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Biff Tannen

Biff Tannen, also Buford "Biff" Howard Tannen, is the bully antagonist of the Back to the Future trilogy, played by Thomas F. Wilson in multiple eras; his Part II sports-almanac alternate 1985 was confirmed by Bob Gale as based on Donald Trump.

Biff Wiff

Biff Wiff, born Gary Crotty, was an American character actor (1948 to 2025) whose profane Santa on I Think You Should Leave became one of the show's most-quoted sketches.

Biffy Clyro

Biffy Clyro, also known as Team Biffy, are a Scottish rock trio formed in Kilmarnock in 1995: Simon Neil with twins James and Ben Johnston. Known for Puzzle (2007), four UK number-one albums including Futique (2025), and the Matt Cardle Christmas Number 1 cover of Many Of Horror.

Big (film)

Big is a 1988 American fantasy comedy directed by Penny Marshall, starring Tom Hanks as a 13-year-old boy transformed into an adult after wishing on a Zoltar machine.

Big (빅) (TV series)

Big (빅) is a 2012 KBS2 Monday-Tuesday fantasy romantic comedy by the Hong sisters, starring Gong Yoo and Lee Min-jung in a soul-swap premise; it ran 16 episodes from June 4 to July 24, 2012, averaging 8.5% ratings.

Big & Rich

Big & Rich: American country duo of Big Kenny (William Kenneth Alphin) and John Rich, formed in Nashville in 2003, known for "Save a Horse (Ride a Cowboy)", the MuzikMafia, and the triple-platinum debut Horse of a Different Color.

Big Arch (hamburger)

Big Arch is McDonald's largest hamburger: two quarter-pound beef patties, three slices of white cheddar, crispy onions, pickles, lettuce, and Big Arch sauce. First launched in Portugal in July 2024, permanent in the UK from January 2026, US launch March 3, 2026.

Big Ass Stadium Tour

The Big Ass Stadium Tour (also styled The BIG ASS Stadium Tour) was a 2025 co-headlining tour by Post Malone and Jelly Roll across North America and Europe.

Big Audio Dynamite

Big Audio Dynamite (B.A.D.), London rock band formed in 1984 by ex-Clash guitarist Mick Jones with Don Letts, Greg Roberts, Dan Donovan, and Leo Williams; early rock samplers behind 'E=MC2', from This Is Big Audio Dynamite (1985) to F-Punk (1995), reunited 2011.

Big B (film)

Big B (2007) is a Malayalam action crime thriller, Amal Neerad's directorial debut, starring Mammootty as gangster Bilal John Kurishingal. An unofficial remake of Four Brothers, it flopped initially, became a cult classic, and spawned the long-delayed sequel Bilal.

Big Bad Beetleborgs

Big Bad Beetleborgs, retitled Beetleborgs Metallix for season 2, was a Saban Entertainment Fox Kids series (1996–1998, 53+35 episodes) adapting Toei's Juukou B-Fighter and B-Fighter Kabuto footage about kids turned comic-book heroes.

Big Bad Voodoo Daddy

Big Bad Voodoo Daddy is a swing revival band formed in Ventura, California, in 1989 by Scotty Morris, named after an Albert Collins autograph; it broke out via the 1996 film Swingers, went gold in 1998, and played Super Bowl XXXIII.

Big Baller Brand

Big Baller Brand (BBB) is an apparel and footwear company founded in 2016 by LaVar and Tina Ball in Chino Hills, California, known for Lonzo Ball's $495 ZO2 signature shoe, its NCAA-rules controversy, and later legal disputes with co-founder Gregory Alan Foster.

Big band

Big band: a large jazz ensemble of ten to twenty-plus players in saxophone, trumpet, trombone, and rhythm sections playing written arrangements; dominant in the 1935–1945 swing era under Ellington, Basie, and Goodman, declining in the late 1940s and continuing as a concert format.

Big band bandleaders

Big band bandleaders are the leaders of large jazz orchestras, from 1920s dance bands through the 1935–1945 swing era to today. Key figures include Fletcher Henderson, Duke Ellington, Count Basie, Benny Goodman, Glenn Miller, and modern leaders like Maria Schneider.

