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The term '''{{wiktionary|big shot''' can refer to:}}

'''Big Shot''' may refer to:

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*A slang term for a [[V.I.P.|Very Important Person]], [[corporate officer|executive]], [[business magnate]] or [[media mogul]]

==Characters==

*A song by [[Billy Joel]], which appeared on his [[album (music)|album]] [[52nd Street (album)|52nd Street]]

* Big Shot, an animated superhero character on the television show ''[[List of minor characters in The Tick#Superheroes|The Tick]]'' created by cartoonist Ben Edlund in 1986

*A [[superhero]] character named '''Big Shot''' from the [[Animation|animated]] [[Television program|television series]] ''[[The Tick]],'' is a parody of '''The [[Punisher]]'''

* Big Shot, the former mascot of the [[Philadelphia 76ers#Mascot|Philadelphia 76ers]] until 1996

*An [[amusement ride]] on top of the [[Stratosphere Las Vegas]] tower

* Big Shot, an antagonist in the Marvel UK comic ''[[Death's Head (Marvel Comics)|Death's Head]]''

*A [[Louisiana]]-based brand of soda

*A characterization of a wealthy businessman who front rows a second-line (or leads) the Krewe of Zulu, an open membership Mardi Gras crew in New Orleans, poking fun at politicians, aristocrats, neuvo-riche, or mafia figures. Big Shot is the carnival character on which the Louisiana soft drink is based.

==Film and television==

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* [[The Big Shot (1922 film)|''The Big Shot'' (1922 film)]], a German silent film

* [[The Big Shot (1931 film)|''The Big Shot'' (1931 film)]], a pre-Code comedy directed by Ralph Murphy, starring Eddie Quillan and Maureen O'Sullivan

* [[The Big Shot (1937 film)|''The Big Shot'' (1937 film)]], a comedy directed by Edward Killy, starring Guy Kibbee and Cora Witherspoon

* [[The Big Shot (1942 film)|''The Big Shot'' (1942 film)]], an American film noir crime drama directed by Lewis Seiler, starring Humphrey Bogart and Irene Manning

* [[Big Shots (film)|''Big Shots'' (film)]], a 1987 American comedy adventure film directed by Robert Mandel, starring Ricky Busker and Darius McCrary

* ''Big Shot: Confessions of a Campus Bookie'', a 2002 television film starring [[David Krumholtz]]

* [[Big Shot (TV series)|''Big Shot'' (TV series)]], an American television series developed by Dean Lorey and David E. Kelley

* [[Big Shots (TV series)|''Big Shots'' (TV series)]], a 2007–2008 American television drama series

* ''Big Shot'', a fictional TV show in the 1998 anime ''[[List of Cowboy Bebop characters#Punch and Judy|Cowboy Bebop]]''

* [[Big Shots (CSI: Crime Scene Investigation)|"Big Shots" (''CSI: Crime Scene Investigation'')]], an episode of ''CSI: Crime Scene Investigation''

* [[Big Shot (Runaways)|"Big Shot" (''Runaways'')]], an episode of ''Runaways''

==Literature==

* ''[[Big Shot Comics]]'', a 1940s comic book series, an anthology title published by Columbia Comics

* ''[[Diary of a Wimpy Kid: Big Shot]]'', a 2021 children's novel by Jeff Kinney

==Music==

* "Big Shot", a song by the Bonzo Dog Doo-Dah Band from their 1967 album ''[[Gorilla (Bonzo Dog Doo-Dah Band album)|Gorilla]]''

* [[Big Shot (song)|"Big Shot" (song)]], a song by Billy Joel, from his 1978 album ''52nd Street''

* "Big Shot", a song by The Beat (The English Beat) from their 1980 album ''[[I Just Can't Stop It]]''

* "Big Shot", a song by Bark Psychosis from their 1994 album ''[[Hex (Bark_Psychosis_album)|Hex]]''

* "Big Shot", a 2003 song by [[Kill Hannah]]

* [[Big Shots (album)|''Big Shots'' (album)]], a 2003 album by Charizma & Peanut Butter Wolf

* ''[[Big Shots Bonus EP]]'', the 2004 follow-up by Charizma & Peanut Butter Wolf

* "Big Shot", a song by Drake Bell from his 2011 EP ''[[A Reminder]]''

* "Big Shot", a song by Islander, the theme song of the [[Bound for Glory (2013)|Bound for Glory]] wrestling event

* "Big Shot", a song by Kendrick Lamar and Travis Scott from the [[Black Panther (soundtrack)|''Black Panther'' soundtrack]]

* "Big Shot", a song by the Lumineers for their album ''[[Brightside (The Lumineers album)|Brightside]]''

* "BIG SHOT", a 2021 track by Toby Fox from ''[[Music of Deltarune|Deltarune, Chapter 2]]''

==Photography==

* Big Shot, a [[List of Polaroid instant cameras|Polaroid instant camera]] manufactured from 1971 to 1973

* [[Bigshot (digital camera)]], a 2013 build-it-yourself digital camera designed for ages 8 to 14

==Other==

*An [[amusementBig Shot (ride)]], an amusement ride, opened 1996, on top of the [[Stratosphere Las Vegas]] tower

* [[Big Shot (pinball)|''Big Shot'' (pinball)]], a pinball machine created in 1973 by Gottlieb

* Big Shot, a New Orleans–based soda brand by [[National Beverage]] subsidiary Winnsboro Beverage Packers

* ''Big Shot'', a 2013 episode of ESPN ''[[30 for 30]]'' documentary about the purchase and ownership of the National Hockey League's New York Islanders by John Spano

* [[Mr. Big Shot]], nickname for American basketball player Chauncey Billups

* [[Frank Fisher (rugby league)]] (1905–1980), Australian player nicknamed "Big Shot"

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