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* Rory Breaker, the leader of the black gang in ''[[Lock Stock and Two Smoking Barrels]]''. He's described as a "psychotic dwarf with an afro" who once lit a man on fire for changing the channel away from something he was watching. His short height is accentuated by his two mammoth bodyguards, whose faces are sometimes not even visible as they stand beside him.
* Miss Ungermeyer in the ''[[Lizzie Mcguire]]'' movie.
* This is a staple for most roles played by French comedic genius [
** For example, in ''[http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0067108/ Delusions of Grandeur]'', Don Saluste finds his valet Blaze (played by Yves Montand) to be too tall and orders him to serve his master while half-crouched. The actors for the "Grands d'Espagne" in the same movie were specifically chosen as very tall to make Saluste look shorter.
* Teardrop in ''[[Winters Bone]]'' is a scrawny, middle-aged and physically unimpressive man who commands a healthy respect from the meth dealers in his town. Judging by the fact that he goes literally [[Ax Crazy]] on a car and wins a Mexican standoff with the local sheriff, he's no stranger to violence.
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* The actual Napoleon was 5'7, above average height for an 18th century Frenchman (5'5). It was propaganda from his sworn enemy, England, that created his reputation as a miniature, petty tyrant. A number of misconceptions have aided in perpetuating the image to this day. First, French feet of the time period were longer than modern feet, causing his height in French feet to be numerically smaller. Also, his nickname ''le Petit Caporal'', "the Little Corporal", actually referred to his humble background and modesty around his troops, rather than his physical size. Finally, he was often seen during war time on foot, surrounded by hulking bodyguards (who had a height requirement), making him look short by comparison.
* Male politicians and political leaders often go to great lengths to prevent themselves from appearing short.
** French president Nicolas Sarkozy is infamous for his attempts to hide his short height. While ex-president Bush is 15 cm (6 inches) taller than him, they appear the same size on [http://img149.imageshack.us/img149/5358/sarkozypetitsaufavecdieuuh7.jpg the rightmost photo]. But what is the guy on the right [[Scully Box|looking at]]? There are also [http://img67.imageshack.us/img67/7854/sarkozypointedespiedsdsjy0.jpg some official pictures of French governments] where he can be seen on the tips of his feet in order to seem taller. Some people actually make a comparison with Napoleon for this reason. One of his nickname among his opponent is "Naboleon" (Midgetoleon). Ironically, few people would care about his height if he didn't go to such embarrassing lengths to conceal it : many recent world leaders (Vladimir Putin, Dmitri Medvedev, Hu Jintao, and his current main political opponent (François Hollande) are about as short or even shorter than him and their height is almost never commented upon. In fact, his temper about his height is so famous that '''songs''' have been written about it. [
** [[Joseph Stalin]] was around 165-168 cm (5'5"-5'6"). His statues and portraits take care to make him appear taller, as well as conceal his withered arm. He didn't like being around men who were taller than him in general; almost all his deputies were notably short.
** Caesar Augustus was around 5'7" according to his secretary (5'9" in Roman units), but biographer Suetonius says this is slightly inflated and he was known for wearing thick-soled shoes.
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