document_title: The Night Shift (TV series)

question_text: who plays drew's husband on the night shift

question_tokens: who plays drew 's husband on the night shift

text: The Night Shift (TV series)

text: Synopsis[edit]

text: The series follows the overnight shift at San Antonio Memorial Hospital, where three of the doctors have a connection to the U.S. military. Dr. TC Callahan is an former-Army medic who initially exhibits PTSD-type symptoms, having watched his brother die right in front of him on the battlefield. He frequently breaks rules and butts heads with his ex-girlfriend and newly-appointed head of the night shift, Dr. Jordan Alexander, and the hospital's administrator, Michael Ragosa. Dr. Topher Zia is a private-sector surgeon who previously spent a lot of time on the battlefield as an Army Ranger, while Dr. Drew Alister is a gay Army medic still active in the reserves who initially tries to hide his sexual orientation for fear of backlash. Dr. Krista Bell-Hart is a young surgical resident trying to work her way up the ranks, while fellow resident Dr. Paul Cummings works hard to emerge from the shadow of his father, a famous surgeon at Johns Hopkins. The shift's lone psychiatrist, Dr. Landry de la Cruz, briefly works on the night shift.

text: Jordan is initially in a relationship with Dr. Scott Clemmens, which complicates things when Scott becomes the Chief of Surgery at the hospital and sees that Jordan still has feelings for TC. After a cancer scare, Ragosa finds that he can no longer tolerate the stresses of his administrator job, and he quits that position in order to pursue his original dream of becoming a doctor. Ragosa passes exams, becoming a doctor just before his ex-wife moves his family to Dallas, and he follows. In season 3, Jordan hires new med-school graduate Dr. Shannon Rivera as a replacement.

text: In the season 3 finale, Paul's father returns to the hospital to buy it before a plastic surgery company tears it down. Despite this, he fires Topher due to his way of running the hospital, and most of the staff quits in protest. In the season 4 premiere, the staff returns soon after, save for Topher after he and his daughter are killed in a car accident.

text: Cast and characters[edit]

text: Main[edit]

text:
Eoin Macken as Dr. Thomas Charles "TC" Callahan: A former army medic and Ranger from Baltimore who witnessed his brother Thad's death in Afghanistan, and immediately had to decide to donate his heart to a fellow soldier[6]. After being discharged, he returned with PTSD and his relationship with Jordan ended. In the first season, his recklessness and sports betting put him in trouble, especially with Ragosa, and was secretly dating Landry. In the second season, he rekindles his relationship with Jordan[7], but they break up again after she miscarries[8]. In the third season, he dates Jessica Sanders until he learns of her involvement in the sale of the hospital. Afterwards, he leaves on a humanitarian mission with Syd to Syria, which gets complicated quickly.
Jill Flint as Dr. Jordan Alexander: TC's ex-girlfriend. In the first season, she becomes Head of the ER night shift[9] and dates Scott Clemmens, but she still has feelings for TC. In season two, she renounces the position and rekindles her relationship with TC, but they break up after she miscarries in the second season finale.[8] In season four, she becomes Head of the ER night shift again.
Ken Leung as Dr. Christopher "Topher" Zia: (season 1–3)[10] A former army medic and Ranger and TC's longtime friend, to the point his oldest daughter calls him "Uncle TC"[11]. Married with a daughter, his wife gave birth to twin daughters during a storm[11]. In season 2, he becomes head of the ER night shift. In the season 3 finale[12], he is fired by the new E.R. owner, Dr. Julian Cummings, for being too willing to give high-priced treatments to people who can't pay. In the second episode of the fourth season it is revealed that Topher, along with his oldest daughter, were killed in a car accident (offscreen) after being hit by a drunk driver.
Brendan Fehr as Dr. Andrew "Drew" Alister: An army medic still active in the reserves and chief resident. He was a nurse until the army paid for his medical education[9]. He tried to hide his homosexuality until he outed himself when boyfriend Rick, also in the army, had an accident, and Scott was forced to amputate half of his leg. Krista convinced him to be brave for Rick.[13] After a fight and temporary breakup, Drew and Rick got married in the second season. He returns to active service early in the third season, but his actions to save a young 15 year-old child bride results in an unwanted early end of deployment. He and Rick later adopt an orphan girl, Brianna.
Robert Bailey Jr. as Dr. Paul Cummings: a first year surgical resident and Columbia[9] graduate who works hard to emerge from the shadow of his famous father. He is often the butt of the practical jokes by the ER staff.
Jeananne Goossen as Dr. Krista Bell-Hart: (seasons 1–2)[14] A first year surgical resident. She had a crush on Drew until she learned of his homosexuality,[15] but became good friends afterwards. She later dated Kenny and Joey Chavez.
JR Lemon as Nurse Kenny Fournette: An ex-college football star who became a nurse after an injury ended his sports career. He has dated multiple staff members and colleagues, including Krista, Gwen, Nurse Diaz and Dr. Bella Cummings (Paul's sister).
Freddy Rodriguez as Dr. Michael Ragosa: (seasons 1–2)[16] In the first season, he was the newly appointed hospital administrator[9]. Recently separated from his wife, who took their children with her[6] and whom he later divorced[17], he also suffered from a relapsed tumor that was affecting his vision. In the second season, after his brain cancer surgery, he quit his position to finish his medical studies[7] and became a resident at the hospital. In the third season, it's revealed that he is now a resident in Dallas after his ex-wife moved their children there.
Daniella Alonso as Dr. Landry de la Cruz: (season 1) A hospital psychiatrist who dated TC until she realized he still had feelings for Jordan.[11]
Scott Wolf as Dr. Scott Clemmens: (recurring seasons 1–2, main seasons 3–4) A trauma surgeon and a recovering alcoholic, he becomes Head of Trauma Surgery in the first season.[11] He dated Jordan in the first season then TC's sister-in-law Annie in the third season.
Tanaya Beatty as Dr. Shannon Rivera: (seasons 3–4) A Native-American doctor whom Jordan recruits to work the Night Shift. She grew up in Foster care. Her initial adversarial relationship with Paul flourishes into a romance.

text: Recurring[edit]

text:
Esodie Geiger as Nurse Molly Ramos (seasons 1–4).
Alma Sisneros as Nurse Jocelyn Diaz (seasons 1–4).
Catharine Pilafas as Nurse Bardocz (seasons 1–3).
Luke Macfarlane as Rick Lincoln[18]. Drew's army captain boyfriend. While coming home from deployment in Afghanistan, his bus had an accident and Scott was forced to amputate his right leg under the knee[13]. He later becomes a combat trainer. After a fight and temporary breakup, he becomes Drew's husband in the season 2 finale[8] and they adopt an orphaned girl, Brianna, in season 3.
Merle Dandridge as EMT Gwen Gaskin (seasons 2–3).[19] Jordan's friend who dates Kenny until early in season 3, when she leaves to study law at Georgetown.
Sarah Jane Morris as Annie Callahan (seasons 2–3; guest season 4). TC's sister-in-law, the widow of his brother Thad. She is a recovering drug addict. In the third season, she dates Scott. In the third episode of season four, she commits suicide by jumping off of a bridge.
Adam Rodriguez as Dr. Joey Chavez (season 2). An eccentric surgeon with a tragic past. A former USAF doctor[7] who lost his son.
James McDaniel as Dr. Julian Cummings (season 2–). Paul's father and a renowned neurosurgeon. His company buys the E.R. in the third season finale.
Briana Marin as Nurse Nina Alvarez (season 3–).
Jennifer Beals[20] as Dr. Sydney "Syd" Jennings (season 3; guest season 4). A trauma doctor and Army commander. Drew's superior in Afghanistan, she gets the brunt of his actions and is forced to remain when she was hoping to return to see her daughter. After returning stateside, she decides to move to D.C. to avoid a custody battle with her ex-husband, who's moving there with his new wife. She leaves in a humanitarian mission in Syria with TC not long afterwards. After being captured and nearly killed at the start of season four, she tells TC that she is returning to the U.S. to be with her daughter.
AnnaLynne McCord[21] as Jessica Sanders (season 3), a pharmaceutical rep who is secretly involved in the sale of the E.R. to an insurance company. She briefly dates TC.
Kyla Kenedy as Brianna (season 3–). A young teen orphaned in an accident that claims her mother's life. After receiving a needed lung transplant, she is adopted by Drew and Rick.
Elizabeth Sung as Sumei Zia (season 3), Topher's mother.
Rana Roy as Dr. Amira (season 4–)[22]. A civilian volunteer who rescues TC after the bomb explosion that hits Syd and his camp site. After she and TC sleep together, she tells him she is still married, though in the process of divorcing her husband who is in England. She shows up in Texas briefly before returning to Syria.
Mark Consuelos as Dr. Cain Diaz (season 4)[23]. A confident and aggressive nurse who emigrated to the United States from Mexico. It is later revealed that he was a doctor in Mexico, and after being fired for overstepping his duties as a nurse, Jordan hires him as a resident doctor. It is later revealed that he was on the run and he quits working for the hospital with no notice.
Erica Tazel as Dr. Bella Cummings (season 4). Paul's urologist sister.

text: Episodes[edit]

text:
Season
Episodes
Originally aired

First aired
Last aired

1
8
May 27, 2014 (2014-05-27)
July 15, 2014 (2014-07-15)

2
14
February 23, 2015 (2015-02-23)
May 18, 2015 (2015-05-18)

3
13
June 1, 2016 (2016-06-01)
August 31, 2016 (2016-08-31)

4
10
June 22, 2017 (2017-06-22)
August 31, 2017 (2017-08-31)

text: Production[edit]

text: Development[edit]

text: The series first appeared as part of NBC development slate in October 2011. However, NBC decided to not go forward with a pilot order.[24] In August 2012, NBC decided to revisit the pilot script for the series, then known as The Last Stand.[25] On October 8, 2012, NBC placed a pilot order, with the new name After Hours.[26] The pilot was directed by Pierre Morel and written by Gabe Sachs and Jeff Judah.

