Jimmy Fallon’s Height and Weight: Exactly How Tall is Jimmy Fallon?

How Tall is Jimmy Fallon? Jimmy Fallon’s height is an impressive 6 feet while he weighs 160 pounds.

Jimmy Fallon is an American comedian, actor, television personality, and talk-show specialist regarded as one of the funniest men in America. He kick-started his career when he became well-known for mimicking actors and other celebrities. He then dived into stand-up comedy and has achieved success. He is now best known for his role as the host of The Tonight Show Starring Jimmy Fallon. It’s a fact that people enjoy Jimmy Fallon’s humor, hence why they love his show. His comic skills tip the scales in his favor, but that can’t be said about his height, weight, and body measurements.

Jimmy Fallon Stands Tall At 6 Foot and Weighs 160 Pounds

Jimmy Fallon has won no less than 8 coveted awards. About 4 of these awards are Emmy Awards, 3 are People’s Choice Awards for Favorite Late Night Host, while 1 award recognizes Fallon’s album, Blow Your Pants Off, as 2013’s Best Comedy Album at the Grammy Awards. Fallon’s numerous career achievements are most often attributed to his comedic abilities, but perhaps his success might have more to do with his 6-foot height.

Going by known statistics, 70% of Hollywood’s highest-paid actors stand at 6 feet tall and over. Also, Business Insider reports have it that tall men are more likely to have successful careers than their shorter counterparts. This may probably be the reason why people are very much interested in Jimmy’s height or it may be because he can really wear a suit much more than many people I know. The truth is that people’s height does not actually guarantee their level of success but the fact that most successful entertainers that have gone on to become TV personalities are predominantly tall can never be ignored.

Considering what may other scientific sources posit, it is not so much the height itself, but instead how other people perceive the person’s height and react to it. With many numerous awards and a good number of fans worldwide, Fallon is a good example of a man with a towering height’s success.

Jimmy Fallon

Despite Jimmy Fallon’s height and award-winning talent, he still worries about the little things, just like the rest of us. In an interview with Vulture Magazine, the late-night host revealed that being on television has made him a tad self-conscious about his weight. Still, for all Fallon’s self-criticism, he maintains a healthy weight of a slim 160 pounds.

Summary of Jimmy Fallon's Body Measurements
  • Height: 6 feet
  • Weight: 160 pounds
  • Shoe Size: 10 (US)
  • Body Type: Athletic Body
  • Waist Size: 34 inches
  • Chest Width: 40 inches
  • Hip width: 40 inches

Jimmy Fallon’s Height Compared to Others in his Profession

The entertainment industry usually features people of different heights, but often, they are concerned about their appearance on TV. Showbiz is mostly partial to tall guys. Even in the movies, people want their heroes to be tall, significant and looking bold and intimidating.

The average male actor is quoted at 5 feet 9 inches of height. TV presenters are not left from the equation. Jimmy Fallon is not doing so badly with his 6 feet height compared to that figure for most male actors and TV presenters in the United States. The average height for an American man also has the exact figure as the 5 feet 9 inches quoted for their Hollywood counterparts.

He Looks Almost The Same Height As Steve Harvey

Jimmy Fallon’s Height Compared to Steve Harvey’s
Jimmy Fallon and Steve Harvey’s

Popular TV presenters and talk-show persons do not care much about height because technology has bridged that gap so that anyone can be made to look taller using digital camera technology. Steve Harvey is 6 feet 2 inches tall compared to Jimmy Fallon’s height of 6 feet. But when they’re within the same space in a show, you will rarely notice the difference in their heights. Steve Harvey had featured on the Tonight’s Show featuring Jimmy Fallon while Jimmy himself has featured on Steve Harvey’s Family Feud TV show back in 2014.

Jimmy Kimmel Is Taller Than Jimmy Fallon By 1 Inch

Jimmy Fallon body measurement
Jimmy Fallon and Jimmy Kimmel

Another popular talk show presenter, Jimmy Kimmel, is 6 feet 1 inch tall, compared to Jimmy Fallon’s 6 feet. You will have to agree that apart from the similarities in their names, people can’t seem to tell them apart because of their similar frames and height. The pair had to clear that up in a video they did together hosted by Kimmel on his Jimmy Kimmel Live show. You can imagine mistaking these two tall gentlemen for each other in public. That would be such a spectacle, wouldn’t it?

Jimmy Towers Above James Corden By At Least 2 Feet

James Corden pales in comparison at 5 feet 8 inches of height compared to Jimmy Fallon’s towering 6 feet height. This was made evident when Jimmy Fallon crashed James Corden’s interview in 2016. Despite James Corden’s colossal frame, Jimmy was able to swaddle him in his arms. It was an exciting sight to behold.

Fallon is Taller Than Eddie Murphy By 1 Inch

Eddie Murphy and Jimmy Fallon

Jimmy Fallon has been known as a very good mimicker of voices, and top of that list is Eddy Murphy, whom he is very good at mimicking and admitted to being a fan of his. Jimmy also got an opportunity to feature him on his official show. Eddie Murphy stands tall at 5 feet 9 inches compared to Jimmy’s 6 feet.

I think it’s correct when we say that with Jimmy Fallon’s height, he stands tall amongst icons in the American entertainment industry. His 6 feet height is more than sufficient to get him a mention amongst America’s favorite tall comedians. The rest of the judgment is yours to make.

Stephen Colbert at 5 feet 5 Inches is Shorter Than Fallon

Jimmy Fallon and Stephen Colbert

Stephen Colbert took over from David Letterman to become the host of the Late Show by Stephen Colbert. People have wanted them to feature each other for a long time since Jimmy Fallon was once a host on the Late Show. Jimmy had remained good friends with Stephen Colbert, and they even had a chance to feature in a comedy mock-up with him on Stephen’s Late Show. Stephen Colbert stands at 5 feet 5 inches, which is the least of the entire bunch of TV presenters Jimmy Fallon has been associated with.

Most of these individuals we compared to Jimmy Fallon’s height are talk-show personalities. When compared to Jimmy, you can say that he won’t be intimidated in that aspect anytime soon because he will stand towering tall like the rest.

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Chidiebube has been writing and editing articles on movies, entertainment and other juicy things for several years. When he is not writing, he spends time outdoors, lost in the beauty of nature or simply travelling around the world. Thank goodness he can do the later with any internet-enabled device

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