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Is Danny DeVito taller than John Travolta?

No. John Travolta is taller than Danny DeVito by 1 ft 2 in (36 cm).

Danny DeVito: shorter than 95 in 100 US men. John Travolta: taller than 95 in 100 US men.

John Travolta is taller than Danny DeVito by 1 ft 2 in (36 cm).Danny DeVito: 5 ft 0 in (152 cm). John Travolta: 6 ft 2 in (188 cm).

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Danny DeVito
John Travolta

These rounded published listings give an approximate gap. They do not account for shoes or posture in a photograph.

Where these heights come from

Danny DeVito is commonly listed at 5 ft 0 in (152 cm). See all of Danny DeVito’s listed heights.

John Travolta is commonly listed at 6 ft 2 in (188 cm). See all of John Travolta’s listed heights.

Photos: Danny DeVito by Gage Skidmore, CC BY-SA 3.0; John Travolta by lauraleedooley, CC BY 2.0, via Wikimedia Commons, cropped.

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APAHeightvs. (2026, October 17). Is Danny DeVito taller than John Travolta? No, 1 ft 2 in shorter. https://heightvs.com/compare/danny-devito-vs-john-travolta
MLA“Is Danny DeVito Taller Than John Travolta? No, 1 ft 2 in Shorter.” Heightvs, 17 Oct. 2026, heightvs.com/compare/danny-devito-vs-john-travolta.
Chicago“Is Danny DeVito Taller Than John Travolta? No, 1 ft 2 in Shorter.” Heightvs. Last modified October 17, 2026. https://heightvs.com/compare/danny-devito-vs-john-travolta.
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Danny DeVito, 5 ft 0 in (152 cm), and John Travolta, 6 ft 2 in (188 cm), drawn to scale on one baseline