text: On April 18, 2013, NBC ordered four additional scripts under a third and final title, The Night Shift.[27] On May 10, 2013, NBC officially ordered The Night Shift to series.[28]

text: Casting[edit]

text: Casting announcements began in October 2012, with Eoin Macken first cast in the role of TC Callahan, a doctor who has recently returned from the army who constantly disagrees with his superiors and does things his own way.[29] Freddy Rodriguez was the next actor cast in the series, in the role of Michael Ragosa, the hospital's administrator who originally wanted to be a doctor.[30] Ken Leung and Jeananne Goossen were then added to the cast, with Leung cast in the role of Topher, an emergency room doctor who previously helped soldiers that were injured in battle. Goossen signed onto the role of Krista, a beautiful resident at the hospital.[31] In early November, Robert Bailey Jr. joined the series as Paul Cummings, a young, but squeamish resident at the hospital.[32] Jill Flint later signed onto the role of Jordan Alexander, the newly promoted Chief of the Night Shift, who once dated T.C.[33] Daniella Alonso was the last actor cast in the series. Alonso played the role of Dr. Landry de la Cruz, the lone psychiatrist working the night shift.[34]

text: Filming[edit]

text: Production on season one of The Night Shift began in Albuquerque, New Mexico, in late August 2013, and ended filming in mid-November.[35] Production on season two commenced on November 10, 2014.[36] Production on season three took place from February to June 2016.[37] Filming for season four began in April 2017.[38]

text: Reception[edit]

text: Critical reception[edit]

text: Brian Lowry of Variety said "The Night Shift is still an awfully weak blip creatively speaking".[39] David Hinckley of the New York Daily News gave the show three out of five stars.[40]

text: Review aggregation website Rotten Tomatoes gives Season 1 an approval rating of 20% based on 20 reviews, with a rating average of 4.3 out of 10. The site's consensus states: "Calculated and cliche-ridden, The Night Shift is DOA."[41]

text: At Metacritic, which assigns a weighted mean rating out of 0–100 reviews from critics, the series has a rating score of 45 based on 16 reviews, indicating "mixed or average reviews".[42]

text: Ratings[edit]

text:
Season
Timeslot (ET)
Episodes
First aired
Last aired
TV season
Rank
Avg. viewers
(millions)

Date
Viewers
(millions)
Date
Viewers
(millions)

1
Tuesday 10:00 pm
8
May 27, 2014 (2014-05-27)
7.67[43]
July 15, 2014 (2014-07-15)
6.05[44]
2013–14
N/A
8.50[45]

2
Monday 10:00 pm
14
February 23, 2015 (2015-02-23)
5.52[46]
May 18, 2015 (2015-05-18)
5.20[47]
2014–15
86
6.67[48]

3
Wednesday 10:00 pm
13
June 1, 2016 (2016-06-01)
4.81[49]
August 31, 2016 (2016-08-31)
5.43[50]
2015–16
N/A
4.99[51]

4
Thursday 10:00 pm
10
June 22, 2017 (2017-06-22)
3.59[52]
August 31, 2017 (2017-08-31)
3.08[53]
2016–17
N/A
3.97[54]


document_title: Lego Ninjago: Masters of Spinjitzu

question_text: when does the next season of ninjago come out

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text: Lego Ninjago: Masters of Spinjitzu

text: Overview[edit]

text: The show is set in the fictional world of Ninjago, a place inspired by East Asian myths and culture. The land is divided between Ninjago Lighting, Ice, Energy, and Water). While featuring several historically designed buildings and traditional clothing, Ninjago is in a modern setting, incorporating large metropolises with skyscrapers, current-age (and futuristic) vehicles, modern electronics and semi-robotic exo-suits, and other futuristic technology.

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text: Plot[edit]

text: Pilot season[edit]

text: The pilot episodes feature Sensei Wu struggling to train four teenage ninja in the ways of an ancient battle art called Spinjitzu (which manifests as an elemental spinning movement faster than any normal fighting style) to defeat his corrupted brother Lord Garmadon, ruler of the Underworld, to stop him from gaining power through the Four Golden Weapons - The Sword of Fire, Scythe of Quakes, Nunchucks of Lightning, and Shuriken of Ice. Travelling across Ninjago, Wu and his four elementally-attuned students, Kai (Fire), Jay (Lightning), Zane (Ice) and Cole (Earth) recover the Golden Weapons. Kai rescues his sister Nya, whose capture fueled his desire to become a Ninja, from skeletons, and makes peace with the Dragon guardians of the Golden Weapons. However, in order to keep the Sword of Fire from Garmadon, Wu travels to the Underworld to fight his corrupted brother. The four ninja follow Wu down on the dragons, who have the capability to travel between the worlds. After defeating the Skeleton Army with the ultimate Spinjitzu move, the Tornado of Creation, they come upon Wu fighting the general of the Skeleton Army, Samukai, who is in possession of three of the Golden Weapons (the nunchucks, shuriken and scythe - stolen from the ninja earlier while they rested in the forests near the Fire Temple). Wu is defeated and Samukai tries to take the sword for his own, but is destroyed due to their combined power, which no one can withstand except the First Spinjitzu Master himself. This allows Garmadon to escape through a portal between space-time, but he vows to one day return with enough power to wield the Golden Weapons. With Garmadon gone, the balance is temporarily restored, and the Ninja prepare to train themselves for the day the Dark Lord returns.

text: Season 1: Rise of the Serpentine[edit]

text: Season one opens with the Ninja trying to determine which one of them will become the Green Ninja of a prophecy, the warrior destined to face the Dark Lord, determining the fate of Ninjago. The story focuses on Lord Garmadon's young son Lloyd Garmadon, a trouble making little boy who has released an ancient evil: an army of four snake-like tribes known as the Serpentine who are united under Pythor, the last member of the extinct fifth Anacondrai tribe. Wu manages to convince Lloyd to join their side ("The best way to defeat your enemy...is to make him your friend") while the Ninja are aided by Nya in her Samurai X battle suit. A four-armed Garmadon returns to help them deal with the Serpentine as they attempt to summon a large serpent called the Great Devourer, but their plan backfires when Pythor is eaten and the Serpentine are driven into hiding. Lloyd is revealed to be the Green Ninja, and Lord Garmadon uses the Golden Weapons to destroy the Great Devourer before running off with them.

text: Season 2: Rise of the Green Ninja[edit]

text: In Season two, the ninja prepare to train Lloyd to become the Green Ninja. The ninja train Lloyd so that he can face his father one day and save Ninjago, something which Lloyd was afraid to do, for the sake of his bond with Garmadon. Meanwhile, Garmadon works to thwart the Ninja's plan by recruiting the Serpentine and forging the Golden Weapons into one powerful Mega Weapon. After Garmadon's last attempt ends with Lloyd aging to a teenager like his four mentors, Garmadon attempts to change the events of the past. The original four ninja follow Garmadon into the past, and use the Golden Weapons of the past to destroy the Mega Weapon, restoring the timeline and sending the Golden Weapons into space. While Garmadon ends up on an island with a disembodied voice called the Overlord, the venom of the Great Devourer seeps into catacombs beneath Ninjago and awakens the Stone Army, who are indestructible warriors who fought with the Overlord against the First Spinjitzu Master, trapping the Serpentine underground in the process. Along with Misako, Lloyd's mother, the Ninja travel to the Dark Island to stop Garmadon, meeting Zane's father, Dr. Julian, who helped them in their fight against the Overlord and his army. The ninja then discover the Temple of Light, where they receive elemental powers and help Lloyd unleash his true potential (the Golden Dragon). The Ninja fail to stop the countdown to the final battle, and the Overlord is revealed to be the Dark Lord from the prophecy. He possesses Lord Garmadon and heads to Ninjago, with the Ninja in tow. Lloyd uses his new-found Golden Power to defeat the Overlord, purging his father Garmadon of his evil in the process and "making him normal" again.

text: Season 3: Rebooted[edit]

text: In Season three, Ninjago City has been rebuilt into a futuristic metropolis and renamed New Ninjago City. The Ninja, striving for action, learn that the Overlord has survived the final battle and entered the Digiverse, an electronic world. The crippled cyborg Cyrus Borg, creator of Borg Industries, realizes this and gives the ninja the Techno Blades, which could be used to destroy the Overlord by rebooting the Digiverse system. The Overlord uses P.I.X.A.L. (a nindroid who works at Borg Industries) to create a Nindroid army from Zane's blueprints. The Overlord plans to capture Lloyd, as Lloyd's golden power will help the Overlord escape the digital realm. The hard drive containing the Overlord is later stolen by Pythor, who is revealed to have survived being eaten by the Great Devourer. Pythor captures Lloyd, and the Overlord drains Lloyd of most of his Golden Power. Though the Ninja defeat the Overlord in the Digiverse, the Overlord escapes the digital realm half-formed. Lloyd then splits his remaining golden power among the four ninja, knowing that the power would be a big responsibility for him to bear alone. The Overlord, needing to complete his transformation, sends the Nindroids to space to retrieve the Golden Weapons from the constellation Arcturus, which the ninja failed in retrieving. The Overlord becomes the Golden Master, fulfilling an old Serpentine prophecy, and wreaks havoc on New Ninjago City. With no other option, Zane sacrifices himself to destroy the Golden Master.

text: Season 4: Tournament of Elements[edit]

text: During Season four, the Ninja take part in the "Tournament of Elements" when they learn that Zane is still alive, having rebuilt himself using titanium. The tournament, run by Master Chen (an Anacondrai fanatic and Garmadon's former evil mentor) and his assistant Clouse, who knows dark magic and trained alongside Garmadon, is host to many elemental masters who the ninja never knew existed. When one is eliminated from the tournament, Chen secretly uses his "Staff of Elements" to steal their powers. Eventually, Nya goes looking for the Ninja, and finds out that Chen intends to use the stolen powers to transform him and his followers into Anacondrai. Though Kai destroys the Staff of Elements, Chen finds that the spell can be completed with his daughter Skylor, due her elemental power of absorption. Chen manages to complete the spell, and everyone possessing the Mark of the Anacondrai (including him, Skylor, and Sensei Garmadon) turn into Anacondrai. Chen and his followers go to Ninjago to start a second Serpentine War, while the elemental masters pursue on their elemental dragons. Chen uses Pythor to make the spell permanent, and the elemental masters' only hope is to stop him at the Corridor of Elders. When they cross the line of no return, Garmadon sacrifices himself to defeat the Anacondrai-wannabes by releasing the spirits of the Anacondrai generals, who were banished to the Cursed Realm in the original Serpentine War. The ninja mourn over Garmadon's sacrifice as they burn the spellbook that banished Garmadon.

text: Season 5: Possession[edit]

text: During Season five, after Garmadon's sacrifice, Morro (the elemental master of Wind and Wu's first ever student) escapes the Cursed Realm, and possesses Lloyd. Morro does this so that he can find the Realm Crystal, so he can bring his master, the Preeminent, to the physical world to curse, and eventually rule, all sixteen realms. The four ninja, along with Wu, Nya (who is revealed to be the elemental master of Water), and Misako travel to uncharted lands to find the First Spinjitzu Master's tomb and retrieve the Realm Crystal before Morro does. Morro steals the Allied Armor of A'zure, a piece of armor that can summon allies and summons an army of ghosts to help him. After taking the Aeroblades (which can defeat a ghost) from Ronin, learning Airjitzu from the ghost of Master Yang (at the price of Cole becoming a ghost himself), and retrieving the Sword of Sanctuary from the Cloud Kingdom (one of the sixteen realms), the Ninja discover the tomb is underwater. The Ninja find the Realm Crystal, but decide to save Lloyd (who is now free from his possession) rather than take it. Morro and his Ghost Warrior allies bring the Preeminent to Ninjago. While the ninja are evacuating everyone from the city of Stiix, Nya unlocks her true potential and creates a wave which drowns the Preeminent. Morro, who feels remorseful, gives Wu the Realm Crystal and drowns with his master instead of staying with Sensei Wu. The ninja use the Realm Crystal to bring back Lloyd, who is ready to begin his training to become a Master, as he received his father's robes while the two were briefly together in the Cursed Realm.

