There has been a slew of ridiculous polls coming out of England lately, mostly about women. We found out that drugstore shoppers in England think Angelina Jolie is the most iconic beauty, with Cheryl Cole coming up from behind. They also think Kate Winslet has the most desirable body, with Cole once again placing in the top five. But enough about the women! Let’s see something about the men!
Thus, a funny poll was born to determine who British voters considered to be the “sexiest short man.” I think English voters are defining “short” as “below five foot seven inches” or thereabouts. Guess who won? Everyone’s favorite wedge-shoe wearer, Tom Cruise. But… he can’t win, he’s not short!!! I’m actually going to put up the full list, because I didn’t know that some of these men were considered “short.” Like, Bono. Is he short? James McAvoy made the list too! I thought he was tall enough – like maybe 5 foot nine or something like that, but no… he’s apparently short.
HOLLYWOOD actor TOM CRUISE was yesterday voted the world’s sexiest SHORT man. Cruise, 47, spent years married to 5ft 10in NICOLE KIDMAN – who famously quipped “Now I can wear heels” after they split in 2001.
Jazz star JAMIE CULLUM – who at 5ft 4in is dating 5ft 11in model SOPHIE DAHL – was third. Formula 1 star LEWIS HAMILTON, 5ft 8in, was fourth – just ahead of 5ft 6in TAKE THAT singer MARK OWEN.
A spokesman for market research company www.OnePoll.com, which polled 2,000 women, said: “This proves you don’t have to be 6ft to be sexy. These guys are regularly seen with stunning girls, which gives everyone struggling on the height side a bit of hope.”
Top 20 sexiest short men
1. Tom Cruise
2. Richard Hammond
3. Jamie Cullum
4. Lewis Hamilton
5. Mark Owen
6. JAMES McAVOY
7.MICHAEL OWEN
8.KELLY JONES
9. DECLAN DONNELLY
10.ROBERT CARLYLE
11.ELIJAH WOOD
12. SETH GREEN
13. PRINCE
14. NOEL EDMONDS
15. BONO
16. JACK BLACK
17. JAMES BLUNT
18. BEN STILLER
19. JASON PRIESTLEY
20. LEO SAYER
[From The Sun]
Jason Priestley? For real? Does he still have an international following? And Jack Black? Is he really that short? Anyway… so, yeah, Tom Cruise. Something tells me there will be even bigger wedge shoes in his future. But no matter the size, I still don’t find him sexy, Xenu forgive me. Now, McAvoy. There’s a little pocket-rocket I could get busy with.
Tom Cruise in Spain on December 7, 2009 and December 9, 2009, with Katie. Header: Tom in Austria on November 23, 2009, wearing his black wedges. Additional photo of James McAvoy looking sexy on March 29, 2009. Credit for all: WENN.
Tom Thumb Cruise = Gross.
Oh man, nobody tell Tom or Katie will get the brunt of his wrath and be forced to do a barley-water only fast while pushing around Suri in her racecar 12 hours a day.
aarrgghh nomore tom cruise please!!!!
I’m surprised Jason Statham didn’t make the list. He’s only 5’9″, which I guess is considered reasonably short.
I was surprised by Bono, but his IMDB page says he’s only 5′ 6 1/2.
Ben Stiller’s the same height.
James McAvoy is 5′ 7″.
Very odd survey.
What, no Woody Allen?
I noticed how short McAvoy was when I saw him in “Wanted.” Angelina Jolie towered over him and I think she is only 5’8, maybe less.
I don’t think this is a win that Tommy Cruise will be happy with.
Where’s Dustin Hoffman?
absolutely must be tom.
Please excuse me while I have a fangirl moment:
LEO SAYER!!!! I totally love this man’s voice!
*Dances out of thread singing ‘You Make Me Feel Like Dancing’*
WTH is going on with this list??
Jack Black, and Seth Green? Really? Sexy? Really?
James McAvoy looks very strange color in that pic. Face and neck do not match. Still cute, though.
short + sexy
what an oxymoron
WTF?? What about Jason Schwartzman??? 5′ 6
@Lem- So only tall people can be sexy??
Jillian. yep 🙂
eta(if snowball is right about Jason Statham being only 5’9″ then, there are exceptions)
again-i’m british, never heard of these polls and i dunno what really qualifes for short or why short is considered bad anyway as my ideal man would be between 5’3-5’8 (though tbh i’d take anyone lol :D)
Verne Troyer will not be amused that he didn’t even make the Top 20.
Lem, I’m 5′ and sexy as hell!
I’ve never been a fan of Tom Cruise, never thought he was cute, I don’t think he is sexy, I think he’s a snob. Dustin Hoffman over him (haha, get it, OVER him) any and all days.
My vote would be for the Travelocity gnome.
Tom Cruise sexy? Well, to each their own. And Leo Sayer? I didn’t know he was still alive. I realize it’s a British poll, but don’t they get Jon Stewart over there?
@Jillian: are you a girl? that’s different! I prefer my men well over 6’3″. I can go either way on women. over 5’9 or tiny bite size pieces.
