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Big Show Quick Info
Height 7 ft
Weight 200 kg
Date of Birth February 8, 1972
Zodiac Sign Aquarius
Spouse Bess Katramados

Big Show is an American professional wrestler and actor who has been signed to All Elite Wrestling (AEW) as an in-ring performer as well as has served as a commentator for its web television show AEW Dark: Elevation. He has gained global acclaim with his stint with WWE from 1999 to 2021 under the ring name “(The) Big Show” and his appearances with World Championship Wrestling (WCW) from 1995 to 1999 as “The Giant”. He has won several championships and has held the WCW World Heavyweight Championship twice, the WWF/WWE Championship twice, WWE’s World Heavyweight Championship twice, and the ECW World Heavyweight Championship once, becoming the first wrestler to have won all 4 titles. In addition to that, Big Show has also been cast in several shows and movies which include Fighting with My Family, MacGruber, The Waterboy, The Jetsons & WWE: Robo-WrestleMania!, Jingle All The Way, Knucklehead, Countdown, McCinsey’s Island, Vendetta, Reggie’s Prayer, The Big Show Show, The Tonight Show Starring Jimmy Fallon, The Cindy Margolis Show, Hollywood Squares, Star Trek: Enterprise, One on One, Hogan Knows Best, Late Night with Conan O’Brien, Royal Pains, Supah Ninjas, Burn Notice, and Psych.

Born Name

Paul Donald Wight II

Nick Name / Ring Name

Big Nasty Bastard, The Giant, Big Show, Showkishi, The Showster, The Big Showbowski, The World’s Largest Athlete, Paul Wight, Big Pee Wee

Sun Sign

Aquarius

Born Place

Aiken, South Carolina, United States

Residence

Tampa, Florida, United States

Nationality

Education

Paul Wight did schooling from Wyman King Academy, Batesburg-Leesville, South Carolina. He, then, attended Northern Oklahoma Junior College, Tonkawa, OK. Further, he went to Wichita State University, where he played basketball. Wight also attended Southern Illinois University Edwardsville from 1992 to 1993. In all, Paul Wight has a good educational background.

Occupation

Professional Wrestler, Actor

Family

Manager

Big Show’s managers during wrestling were –

Net Worth

His net worth had been $16 Million according to CelebrityNetWorth.com.

Build

Large

Height

7 ft or 213 cm

Although, he is considered 6 ft 11 in or 211 cm without his boots.

Weight

200 kg or 441 pounds

Girlfriend / Spouse

Paul Wight has dated –

  1. Melissa Ann Piavis (1997-2000) – Paul married Melissa, his first wife on Valentine’s day, i.e., February 14, 1997. They separated in 2000. But, their divorce was finalized on February 6, 2002. They have 1 daughter named Cierra.
  2. Bess Katramados (2000-Present) – In the year 2000, he started going out with Bess Katramados. Bess and Paul married on February 11, 2002 (after 5 days of his official divorce from the first wife). Together, they have 2 children.

Race / Ethnicity

White

Hair Color

Blonde (Natural)

He turned ‘Bald’ later on.

Eye Color

Green eyes with a hint of blue

Sexual Orientation

Straight

Distinctive Features

Shoe Size

8.5 E

Brand Endorsements

Apart from WWE commercials, he has appeared in a commercial for Chef Boyardee Ravioli (2000), Stacker 2 (2003), etc.

Religion

Christianity

Best Known For

His professional wrestling fights

First Film

1996 film Reggie’s Prayer for his role as Mr. Portola.

He had his first major role in Knucklehead (2010) as Walter Krunk, produced by WWE Studios.

First TV Show

1994 action-adventure TV series Thunder in Paradise. But, Paul Wight was not in the starring role.

Personal Trainer

Larry Sharpe (Retired professional wrestler and owner of Monster Factory professional wrestling school), Jim Duggan (better known as Hacksaw) and Glenn Ruth (better known as Thrasher) are his trainers.

Big Show Favorite Food

Chicken Curry

During Wrestling

Big Show Facts

  1. Big Show is so much tall due to a disease called acromegaly. This is a disease of the endocrine system in which the pituitary gland produces excess growth hormone (GH). In the early 1990s, he underwent a surgery after which his growth was halted.
  2. Big Show was arrested in December 1998 for allegedly exposing himself to a hotel clerk in Memphis, Tennessee.
  3. His ring size (the size of the jewelry ring worn on the finger) is 22.
  4. He has the most records for losing at WrestleMania.
  5. He always enters or goes out of the ring on the top rope.
  6. Paul Wight once said, “I am the biggest, nastiest bastard to ever set foot in the WWF (now WWE), and I am damn proud of it.”
  7. He is the 12th Grand Slam champion.
  8. Paul Wight is known as the World’s Largest Athlete. Hence, he is called as The Giant.
  9. He is a 3-time member of nWo (New World Order).
  10. In June 2010, he was cast as Donald Green in an episode titled Keeping the Faith of the medical comedy-drama television series Royal Pains.
  11. By the age of 12, he was 6 ft 2 in or 188 cm in height and weighed around 100 kg or 220 pounds.
  12. He was named the WWE Goodwill Ambassador for the 2015 Special Olympics World Games in Los Angeles.
  13. He did voiceover work in the 2017 animated film The Jetsons & WWE: Robo-WrestleMania!.
  14. In 2019, he appeared as himself in the biographical sports comedy-drama film Fighting with My Family, starring Florence Pugh, Lena Headey, Nick Frost, Jack Lowden, Vince Vaughn, and Dwayne Johnson.

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