Ive seen a few tv shows mocking Tom Cruises height, when he is infact said to be 5'7'' which is just 2 inches short of the American average of 5'9'' for a man,i mean Danny Devito sure hes only 5'0'' tall or dolly parton who is probably more like 4'11'' but i cant understand why the media make tom Cruise out to be some kind of midget.If the Us male average is 5'9 and Tom is 2'' below that, does that mean a man of 5'11'' is a giant...What do u guys think?Is it only because he tends to play action heros in some of his movies or stylish kind of characters,or is it becuase hes good looking and in societys minds goodlooking = above average height if your a man,is it just a case of ,SLIGHTLY BELOW AVERAGE DARK AND HANDSOME???