5 people that are significantly shorter than their fathers

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https://www.imdb.com/list/ls025648441/

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Adding 5'9" John David Washington and 6' Denzel Washington



https://www.celebheights.com/s/John-David-Washington-50613.html

And 5'8" Robert Downey Jr. and 6'3" Robert Downey Sr.

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The difference between Denzel and his dad looks miniscule.

Edit: Denzel and his son.

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Quote from: IwannaBeTaller on May 21, 2020, 10:16:56 AMThe difference between Denzel and his dad looks miniscule.

You mean John David and his dad.

Yeah in the picture he's probably wearing lifts or his dad already shrunk a lot at 60.

But on paper he's 5'9" and his dad 5'6".

It should be noted that the mother is quite tall.

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Downey Jr. is an interesting case. It's inspiring to see a guy whose dad is a good chunk taller (although he doesn't look 6'3 even if Celebheights says so) come to Hollywood fame and enormous success, albeit good looks, talent and probably a lot of luck helped him achieve that. I searched for pics of his mother and she didn't even seem that short in her younger years, giving proof that sometimes, people just end up shorter than their dads even if their mothers weren't crazy short:



It's also quite hilarious in that regard that Downey Jr. is still being framed as a fat cat businessman who stands taller than his younger protege Peter Parker (played by Tom Holland) in the newer Spider Man films. Although lifts, which Downey has been known to wear often, probably assist him in that regard.

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Height does not only depend on your parents' height. I've met many short men who had tall sons. Sometimes,you can get the genes of tall/short people from your family.
For ex: Someone may have short parents but if his mom's dad(grandfather) was tall, he may get his grandfather's genes by chance and end up tall too.
Similarly, you can end up short even if your parents are tall.(Although chance of this happening is pretty low)