Big Daddy
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Politicians
- Idi AminIdi AminIdi Amin Dada was a military leader and President of Uganda from 1971 to 1979. Amin joined the British colonial regiment, the King's African Rifles in 1946. Eventually he held the rank of Major General in the post-colonial Ugandan Army and became its Commander before seizing power in the military...
(c. 1920–2003), President of Uganda from 1971 to 1979 - Robert ByrdRobert ByrdRobert Carlyle Byrd was a United States Senator from West Virginia. A member of the Democratic Party, Byrd served as a U.S. Representative from 1953 until 1959 and as a U.S. Senator from 1959 to 2010...
(1917–2010), American senator (self-given epithet in 2006) - Jesse Unruh (1922–1987), American Speaker of the California State Assembly
Sportsmen
- Riddick BoweRiddick BoweRiddick Lamont Bowe is a retired American boxer. He is a two-time heavyweight champion and a former undisputed heavyweight champion...
(born 1967), American boxer - Shirley CrabtreeShirley CrabtreeShirley Crabtree, Jr, better known as Big Daddy was a British professional wrestler famous for his record-breaking 64 inch chest...
(1929–1997), British professional wrestler - Cecil FielderCecil FielderCecil Grant Fielder is a former professional baseball player who was a noted power hitter in the 1980s and 1990s. He attended college at the University of Nevada, Las Vegas . He played with the Toronto Blue Jays , Detroit Tigers , New York Yankees , Anaheim Angels and Cleveland Indians...
(born 1963), American former baseball player - Nelson Frazier, Jr.Nelson Frazier, Jr.Nelson Frazier, Jr. is an American professional wrestler and actor, better known by his ring names Mabel, Viscera, Big Daddy V, and King V. He is best known for his work with World Wrestling Federation/Entertainment...
(born 1968), American professional wrestler - Don GarlitsDon GarlitsDonald Glenn "Don" Garlits is considered the father of drag racing. He is known as "Big Daddy" to drag racing fans around the world. Always a pioneer in the field of drag-racing, he, with the help of T.C...
(born 1932), American drag racer - Gary GoodridgeGary GoodridgeGary Goodridge , nicknamed "Big Daddy", is a Trinidadian and Tobagonian-Canadian former super heavyweight kickboxer and heavyweight mixed martial artist fighting out of Barrie, Ontario. Goodridge is known for his hard-hitting fighting style and showmanship...
(born 1966), Canadian kickboxer and mixed martial artist - Vladimir GuerreroVladimir GuerreroVladimir Alvino Guerrero is a free agent Major League Baseball right fielder and designated hitter.In , he was voted the American League MVP...
(born 1975), American professional baseball player - Matt HollidayMatt HollidayMatthew Thomas Holliday , nicknamed "Big Daddy", is an American Major League Baseball left fielder for the St. Louis Cardinals. Holliday was originally drafted by the Colorado Rockies in the seventh round of the 1998 Major League Baseball Draft.Holliday is a five-time All-Star and Silver Slugger...
(born 1980), American professional baseball player - Eugene LipscombEugene LipscombEugene Allen Lipscomb was an American football defensive lineman in the National Football League and a professional wrestler.-Early life:...
(1931–1963), American football defensive lineman (1953-62) - Shaquille O'NealShaquille O'NealShaquille Rashaun O'Neal , nicknamed "Shaq" , is a former American professional basketball player. Standing tall and weighing , he was one of the heaviest players ever to play in the NBA...
(born 1972), American basketball player - Rick ReuschelRick ReuschelRickey Eugene Reuschel is a former professional baseball pitcher from the early 1970s into the early 1990s. His nickname was "Big Daddy" because of his portly physique...
(born 1949), American former baseball player - Eric RupeEric RupeEric Fitzgerald Rupe is an "Old School" American professional bicycle motocross racer. His prime competitive years were from 1978 to 1990....
(born 1963), American BMX racing rider - Dan WilkinsonDan WilkinsonDan "Big Daddy" Wilkinson is a former defensive tackle who played 13 seasons for the Cincinnati Bengals, Washington Redskins, Detroit Lions, and Miami Dolphins of the National Football League. He was drafted 1st overall in the 1994 NFL Draft...
(born 1973), American professional football player
Others
- Glenn Hughes (born 1951), British bassist and singer
- Big Daddy KaneBig Daddy KaneAntonio Hardy better known by his stage name Big Daddy Kane, is an American rapper who started his career in 1986 as a member of the rap group the Juice Crew. He is widely considered to be one of the most influential and skilled MC's in Hip Hop...
(born 1968), American rapper - Ed RothEd Roth"Big Daddy" Ed Roth was an artist, cartoonist, custom car painter, and pinstriper who created the hot-rod icon Rat Fink and other extreme characters. As a custom car builder, Roth was a key figure in Southern California's Kustom Kulture and hot-rod movement of the late 50's and 1960's...
(1932–2001), American illustrator and Kustom Kulture pioneer
Characters
- A character in the Tennessee Williams 1955 play Cat on a Hot Tin RoofCat on a Hot Tin RoofCat on a Hot Tin Roof is a play by Tennessee Williams. One of Williams's best-known works and his personal favorite, the play won the Pulitzer Prize for Drama in 1955...
- Big Daddy (BioShock)Big Daddy (BioShock)A Big Daddy is a fictional character in the BioShock series of video games. Designed by 2K Boston/2K Australia, they first appeared in BioShock and were promoted heavily...