text: Season 6: Skybound[edit]

text: During Season six, the Ninja are popular, thanks to saving Ninjago from The Preeminent, but trouble rises when Clouse returns after having escaped the Cursed Realm. Clouse frees Nadakhan, a Djinn who can grant three wishes, and captures people by forcing them to 'wishing it all away'. Nadakhan frames the ninjas for crimes they didn't commit while the Ninja are in Stiix. Misako tries to rescue them in the Bounty, but she and the ship are captured by the police, later being captured by Nadakhan along with Wu. The Ninja try to escape the police, but they are caught and arrested by Ronin in exchange for a clean reputation. The Ninja are thrown in Kryptarium Prison, but escape with the help of Captain Soto, who tells them how to find the only thing that can stop Nadakhan: Tiger Widow Venom. Meanwhile, Jay uses his first two wishes and finds out he was adopted. Nadakhan uses the Realm Crystal to free his crew, attack Ninjago City, and capture Kai. The Ninja sail to Tiger Widow Island to obtain the venom, but Zane is captured, Jay is kidnapped by Nadakhan, and Nya, Lloyd and Cole are stranded on the island until Ronin and the Police Commissioner come to rescue them, after finding out what side they were on. After attacking Misfortune's Keep, Jay and Nya are the only two remaining Ninja. They hide in Dr. Julien's lighthouse, where they meet Echo Zane, Zane's counterpart. Jay is forced to escape while Nya is kidnapped. Jay teams up with Echo Zane, Ronin, the Commissioner, Soto, Skylor and Dareth to save the others. Nadakhan gets Infinite Wishes and freezes everyone except Jay, but Nadakhan is poisoned by the venom. Incidentally, the venom hits Nya, and she dies. A disheartened Jay uses his last wish to erase recent events and ensure Clouse didn't find the Teapot of Tyrahn in the first place, thus removing the events of the season from the timeline. As a result, Nadakhan is never released and Jay and Nya, who are the only ones who remember the erased events, renew their relationship.

text: TV special: Day of the Departed[edit]

text: In a 44-minute TV special, Cole faces his struggles againist Sensei Yang, the creator of airjitzu and the one responsible for Cole's ghostly appearance. He resurrects the past villains from their statues in the hall of villainy and each one goes after a ninja. Samukai fights Jay, Pythor fights Lloyd, Kozu fights Dareth, Cyrptor fights Zane, Chen fights Kai and Nya and Morro fights Wu. Yang fights Cole but stop when they realize that they have something in common: Both were forgotten. The lunar eclipse is almost closing and Cole and Yang airjitzu their way to the rift. Yang stays behind while only 99% of Cole makes it through the rift, leaving the 1% as a green scar. The ninja defeat the resurrected villains and celebrate in peace.

text: Season 7: The Hands of Time[edit]

text: In Season seven, the ninja fight Acronix and Krux, the Hands of Time, who have the power to manipulate time. When the ninja first face Acronix at the old monastery, Acronix teleports away with his time blade after hitting Wu with the 'time punch', accelerating Wu's aging. The ninja think Acronix was defeated, but when something attacks Zane, they look into his memories and slow it down just enough so they can see that Acronix attacked Zane while he was distracted by Dr. Saunders, AKA Krux. The Time Twins then gather up an army called Vermillion which are samurai snake warriors. They steal all the metal and the most skilled producers in Ninjago to help build the "Iron Doom", which if they collect all 4 time blades (Fast-Forward, Slow Down, Pause, and Reversal), they could travel wherever they wanted in time. Kai finds out that he and Nya's parents, Ray and Maya, are still alive, having been captured by Krux and forced to work for him. Soon after Kai and Nya retrieve the fourth and final Time Blade, the Reversal Blade, Acronix hits Ray with the time punch. Upon completion of the Iron Doom, the Time Twins go back to during the Serpentine Wars, 40 years in the past, where they first got banished into time. They try to win the battle against the elemental masters, but luckily, Kai, Nya and Wu traveled back with them, and they defeated them. With the Reversal Blade, the two ninja stop Wu's rapid aging. Acronix and Krux decided to go far into the future, but when they discover they have stowaways, (Kai, Nya and Master Wu), a battle breaks out on the Iron Doom, ending with Sensei Wu pulling the Reversal Blade from the Iron Doom and pushing Kai and Nya into the present, while staying on the Iron Doom to finish the battle, and Acronix, Krux, and Wu get lost in time. Kai saves Ray with the Reversal Blade, and Lloyd goes from "Temporary Master Lloyd in Training", to Master Lloyd, who plans to find Wu.

text: Season 8: Sons of Garmadon[edit]

text: About a year after the events of Master Wu being lost in time, Lloyd Garmadon encounters a group of skilled biker-themed thugs who steal one of the three prized Oni masks (The Mask of Vengeance) from a vault in Borg Industries. After these events, Lloyd learns that the group who stole the mask was part of a criminal syndicate known as the Sons of Garmadon (S.O.G) and are after the two other Oni Masks (The Mask of Deception and The Mask of Hatred) in order to resurrect Lord Garmadon from the dead. In light of the crime spree committed by the Sons Of Garmadon, the Ninja are paid to be temporary guards to the Royal Family, but Sons of Garmadon succeed in stealing the second Oni mask from the Royal Family's palace in Ninjago, destroying it in the process and leaving only Harumi, the Princess and Lloyd's love interest, the sole survivor. During their attempt to infiltrate the Sons of Garmadon, Cole ends up imprisoned and rescues a baby that the Sons of Garmadon believe is the key to the Mask of Hatred, discovering a map on the baby's blanket. They soon discover the baby is a regressed Master Wu, who is recovering from the excessive use of the Reversal Time-Blade in the previous season. Eventually, the Sons of Garmadon succeed in obtaining all three Oni masks, but with help from the police, the Ninja stop them, unfortunately, it was too late as Garmadon was resurrected and when Lloyd tries to reason with him, he ends up defeated and powerless. When Garmadon creates Colossi and terrorizes Ninjago, four of the six Ninja attempt to keep Wu safe from his brother, but end up in the Realm of Oni and Dragons after using Traveller's Tea to escape the Colossi's grip. Meanwhile, back in Ninjago, Garmadon takes over the world and declares himself Emperor of Ninjago while the remaining Ninja, Misako and P.I.X.A.L. assume that Kai, Jay, Cole, Zane and Wu are dead. In this season, many things are explained, as the origin of the First Spinjitzu master, which is as follows: in the First Realm, two beings existed: the Oni and the Dragon. The Dragon had the power to create, while the Oni had the power to destroy. A child was born from both of them: the First Spinjitzu Master. When he was pressed on which side to choose, he left the First Realm and created Ninjago. The season also explains how Zane inherited his Ice power, which was given to him by his ill predecessor off-screen, the identity of the new Samurai X, which is revealed to be P.I.X.A.L. in a new body, and the identity of a new villain, dubbed "The Quiet One," who is the mysterious leader of the S.o.G, revealed to be Harumi and has been around since the beginning, believing Garmadon is the real hero as he killed the murderer of her biological parents: The Great Devourer.

text: Season 9: Hunted[edit]

text: While Lloyd and Nya resist Emperor Garmadon’s oppressive hold on Ninjago City, Young Wu and the rest of the Ninja are stranded in a barbaric realm where fierce dragons are being hunted down by Iron Baron and his gang of Dragon Hunters. With Lloyd stuck in Ninjago City, the others need to find the fabled Dragon Armor and restore Wu's adulthood if they ever hope to get back home to stop Emperor Garmadon once and for all.

text: Cast[edit]

text:
Jillian Michaels (seasons 1–7) and Samuel Vincent (seasons 8-) as Master Lloyd Garmadon, the Green Ninja
Vincent Tong as Kai, Nya's brother and the Fire Ninja
Michael Adamthwaite as Jay Walker/Gordon, the Lightning Ninja
Brent Miller as Zane, the Ice Ninja
Kirby Morrow as Cole, the Earth Ninja
Kelly Metzger as Nya, Kai's sister and the Water Ninja, as well as the original Samurai X
Paul Dobson and Caleb Skeris (Season 8) as Sensei/Master Wu, Lloyd's uncle and master and Garmadon's younger brother
Kathleen Barr as Misako, Lloyd's mother and Garmadon's wife
Mark Oliver as Lord/Master/Emperor Garmadon, Lloyd’s father and Wu's older brother. Current Emperor of Ninjago as of the Season 8 finale.
Jennifer Hayward as P.I.X.A.L., Nya's successor as Samurai X.

