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Paul Wight(I)

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Paul Wight
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The Big Show Show (2020)
34 Videos
52 Photos
Paul also played college basketball at Southern Illinois University Edwardsville from 1992 to 1993, and was a member of the National Collegiate Athletic Association (NCAA) Division II Cougars basketball team. Paul is a member of the Xi Beta Chapter of Tau Kappa Epsilon fraternity at Southern Illinois University-Edwardsville. He scored a total of thirty-nine points for the Cougars in limited action during the 1992-93 season.
BornFebruary 8, 1972
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BornFebruary 8, 1972
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  • Awards
    • 3 nominations

Photos52

Paul Wight and Dasha Kuret in All Elite Wrestling: Revolution (2021)
James Curtin, Paul Wight, Claudio Castagnoli, and Stephen Farrelly in WWE Survivor Series (2018)
James Curtin and Paul Wight in WWE Survivor Series (2018)
Paul Wight, Claudio Castagnoli, and Stephen Farrelly in WWE Survivor Series (2018)
Paul Wight in Happy! (2017)
Paul Wight in Happy! (2017)
Paul Wight in Conan (2010)
Paul Wight in Conan (2010)
Paul Wight in Conan (2010)
Mark Henry, Glenn Jacobs, Ron Killings, Dustin Rhodes, Paul Wight, Fred Rosser, Mattias Clement, and Heath Miller
Jeffrey Donovan, Aviva Baumann, and Paul Wight in Burn Notice (2007)
Paulo Costanzo, Mark Feuerstein, Paul Wight, Jill Flint, and Reshma Shetty in Royal Pains (2009)

Known for

Arnold Schwarzenegger and Sinbad in Jingle All the Way (1996)
Jingle All the Way
5.7
  • Huge Santa(as Paul 'The Giant' Wight)
  • 1996
Adam Sandler in The Waterboy (1998)
The Waterboy
6.1
  • Captain Insano(as Paul 'The Giant' Wight)
  • 1998
Ryan Phillippe, Will Forte, and Kristen Wiig in MacGruber (2010)
MacGruber
5.6
  • Brick Hughes(as The Big Show)
  • 2010
Vince Vaughn, Nick Frost, Lena Headey, Dwayne Johnson, Jack Lowden, and Florence Pugh in Fighting with My Family (2019)
Fighting with My Family
7.1
  • Big Show
  • 2019

