Paul Wight
- Known for
- Acting
- Born
- February 8, 1972 (age 54)
- Birthplace
- Aiken, 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.
Known For
Filmography
AEW All In 2026: London - Buy In
Movie · as Paul Wight
AEW WrestleDream 2026: Saturday Tailgate Brawl
Movie · as Paul Wight
AEW WrestleDream 2026
Movie · as Paul Wight
TFI Unplugged
TV · as Self · 1 ep
Hulk Hogan: Real American
TV · as Self · 1 ep
WWE's Greatest Moments
TV · as Big Show · 1 ep
No Time to Spy: A Loud House Movie
Movie · as Ham Hand (voice)
AEW Double or Nothing 2023: The Buy In
Movie · as Himself
AEW All In 2023: London - Zero Hour
Movie · as Paul Wight
All Elite Wrestling: Collision
TV · as Paul Wight · 10 eps
Marcus
Movie · as Gus Hoffman
John Cena's Greatest Rivalries
Movie · as The Big Show
Hey! (EW)
TV · as Paul Wight · 1 ep
AEW Double or Nothing 2021
Movie · as Paul Wight
AEW All Out 2021
Movie · as Paul Wight
AEW Dark: Elevation
TV · as Paul Wight · 43 eps
WWE's Most Wanted Treasures
TV · as Big Show · 3 eps
Ghosts
TV · as Gorm · 1 ep
WWE WrestleMania 36: Part 2
Movie · as Big Show (Dark Match)
WWE Clash of Champions 2020
Movie · as Big Show (Appearance)
WWE Survivor Series 2020
Movie · as Big Show (Appearance)
Meeting the Undertaker
Movie
Undertaker: The Last Ride
TV · as Big Show · 3 eps
Nickelodeon's Unfiltered
TV · as The Big Show · 1 ep
The Best of WWE
TV · as Big show, The Big Show · 1 ep
GAME ON: A Comedy Crossover Event
TV · as Big Show · 2 eps
The Big Show Show
TV · as Big Show · 8 eps
Ruthless Aggression
TV · as Big Show · 1 ep
Fighting with My Family
Movie · as Big Show
WWE The Best of Raw and Smackdown Live 2018
Movie · as Big Show
WWE: World's Strongest Man: The Mark Henry Story
Movie · as Big Show / Self
Steve Austin's Broken Skull Sessions
TV · as Self / Big Show · 1 ep
All Elite Wrestling: Dynamite
TV · as Paul Wight · 7 eps
Fast & Furious Spy Racers
TV · as Palindrome (voice) · 16 eps
The Hardys: Woken
Movie
WWE Hall of Fame 2018
Movie · as Big Show
WWE Survivor Series 2018
Movie · as Big Show (Ringside)
NXT TakeOver: WarGames II
Movie · as (archive footage)
WWE Best of Raw & SmackDown Live 2017
Movie · as Big Show
WWE Fastlane 2017
Movie · as Big Show
WWE WrestleMania 33
Movie · as Big Show (Preshow)
WWE Royal Rumble 2017
Movie · as Big Show
The Jetsons & WWE: Robo-WrestleMania
Movie · as Big Show (voice)
WWE SummerSlam 2017
Movie · as Big Show
WWE: 30 Years of Survivor Series
Movie
HAPPY!
TV · as Big Pink · 1 ep
WWE WrestleMania 32
Movie · as The Big Show
WWE Royal Rumble 2016
Movie · as Big Show
WWE Fastlane 2016
Movie · as Big Show
WWE: Attitude Era: Vol. 3 Unreleased
Movie
The History of The WWE Hardcore Championship
Movie
WWE: The U.S. Championship: A Legacy of Greatness
Movie · as Big Show (archive footage)
WWE The Best of Raw & SmackDown 2015
Movie · as Big Show
Countdown
Movie · as The Big Show
Van Helsing
TV · as Carnage · 1 ep
WWE: Story Time
TV · 1 ep
WWE Royal Rumble 2015
Movie · as The Big Show
WWE WrestleMania 31
Movie · as Big Show
WWE Fastlane 2015
Movie · as Big Show
The Road is Jericho: Epic Stories and Rare Matches from Y2J
Movie · as Big Show
WWE Extreme Rules 2015
Movie · as Big Show
WWE Money in the Bank 2015
Movie · as Big Show
WWE Battleground 2015
Movie · as Big Show (Appearance)
Vendetta
Movie · as Victor Abbott
The Very Best of WCW Monday Nitro Vol.3
Movie · as The Giant
WWE Live From MSG 2015
Movie · as Big Show
WWE SummerSlam 2015
Movie · as The Big Show
Daniel Bryan: Just Say Yes! Yes! Yes!
