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Paul Wight

Paul Wight

Acting1972Aiken, South Carolina, USA

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.

Acting History

2025
WWE's Greatest Moments
TVas Big Show1 eps
Ghosts
TVas Gorm1 eps
2024
2022
Marcus
as Gus Hoffman
Hey! (EW)
TVas Paul Wight
2021
AEW All Out 2021
as Paul Wight
Fast & Furious Spy Racers
TVas Palindrome (voice)16 eps
AEW Dark: Elevation
TVas Paul Wight7 eps
All Elite Wrestling: Dynamite
TVas Paul Wight1 eps
2020
WWE Survivor Series 2020
as Big Show (Appearance)
WWE WrestleMania 36: Part 2
as Big Show (Dark Match)
WWE Clash of Champions 2020
as Big Show (Appearance)
The Best of WWE
TVas The Big Show1 eps
Ruthless Aggression
TVas Big Show
The Big Show Show
TVas Big Show
Nickelodeon's Unfiltered
TVas The Big Show
2002
WWE Insurrextion 2002
as The Big Show
WWE Royal Rumble 2002
as The Big Show
WWE Judgment Day 2002
as The Big Show
WWE Vengeance 2002
as The Big Show
WWE King of the Ring 2002
as Big Show (Appearance)
WWE No Mercy 2002
as The Big Show
WWE Armageddon 2002
as The Big Show
WWE Super Tuesday
as The Big Show
One on One
TVas Miles1 eps
2001
WWE InVasion
as Big Show
WWE Royal Rumble 2001
as The Big Show
WWE Backlash 2001
as The Big Show
WWE Judgment Day 2001
as The Big Show
OVW Christmas Chaos
as The Big Show
WWE Tough Enough
TVas The Big Show3 eps
1998
1995
WCW Fall Brawl 1995
as The Giant (Appearance)
MADtv
TVas Self
1993
Raw
TVas The Big Show / Big Show / Paul Wight
1988
1975
Saturday Night Live
TVas Self - Cameo (uncredited)

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Personal Info

Known For
Acting
Gender
Male
Birthday
2/8/1972(54 years old)
Place of Birth
Aiken, South Carolina, USA