Tom Cruise Wears Shoe Lifts Earlier this week rumors were a buzz about Tom Cruise and his supposed shoe lifts. There has been talk of a leak from an assistant, a fired spokeswoman looking for vengeance and even Nicole Kidman drunk at a party talking about her short ex-counterpart. No one in the Hollywood press can figure out where this rumor grew legs. The one thing everyone can agree on is Tom Cruise was short and now he is not. There has been talk of the growing Cruise shadowing over his new young lady Katie Holmes at his recent Mission Impossible: 3 premiere in Hollywood last month. Cruise's spokesman, Paul Bloch, insisted that nothing was out of the ordinary: "He had normal shoes on." –The Grilled Onion.com - May 4 2006 – James McCloud – Staff Writer

Bush Leaves Shoe Lifts at Home Youngstown, Ohio - On the campaign trail in Youngstown today, President Bush appeared much small than usual and was consequently the butt of several short jokes. Later at his White House briefing, Scott McClellan confirmed that Mr. Bush had indeed forgotten to wear his shoe lifts. "Unlike John Kerry, the president is very concerned about his appearance. I mean, Kerry doesn't even die his hair or use Botox for Christ sakes," said McClellan.

Classic Bobby Darin Quote I had these shoes made and 2 to 3 inch lifts inside and the heel was another 2 and half inches. I walked around that way, wherever I could without falling over. Bobby Darin

Russell Crowe Wears Elevator Shoes Russell Crowe is hiding a secret - he wears special shoes to make him look taller. Russell had women falling all over him at a party in producer Jerry Bruckheimer's back yard - until he took his shoes off. The boyfriend of Meg Ryan suddenly lost several inches in height - because the hunky New Zealander's shoes had lifts in them. Partygoers say Bruckenheimer nudged Crowe, telling him, "Put your shoes back on, you're blowing your image." IMDB October 27 2000

Matthew McConaughey is Suddenly Taller I recently spotted Matthew McConaughey at the Texas Film Hall of Fame induction and he was 5'11"! Funny, years ago when I was an extra on the film "The Newton Boys," Mathew McConaughey sauntered up to the dinner wagon. He was at best 5'6"! And that's generous! I've seen Sandra Bullock more than once and she's also tiny--5'3"! Has McConaughey's celebrity height suddenly increased in a 30ish growth spurt or are film star McConaughey's boots filled with new lifts? What do you think, bubba? Mark Foster - Big Headed Pygmies June 14th 2004