Big Barda

Big Barda (Barda Free), DC Comics New God superheroine created by Jack Kirby, debuting in Mister Miracle #4 (1971): Apokolips-raised ex-leader of the Female Furies, wife of Mister Miracle, wielder of the Mega-Rod, member of the Justice League and Birds of Prey.

Big beat

Big beat is a UK electronic dance music genre of the mid-to-late 1990s, named after Fatboy Slim's Brighton club night, built on sped-up breakbeats, funk and soul samples, and popularized by the Chemical Brothers, The Prodigy, and Fatboy Slim.

Big Beautiful Woman

BBW (Big Beautiful Woman) is a positive term for a plus-size woman, coined in 1979 by Carole Shaw with BBW Magazine; the male counterpart is BHM, and usage spans dating, fashion, and adult contexts.

Big Bet (카지노)

Big Bet (카지노, Casino; also King of Savvy) is a 2022-2023 Disney+ Korean crime drama by Kang Yoon-sung starring Choi Min-sik as casino mogul Cha Moo-sik in the Philippines, with Son Suk-ku; two 8-episode seasons, Blue Dragon Best Drama winner.

Big Bird

Big Bird is the 8-foot-2-inch yellow canary Muppet of Sesame Street, designed by Jim Henson, performed by Caroll Spinney 1969–2018 and Matt Vogel since, written as a 6½-year-old child.

Big Black

Big Black: American noise rock band founded by Steve Albini in Evanston, Illinois (1981 or 1982 per sources), active to 1987; Roland TR-606 drum machine, albums Atomizer (1986) and Songs About Fucking (1987), key influence on industrial and noise rock.

Big Boi

Big Boi, born Antwan André Patton in Savannah, Georgia, is the OutKast rapper and solo artist behind Sir Lucious Left Foot (2010), Vicious Lies and Dangerous Rumors, and Boomiverse.

Big Book Prize

The Big Book Prize (Национальная литературная премия «Большая книга») is a Russian national literary award established in 2005 and awarded annually for works written in Russian.

Big Boy Restaurants

Big Boy Restaurants is an American family-dining chain founded in 1936 by Bob Wian in Glendale, California, known for the original double-decker Big Boy burger and mascot; now headquartered in Warren, Michigan, with independent operators Frisch's Big Boy and Big Boy Japan.

Big Boys (film)

Big Boys is a 2023 American coming-of-age comedy directed by Corey Sherman, premiering at BFI Flare, in which 14-year-old Jamie (Isaac Krasner) develops a crush on his cousin's boyfriend Dan during a camping trip; it won 17 festival awards.

Big Boys (TV series)

Big Boys is a semi-autobiographical Channel 4 comedy drama (2022-2025) created and narrated by Jack Rooke, based on his Edinburgh shows Good Grief and Happy Hour, starring Dylan Llewellyn and Jon Pointing as friends at Brent University.

Big Breasts and Wide Hips

Big Breasts and Wide Hips (丰乳肥臀) is a 1995 novel by Mo Yan, written after his mother's death, following Shangguan Lu and her nine children through twentieth-century Chinese history.

Big Brother (2020 film)

Big Brother (ബിഗ് ബ്രദര്‍) is a 2020 Malayalam action film directed by Siddique, starring Mohanlal as Sachidanandan, a man freed after a 24-year double life sentence; it flopped critically and commercially.

Big Brother (American TV series)

Big Brother (American TV series), CBS reality competition since July 5, 2000, US adaptation of John de Mol's Dutch format. Houseguests live under 24/7 camera surveillance, compete as Head of Household, use the Power of Veto, and vote weekly evictions; $750,000 grand prize, 28 seasons, hosted by Julie Chen Moonves.

Big Brother (Australian TV series)

Big Brother Australia is the Australian version of the Big Brother reality format, first aired 2001 on Network Ten, later on Nine and Seven, revived on Ten at Dreamworld in 2025 with host Mel Tracina and moving to a Brisbane house for the October 2026 season.