Big Daddy may refer to:

Arts and entertainment

Characters

* Big Daddy (''BioShock''), a heavily armored adversary in the ''BioShock'' video game series * Big Daddy (Transformers), a character from ''Transformers'' * A character in the Tennessee Williams 1955 play ''

Cat on a Hot Tin Roof ''Cat on a Hot Tin Roof'' is a 1955 American three-act play by Tennessee Williams. The play, an adaptation of his 1952 short story "Three Players of a Summer Game", was written between 1953 and 1955. One of Williams's more famous works and his ...

'' * A comic character in the comic '' Buster'', based on Crabtree * A character in the syndicated comic strip '' Raising Duncan'' by Chris Browne * A character in ''The Simpsons'', episode "

The Simpsons Spin-Off Showcase "The Simpsons Spin-Off Showcase" is the twenty-fourth and penultimate episode of the The Simpsons season 8, eighth season of the American animated television series ''The Simpsons''. It originally aired on the Fox Broadcasting Company, Fox netwo ...

" * A character Dad in ''The Fairly OddParents'' * A zombified main character from the movie '' Land of the Dead'' * The name of the former leader of Millennium in '' Gungrave'' * The father of

Blanche Devereaux Blanche Devereaux is a character from the sitcom television series ''The Golden Girls'', and its spin-off '' The Golden Palace''. Blanche was portrayed by Rue McClanahan for 8 years and 204 episodes across the two series. The charac ...

on ''The Golden Girls'' ** "Big Daddy" (Golden Girls episode), a related episode of the series * Vincent Price's cameo role in the 1963 movie '' Beach Party'' * A character from the comic book series '' Kick-Ass'', and its film adaptation * A character in the Disney movie ''

The Princess and the Frog ''The Princess and the Frog'' is a 2009 American Animation, animated musical film, musical Romance film, romantic fantasy comedy film produced by Walt Disney Animation Studios and released by Walt Disney Pictures. Inspired in part by the 2002 ...

'' * A character in the 2012 film ''

Django Unchained ''Django Unchained'' ( ) is a 2012 American revisionist Western film written and directed by Quentin Tarantino. Produced by Tarantino's A Band Apart and Columbia Pictures, it stars Jamie Foxx, Christoph Waltz, Leonardo DiCaprio, Kerry W ...

'' * Big Daddy was the main villain in the 1998 video game Rogue Trip: Vacation 2012

Films

* ''Big Daddy'' (1969 film), a horror film * ''Big Daddy'' (1999 film), a comedy film starring Adam Sandler

Music

* ''Big Daddy'' (John Mellencamp album), 1989 * Big Daddy (Bukka White album), 1974 * Big Daddy (band), a novelty band who covered 80's & 90's songs in 50's & 60's style * "Big Daddy" (Heavy D song), 1997 * "(I Hate You) Big Daddy", a song from '' Walk Hard: The Dewey Cox Story'' * Big Daddy (Notorious B1 song), 1993

Other media

* '' Big Daddy?'', an anti-evolution religious tract by Jack Chick * Big Daddy 103.9, a former on-air brand of a Greater Sudbury, Ontario, Canada radio station

CHNO-FM CHNO-FM is a Canadian radio station broadcasting at 103.9 FM broadcasting, FM in Greater Sudbury, Sudbury, Ontario. Owned and operated by Stingray Radio, the station is branded on-air as ''Rewind 103.9'' with a classic hits format. History The st ...

People

Arts and entertainment

Richard "Big Daddy Ritch" Anderson Texas Hippie Coalition (often abbreviated to THC) is an American heavy metal music, heavy metal band from Denison, Texas. History The band was formed in Denison, Texas by Big Dad Ritch, along with his friend John Exall and other friends. Seve ...

, lead vocalist for American red dirt metal ensemble Texas Hippie Coalition *

Glenn Hughes (English singer) Glenn Hughes (born 21 August 1951) is an English musician, best known for playing bass and performing vocals in the hard rock band Trapeze and in the Mk. III and IV line-ups of Deep Purple, as well as briefly fronting Black Sabbath in the ...

(born 1951), British bassist and singer *

Big Daddy Kane Antonio Hardy (born September 10, 1968), better known by his stage name Big Daddy Kane, is an American Rapping, rapper, producer and actor who began his career in 1986 as a member of the Juice Crew. He is widely regarded as one of the most influe ...

(born 1968), American rapper *

Big Daddy Kinsey Lester J. Kinsey Jr., (March 18, 1927 – April 3, 2001) known as Big Daddy Kinsey, was an American Chicago blues singer, guitarist and harmonica player. Biography He was born near Pleasant Grove, Mississippi. He grew up playing gospel mus ...

(1927–2001), American Chicago blues singer and musician *

Eric "Big Daddy" Nord Eric "Big Daddy" Nord (1919–1989) was a Beat Generation coffeehouse and nightclub owner, poet, actor, and hipster. Newspaper columnist Herb Caen called him the "King of the Beatniks." Corpulent, standing 6 feet 7 inches tall, Nord was ...

(1919–1989), American Beat Generation-era nightclub owner, poet, actor, and hipster *

Ed Roth Ed "Big Daddy" Roth (March 4, 1932 – April 4, 2001) was an American artist, cartoonist, illustrator, pinstriper and custom car designer and builder who created the hot rod icon Rat Fink and other characters. Roth was a key figure i ...