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text: Episodes[edit]

text:
Season
Episodes
Originally aired

First aired
Last aired

Pilot Episodes
4
January 14, 2011 (2011-01-14)

1
13
January 11, 2012 (2012-01-11)
April 4, 2012 (2012-04-04)

2
13
April 11, 2012 (2012-04-11)
November 21, 2012 (2012-11-21)

3
8
January 29, 2014 (2014-01-29)
November 26, 2014 (2014-11-26)

4
10
February 23, 2015 (2015-02-23)
April 3, 2015 (2015-04-03)

5
10
June 29, 2015 (2015-06-29)
July 10, 2015 (2015-07-10)

6
10
March 24, 2016 (2016-03-24)
July 15, 2016 (2016-07-15)

Special
October 29, 2016 (2016-10-29)

7
10
May 15, 2017 (2017-05-15)
May 26, 2017 (2017-05-26)

8
10
April 16, 2018 (2018-04-16)
May 25, 2018 (2018-05-25)

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text: Release and reception[edit]

text: Broadcast[edit]

text: In the United States, two pilot episodes, later split into four episodes total, were shown on Cartoon Network on January 14, 2011. They were released in Europe on January 24, 2011.[3] . The pilot episodes focused on Kai as he goes from being a blacksmith to a Ninja to save his sister, Nya. Due to the popularity of the pilot episodes, the first season was launched from December 2011 – April 2012 alongside a new line of sets marketed as "Rise of the Snakes". The pilot episodes were released on DVD in March 2011, and the first season became available on DVD in Region 1 on June 26, 2012.[4] The series as a whole has an estimated budget of kr 37 million (approximately £4.6 million or US$6.7 million).[5]

text: Due to the positive reception of the pilot, a full series was commissioned and began broadcast in December 2011. The first five episodes of season 1 aired in Canada on November 25. The season once again aired in Canada from January 11, 2012, to April 11, 2012. The first two episodes of season 1 aired in the United States on December 2. The season aired again in the United States from January 11, 2012, to April 11, 2012. Season 1 focused on the four original ninjas (Kai, Jay, Cole and Zane) as they try to find out who will be the Green Ninja.

text: Lego Ninjago was recommissioned for a second season, which premiered on July 18, 2012, to an audience of 2.8 million. Season 2 focused on Lloyd as he trains to become the Green Ninja in order to face his father.

text: In June 2013, Warner Bros. announced that a movie based on the toyline would be made, though it would take a different approach to the TV series. It was written by the Hageman brothers, who also wrote the story for The Lego Movie.[6] It was released on September 22, 2017.

text: A third season, "Rebooted", premiered on January 29, 2014. Season 3 focused on Zane as he and the other Ninja help a designer deal with old enemies, ending with Zane's death.

text: In the United Kingdom, the series premiered on 21 July 2014 on Cartoon Network.[7]

text: Season 4 premiered on February 23, 2015 in North America and Great Britain on Cartoon Network.[8]Season 4 focused on Kai as he and the other Ninja try to find a new and improved Zane on a secluded island, where they participate in a tournament.

text: On June 8, Lego released the trailer for the fifth season, titled "Possession."[9] It premiered on June 29 in the United States. Season 5 focused on Nya during her training to be the Water Ninja while the others fight Wu's first student, who's ghost has possessed Lloyd.

text: Season 6, "Skybound", was released on June 8, 2016. It tells the story of Nadakhan, a djinn, and his pirate crew who are trying to bring Ninjago to the skies. Season 6 focused on Jay as he and the Ninja are framed by a Djinn, who grants each of them three wishes. Jay's last wish erases all the events. [10][11]

text: A Halloween special called "Day of the Departed" was released on October 29, 2016. It focused on the villains of the past return - and Sensei Yang as the mastermind. The special focused on Cole, who is fading from existence.

text: A seventh season, titled "Hands of Time" was released in May 2017. The plot focused on Kai, Nya and their parents, with the main villains being the Elemental Masters of Time (Acronix and Krux) and their army of Vermillion warriors, trying to rewrite history.[12][13]

text: The eight season, "Sons of Garmadon" featured redesigns to closely resemble visually The Lego Ninjago Movie, and was released April 16, 2018 in the US. It focused on the ninjas trying to prevent Garmadon's resurrection, albeit with no good in him, by a criminal organization, the Sons of Garmadon (SoG), via three Oni Masks, but failed.[14]

text: The ninth season, "Hunted", will premiere on June 30, 2018 in Australia. It is the first season where they'll be no focus character due to two seperate plot lines. The first trailer, released in Japan confirms that the Elemental Masters will return as part of the resistance.

text: The series has been nominated twice for awards. Peter Hausner was nominated at the 39th Annie Awards for his direction, but lost to Simpsons director Matthew Nastuk. The composers, Michael Kramer and Jay Vincent, were nominated for the BMI TV Music Award, which they won.[15]

text: All episodes feature a theme song called "The Weekend Whip", performed by The Fold, except for Seasons 8 and 9. In each season, the song is remixed.

text: Critical reception[edit]

text: On the whole, the series has been very well received by fans and critics.[needs update?][16]

text: The pilot and episodes received overall positive reception, with people praising the characters, plot, music and overall exciting and new tone brought to this new LEGO theme.

text: The first season received genuinely positive reviews, more so than the pilots. Fans and critics praised the character development, score, pacing, storytelling and fun nature of the series. Mixed reception was aimed towards the annoying nature of the Serpentine, however this was an extremely minor complaint. People continued to praise how unique and surprising this theme continued to be and how well a full LEGO TV-series could work.

text: The second season received high critical acclaim. The first half of the season was not as acclaimed as the second half however, due to the filler nature the first six episodes had to them. The second half of the season continues to be viewed as the best run to come out of the entire franchise. The storytelling, continued character development, score and cinematic tone the second season contained lead to continuous praise and positive reviews. Fans and critics alike felt as if the season was "the perfect way to close off this incredible TV series." While many fans and critics were saddened that the series was supposed to conclude after this season, everyone saw it as "the highest note for the series to go out on."

text: Following the theme's revival in 2014, the third season, much like the second, received high critical acclaim. Fans and critics appreciated the change in tone in introducing technology as the main focus, as well as the season's pacing. The character development and score continued to receive praise, however the airing of the season in which two episodes were released every two months highly irritated majority of fans. The season finale was a high point of critical acclaim, still standing out as one of the series' best episodes. Many praised the season for developing the character of Zane and Garmadon, as well as the introduction of P.I.X.A.L.

text: The fourth season continued to receive high amounts of critical praise. The new characters - mainly Skylor, Chen and Clouse - were major highlights to majority of fans. The Mortal Kombat tone present to the season was highly praised by fans, as well as the character development, tone, music, pacing and focus on Garmadon's character. Fans describe the season as "a major step in the right direction to keep this franchise feeling fresh, fun and exciting." As of 2018, this season is often looked at as either the best or second best season of the entire series. Fans praised the introduction of other Elemental Masters, and often look at this season as Ninjago's biggest step forward into new territory.

text: The fifth season has received mixed to generally positive reception from fans. Critics and fans praise the genuinely darker tone to the season, as well as the characters of Morro and Ronin, as well as Nya's character arc throughout the season. The idea of ghosts and possession was also praised by fans alike. However this season holds the most criticism of any Ninjago season. The Cloud Kingdom, the more somber pacing and crossover with LEGO Legends of Chima were the main points of criticism here. However the season still received mainly positive reviews.

text: The sixth season received much more positive reviews however. Fans and critics commented on how unique the season is and how it stand out from other seasons. The focus on Jay and Nya and the character of Nadakhan are main points of critical praise here, as well as the higher focus on action and character development, with many people commenting on how far Ninjago has come since its beginning in 2011. Much like the fourth season, this season is seen as one of, if not, the most unique season in the Ninjago franchise, and is seen as one of the series' best seasons.

text: The halloween special Day of the Departed received mainly mixed reception. Whilst fans and critics praised the dark tone, recurring old characters and story idea, majority of reception was negative. This is due to the lack of development for Cole, being the focus character, the short and underwhelming action sequences and a disappointing conclusion. An alternate version of the special was released on January 31st, 2017, released for countries such as China. Though produced in Chinese, this version was far more critically applauded than the original, with many addressing how it's overall nature and pacing were "more fun and thrilling" and the fight scenes were "intense and well choreographed".

text: The seventh season also received mainly mixed reception. The introduction of the Elemental Power of Time was well received, as well as the story conclusion of Kai and Nya's parents - Ray and Maya - and the masters of Time themselves, Acronix and Krux. The negative reception was aimed at the more somber and dull tone present throughout the season. The animation of the seventh season was also a high point of criticism. The season finale was a high point of critical praise however. The season is often looked as as the weakest season of the series, just in front the Day of the Departed special and behind the fifth season.

text: The eighth season has received critical acclaim, receiving the most amount of praise since the second season. The animation, more complex storytelling, a deeper yet darker tone, new characters and in-depth character development have been extremely high point of praise so far. Prior to the season premiere however, the redesigning of the Ninja was a strong point of hate within the community. Over time however, said complaints have lowered as fans have adjusted. However, said hatred still exists. Fans and critics have referred to the eighth season as their favourite, with writers Dan and Kevin Hageman themselves called season eight their favourite. The character development of Lloyd and Cole have been high points of praise, as well as the new characters of Harumi, Mr. E and Ultra Violet. Fans also praised the larger role of P.I.X.A.L., as her character had now become "relevant".

text: The first trailer for the ninth season has been loved by fans alike so far, with many describing it as "the next perfect step for the series" and "a perfect companion season for the eighth, yet still strong enough to be its own story".

text: Home media[edit]

text: The pilot episodes were released on DVD March 27, 2012.[17][better source needed]

text: Season 1 was released June 26, 2012,[18] and the second season was released on DVD March 5, 2013.[19]

text: In late September 2012, Warner Bros. Home Entertainment announced that it would be releasing the first part of the second season ("Darkness Shall Rise" to "The Stone Army") under the title Rise of the Green Ninja on November 27, 2012 (though this was later pushed forward to December 11),[20] while the complete second season and the complete series has been released on March 5, 2013.[19]

text: Season 3 was divided into 2 volumes with volume 1 being released on August 5, 2014[21] and volume 2 being released on January 20, 2015.[22]

text: Season 4 was released on July 21, 2015.[23]

text: Season 5 was released on February 16, 2016.[24]

text: Season 6 was released on March 14, 2016, and Day of the Departed was released on February 7, 2017.

text: Season 7 was released on October 6, 2017.

text: Video games[edit]

text: The ninja appear as playable characters in Lego Dimensions. Additionally, a large range of Ninjago mobile games have been released. Three video games have been released.

text: Lego Battles: Ninjago[edit]

text: A video game named Lego Battles: Ninjago was released in spring 2011. It was based on the two pilots of the series, and it features some of the characters who appear in the original episodes (Kai, Jay, Zane, Cole, etc.).

text: Nindroids[edit]

text: Lego Ninjago: Nindroids is an action-adventure game for the Nintendo 3DS and PlayStation Vita,[25] The game was developed by Hellbent Games and co-published by TT Games Publishing July 29, 2014.[26][27] Lego Ninjago: Nindroids was announced March 2014 as the second video game based on the Lego Ninjago line of play sets.[26] The game was targeted at a younger audience.[28]

text: The game has the same plot as the third season of TV series.[26] In the game, the player assumes the role of a Spinjitzu Master tasked with defending the New Ninjago City from The Overlord's evil Nindroid army.[25][26] The game contains 30 levels consisting of puzzles and battle sequences.[25]

text: NintendoLife thought this game was beginning to evidence the formulaic nature of the Lego universe of video games,[27] while JeuxVideo thought the game was repetitive.[28] The game was in a top-10 best-selling list of games for PlayStation Vita in New Zealand in May 2017.[29]

text: Shadow of Ronin[edit]

text: Lego Ninjago: Shadow of Ronin is an action-adventure game developed by TT Fusion and published by Warner Bros. Interactive Entertainment in March 2015.[30] The game was released initially for Nintendo 3DS and PlayStation Vita,[31] and later for iOS[32] and Android.[33] The game further adapts the TV series,[34] and serves as a sequel to Lego Ninjago: Nindroids.[30] Although non-canon to the TV series,it takes place just after the fourth season.

