Paul Wight

Acting

Personal Info

gender

Male

birthday

February 8, 1972 (54 yrs)

place of birth

Aiken, South Carolina, USA

also known as

Big Show · The Big Show · The Giant · Paul 'The Giant' Wight

total credits

50 movies

Biography

Paul Donald Wight II is a European American professional basketball player, professional wrestler and actor. He is signed to All Elite Wrestling (AEW) as an in-ring performer, and as a commentator for its web television show, AEW Dark: Elevation, under his real name of Paul Wight. He is best known for his tenure with World Championship Wrestling (WCW) from 1995 to 1999 as The Giant and with WWE from 1999 to 2021 under the ring name Big Show. He is 7’4” and weighs 550 lbs. He wears size 24 10E shoes

Wight began his career in 1994. In 1995 he signed with WCW, where, due to his very large frame, he was known by the ring name The Giant (and was initially introduced as "the son of André the Giant"). In early 1999, he left WCW to join WWE. Between WWE and WCW, he is a seven-time world champion, having held the WCW World Heavyweight Championship twice, the WWE Championship twice, WWE's World Heavyweight Championship twice and the ECW World Heavyweight Championship once, making him the only wrestler who has won all four titles. He is also an 11-time world tag team champion, holding the World, WWE and WCW World Tag Team Championships multiple times with various partners. Having also won the Intercontinental, United States and Hardcore championships, he is the 24th Triple Crown and 12th Grand Slam winner in WWE history. He also won the 60-man battle royal at World War 3 and the 30-man André the Giant Memorial Battle Royal at WrestleMania 31. He has headlined multiple pay-per-view events for WCW and WWF/WWE since 1995, including the 2000 edition of WWE's premier annual event, WrestleMania.

Outside of professional wrestling, Wight has appeared in feature films and television series such as Jingle All the Way, The Waterboy, Star Trek: Enterprise, and two USA Network's comedy-dramas Royal Pains, Psych and the action-drama Burn Notice. He had lead roles in the WWE Studios comedy film Knucklehead and the Netflix sitcom The Big Show Show.

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Known For

Filmography

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Jingle All the Way
6.1

Jingle All the Way

1996as Huge Santa
The Waterboy
6.1

The Waterboy

1998as Captain Insano
Fighting with My Family
6.8

Fighting with My Family

2019as Big Show
No Time to Spy: A Loud House Movie
7.1

No Time to Spy: A Loud House Movie

2024as Ham Hand (voice)
Vendetta
5.3

Vendetta

2015as Victor Abbott
MacGruber
5.4

MacGruber

2010as Brick Hughes
WWE WrestleMania XXX
7.8

WWE WrestleMania XXX

2014as Big Show
WWE WrestleMania XX
8.3

WWE WrestleMania XX

2004as The Big Show
WWE WrestleMania XXVII
7.3

WWE WrestleMania XXVII

2011as Big Show
WCW Road Wild 1998
7.7

WCW Road Wild 1998

1998as The Giant
WWE WrestleMania X-Seven
8.8

WWE WrestleMania X-Seven

2001as Big Show
Knucklehead
5.7

Knucklehead

2010as Walter Krunk
WWE WrestleMania 31
8.0

WWE WrestleMania 31

2015as Big Show
WCW SuperBrawl VI
8.0

WCW SuperBrawl VI

1996as The Giant
WWE WrestleMania 33
8.1

WWE WrestleMania 33

2017as Big Show (Preshow)
WWE WrestleMania 32
7.1

WWE WrestleMania 32

2016as The Big Show
WWE WrestleMania XXIV
8.1

WWE WrestleMania XXIV

2008as Big Show
Stone Cold Steve Austin: The Bottom Line on the Most Popular Superstar of All Time
8.4

Stone Cold Steve Austin: The Bottom Line on the Most Popular Superstar of All Time

2011as Big Show
WWE WrestleMania 21
8.3

WWE WrestleMania 21

2005as Big Show
WWE WrestleMania 22
8.3

WWE WrestleMania 22

2006as Big Show
The Jetsons & WWE: Robo-WrestleMania
7.7

The Jetsons & WWE: Robo-WrestleMania

2017as Big Show (voice)
WWE WrestleMania 2000
7.2

WWE WrestleMania 2000

2000as Big Show
WWE Royal Rumble 2002
6.7

WWE Royal Rumble 2002

2002as The Big Show
WWE: The Best of SmackDown - 10th Anniversary, 1999-2009
10.0

WWE: The Best of SmackDown - 10th Anniversary, 1999-2009

2012as Big Show (archive footage)
WWE Extreme Rules 2012
7.8

WWE Extreme Rules 2012

2012as Big Show
WWE Royal Rumble 2013
7.3

WWE Royal Rumble 2013

2013as The Big Show
WWE Fully Loaded 1999
7.5

WWE Fully Loaded 1999

1999as Big Show
WWE WrestleMania XV
7.5

WWE WrestleMania XV

1999as Big Show
WWE Royal Rumble 2009
7.0

WWE Royal Rumble 2009

2009as The Big Show
WWE Wrestlemania XXVI
7.7

WWE Wrestlemania XXVI

2010as Big Show
WWE Wrestlemania XIX
8.1

WWE Wrestlemania XIX

2003as The Big Show
WWE Royal Rumble 2016
7.1

WWE Royal Rumble 2016

2016as Big Show
WWE WrestleMania XXVIII
7.9

WWE WrestleMania XXVIII

2012as Big Show
WWE Armageddon 2002
5.4

WWE Armageddon 2002

2002as The Big Show
WWE: 30 Years of Survivor Series
10.0

WWE: 30 Years of Survivor Series

2017
WWE WrestleMania XXV
7.8

WWE WrestleMania XXV

2009as Big Show
WWE: The U.S. Championship: A Legacy of Greatness
9.2

WWE: The U.S. Championship: A Legacy of Greatness

2016as Big Show (archive footage)
WWE Over the Limit 2010
6.8

WWE Over the Limit 2010

2010as Big Show
WWE Survivor Series 2010
7.4

WWE Survivor Series 2010

2010as Big Show
WWE Royal Rumble 2001
7.5

WWE Royal Rumble 2001

2001as The Big Show
WWE Over The Limit 2012
6.8

WWE Over The Limit 2012

2012as Big Show (Appearance)
WWE King of the Ring 1999
8.0

WWE King of the Ring 1999

1999as Big Show
WWE Money In The Bank 2012
7.7

WWE Money In The Bank 2012

2012as Big Show
WWE Survivor Series 2012
7.3

WWE Survivor Series 2012

2012as Big Show
WWE WrestleMania 29
7.6

WWE WrestleMania 29

2013as The Big Show
WWE No Way Out 2000
7.3

WWE No Way Out 2000

2000as Big Show
WWE Survivor Series 2004
8.6

WWE Survivor Series 2004

2004as Big Show
The John Cena Experience
7.8

The John Cena Experience

2011as Big Show (archive footage)
WWE Backlash 2000
7.6

WWE Backlash 2000

2000as Big Show
WWE Royal Rumble 2010
7.8

WWE Royal Rumble 2010

2010as Big Show