(1932–2001), American artist, cartoonist, illustrator, pinstriper and custom car designer and builder

Politics

Idi Amin Idi Amin Dada Oumee (, ; 30 May 192816 August 2003) was a Ugandan military officer and politician who served as the third president of Uganda from 1971 until Uganda–Tanzania War, his overthrow in 1979. He ruled as a Military dictatorship, ...

(c. 1920–2003), President of Uganda from 1971 to 1979 *

Robert Byrd Robert Carlyle Byrd (born Cornelius Calvin Sale Jr.; November 20, 1917 – June 28, 2010) was an American politician who served as a United States senator from West Virginia for over 51 years, from 1959 until his death in 2010. A Democratic Pa ...

(1917–2010), American senator (self-given epithet in 2006) *

Fred Gardiner Frederick Goldwin Gardiner, (January 21, 1895 – August 21, 1983) was a Canadian politician, lawyer and businessman. He was the first chairman of Metropolitan Toronto council, the governing body for the Municipality of Metropolitan Toronto, ...

(1895–1961), Canadian politician and namesake of the Gardiner Expressway *

Jesse Unruh Jesse Marvin Unruh (, ; September 30, 1922 – August 4, 1987), also known as Big Daddy Unruh, was an American politician who served as speaker of the California State Assembly and as the California State Treasurer. Early life and education Born ...

(1922–1987), American Speaker of the California State Assembly

Sport

Baseball

Matt Cain Matthew Thomas Cain (born October 1, 1984) is an American former professional baseball pitcher who played his entire Major League Baseball (MLB) career for the San Francisco Giants from 2005 to 2017. A three-time World Series champion and a thr ...

(born 1984), American professional baseball player *

Cecil Fielder Cecil Grant Fielder (; born September 21, 1963) is an American former professional baseball designated hitter and first baseman in Major League Baseball (MLB). Fielder was a power hitter in the 1980s and 1990s. He attended college at the Univers ...

(born 1963), American former baseball player *

Vladimir Guerrero Vladimir Guerrero Alvino (born February 9, 1975), nicknamed "Vlad the Impaler", is a People of the Dominican Republic, Dominican former professional baseball player who spent 16 seasons in Major League Baseball (MLB) as a right fielder and des ...

(born 1975), American professional baseball player *

Matt Holliday Matthew Thomas Holliday (born January 15, 1980) is an American former professional baseball left fielder. He played in Major League Baseball (MLB) from 2004 to 2018 for the Colorado Rockies, Oakland Athletics, St. Louis Cardinals, and New York ...

(born 1980), American professional baseball player * Rick Reuschel (born 1949), American former baseball player

Combat sports

Riddick Bowe Riddick Lamont Bowe (born August 10, 1967) is an American former professional boxer and professional kickboxer who competed between 1989 and 2008 in boxing, and from 2013 to 2016 in kickboxing (Muay Thai). He held the undisputed world heavyweig ...

(born 1967), American boxer *

Shirley Crabtree Shirley Crabtree Jr. (14 November 1930 – 2 December 1997), better known as Big Daddy, was an English professional wrestler. He worked for Joint Promotions and the original British Wrestling Federation. Initially appearing on television as a he ...

(1930–1997), British professional wrestler *

Viscera (wrestler) Nelson Lee Frazier Jr. (February 14, 1971 – February 18, 2014) was an American professional wrestling, professional wrestler, best known for his appearances with the WWE, World Wrestling Federation/World Wrestling Entertainment (WWF/WWE) in the ...

(Nelson Frazier Jr., 1971–2014), American professional wrestler *

Gary Goodridge Gary Goodridge (born January 17, 1966), is a Trinidadian-Canadian former heavyweight kickboxer and mixed martial artist fighting out of Barrie, Ontario. Prior to kickboxing and MMA, he was also one of the top ranked contenders in the world of pr ...

(born 1966), Canadian kickboxer and mixed martial artist * Walter (wrestler) (Walter Hahn; born 1987), Austrian professional wrestler * Oliver Humperdink (John Jay Sutton; 1949–2011), American professional wrestling manager *

Junkyard Dog Sylvester Ritter (December 13, 1952 – June 1, 1998) was an American Professional wrestling, professional wrestler and NCAA football, college football player, best known for his time in Universal Wrestling Federation (Bill Watts), Mid-South Wre ...

(Sylvester Ritter; 1952–1998), American professional wrestler

Other sports

* Zach Banner (born 1993), American football offensive tackle for the Pittsburgh Steelers of the NFL *

Don Garlits Donald Glenn Garlits (born January 14, 1932) is an American race car driver and automotive engineer. Born in Tampa, Florida, Garlits is considered the father of drag racing, he is known as "Big Daddy" to drag racing fans around the world. A pion ...

(born 1932), American drag racer *

Carl Hairston Carl Blake Hairston (born December 15, 1952) is an American former professional football player and coach in the National Football League (NFL). Hairston played in one Super Bowl and coached in another during his 30 seasons in the league. Amo ...

(born 1952), American professional football player * Eugene Lipscomb (1931–1963), American football defensive lineman (1953–62) *

Shaquille O'Neal Shaquille Rashaun O'Neal ( ; born March 6, 1972), commonly known as Shaq ( ), is an American former professional basketball player who is a sports analyst on the television program ''Inside the NBA''. He is a and Center (basketball), center ...

(born 1972), American basketball player * Eric Rupe (born 1963), American BMX racing rider * Dan Wilkinson (born 1973), American professional football player * Johan Sundstein (born 1993), better known as BigDaddy N0tail, or just n0tail, Danish ''Dota 2'' player

Other uses

* Big Daddy (dune), a very large sand dune at Sossusvlei in the Namib Desert, Namibia

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