i believe he was never ' but about ' and down to about ' now i don't really get the whole controversy though especially thinking he's about ' or whatever he's obviously got a huge body and head which could make him appear shorter but the thing is there's nothing special or amazing about being ' or over it's pretty much the norm in europe heck i'm half asian and still ' while many actors do fudge an inch or two and arnold may have fudged it's rare that they'll fudge more than otherwise they'll be exposed too easily