Movie · as Big Show
Sting: Into the Light
Movie · as The Giant
WWE 24
TV · as The Big Show · 1 ep
WWE Swerved
TV · as Big Show · 2 eps
Lip Sync Battle
TV · as Self · 1 ep
WWE Tribute to the Troops 2014
Movie
WWE TLC: Tables, Ladders & Chairs 2014
Movie · as Big Show
WWE Royal Rumble 2014
Movie · as Big Show
Undertaker: The Streak 21-1
Movie · as The Big Show
WWE WrestleMania XXX
Movie · as Big Show
WWE Survivor Series 2014
Movie · as Big Show
Superstar Collection: Daniel Bryan
Movie · as Big Show
WWE: True Giants
Movie
Daniel Bryan: Journey to WrestleMania 30
Movie · as The Big Show
WWE: Attitude Era: Vol. 2
Movie · as Big Show
WWE: 150 Best Pay-Per-View Matches, Vol 1
Movie · as Big Show
WWE: 150 Best Pay-Per-View Matches, Vol 2
Movie · as Big Show
WWE Hell In A Cell 2014
Movie · as Big Show
Ladies and Gentlemen, My Name Is Paul Heyman
Movie · as Himself
WWE Rivalries
TV · as Self · 1 ep
Wrestlemania Rewind
TV · as Big Show · 4 eps
WWE Tribute to the Troops 2013
Movie · as Big Show
WWE SummerSlam 2013
Movie · as Big Show (Ringside)
WWE WrestleMania 29
Movie · as The Big Show
WWE Royal Rumble 2013
Movie · as The Big Show
WWE Elimination Chamber 2013
Movie · as Big Show
WWE Extreme Rules 2013
Movie · as Big Show
WWE Survivor Series 2013
Movie · as Big Show
WWE Battleground 2013
Movie · as Big Show (Appearance)
WWE TLC: Tables, Ladders & Chairs 2013
Movie · as Big Show
WWE: Best of WWE at Madison Square Garden
Movie · as Big Show
The Very Best of Monday Nitro: Volume 2
Movie · as The Giant
The History of WWE: 50 Years of Sports Entertainment
Movie · as Big Show
WWE: Straight to the Top - Money in the Bank Anthology
Movie · as Big Show
Total Divas
TV · as Big Show · 2 eps
WWE Tribute to the Troops 2012
Movie · as Big Show
WWE RAW 1000
Movie
WWE Elimination Chamber 2012
Movie · as Big Show
WWE Royal Rumble 2012
Movie · as The Big Show
WWE Extreme Rules 2012
Movie · as Big Show
WWE WrestleMania XXVIII
Movie · as Big Show
WWE Money In The Bank 2012
Movie · as Big Show
WWE Hell In A Cell 2012
Movie · as Big Show
WWE SummerSlam 2012
Movie · as Big Show
WWE TLC: Tables Ladders & Chairs 2012
Movie · as Big Show
WWE Survivor Series 2012
Movie · as Big Show
WWE No Way Out 2012
Movie · as Big Show
WWE Over The Limit 2012
Movie · as Big Show (Appearance)
WWE: Falls Count Anywhere: The Greatest Street Fights and Other Out of Control Matches
Movie
WWE: The Best of SmackDown - 10th Anniversary, 1999-2009
Movie · as Big Show (archive footage)
The Best of WCW Clash of the Champions
Movie · as The Giant
WWE: Best Pay-Per-View Matches 2012
Movie · as Big Show
You Think You Know Me? The Story of Edge
Movie · as Big Show
WWE: Rey Mysterio - The Life of a Masked Man
Movie · as Big Show
WWE The Great American Bash 2012: Super Smackdown Live!
