure. Plus it's seriously implausible that he'd be 6', the way he looks.

PhoenixRising

Okay. I can't exactly measure the guy, so I can't comment.

wickedrum

rankings are out

sum1

Thanks.

I hope you don't let my criticisms of Hoechlin get to you, Rita. It's not meant personally.

wickedrum

not at all. Besides, you can't influence how much I love him as Superman