text: After Garmadon sacrificed himself and was sent into the Cursed Realm, Lloyd left the team to cope with losing his father. The remaining members meet the new threat Ronin, a mercenary, who partially erases the Ninja's memories. The Ninja travel to the Toxic Bogs, after which they have a vision of weapons that can restore their memories. They collect the weapons and go to see Lloyd, who takes them to see his mother for help. Once they find the Primal Fulcrum, the Ninja free Lloyd's mother from Ronin's control. Ronin freezes them and grabs the remaining elemental crystals. He plans to use the Fulcrum to bring back Chen from the Cursed Realm. The Ninja chase Ronin into a portal, where the Ninja have a final battle with Ronin; he escapes and knocks the Ninja's weapons into the abyss. The ending reveals the game was a story told by Kai. In an epilogue, Dareth steals the Helmet of Darkness to control the Stone Army.

text: Warner Brothers announced the game in December 2014.[35] The game is single-player.[36] It has new gameplay items, though the gameplay and characters are familiar.[35] The game was targeted at a younger audience.[37][36]

text: Both PocketGamer and Nintendo Life said the game negatively felt the same as the previous games in the Lego series.[36][30] PocketGamer praised the better graphics but was frustrated with the controls on iOS, especially with time-sensitive actions.[36] Nintendo Life appreciated the humor but thought the graphics had issues on the 3DS.[30] The game was in a top-10 best-selling list of games for PlayStation Vita in New Zealand in May 2017.[29]


document_title: Constitution of Liberia

question_text: who wrote the constitution of the commonwealth of liberia

text: Constitution of Liberia

text: Drafting process[edit]

text: Following the overthrow and execution of President William Tolbert by a small group of soldiers led by Samuel Doe on April 12, 1980, the 1847 Constitution was suspended and governing power was assumed by the People's Redemption Council led by Doe. Doe refused to assume the presidency, instead ruling by decree as the Chairman of the PRC.

text: On April 12, 1981, Amos Sawyer, a political science professor at the University of Liberia, was appointed Chairman of the National Constitution Committee, a 25-member body tasked with drafting a new constitution. In December 1982, the Committee finished their draft constitution, and submitted it to the People's Redemption Council in March 1983.

text: The PRC appointed a 59-member Constitutional Advisory Committee to review the draft . On October 19, 1983, the CAA finished its review, having removed or altered several provisions. Among the changes made to the draft included an increase of presidential terms from four to six years, removal of an entrenchment provision that would have prevented amendments altering presidential term lengths and term limits, removal of a prohibition on government participation by military personnel, and deletion of provisions establishing two autonomous agencies charged with approving judicial candidates and investigating corruption.

text: On July 3, 1984, the revised Constitution was submitted to a national referendum, where it was approved by 78.3% of voters. Following the 1985 general election, the new Constitution came into effect on January 6, 1986 with the inauguration of Doe and the newly elected Legislature of Liberia.

text: Constitutional institutions[edit]

text: Presidency[edit]

text: The executive power of the state is vested in the President of Liberia, who is entrusted to faithfully execute the laws of the country. Among the changes made to the presidency from the previous constitution include the introduction of term limits, prohibiting the President from serving more than two terms, and the reduction of presidential terms from eight years to six.

text: Additionally, the Constitution also requires that candidates for the presidency must own at least $25,000 in real property, an increase in the original $600 requirement in the 1847 Constitution. Furthermore, the President is immune from civil suits arising from actions taken during their tenure in office and arrest on criminal charges while in office, though the President may be prosecuted for criminal acts committed while in office upon vacating the presidency.

text: The Constitution also includes new provisions allowing for the presidential appointment of a new Vice President, with the consent of both houses of the Legislature, in the event of the vacancy of the office. Furthermore, the Constitution provides that in the event of the assumption of the presidency by the Vice President in the event of the President's death, resignation, incapacity or removal, the Vice President will be not considered to have served a term in office for the purpose of term limits.

text: Legislature[edit]

text: The Constitution grants legislative power to the Legislature of Liberia. Few changes were made to the Legislature from the 1847 Constitution, which largely modeled the Liberian Congress on the United States Congress. However, due to the unitary nature of Liberia, the Legislature is not restricted in its power to make laws, so long as those laws do not violate any provision of the Constitution.

text: Judiciary[edit]

text: The Constitution largely follows the model set by Article IV of the 1847 Constitution, vesting judicial powers in the Supreme Court of Liberia and any subordinate courts created by the Legislature. However, the Constitution places previously absent requirements on judicial appointees, requiring Supreme Court justices to have been counselors of the Supreme Court Bar for at least five years and requiring all other judges to have been either practicing attorneys for three years or a member of the Supreme Court Bar.

text: Autonomous agencies[edit]

text: Article 89 of the Constitution mandates the establishment of three independent agencies:

text:
Civil Service Commission
National Election Commission
General Auditing Commission

text: Additional provisions[edit]

text: While the 1847 Constitution had provided for political rights similar to those expressed in the United States Bill of Rights, the current constitution expands these rights to include a variety of economic and social rights. For instance, Article 6 provides for equal access to education, while Article 5 protects traditional Liberian culture.

text: Article 8 establishes workers' rights by prohibiting inhumane or dangerous working conditions, and Article 18 prohibits employment discrimination on the basis of gender, religion or ethnicity, as well as guaranteeing equal pay. Additionally, Article 14 explicitly invokes the separation of church and state and the prohibition of a state religion.

text: Article 27(b) of the Constitution retains the controversial nationality requirements of Article V, Section 13 of the 1847 Constitution, which limits citizenship to "persons who are Negroes or of Negro descent."

text: Article 95(a) of the Constitution officially repeals the 1847 Constitution, while certifying that all laws enacted before the repeal remain in effect. Article 95(a), (b) and (c) also certifies the validity of all statutes, treaties, international agreements and financial obligations enacted by the People's Redemption Council. Additionally, Article 97 prohibits any court from questioning the validity of actions taken by the PRC or bringing charges against any PRC member for the overthrow of the Tolbert administration, the repeal of the 1847 Constitution, the establishment of the PRC, the imposition of criminal penalties or the confiscation of property by the PRC during their term in power or the establishment of the new constitution.

text: Amendment process[edit]

text: Per Article 91, constitutional amendments may be proposed by either a two-thirds vote of both houses of the Legislature, or by a petition signed by at least 10,000 registered voters and approved by a two-thirds vote in the Legislature. A proposed amendment must be ratified by two-thirds of voters in a popular referendum held no sooner than one year after its approval by the Legislature.

text: Article 93 affirms that while the term limitations set forth in Article 50 may be amended, the term limitations of the President in office at the time of ratification of such an amendment remain in place.

text: 2011 amendment referendum[edit]

text: On 17 August 2010, the Legislature passed four amendments to the Constitution.[1] The four amendments proposed would have:

text:
Decreased the residency requirement for presidential and vice presidential candidates in Article 52 from ten to five years;
Increased the mandated retirement of judges from 70 to 75;
Changed the date of national elections set in Article 83 from the second Tuesday in October to the second Tuesday in November;
Allowed House and Senate elections to use first-past-the-post voting, while retaining the two-round system for presidential elections.

text: In a referendum held on 23 August 2011, all four amendments failed to garner the required two-thirds majority for approval.[2]

text: Past constitutions[edit]

text: Before the adoption of the current constitution, Liberia was governed by its original constitution, ratified prior to its independence in 1847:

text: Liberian Constitution of 1847

text: Additionally, Liberia was governed by two constitutions during the rule by the American Colonization Society under the Commonwealth of Liberia:

text:
Liberian Constitution of 1820
Liberian Constitution of 1838


document_title: List of tallest people

question_text: who has the tallest man in the world

question_tokens: who has the tallest man in the world

text: List of tallest people

text: Men

text:
Living
  Deceased
  Height disputed

text:
Country

Metric

Imperial

Name

Note

Lifespan(age at death)

 United States
272 cm
8 ft 11.1 in
Robert Wadlow
Tallest human in recorded history confirmed by Guinness World Records.[1]
1918–1940 (22)

 United States
267 cm
8 ft 9 in
John Rogan
Second tallest male in recorded history. Weighed only 92.5 kg (204 lb). Unable to stand due to ankylosis.
1868–1905 (37)

 United States
263.5 cm
8 ft 7¾in
John F. Carroll
244 cm (8 ft 0 in) standing height, 264 cm (8 ft 7¾ in) assuming normal spinal curvature.
1932–1969 (37)

 Ukraine

257 cm
8 ft 5 in
Leonid Stadnyk
Not officially recognized by Guinness World Records because he refused to be measured according to their standards.[2]

1970–2014 (44)

 Finland
251.4 cm
8 ft 3 in
Väinö Myllyrinne
Recognized as the tallest living person from 1940 to his death in 1963. Measured 251.4 cm tall at his peak.
1909–1963 (54)

 Canada
251 cm
8 ft 3 in
Édouard Beaupré
Tallest strongman as well as tallest wrestler in history. His death certificate described him as being 8 ft 3 in (2.51 m) tall and still growing.
1881–1904 (23)

 Turkey
251 cm
8 ft 2.8 in[3]
Sultan Kösen
The tallest living person since September 17, 2009, as determined by Guinness World Records.[4] He has 36.5-cm-long (1 ft 2 in) feet—the second-largest feet on a living person and 27.5 cm (11.2 in) hands—the longest on a living person.[5]
1982–

 India
249 cm
8 ft 2 in
Vikas Uppal
Was not officially measured by Guinness.
1986–2007  (21)

 United States
249 cm
8 ft 2 in
Don Koehler
Tallest in world for most of the 1970s.
1925–1981 (56)

 United States
249 cm
8 ft 2 in
Bernard Coyne
Coyne's World War I draft registration card, dated 29 August his height as 8 feet, although he had reached a height of 8 feet 2 inches (249 cm) by the time of his death. Possibly reached up to 8 ft 4 in (254 cm).
1897–1921 (24)

 Ireland
246 cm
8 ft 1 in
Patrick Cotter O'Brien
Tallest person recorded at the time and the first in medical history to stand at a verified height of eight feet (244 cm). Remains examined in 1972 and height verified.
1760–1806 (46)

 Morocco
246 cm
8 ft 1 in[6]
Brahim Takioullah
Possesses the world's largest feet at 1 ft 3 in (38 cm).[7]
1982–

 Iran
246 cm
8 ft 1 in
Morteza Mehrzad
Tallest man in Iran.[8] Gold medalist of Iran sitting volleyball national team in Summer Paralympic games Rio 2016
1987–

 Germany
246 cm
8 ft 1 in
Julius Koch
Probably never the world's tallest person due to his life coinciding with that of John Rogan. Skeleton preserved in the Museum of Natural History in Mons, Belgium.
1872–1902 (30)

 Mozambique
246 cm
8 ft 1 in
Gabriel Estêvão Monjane
Guinness World Records listed him as tallest man from 1988 to 1990.
1944–1990 (46)

 India
246 cm
8 ft 1 in
Dharmendra Pratap Singh
Tallest living Indian.[9]
1983–

 Libya
246 cm
8 ft 1 in
Suleiman Ali Nashnush
Libyan who was the tallest basketball player in the world.[citation needed]
1943–1991 (47)

 France
245 cm
8 ft ½ in
Jean-Joseph Brice
Le Géant des Vosges Ramonchamp - France—Height controversy[10]
1835–?