Movie · as Big Show
WWE: Undertaker 20-0 - The Streak
Movie · as The Big Show
nWo: The Revolution
Movie · as Big Show
The Rock vs. John Cena: Once in a Lifetime
Movie · as The Big Show
The JBL and Cole Show
TV · as The Big Show · 2 eps
WWE Main Event
TV · as Big Show, The Big Show · 1 ep
WWE WrestleMania XXVII
Movie · as Big Show
WWE Extreme Rules 2011
Movie · as Big Show
WWE Over The Limit 2011
Movie · as Big Show
WWE Money in the Bank 2011
Movie · as Big Show
WWE Elimination Chamber 2011
Movie · as Big Show
WWE Capitol Punishment 2011
Movie · as Big Show
Stone Cold Steve Austin: The Bottom Line on the Most Popular Superstar of All Time
Movie · as Big Show
WWE TLC: Tables Ladders & Chairs 2011
Movie · as Big Show
WWE Royal Rumble 2011
Movie · as Big Show
WWE Vengeance 2011
Movie · as Big Show
WWE Survivor Series 2011
Movie · as Big Show
The Very Best of WCW Monday Nitro Vol.1
Movie · as The Giant
The Greatest Superstars of the 21st Century
Movie · as Big Show
WWE's Biggest Knuckleheads
Movie
WWE: The Big Show - A Giant's World
Movie · as The Big Show / The Giant
The John Cena Experience
Movie · as Big Show (archive footage)
WWE Night of Champions 2010
Movie · as Big Show
Knucklehead
Movie · as Walter Krunk
WWE Bragging Rights 2010
Movie · as The Big Show
WWE Survivor Series 2010
Movie · as Big Show
WWE SummerSlam 2010
Movie · as Big Show
WWE Fatal 4-Way 2010
Movie · as Big Show
WWE Wrestlemania XXVI
Movie · as Big Show
WWE Royal Rumble 2010
Movie · as Big Show
WWE Elimination Chamber 2010
Movie · as Big Show (Ringside)
WWE Money in the Bank 2010
Movie · as Big Show
WWE Over the Limit 2010
Movie · as Big Show
WWE Extreme Rules 2010
Movie · as Big Show
WWE: Top 50 Superstars of All Time
Movie · as The Big Show
MacGruber
Movie · as Brick Hughes
WWE: The Undertaker's Deadliest Matches
Movie · as Big Show
WWE: Satan's Prison - The Anthology of the Elimination Chamber
Movie · as Big Show
WWE NXT
TV · as Big Show · 1 ep
WWE SummerSlam 2009
Movie · as Big Show
Little Hercules
Movie · as Marduk
WWE Royal Rumble 2009
Movie · as The Big Show
WWE TLC: Tables Ladders & Chairs 2009
Movie · as Big Show
WWE Backlash 2009
Movie · as Big Show (Appearance)
WWE WrestleMania XXV
Movie · as Big Show
WWE No Way Out 2009
Movie · as Big Show
WWE Judgment Day 2009
Movie · as Big Show
WWE Extreme Rules 2009
Movie · as Big Show
WWE Hell in a Cell 2009
Movie · as Big Show
WWE Survivor Series 2009
Movie · as Big Show
WWE Bragging Rights 2009
Movie · as Big Show
WWE Breaking Point 2009
Movie · as Big Show
WWE Night of Champions 2009
Movie · as Big Show
The Rise & Fall of WCW
Movie · as The Giant
WWE Superstars
TV · 90 eps
Royal Pains
TV · as Donald Green / The Garbage Collector (as The Big Show) · 1 ep
The Tonight Show with Conan O'Brien
TV · as Self · 1 ep
WWE Tribute to the Troops 2008
Movie · as Big Show
WWE WrestleMania XXIV
Movie · as Big Show
WWE Backlash 2008
Movie · as Big Show
WWE Night of Champions 2008
Movie · as Big Show
WWE One Night Stand 2008
Movie · as Big Show
WWE No Mercy 2008
Movie · as Big Show
WWE Cyber Sunday 2008
Movie · as Big Show
WWE Survivor Series 2008
Movie · as Big Show
WWE: The Rock: The Most Electrifying Man in Sports Entertainment
Movie · as Big Show
WWE No Way Out 2008
Movie · as Big Show (Appearance)
WWE Unforgiven 2008
Movie · as Big Show (Appearance)
WWE: Hell in a Cell - The Greatest Hell in a Cell Matches of All Time
