How tall was Elvis Presley
Publish date: 2024-06-12
American Singer best remembered for songs such as "Suspicious Minds", "Love Me Tender", "Jailhouse Rock", "Can't Help Falling in Love", "Viva Las Vegas", "Heartbreak Hotel" and "In The Ghetto" and as an actor in films like Jailhouse Rock, Love Me Tender, King Creole, Blue Hawaii, Wild in the Country, Viva Las Vegas, Fun in Acapulco and Girls! Girls! Girls!An Army medical suggested he was 6ft 1/2 inch, although site visitor Ramiro got hold of Elvis' army medicals and he is mostly listed 6ft, with one 5ft 11 listing - See Here. A costume designer who worked with him said "[his] Chest was 42, waist was 30, 5ft 11.5, shoe size 9". He also once claimed "Six-One and a half", although on a couple of occasions when asked he claimed an "even six foot".
On his driver's license at age 17 he was listed 5ft 11 and 153 pounds, then subsequently in his 20's 6ft and 170 lbs. In a 1970 firearm application he was listed at 6ft 1 and 160 pounds.
Elvis in Jailhouse Rock I'm six feet tall and I weigh 195 pounds and I've gained about 20 pounds in the last year.-- 1956 letter to fan club
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