 Germany
244 cm
8 ft 0 in
Anton de Franckenpoint (Langer Anton)
Lived during Thirty Years' War; skeleton later measured at 8 ft 0 in (244 cm).[11][12]
Unknown

 China
242 cm
7 ft 11¼ in
Zhang Juncai
Tallest living Chinese person.
1966–

 Indonesia
242 cm
7 ft 11¼ in
Suparwono
Tallest Indonesian claimed to be 8 ft 10.5 in. Officially measured (lying down and in the standing position) by the Indonesian Record Museum (MURI) in December 2009.[13]
1985–2012 (26)

 Netherlands
242 cm
7 ft 11¼ in
Albert Johan Kramer
Probably the tallest man in The Netherlands ever; His brother-in-law was suffering from dwarfism and did not exceed 69 cm (27.16 in). Together they formed a variety act, with performances around the world.[14]
1897–1976 (79)

 Puerto Rico
241 cm
7 ft 11 in
Felipe Birriel
Tallest Puerto Rican recorded.
1916–1994 (78)

 India
241 cm
7 ft 11 in
Asadulla Khan
Tallest man in India.[15]
1988–

 Soviet Union
240 cm
7 ft 10 in
Alexander Sizonenko
Soviet Union basketball player.[16]
1959–2012 (53)

 Egypt
240 cm
7 ft 10 in
Sa'id Muhammad Ghazi
He was billed as 10 ft in his life.[17]
1909–1941 (32)

 Belarus
239 cm
7 ft 10 in
Feodor Machnow
Billed as 9 ft 3 in his life.
1878–1912 (34)

 Austria-Hungary
238 cm
7 ft 10 in
Grgo Kusić
Tallest Croat recorded. Tallest citizen of Austria-Hungary of his time.[18]
1892–1918 (26)

 Pakistan
238 cm
7 ft 10 in
Naseer Soomro
Tallest confirmed man living in Pakistan.[19][20]
1975–

 Netherlands
238 cm
7 ft 10 in
Rigardus Rijnhout
Second tallest man in The Netherlands ever; he was known as the giant of Rotterdam. Early June 2011, a life-size statue of Rijnhout was unveiled in the Oude Westen district in Rotterdam.[21]
1922–1959 (36)

 Japan
237 cm
7 ft 9.3 in
Yoshimitsu Matsuzaka
Tallest man in Japan; no color images of him exist even though he died in the 1960s.[22]
1930–1962 (32)

 Mongolia
236 cm
7 ft 9 in
Öndör Gongor
Very tall man in early-20th-century Mongolia. Some other sources even give 245 cm (8 feet)
1880/85 – 1925/30

 United States
236 cm
7 ft 9 in
Louis Moilanen
Tallest person in Michigan history and one of the tallest men in the world during his lifetime. He may have been 8 ft 1 in tall.[23]
1885–1913 (28)

 United Kingdom
236 cm
7 ft 9 in
Angus MacAskill
Tallest "true" giant (not due to a pathological condition). Tallest Scottish or British man recorded.
1825–1863 (38)

 United Kingdom
236 cm
7 ft 9 in
Frederick Kempster
Tall Englishman, height disputed between 7 ft 8.5in and 8 ft 4.5in[24]
1889–1918 (29)

 United States
236 cm
7 ft 9 in
Martin Van Buren Bates
Known as the Kentucky Giant or The Giant of the Hills.[25] He and Anna Haining Bates were the tallest married couple ever.[26]
1837–1919

 China
236 cm
7 ft 9 in
Bao Xishun
Considered the tallest living person by Guinness World Records until September 2009 when he was replaced by Sultan Kösen.[27]
1951–

 China
236 cm
7 ft 9 in
Sun Mingming
Chinese basketball player. Formerly second-tallest living person.
1983–

 Tunisia
236 cm
7 ft 9 in
Radhouane Charbib
Listed by Guinness World Records as tallest man until January 15, 2005, before Bao Xishun and Sun Mingming.[28]
1968–

 Germany
236 cm
7 ft 9 in
Walter Straub
Tallest man in Germany while he was alive.[29]

1925–1986 (61)

 Algeria
236 cm
7 ft 9 in
Rachid Bara
Tallest man in Algeria while he was alive.[30]

1974–2009 (35)

 Brazil
235 cm
7 ft 8½ in
Rafael França do Nascimento
Tallest man in Brazil.[31]
1987–

 Russia
235 cm
7 ft 8½ in
Nikolai Pankratov
Tallest man in Russia.[32]
1990–

 North Korea
235 cm
7 ft 8½ in
Ri Myung Hun
Former basketball player with the North Korean national team.
1967–

 United States Ukraine
235 cm
7 ft 8⅓ in
Igor Vovkovinskiy
Currently the tallest person living in the United States. Originally from Ukraine, moved to Rochester, Minnesota to be treated at the Mayo Clinic. Most recently has been acting in commercials and movies.[33] Became well known by wearing a T-shirt that read "Obama's Biggest Supporter". Took part in the Eurovision Song Contest 2013 in Malmö, Sweden, as one of the performers on the stage representing Ukraine.
1982–

 United States
235 cm
7 ft 8 in
Broc Brown
Former tallest teenager in the United States.[34]

1998-

 United States
235 cm
7 ft 8 in
Cecil Boling
Was 7'8" but shrank to 7'0" since his legs were replaced with artificial legs 8.5" shorter.[35]
1920–2000 (79)

 United States
235 cm
7 ft 8 in
Brenden Adams
Former tallest teenager in the world.
1995–

 India
234 cm
7 ft 8 in
Polipaka Gattaiah
Tallest Indian.[36]
1975–2015

 Ivory Coast
234 cm
7 ft 8 in
Abdramane Dembele
Tallest man in Ivory Coast.[37]
1985–

 United States
234 cm
7 ft 8 in
George Bell
Former Tallest living American.[38]
1957–

 Fiji
234 cm
7 ft 8 in
Kaliova Seleiwau
Tallest living Fijian.[39]
1981–

 Austria
234 cm
7 ft 8 in
Adam Rainer
Only person known to have been both a dwarf and giant. He was 118 cm (3 ft 10 in) tall at age 21 and peaked at 234 cm (7 ft 8 in) when he died, having doubled his height as an adult.
1899–1950 (51)

 Pakistan
234 cm
7 ft 8 in
Alam Channa
Pakistani, considered to be the tallest living man when he died in 1998.[40]
1953–1998 (46)

 Iceland
234 cm
7 ft 8 in
Jóhann K. Pétursson
Was the tallest person in Iceland.
1913–1984 (71)

 Japan
234 cm
7 ft 8 in
Yasutaka Okayama
Tallest living Japanese. Tallest basketball player drafted in NBA history.[41][42][43][44]
1954–

 United States
234 cm
7 ft 8 in
Bob Wegner
Tallest basketball player plays for the Lake Michigan Admirals.[45]
1993–

 Austria-Hungary
233.7 cm
7 ft 8 in
Franz Winkelmeier
One of the tallest people in his time.[46]
1860–1887

 Spain
233.5 cm
7 ft 8 in
Miguel Joaquín de Eleicegui
Tallest man recorded in Spain.[47]
1818–1861 (43)

 Spain
233 cm
7 ft 7.7 in
Jaime Clemente Izquierdo
Spain's tallest man in his lifetime.[48]
1961–2005 (44)

 Spain
233 cm
7 ft 7½ in
Agustín Luengo Capilla
Circus performer. Tallest man in Spain at the time of his death.[49]
1849–1875 (26)

 United States
232 cm
7 ft 7½ in
Jack Earle
Jacob Rheuben Ehrlich. American silent film actor and sideshow performer.
1906–1952 (46)

 Somalia
233 cm
7 ft 7.4 in
Hussain Bisad
Somalia, considered to be one of the tallest living men.
1975–

 United Kingdom
233 cm
7 ft 7.4 in
Neil Fingleton
Tallest NCAA Division I basketball player. Known for his role Mag the Mighty in the HBO TV series Game of Thrones.[50][51]
1980–2017 (36)

 China
233 cm
7 ft 7 in
Wang Feng-Jun
Asia's tallest man in 2004.[52]
1976–2015 (39)

 Argentina
231 cm
7 ft 7 in
Jorge González
Tallest wrestler in WWE history.
1966–2010 (44)

 United Kingdom
231 cm
7 ft 7 in
Paul Sturgess
Tied for the tallest player ever to play college basketball in the U.S.[53]
1987–

 United States
231 cm
7 ft 7 in
Kenny George
Second-tallest NCAA Division I basketball player (Neil Fingleton).[54]
1987–

 United States
231 cm
7 ft 7 in
Lock Martin
He played the robot in the movie The Day the Earth Stood Still.[55]
1916–1959

 Ireland
231 cm
7 ft 7 in
Charles Byrne
Skeleton now resides in the Hunterian Museum.
1761–1783 (22)

 United States
231 cm
7 ft 7 in
Max Palmer
Actor and pro wrestler. Listed by Guinness World Records at 7 ft 7 in, claimed 8 ft 1 in. Film Bio - Killer Apes, Invaders From Mars.[56]
1927–1984 (57)

 Romania
231 cm
7 ft 7 in
Gheorghe Mureșan
Tied for tallest in NBA history.
1971–

 Sudan
231 cm
7 ft 7 in
Manute Bol
Tied for tallest in NBA history.
1962–2010 (48)

 Belgium
230 cm
7 ft 6.75 in
Alain Delaunois
Tallest living Belgian.[57]
1971–

 Azerbaijan
230 cm
7 ft 7 in
Aleksandar Rindin
Tallest man in Azerbaijan.[58]
1985–

 Armenia
230 cm
7 ft 7 in
Arshavir Grigoryan
Tallest man in Armenia.[59]
1990–

 Brazil
230 cm
7 ft 6.6 in
Joélisson Fernandes da Silva
Tallest living Brazilian.[60]
1991–