Don’t be offended I’m sure you are “sexy as hell”; just as I’m sure Tiny Tom is not!
That’s what makes the world go round. @AMY will take the tiny blokes, I’ll take em tall, and someone can claim those in between. Someone can claim all the hairy men too (the next British poll perhaps) I CANNOT do back hair!
congrats to him…most great men are short.
@ Firestarter
hahahahahahaha
I love you, Tom. I don’t care what anybody says, you’ll always be the man.
Sexiest short, gay, weird Scientologist maybe. Apparently Napoleon was hot in his day too.
For God’s sake it’s polar where I am could we please not waste time and space on this jackass and get ANYTHING about Gerard Butler on here? The Clooney thing was good til I realised Elisabetta looks like a man in drag.
Isn’t Mark Wahlberg short?
Noooooo on the Tom Cruise being sexy thing. No.
@Linda: I admit I still have some love for Tom but he really doesn’t bring the quiver for me now.
The Tom of Mission Impossible 2? Definitely! Today’s Xenu-loving, couch-jumping, Katiebot-creating, mini racecar-buying Tom? Not so much.
Tom was sexy back then (Holy crap I just realized that was 10 years ago!) and I know I am NOT the only one here who thought that. Those fight scenes between him and Dougray Scott were HAWT!
It’s just that over the years the crazy in his personal life has eclipsed what a good and handsome actor he used to be.
ummmm- I can’t believe Tom Crazy Pants Cruise won over Richard Hammond (of Top Gear fame)! Richard is adorable and charming and BRITISH and most importantly- NOT CREEPY! These people are crazy!
whose Cheryl Cole and more importantly, who is her publicist and has anyone figured out whether the publicist can be linked back to the pollsters?
The voting was faulty if James McAvoy didn’t win.
Seth Green, sexy? No offense to Seth, who is very funny. If you want to check out a cute young guy, look up jockey Channing Hill. OMG!
Yummy James McAvoy towers over Psycho-Tom Cruise any day in my book.
I vote for Giovanni Ribisi.
Tom Cruise is, like, anti-sexy. Who voted in this? 50-year-old women who aren’t on the internet? Or watch tv? Seriously, how could any woman not know how gross and insane this man this?
Hilarious that the only poll-topping Tom’s doing these days is as the short dude. The “short” cancels out the “sexy” for me as far as men are concerned. And the “crazy” cancels out the rest, so Tom Thumb is so OFF the radar he can’t be found.
Tom Cruise used to be sexy…before he got strange and started spouting the crazy all over the place.
I’m about 5’5″ so any guy who is 5’9″ and above is acceptable (I like to wear heels and I feel uncomfortable being taller than my boyfriend).
Generally, and I say generally because I know someone is going to say something contradictory and don’t even bother please because I’m not talking about you, women like men who are taller than them. Thus the shorter doesn’t generally equal sexy idea.
SageAdvice, I generally agree, as far as my taste is concerned. 6’1″ is the shortest guy I’ve ever dated (I’m 5’8″) and 6’6″ is the tallest. I like to split the difference and go for 6’3″ as my ideal. (Eric Bana, cough cough)
But Jason Statham’s pretty hot, even if he is barely taller than me.
@ Firestarter…applause. Actually, that was probably one of the polling questions:
“who is sexier, Tom Cruise, or the Travelocity gnome?”
Also Robert Carlyle !! Love him.
Al Pacino is also 5″7, and I dare say has doled out more sexy than many of this lot combined.
One word, well two words: Johnny Depp. How tall is that troll anyway?
What I have noticed, is that women who are picky about height (insist on only dating very tall men) are usually the same women who are usually over 40 and never married.
I’m 5’2″ and I dated a guy who was about my height. It was a relief not to have to strain my looking up to talk to him!
Generally, I think James McAvoy is completely sexy… but not in the picture in this post. Inexplicably, his face appears to be a different skin shade than his neck. Hmm…
Mh, I know a half of the men listed above.
I met Bono once (twice) and he is as tall (short) as me, more or less 5’5″.
Anyway is there really someone who think that Tom Cruise is sexy? Really? Good actor, ok. Sexy? Nope.
I can’t believe you guys didn’t know about Bono. Bono is a tiny, tiny man, who always wears high-heel cowboy boots. TINY. Tiny. he also wears hats that add height.
Awful pic of James McAvoy (who is usually quite sexy). He looks like he has a lolipop head and that foundation is so the wrong colour for him. Check the tide marks! ie. the difference between his face and his neck. AND he still looks like he has been up all night doing bad things.
Calla Lily, Johnny Depp is supposed to be 5’10”.
@ Essie
“I noticed how short McAvoy was when I saw him in “Wanted.” Angelina Jolie towered over him and I think she is only 5′8, maybe less.”
Towered over him? What are you talking about? they were the same height.
Great article, I owe something to my friend who recommended.
of course he is..
you jealous people, stop hating Tom for being handsome, hot and a great actor..
Am I the only fangirl of Richard Hammond here?! He is WAY more sexy than Tom Cruise.