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Double-Take - Tom's How Tall?
Thu August 10th 2006 @ 8:36AM - James - Tom Welling - 7 Comments
Imagine the lovably dopey yours truly gasping like a guppy and mumbling something along the lines of "who in the how in the where in the whuh huh?"
That's exactly what I'm doing after reading a new article about Smallville's sixth season guest star Aaron Ashmore over at TV Guide. It's mostly the same information that has been in every other article about Aaron's casting on the show, including a comment about Tom and Allison being "super friendly". But where it gets very interesting is in the final paragraph:
Six-foot what now? Five? I know Tom's tall, but I've never seen anyone push it quite that high before. Mr. Welling, kindly step over here - and bring a tape measure with you.[Aaron's character] will look up to Clark in at least one way from Day 1, however. "When Tom and I did a scene together he was very welcoming," the 6-foot-tall Ashmore says of his 6-foot-5 cast mate. "He's really tall! I was like, 'Holy smokes!'"
Comments
Thu August 10th 2006 @ 2:49PM GMT - Kathleen - URL
It's got to be an exaggeration. I mean, I love tall men and 6'5" would be impressive to me, but even John Schneider, who is 6'3!, says that Tom and he are the same height (behind-the-scenes special on one of the DVD sets), and in their scenes together they are the same height. Tom has said himself that he is 6'3", so I’m sure this report of 6'5" is an exaggeration on TVGuide's part.
Thu August 10th 2006 @ 3:19PM GMT - Irene
That's funny. I suppose Tom grew two inches over the hiatus.
Thu August 10th 2006 @ 5:13PM GMT - James - E-Mail - URL
Heh, absolutely. Tall is a given, but I really did have to do a double-take when I saw this. The most I've ever seen anyone claim with any kind of legitimacy is 6'4", and even that's pushing it.
Thu August 10th 2006 @ 7:04PM GMT - Valerie - E-Mail
Perhaps Tom's been eating his Wheaties in the off season, and has grown a few inches. 
I really think it's a combination of his height, build and presence that makes people think he's bigger then he really is.
Fri August 11th 2006 @ 2:59AM GMT - Jackie
That would make Jared Padalecki like 7 feet tall!
Fri August 11th 2006 @ 7:39PM GMT - Another Rhonda - E-Mail
I agree with Valerie. A poweful presence makes people seem taller than they are. My dad is a short guy but I never realized that until I moved out of the house - he had this presence about him. Tom seems to be the type of man who has a presence that screams leader. He's tall, but seems larger due to his attitude, which I always imagine as intelligent and strong willed.
Sat August 12th 2006 @ 2:08PM GMT - Ellie - E-Mail
Maybe Tom was wearing really big shoes?