Movie · as Big Show
The Undertaker: 15-0
Movie
WWE: The New & Improved DX
Movie · as Big Show
Burn Notice
TV · as Griffin Black · 1 ep
WWE WrestleMania 22
Movie · as Big Show
WWE Royal Rumble 2006
Movie · as Big Show
WWE vs. ECW: Head to Head
Movie · as Big Show
WWE Unforgiven 2006
Movie · as Big Show
WWE Survivor Series 2006
Movie · as Big Show
WWE The Great American Bash 2006
Movie · as Big Show
WWE New Year's Revolution 2006
Movie · as Big Show
WWE Backlash 2006
Movie · as Big Show
WWE SummerSlam 2006
Movie · as Big Show
WWE Cyber Sunday 2006
Movie · as Big Show
ECW December to Dismember
Movie · as Big Show
WWE: Hulk Hogan: The Ultimate Anthology
Movie · as The Giant
Psych
TV · as Big Ed Dixon · 1 ep
WWE ECW
TV · as The Big Show · 15 eps
WWE Survivor Series 2005
Movie · as Big Show
WWE Royal Rumble 2005
Movie · as Big Show
WWE WrestleMania 21
Movie · as Big Show
WWE No Way Out 2005
Movie · as Big Show
WWE Judgment Day 2005
Movie · as Big Show
WWE Unforgiven 2005
Movie · as Big Show
WWE Taboo Tuesday 2005
Movie · as Big Show
WWE Armageddon 2005
Movie · as Big Show
WWE Tribute to the Troops 2005
Movie · as Big Show
WWE Royal Rumble 2004
Movie · as The Big Show
WWE Survivor Series 2004
Movie · as Big Show
WWE WrestleMania XX
Movie · as The Big Show
WWE No Way Out 2004
Movie · as Big Show
WWE No Mercy 2004
Movie · as Big Show
WWE Armageddon 2004
Movie · as Big Show
10 Things Every Guy Should Experience
TV · as Self · 1 ep
WWE Tribute to the Troops 2003
Movie · as Big Show
WWE Royal Rumble 2003
Movie · as The Big Show
WWE Survivor Series 2003
Movie · as Big Show
WWE Wrestlemania XIX
Movie · as The Big Show
WWE Backlash 2003
Movie · as Big Show
WWE Judgment Day 2003
Movie · as Big Show
WWE No Way Out 2003
Movie · as Big Show
WWE Vengeance 2003
Movie · as Big Show
WWE No Mercy 2003
Movie · as Big Show
WWE: Brock Lesnar: Here Comes the Pain
Movie · as Self
WWE Survivor Series 2002
Movie · as The Big Show
WWE Royal Rumble 2002
Movie · as The Big Show
WWE Insurrextion 2002
Movie · as The Big Show
WWE Judgment Day 2002
Movie · as The Big Show
WWE Vengeance 2002
Movie · as The Big Show
WWE Armageddon 2002
Movie · as The Big Show
WWE King of the Ring 2002
Movie · as Big Show (Appearance)
WWE No Mercy 2002
Movie · as The Big Show
WWE Super Tuesday
Movie · as The Big Show
The Rock - Just Bring It!
Movie · as The Big Show
WWE Survivor Series 2001
Movie · as The Big Show
WWE Royal Rumble 2001
Movie · as The Big Show
WWE No Way Out 2001
Movie · as Big Show
WWE WrestleMania X-Seven
Movie · as Big Show
WWE Unforgiven 2001
Movie · as Big Show
WWE Backlash 2001
Movie · as The Big Show
WWE Insurrextion 2001
Movie · as Big Show
WWE Judgment Day 2001
Movie · as The Big Show
WWE InVasion
Movie · as Big Show
WWE No Mercy 2001
Movie · as Big Show
WWE Rebellion 2001
Movie · as Big Show
WWE Vengeance 2001
Movie · as Big Show
OVW Christmas Chaos
Movie · as The Big Show
Lita: It Just Feels Right
Movie · as Big Show
Star Trek: Enterprise
TV · as Orion Slaver · 1 ep
One on One
TV · as Miles · 1 ep
WWE Tough Enough
TV · as The Big Show · 3 eps
WWE Royal Rumble 2000
Movie · as The Big Show
WWE WrestleMania 2000
Movie · as Big Show
WWE Backlash 2000
Movie · as Big Show
WWE No Way Out 2000
Movie · as Big Show
WWE Insurrextion 2000
Movie · as The Big Show
WWE Judgment Day 2000
Movie · as Big Show
Goldberg - Who's Next?