 Montenegro
230 cm
7 ft 6.5 in
Slavko Vraneš
Tallest Montenegrin basketball player in the national basketball team, former player in the NBA
1983–

 Romania
230 cm
7 ft 6.55 in
Robert Bobroczky
Romanian basketball player who was 2.30 m (7 ft 7 in) in late 2014, aged 14.[61]
2000–

 Vietnam
229 cm
7 ft 6.25 in
Trần Thành Phố
Was the tallest man in Southeast Asia when he died in 2010[62]
1947–2010 (63)

 Senegal
229 cm
7 ft 6.25 in
Malik Sidibe
Tallest basketball player in Senegal.[63]
1985–

 United Kingdom
229 cm
7 ft 6¼ in
Christopher Greener
Formerly Britain's tallest man
1943–2015 (71)

 Algeria
229 cm
7 ft 6⅕ in
Saad Kaiche
Former basketball player of Club Baloncesto Breogán of Lugo.[64][65]
1985–

 United States
229 cm
7 ft 6 in
Ralph Madsen
Billed as 7 ft 6 in.[66]
1897–1948

 China
229 cm
7 ft 6 in
Yao Ming
Was the tallest player in the NBA during his playing years until his retirement in 2011.
1980–

 United States Germany
229 cm
7 ft 6 in
Shawn Bradley
Former player in the NBA, 1993–2005, tallest living German (holding dual citizenship).
1972–

 Senegal
229 cm
7 ft 6 in
Moussa Seck
Tallest basketball player in Senegal.[67]
1986–

 United States
229 cm
7 ft 6 in
Matthew McGrory
Was the world's tallest actor when he died in 2005.[68]
1973–2005

 Senegal
229 cm
7 ft 6 in
Mamadou N'Diaye
Was the tallest in high school and college basketball while playing in the US (tied for tallest with Tacko Fall in his final college season in 2015–16).[69][70]
1993–

 United States
229 cm
7 ft 6 in
Conrad Furrows
He was listed in the Bernard L. Kobel Catalogue of Human Oddities of Circus Sideshows.[71]
1922–1967

 Senegal
229 cm
7 ft 6 in
Tacko Fall
Was the tallest high school basketball player in the US as of 2014,[72] and since 2016 has been the tallest in US college basketball.[70]
1995–

 Russia
229 cm
7 ft 5.8 in
Sergey Ilin
Tallest basketball player in Russia.[73]
1988–

 Spain
229 cm
7 ft 5.8 in(?)
Fermín Arrudi Urieta
Tallest man in Spain at the time of his death.
1870–1913 (42)

 DR Congo
228 cm
7 ft 5⅔ in
Bienvenu Letuni
Tallest basketball player in DRC[74]
1994–

 Poland
228 cm
7 ft 5⅔ in
Eugeniusz Taraciński
Tallest man in Poland while he was alive.[75]
1928–1978 (50)

 Colombia
228 cm
7 ft 5⅔ in
Asdrúbal Herrera Mora
Tallest living Colombian. Tied for tallest South American man with Margarito Machacuay[76]
1986–

 Slovakia
228 cm
7 ft 5⅔ in
Martin Miklosik
Tallest basketball player in the Slovak Republic.[77]
1986–

 Peru
228 cm
7 ft 5⅔ in
Margarito Machacuay
Tied for the tallest South American person with Asdrúbal Herrera and is the fifth-tallest in the Americas.[78]
1965–

text: Women

text:
Country

Metric

Imperial

Name

Note

Lifespan(age at death)

 China
248 cm
8 ft 1 ¾ in
Zeng Jinlian
Confirmed by Guinness World Records as tallest female ever. Suffered from spine curvature and could not stand at full height. Tallest recorded Chinese person and world's tallest person shortly before her death. She is the only woman verified to have reached 8ft tall.
1964–1982 (17)

 Canada
243 cm
7 ft 11 in
Anna Haining Bates
Second tallest woman and tallest woman in her lifetime. She and Martin Van Buren Bates were the tallest married couple ever.[26]
1846–1888 (41)

 United Kingdom
241 cm
7 ft 11 in
Jane Bunford
Tallest recorded English person and possibly the world's tallest person at the time of her death. Given height is adjusted for spinal curvature; peak standing height was 7 ft 10 in (239 cm).[79]
1895–1922 (27)

 China
234 cm
7 ft 8 in
Yao Defen
Listed as tallest living female by Guinness World Records, until her death on November 13, 2012.
1972–2012 (40)

 United States
231.78 cm
7 ft 7 ¼ in
Sandy Allen
Listed as tallest living female by Guinness World Records, and the tallest American woman ever, until her death on August 13, 2008.[80]
1955–2008 (53)

 Greece
229.87 cm
7 ft 6.5 in
Wassiliki Calliandji
Tallest woman in Greece.[81]
1882–1904 (22)

 China
221 cm
7 ft 3 in
Sun Fang
Tallest living woman.[82]
1987-

 Poland
218 cm
7 ft 2 in
Margo Dydek
Tallest professional women's basketball player.[83]
1974-2011 (37)

 Turkey
213.6 cm
7 ft 0.09 in
Rumeysa Gelgi
Tallest living woman in Turkey, and she was the highest female teenager in the world.[84][85]
1997-

text: Disputed and unverified claims

text:
Country

Metric

Imperial

Name

Note

Lifespan(age at death)

France
350 cm
11 ft 6 in
Giant of Castelnau
Height estimate based on bone fragments found at the Neolithic cemetery of Castelnau-le-Lez, excavated in 1890 by Georges Vacher de Lapouge and published in the journal La Nature, Vol. 18, 1890.[86]
Unknown -Neolithic France

Russia/Belarus
283 cm
9 ft 3 in
Feodor Machnow
Height not confirmed.
1878–1912 (34)

England
282 cm
9 ft 3 in
John Middleton The Childe of Hale
Written on his grave is Here lyeth the bodie of John Middleton, the Childe of Hale, nine feet three. Height not officially confirmed.
1578–1623 (45)

United States
274 cm
8 ft 11.5 in
John Aasen
American silent film actor, height is not officially confirmed. His skeleton was measured at 7 ft 2.4 in
1890–1938 (48)

Thailand
269 cm
8 ft 10 in
Pornchai Sawsri
Claimed to measure 269 cm (8'10) at age 26 in September 2015.[87] He was measured at 257 cm (8'5") by Thai authorities for his ID card renewal in October 2013.[88]
1990?–2015[89]

Egypt
269 cm
8 ft 10 in
Sa’id Muhammad Ghazi
Claimed 8'10", but was later measured at 7'11" (242 cm).[90]

1909–1941 (32)

Ireland
269 cm
8 ft 10 in
Patrick Murphy
Claimed 8'10", but was later measured at 7'3.4" (222 cm). Height is not officially confirmed.

1834–1862 (28)

Italy
259 cm
8 ft 6 in
Maximinus Thrax
Emperor of Rome, first ever recorded person with gigantism.
173–238

Iran
259 cm
8 ft 5.9 in
Siah Khan Ibn Kashmir Khan
When he was admitted to hospital in 1933 he turned out to be 'only' 7'2.6" (220 cm) tall .[91]
1912–1938

Ukraine
257 cm
8 ft 5.5 in
Leonid Stadnyk
Refused to undergo independent testing under Guinness World Records rules, so his claim is not recognized by Guinness World Records.
1970–2014 (44)

Pakistan
254 cm
8 ft 4 in
Ajaz Ahmed
Claims actually to be 8 feet 4 inches, but this is unverified by Guinness World Records. He claims that he is still growing.
1976–

Netherlands
254 cm
8 ft 4 in
Trijntje Keever
Tallest recorded woman. Not confirmed by Guinness World Records.[92][93]
1616–1633 (17)

United States
254 cm
8 ft 4 in
Ella Ewing
Claims 8 feet 4 inches, however measured at 7 feet 4.5 inches. Her mother describes her full height at 8 feet 4 inches.
1872–1913 (41)

Bangladesh
251 cm
8 ft 3 in
Parimal Barman
Claims of being 8 feet 3 inches, not confirmed.
1962–1991 (29)

United States
248 cm
8 ft 2 in
Henry Hite
Claims of being 8 feet 2 inches, not confirmed.
1915–1978 (63)

India
248 cm
8 ft 2 in
Jitendra Singh
Claims of being 8 feet 2 inches, but was later measured at 7'7" (231 cm)[94]
1971–

Finland
247 cm
8 ft 1.4 in
Daniel Cajanus
Height not officially confirmed.[95] He was only 7 ft 8 in (234 cm) according to the London Annual Register.[96]
1703–1749 (46)

People's Republic of China
246 cm
8 ft 1 in
Zhao Liang
Height not officially confirmed. A circus performer.
1982–

Finland
246 cm
8 ft 1 in
Louis Moilanen Big Louie
Height not officially confirmed.[97]
1886–1913 (27)

China
244 cm
8 ft 0 in
Zhan Shichai
Height not officially confirmed.[98]

1841–1893 (52)

Turkey
244.4 cm
8 ft 0 in
Barth's Giant
Skeleton of reputed Giant "Hayduk", Turkish soldier displayed at Vienna's Anatomical museum in 1904. Height estimated from Femur and Tibia at 235.2 to 244.4 cm tall.[99]
c. 1683

Algeria
244 cm
8 ft 0 in
Mounir Fourar
Height not officially confirmed.[100]
1972–2012 (40)

Indonesia
242 cm
7 ft 11 in
Musutaman
Height not officially confirmed.[101]

1962–?

Sweden
242 cm
7 ft 11 in
Gustaf Edman
Height not officially confirmed.[102]

1882–1912 (30)

Mongolia
236 cm
7 ft 9 in
Öndör GongorTall Gongor
Was measured by Roy Chapman Andrews, but some other sources even give 245 cm (8 feet)
1879–1931 (52)

United Kingdom
236 cm
7 ft 9 in
Frederick Kempster
Claimed to be 8 ft 4.5 in. Height not officially confirmed.[103]
1889–1918 (29)

Ireland
234 cm
7 ft 8 in
Cornelius McGrath
Measurement according to the London Annual Register.[96]
1737–1759 (22)

Spain
222–234 cm
7 ft 3 in -   7 ft 7 in

Sancho VII of Navarre
Height estimated by Luis del Campo in 1952, from a measurement of his femur recorded in 1622.[104]
1170-1234 (64)

text: Tallest in varied fields or endeavors

text: Tallest in various sports

text:
Country

Height

Name

Note

Lifespan

Photo

Libya

246 cm (8 ft 1 in)

Suleiman Ali Nashnush

Tallest basketball player.

1943–1991

Iran

246 cm (8 ft 1 in)[105]

Morteza Mehrzad

Tallest Paralympian and tallest volleyball player.[106]

1987–

Romania

242 cm (7 ft 11 in)

Gogea Mitu

Tallest professional boxer.