, a heavily armored adversary in the video game BioShock - Big Daddy (Transformers)Big Daddy (Transformers)Big Daddy is the name of several fictional characters in the various Transformers universes. The first Big Daddy was a Micromaster, while the later two are homages to the original character, both of which use the same toy, even though they are different characters.-Transformers: Generation 1:Big...
, characters from Transformers - A comic character in the comic Buster based on Crabtree
- A character in the syndicated comic strip Raising DuncanRaising DuncanRaising Duncan was a partly autobiographical, syndicated comic strip by Chris Browne. It ran from 2000 until 2005.The story followed the lives of 'Big Daddy' and his wife Adelle. They were both novelists. Adelle, the more successful of the two, was an award winning mystery writer. Big Daddy wrote...
by Chris Browne - A character in The Simpsons episode "The Simpsons Spin-Off Showcase"
- Wanda's Dad in The Fairly OddParentsThe Fairly OddParentsThe Fairly OddParents is an American-Canadian animated television series created by Butch Hartman about the adventures of Timmy Turner, who is granted fairy godparents named Cosmo and Wanda. The series started out as cartoon segments that ran from September 4, 1998 to March 23, 2001 on Oh Yeah!...
- A zombified main character from the movie Land of the DeadLand of the DeadFor the disambiguation page on anything else on this topic, come here to Land of the Dead .Land of the Dead is a 2005 horror film written and directed by George A...
- The name of the former leader of Millennium in GungraveGungraveis a PlayStation 2 third-person shooter video game developed by Red Entertainment and published by Sega. The game debuted on July 17, 2002 in Japan, September 16, 2002 in North America and November 29, 2002 in the United Kingdom...
- Blanche's father on The Golden GirlsThe Golden GirlsThe Golden Girls is an American sitcom created by Susan Harris, which originally aired on NBC from September 14, 1985, to May 9, 1992. Starring Bea Arthur, Betty White, Rue McClanahan and Estelle Getty, the show centers on four older women sharing a home in Miami, Florida...
- A bazooka wielding fighter in a convertible car in Age of EmpiresAge of Empires (video game)Age of Empires , is a history-based real-time strategy computer game released in 1997. Developed by Ensemble Studios and published by Microsoft, the game uses the Genie, a 2D sprite based game engine...
- Vincent Price's cameo role in the 1963 movie Beach PartyBeach PartyBeach Party was the first of several beach party films from American International Pictures aimed at a teen audience. It was directed by William Asher and written by Lou Rusoff. The main actors included Robert Cummings, Dorothy Malone, Frankie Avalon, and Annette Funicello...
- A character from the comic book series Kick-Ass
- A character in the Disney movie The Princess and the Frog
Other uses
- Big Daddy (1969 film)Big Daddy (1969 film)Big Daddy is a horror film directed, produced and written by Carl K. Hittleman. It was filmed in 1965 under the title Paradise Road, but not released until 1969.-Plot:...
, 1969 horror film - Big Daddy (1999 film), a 1999 comedy film starring Adam Sandler
- Big Daddy (album)Big Daddy (album)Big Daddy is the tenth studio album by American singer-songwriter and musician John Mellencamp, released in 1989 by Mercury Records. It was his last album to be released under the name John Cougar Mellencamp, a combination of his real name and his original stage name of Johnny Cougar...
, a 1989 album by John Cougar Mellencamp - Big Daddy 103.9, the on-air brand of Greater Sudbury, Ontario, Canada radio station CHNO-FMCHNO-FMCHNO-FM is a Canadian radio station, which broadcasts at 103.9 on the FM dial in Sudbury, Ontario. Airing a classic hits format, the station is branded as Rewind 103.9.-History of CHNO:The station began broadcasting on June 24, 1947 on AM 1440...
- Big Daddy (band)Big Daddy (band)Big Daddy was an American satire/parody band, that was among the first groups to create mashups - in this case, of oldies and modern pop songs.-History:...
, a novelty band who covered 80's & 90's songs in 50's & 60's style - Big Daddy's BBQ SauceBig Daddy's BBQ SauceBig Daddy's BBQ Sauce is a company that produces barbecue sauce. Based in Yukon, Oklahoma.-History:The sauce came from the result of two friends merging their famous recipes together...
, a food company based in Oklahoma - Big Daddy's HouseBig Daddy's HouseBig Daddy's House is a cooking show on the American specialty channel Food Network. The show stars Aaron McCargo, Jr., the winner of the fourth season of the network's reality television series, The Next Food Network Star. The six-episode first season was McCargo's grand prize for winning the...
, a Food Network cooking show - SossusvleiSossusvleiSossusvlei is a salt and clay pan surrounded by high red dunes, located in the southern part of the Namib Desert, in the Namib-Naukluft National Park of Namibia...
, a dune in the Namib Desert - "Big Daddy" (song)Big Daddy (song)"Big Daddy" was the lead single from Heavy D's sixth album, Waterbed Hev.Produced by Heavy D and Tony Dofat and featuring vocals from Keanna Henson, "Big Daddy" was a success, peaking at 18 on the Billboard Hot 100, becoming Heavy D's second biggest hit after 1991's "Now That We Found Love", which...
, the lead single from Heavy D's sixth album, Waterbed Hev