Tallest actor in a leading role
Who
Brad Garrett
What
2.032 metre(s)
Where
United States ()
When
2002

The tallest leading man on screen is Brad Garrett (USA, b. Bradley Henry Gerstenfeld), who stands at least 6 ft 8 in (203.2 cm). The stand-up comedian, professional poker player and actor was nominated for the Emmy Award for Outstanding Lead Actor in a Miniseries or Movie for Gleason (CBS, 2002), in which he portrayed the real-life comedian Jackie Gleason; he also played the lead character Eddie Stark in the sitcom 'Til Death (Fox) from 2006 to 2010.


To realistically depict the 5-ft 11-in (180.3-cm) Jackie Gleason, Garrett was filmed on sets with door frames raised to 8 ft (244 cm), and his fellow actors wore boots with 7-in (17.8-cm) lifts. The tallest leading Hollywood actors include James Cromwell (6 ft 7 in or 200.6 cm, the tallest Oscar-nominated actor) and, at 6 ft 5 in (195.5 cm), Dwayne "The Rock" Johnson, Armie Hammer, Tim Robbins, Joe Manganiello and John Corbett.