Credits

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Actor

  • AEW Rampage (2021)
    AEW Rampage
    • Paul Wight
    • TV Series
    • 2021–2023
  • Chris Jericho, Jade Cargill, Phil Brooks, Kenny Omega, Jonathan Good, and Britt Baker in AEW: Fight Forever (2023)
    AEW: Fight Forever
    • Paul Wight (voice)
    • Video Game
    • 2023
  • Frank Gastineau, Rick Knox, and James Cipperly in AEW Dark: Elevation (2021)
    AEW Dark: Elevation
    • Paul Wight
    • TV Series
    • 2021–2023
  • Steve Borden, Chris Jericho, Nick Massie, Jay Reso, Paul Wight, Darby Allin, Jack Perry, Jade Cargill, Bryan Danielson, Phil Brooks, Matt Massie, Kenny Omega, Fenix, Austin Jenkins, Pentagon Jr., Keith Lee, Jonathan Good, James Cipperly, Miroslav Barnyashev, Stevie Woltz, Melissa Cervantes, Manny Andrade, Britt Baker, Sammy Guevara, and Maxwell Friedman in AEW Dynamite (2019)
    AEW Dynamite
    • Paul Wight
    • Captain Insano
    • TV Series
    • 2021–2022
  • Mike 'The Miz' Mizanin, John Cena, A.J. Styles, Colby Lopez, Rebecca Quin, Natalya Neidhart, Trinity Fatu, Trevor Mann, Thea Trinidad, Tom Budgen, and Macey Estrella in WWE Raw (1993)
    WWE Raw
    • The Big Show
    • 'The Big Show' Paul Wight
    • Paul Wight ...
    • TV Series
    • 1999–2022
  • GenZeroes (2022)
    GenZeroes
    • Thatch
    • TV Series
    • 2022
  • Fast & Furious Spy Racers (2019)
    Fast & Furious Spy Racers
    • Palindrome
    • TV Series
    • 2021
  • The Big Show Show (2020)
    The Big Show Show
    • Big Show
    • TV Series
    • 2020
  • Mark Calaway, Paul Heyman, Drew Galloway, Joe Anoa'i, Mercedes Varnado, and Kanako Urai in WWE Survivor Series (2020)
    WWE Survivor Series
    • Big Show
    • TV Special
    • 2020
  • WWE: Story Time (2016)
    WWE: Story Time
    • The Big Show
    • TV Series
    • 2016–2020
  • WWE 2K Battlegrounds (2020)
    WWE 2K Battlegrounds
    • Big Show (voice)
    • Video Game
    • 2020
  • Game On! A Comedy Crossover Event (2020)
    Game On! A Comedy Crossover Event
    • Big Show
    • TV Series
    • 2020
  • Gabriel Iglesias, Fabrizio Guido, and Cree in Mr. Iglesias (2019)
    Mr. Iglesias
    • Big Show
    • TV Series
    • 2020
  • Paul Wight, Owen Miller, and Katana Malone in Marcus (2020)
    Marcus
    • Gus Hoffman
    • 2020
  • Aleks Paunovic, Kelly Overton, Jonathan Scarfe, Nicole Muñoz, and Keeya King in Van Helsing (2016)
    Van Helsing
    • Carnage
    • TV Series
    • 2019
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Videos34

Official Trailer
Trailer 2:08
Official Trailer
Marcus
Trailer 1:21
Marcus
Vendetta
Trailer 1:15
Vendetta
Vendetta
Trailer 2:00
Vendetta
WWE: Vengeance: 2011
Trailer 1:59
WWE: Vengeance: 2011
WWE: Extreme Rules: 2014
Trailer 3:03
WWE: Extreme Rules: 2014
WWE: Extreme Rules: 2013
Trailer 2:43
WWE: Extreme Rules: 2013
WWE: Extreme Rules: 2012
Trailer 2:25
WWE: Extreme Rules: 2012
WWE 13 (VG)
Trailer 3:51
WWE 13 (VG)
Knucklehead (2010)
Trailer 2:20
Knucklehead (2010)
WWE 12 (VG)
Trailer 1:33
WWE 12 (VG)
WWE 12 (VG)
Trailer 0:31
WWE 12 (VG)

Personal details

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  • Official site
    • Instagram
  • Alternative names
    • The Big Show
  • Height
    • 6′ 11¾″ (2.13 m)
  • Born
    • February 8, 1972
    • Aiken, South Carolina, USA
  • Spouses
      Bess KatramadosFebruary 11, 2002 - present (2 children)
  • Children
    • Cierra
  • Other works
    TV Commercial for Chef Boyardee Ravioli (2000)
  • Publicity listings
    • 1 Biographical Movie
    • 1 Interview
    • 1 Article
    • 1 Magazine Cover Photo

Did you know

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  • Trivia
    Like André René Roussimoff, suffered from acromegaly (giantism) until he underwent an operation in the early 90s to remove the tumor that caused it. A side effect, though, was that his metabolism slowed down considerably causing him to gain a hundred pounds in a year.
  • Quotes
    I am the biggest, nastiest bastard to ever set foot in the WWF, and I am damn proud of it.
  • Trademarks
      Finishing move: Final Cut (Inverted headlock spinning elbow drop)
  • Nicknames
    • Big Nasty Bastard
    • The Giant
    • Big Show
    • Showkishi
    • The Showster
    • The Big Showbowski
    • The World's Largest Athlete

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