1914–1936

People's Republic of China

236 cm (7 ft 9 in)

Sun Mingming

Tallest active professional basketball player.

1983–

Canada

233 cm (7 ft 8 in)

Édouard Beaupré

Tallest strongman and tallest wrestler.

1881–1904

Romania

231 cm (7 ft 7 in)

Gheorghe Mureșan

Retired professional basketball player. Tied as tallest player in National Basketball Association (NBA) history.

1971–

Sudan

231 cm (7 ft 7 in)

Manute Bol

Retired professional basketball player. Tied as tallest player in National Basketball Association (NBA) history.

1962–2010

Argentina

231 cm (7 ft 7 in)

Jorge González

Tallest wrestler in WWE history

1966–2010

Latvia

221 cm (7 ft 3 in)

Kristaps Porziņģis

Tied for tallest active NBA player.

1995–

Serbia

221 cm (7 ft 3 in)

Boban Marjanović

Tied for tallest active NBA player.

1988–

Brazil

218 cm (7 ft 2 in)

Giant Silva

Tallest kickboxer and mixed martial artist.

1963–

Poland

218 cm (7 ft 2 in)

Małgorzata "Margo" Dydek

Tallest female player in WNBA history.

1974–2011

Russia

218 cm (7 ft 2 in)[107]

Dmitriy Muserskiy

Tallest volleyball player. Member of Russia national team

1988–

Brazil

217 cm (7 ft 1 in)

Renan Zanatta Buiatti

Tallest volleyball player.

1990–

India

216 cm (7 ft 1 in)

Dalip Singh Rana

Tallest active wrestler.

1972–

Pakistan

216 cm (7 ft 1 in)

Mohammad Irfan

Tallest international cricketer[108]

1982–

Philippines

216 cm (7 ft 1 in)

E.J. Feihl

Tallest basketball player in PBA history. (tied with Greg Slaughter)

1970–

Philippines

216 cm (7 ft 1 in)

Greg Slaughter

Tallest basketball player in PBA history. (tied with E.J. Feihl)

1988–

Netherlands

215 cm (7 ft 1 in)

Kay van Dijk

Tallest Volleyball player. Member of Netherlands national team

1984–

Netherlands

215 cm (7 ft 1 in)

Loek van Mil

Tallest baseball player.

1984–

Brazil

214 cm (7 ft 0 in)

Leandro Vissotto

Tallest Volleyball player. Member of Brazil national team

1983–

United Kingdom

213 cm (7 ft 0 in)

Richard Metcalfe

Tallest rugby union player.

1973–

Netherlands

213 cm (7 ft 0 in)

Ted van der Parre

Tallest World's Strongest Man.

1955–

United States

213 cm (7 ft 0 in)

Richard Sligh

Tallest American football player in NFL history.

1944–2008

Russia

213 cm (7 ft 0 in)

Nikolai Valuev

Tallest boxing world champion.

1973–

Netherlands

212 cm (6 ft 11 in)

Semmy Schilt

Tallest kickboxing world champion.

1973–

Netherlands

212 cm (6 ft 11 in)

Stefan Struve

Tallest fighter in the UFC.

1988–

Australia

212 cm (6 ft 11 in)

Thomas Edgar

Tallest volleyball player. Member of Australia national team

1989–

United States

211 cm (6 ft 11 in)

Jon Rauch

Tallest baseball player in Major League Baseball history.

1978–

Australia

211 cm (6 ft 11 in)

Aaron Sandilands

Tied as tallest player in Australian Football League history.

1982–

Australia

211 cm (6 ft 11 in)

Peter Street

Tied as tallest player in Australian Football League history.

1980–

United States

211 cm (6 ft 11 in)

Mason Cox

Tied as tallest player in Australian Football League history.

1991–

United States

211 cm (6 ft 11 in)

Reilly Opelka

Tied as tallest tennis player on the ATP Tour.

1997–

Croatia

211 cm (6 ft 11 in)

Ivo Karlović

Tied as tallest tennis player on the ATP Tour.

1979–

United Kingdom

211 cm (6 ft 11 in)

Will Carrick-Smith

Tallest active professional rugby union player.

1992–

Lithuania

209 cm (6 ft 10 in)

Rolandas Gimbutis

Tallest Olympic swimmer.

1981–

Belgium

208 cm (6 ft 10 in)

Kristof Van Hout

Tallest association football player.

1987–

United States

208 cm (6 ft 10 in)

Matt Anderson

Tallest volleyball player. Member of United States national team

1987–

Slovakia

206 cm (6 ft 9 in)

Zdeno Chára

Tallest player in National Hockey League history.

1977–

United States

206 cm (6 ft 9 in)

Jared Gaither

Tallest active American football player in the NFL

1986–

Russia

204 cm (6 ft 8 in)

Nelly Alisheva

Tallest female volleyball player.

1983–

Bulgaria

203 cm (6 ft 8 in)

Kotooshu Katsunori

sumo wrestler.

1983–

Germany

201 cm (6 ft 7 in)

Ingo Schultz

Tallest sprinter.

1975–

Bulgaria

201 cm (6 ft 7 in)

Velichko Cholakov

Tallest Olympic weightlifter.

1982–2017

United States

201 cm (6 ft 7 in)

Phil Blackmar

Tallest golfer on the PGA Tour.

1957–

Switzerland

200 cm (6 ft 7 in)

Ramon Zenhäusern

Tallest World Cup competitor in alpine skiing.

1992–

text: Tallest actors

text:
Country

Height

Name

Note

Lifespan

United Kingdom

7 ft 7½ in (233 cm)

Neil Fingleton

Tallest actor at 233 cm (7 ft 7½ in).[109]

1980–2017

United States

7 ft 6 in (229 cm)

Matthew McGrory

World's tallest actor at time of death.

1973–2005

France

7 ft 4 in (224 cm)

Andre The Giant

Tallest French actor and professional wrestler. Tallest wrestler during the 1980s.

1946-1993

United States

7 ft 4 in (224 cm)

George McArthur

Actor and variety artist.

1969-

Finland

7 ft (213 cm)

Joonas Suotamo

Tallest Finnish actor and professional basketball player.[110]

1986–

Canada

6 ft 9 in (206 cm)

John De Santis

Tallest Canadian actor at 206 cm (6 ft 9 in).[111]

1977–

United States

6 ft 8 1/2 in (204 cm)

Brad Garrett

Tallest Emmy Award winning actor at 204 cm (6 ft 8 1/2 in).[112]

1960–

United States

6 ft 8.25 in (203.84 cm)

Lindsay Kay Hayward

Tallest actress in a leading role[113]

1987–[114]

United Kingdom

6 ft 7 in (201 cm)

Stephen Merchant

Tallest British Academy Film Awards winner

1974 -

United States

6 ft 7 in (201 cm)

James Cromwell

Tallest Academy Award nominated actor at 201 cm (6 ft 7 in).

1940–

United States

6 ft 5 in (195 cm)

Tim Robbins

Tallest Academy Award-winning actor at 195 cm (6 ft 5 in).

1958–

text: Tallest people currently living in varied nations

text:
Turkey

8 ft 3 in (251 cm)

Sultan Kösen

Tallest Turkish at 251 cm (8 ft 3 in).[4]

1982–

Morocco

8 ft 1 in (247 cm)

Brahim Takioullah

Tallest Moroccan at 246 cm and second tallest person (8 ft 1 in).[7]

1982–

Iran

8 ft 1 in (246 cm)

Morteza Mehrzad

Tallest live in Iran at 246 cm (8 ft 1 in).[91]

1987–

People's Republic of China

7 ft 11 in (242 cm)

Zhang Juncai

Tallest living Chinese at 242 cm (7 ft 11 in).

1983–

Tunisia

7 ft 8.5 in (235 cm)

Radhouane Charbib

Tallest Tunisian and the tallest living person in Africa[28]

1968–

Somalia

7 ft 8½ in (236 cm)

Hussain Bisad

Tallest Somali at 236 cm (7 ft 8.5 in).

1975–

North Korea

7 ft 8.5 in (235 cm)

Ri Myung Hun

Tallest North Korean at 235 cm (7 ft 8.5 in).

1967–

United Kingdom

7 ft 8⅓ in (235 cm)

Paul Sturgess

Tallest British at 235 cm (7 ft 8⅓ in).

1987–

United States

7 ft 8⅓ in (235 cm)

Igor Vovkovinskiy

Tallest American at 235 cm (7 ft 8⅓ in).

1982–

Myanmar

7 ft 7.5 in (233 cm)

Win Zaw Oo

Also known as 'Big Zaw', who is currently seeking medical treatment from 2013 in Singapore. Tallest man in Burma

1977-

Romania

7 ft 7 in (231 cm)

Gheorghe Mureșan

Tallest Romanian at 231 cm (7 ft 7 in).

1971–

Brazil

7 ft 6.6 in (230 cm)

Joelisson Fernandes da Silva

Tallest Brazilian at 230 cm (7 ft 6.6 in)[60]

1991–

Montenegro

7 ft 6 in (230 cm)

Slavko Vranes

Tallest basketball player in Montenegro

1983–

Malta

7 ft 6 in (230 cm)

Samuel Deguara

Tallest basketball player in Malta

1991–

Japan

7 ft 6 in (228 cm)

Yasutaka Okayama

Tallest Japanese to be drafted into the NBA at 228 cm (7 ft 6 in).

1954–

Canada

7 ft 6 in (228 cm)

Jerry Sokoloski

Tallest Canadian at 228 cm (7 ft 6 in).

1983–

New Zealand

7 ft 4.5 in (225 cm)

Jonty Butterfield

Tallest New Zealander at 229 cm (7 ft 6.15 in).[115]

1994–

Ireland

7 ft 4.5 in (225 cm)

Shaun Aisbitt

Tallest Man in Ireland [116]

1962–

Puerto Rico

7 ft 3.5 in (222 cm)

Peter John Ramos

Tallest Puerto Rican at 222 cm (7 ft 3.5 in).

1985–

Hungary

7 ft 3.5 in (222 cm)

Laszlo Dobos

Tallest basketball player in Hungary at 222 cm (7 ft 3.5 in).[117]

1993–

Australia

7 ft 3 in (221 cm)

Sam Harris

Tallest Australian at 221 cm (7 ft 3 in).

1984–

Philippines

7 ft 3 in (221 cm)

Raul Dillo

Said to be the tallest Filipino at 221 cm (7 ft 4 in) when he was measured at age 17.[118][119]

1991–

Spain

7 ft 3 in (221 cm)

Roberto Dueñas Hernández

Tallest Spanish basketball player ever (now retired). Currently the tallest man alive in Spain.

1975–