How tall is John Oliver?

John Oliver's listed height is 183 cm (6'0"). He is taller than about 78% of men in the United Kingdom.

Where 183 cm sits among men in the United Kingdom

Taller than about 78% of men in the United Kingdom born in 1977 (average 177.5 cm).

Oliver next to his co-stars

Katy Perry is 12 cm shorter than John Oliver (171 cm), The Smurfs co-star.

Stephen Colbert is 3 cm shorter than John Oliver (180 cm), The Daily Show co-star.

Christina Ricci is 30 cm shorter than John Oliver (153 cm), The Smurfs 2 co-star.

About John Oliver

John Oliver is a British and American comedian, political commentator, actor and television personality, born John William Oliver on 23 April 1977 in Erdington. He started his career as a stand-up comedian in the United Kingdom, and became an American citizen in 2019.

Oliver came to wider attention as the senior British correspondent on The Daily Show with Jon Stewart from 2006 to 2013, winning three Primetime Emmy Awards for writing. He has hosted Last Week Tonight with John Oliver on HBO since 2014, winning twenty Emmy Awards and two Peabody Awards, and was included in the 2015 Time 100. He co-hosted the podcast The Bugle with Andy Zaltzman, played Ian Duncan on Community, and voiced roles in The Smurfs and The Lion King remake.

At a listed 183 cm (6'0"), Oliver is 12 cm taller than Katy Perry, listed at 171 cm (5'7"), his co-star in The Smurfs, and 3 cm taller than Stephen Colbert, listed at 180 cm (5'11"), whom he worked with on The Daily Show. Oliver is married to Kate Norley.

Frequently asked

How tall is John Oliver in feet and inches? John Oliver is 6'0" tall, which is 183 cm, 72 inches or 1.83 m.

How tall is John Oliver compared to Katy Perry? Katy Perry is 12 cm shorter than John Oliver: 171 cm (5'7") vs 183 cm (6'0").

How tall is John Oliver compared to Stephen Colbert? Stephen Colbert is 3 cm shorter than John Oliver: 180 cm (5'11") vs 183 cm (6'0").

How tall is John Oliver compared to Christina Ricci? Christina Ricci is 30 cm shorter than John Oliver: 153 cm (5'0") vs 183 cm (6'0").

Is John Oliver tall for men in the United Kingdom? At 183 cm he is taller than about 78% of men in the United Kingdom born in 1977, whose average height is 177.5 cm.

Sources

• John Oliver on Wikipedia — biography and career.
• John Oliver on Wikidata — nationality and dates.
• John Oliver on TMDB — filmography and co-stars.

Heights are as publicly listed, rounded to the nearest centimetre; listed heights for public figures are often self-reported. Biographical details adapted from Wikipedia under CC BY-SA 4.0.

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