How tall was Redd Foxx?

Redd Foxx is commonly listed at 5 ft 8 in (173 cm).

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Redd Foxx’s 5 ft 8 in (173 cm) is a little below average for a US man: about 39 in 100 US men are shorter.

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Redd Foxx beside others

Redd Foxx is in the middle of the 52 comedians we have heights for: Greg Davies (6 ft 8 in) stands 12 in (30.2 cm) taller and Sandi Toksvig (5 ft 0 in) is 8.5 in (21 cm) shorter.

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5 ft 8 in (173 cm)

A commonly listed height: it appears across many profiles, but none says when or how it was measured, so shoes and rounding may be part of the number.

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Redd Foxx, 5 ft 8 in (173 cm), drawn to scale beside the average US man, 5 ft 9 in (175 cm), and the average US woman, 5 ft 3.5 in (161 cm)