Movie · as The Giant
WWE Unforgiven 1999
Movie · as Big Show
WWE WrestleMania XV
Movie · as Big Show
WWE Survivor Series 1999
Movie · as Big Show
WWE Over the Edge
Movie · as Big Show
WWE Backlash: In Your House
Movie · as Big Show
WWE King of the Ring 1999
Movie · as Big Show
WWE SummerSlam 1999
Movie · as Big Show
WWE Fully Loaded 1999
Movie · as Big Show
WWE Rebellion 1999
Movie · as Big Show
WWE Armageddon 1999
Movie · as Big Show
WWE St. Valentine's Day Massacre: In Your House
Movie · as The Big Show
WWF Jakked
TV · 143 eps
WWE Friday Night SmackDown
TV · as The Big Show · 189 eps
WCW Souled Out 1998
Movie · as The Giant
WCW Spring Stampede 1998
Movie · as The Giant
WCW Slamboree 1998
Movie · as The Giant
WCW Uncensored 1998
Movie · as The Giant
WCW Halloween Havoc 1998
Movie · as The Giant
WCW The Great American Bash 1998
Movie · as The Giant
WCW Bash at the Beach 1998
Movie · as The Giant
WCW Road Wild 1998
Movie · as The Giant
WCW World War 3 1998
Movie · as The Giant
WCW Starrcade 1998
Movie · as The Giant
The Waterboy
Movie · as Captain Insano
McCinsey's Island
Movie · as Little Snowflake
WCW Thunder
TV · as The Giant · 2 eps
nWo Souled Out 1997
Movie · as The Giant
WCW SuperBrawl VII
Movie · as The Giant
WCW Spring Stampede 1997
Movie · as The Giant
WCW Uncensored 1997
Movie · as The Giant
WCW Bash at the Beach 1997
Movie · as The Giant
WCW Road Wild 1997
Movie · as The Giant
WCW Fall Brawl 1997
Movie · as The Giant
WCW World War 3 1997
Movie · as The Giant
WCW Starrcade 1997
Movie · as The Giant
World Wrestling Peace Festival
Movie
WCW Bash at the Beach 1996
Movie · as The Giant
WCW SuperBrawl VI
Movie · as The Giant
WCW Uncensored 1996
Movie · as The Giant
WCW Slamboree 1996
Movie · as The Giant
WCW Hog Wild 1996
Movie · as The Giant
WCW Fall Brawl 1996
Movie · as The Giant
WCW Halloween Havoc 1996
Movie · as The Giant
WCW World War 3 1996
Movie · as The Giant
WCW Starrcade 1996
Movie · as The Giant
WCW The Great American Bash 1996
Movie · as The Giant
Jingle All the Way
Movie · as Huge Santa
Reggie's Prayer
Movie · as Mr. Portola
WCW Clash of The Champions XXXII
Movie · as The Giant
WCW Clash of The Champions XXXIII
Movie · as The Giant
WCW Halloween Havoc 1995
Movie · as The Giant
WCW World War 3 1995
Movie · as The Giant
WCW Fall Brawl 1995
Movie · as The Giant (Appearance)
WCW Monday Nitro
TV · 210 eps
MADtv
TV · as Self · 1 ep
Late Night with Conan O'Brien
TV · as Self - Guest · 4 eps
Raw
TV · as Big Show, Paul Wight, The Big Show · 53 eps
Clash of the Champions
TV · as The Giant · 2 eps
Saturday Night Live
TV · as Self (uncredited) · 1 ep