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Big Pun(1971-2000)

  • Actor
  • Composer
  • Music Department
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Big Pun
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Urban Menace (1999)
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Big Pun was born on 9 November 1971 in Bronx, New York City, New York, USA. He was an actor and composer, known for That Awkward Moment (2014), Life of the Party (2018) and Vacation (2015). He was married to Liza Rios. He died on 7 February 2000 in White Plains, New York, USA.
BornNovember 9, 1971
DiedFebruary 7, 2000(28)
BornNovember 9, 1971
DiedFebruary 7, 2000(28)
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  • Awards
    • 2 nominations total

Known for

Michael B. Jordan, Zac Efron, and Miles Teller in That Awkward Moment (2014)
That Awkward Moment
6.1
  • Soundtrack
  • 2014
Melissa McCarthy, Molly Gordon, Gillian Jacobs, Jessie Ennis, and Adria Arjona in Life of the Party (2018)
Life of the Party
5.6
  • Soundtrack
  • 2018
Christina Applegate, Ed Helms, Skyler Gisondo, and Steele Stebbins in Vacation (2015)
Vacation
6.2
  • Soundtrack
  • 2015
Madison Bailey and Antonia Gentry in Time Cut (2024)
Time Cut
5.1
  • Soundtrack
  • 2024

Credits

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Actor

  • Fat Joe in Big Pun Feat. Donell Jones: It's So Hard (2000)
    Big Pun Feat. Donell Jones: It's So Hard
    5.9
    Music Video
    • Big Pun
    • 2000
  • Boricua's Bond (2000)
    Boricua's Bond
    3.7
    • Big Punisher (as Big Punisher)
    • 2000
  • Fat Joe Feat. Big Pun & Cuban Link & Triple Seis: Bet Ya Man Can't (Triz) (1999)
    Fat Joe Feat. Big Pun & Cuban Link & Triple Seis: Bet Ya Man Can't (Triz)
    Music Video
    • Big Pun
    • 1999
  • Heavy D Feat. 8Ball & Big Pun: On Point (1999)
    Heavy D Feat. 8Ball & Big Pun: On Point
    Music Video
    • Big Pun
    • 1999
  • Jennifer Lopez in Jennifer Lopez: Feelin' So Good (1999)
    Jennifer Lopez: Feelin' So Good
    5.9
    Music Video
    • Big Pun
    • 1999
  • Mr. Serv-On Feat. Big Pun: From N.Y. to N.O. (1999)
    Mr. Serv-On Feat. Big Pun: From N.Y. to N.O.
    Music Video
    • Big Pun
    • 1999
  • Thicker Than Water (1999)
    Thicker Than Water
    4.7
    • Punny (as Big Punisher)
    • 1999
  • Dash Mihok, Danny Hoch, Bonz Malone, and Mark Webber in Whiteboyz (1999)
    Whiteboyz
    5.4
    • Don Flip Crew (uncredited)
    • 1999
  • Snoop Dogg in Urban Menace (1999)
    Urban Menace
    1.9
    Video
    • Crow (as Big Punisher)
    • 1999
  • Fat Joe and Big Pun in Big Pun & Fat Joe: Twinz (Deep Cover '98) (1998)
    Big Pun & Fat Joe: Twinz (Deep Cover '98)
    7.0
    Music Video
    • Big Pun
    • 1998
  • Charli Baltimore in Cam'ron: Horse & Carriage (Remix) (1998)
    Cam'ron: Horse & Carriage (Remix)
    Music Video
    • 1998
  • Mack 10 Feat. Big Pun & Fat Joe: Let the Games Begin (1998)
    Mack 10 Feat. Big Pun & Fat Joe: Let the Games Begin
    Music Video
    • Big Pun
    • 1998
  • Brandy Norwood in Moesha (1996)
    Moesha
    6.0
    TV Series
    • Big Pun
    • 1998
  • The Beatnuts Feat. Big Pun & Cuban Link: Off the Books (1997)
    The Beatnuts Feat. Big Pun & Cuban Link: Off the Books
    Music Video
    • Big Pun
    • 1997
  • LL Cool J Feat. Keith Murray, Prodigy, Fat Joe & Foxy Brown: I Shot Ya! (Remix) (1995)
    LL Cool J Feat. Keith Murray, Prodigy, Fat Joe & Foxy Brown: I Shot Ya! (Remix)
    8.1
    Music Video
    • Cameo
    • 1995

Composer

  • Big Pun & Ashanti: How We Roll (2001)
    Big Pun & Ashanti: How We Roll
    4.1
    Music Video
    • Composer
    • 2001
  • Big Pun Feat. Tony Sunshine: 100%
    Music Video
    • Composer
    • 2000
  • Jennifer Lopez in Jennifer Lopez: Feelin' So Good (1999)
    Jennifer Lopez: Feelin' So Good
    5.9
    Music Video
    • Composer
    • 1999
  • Big Pun Feat. Noreaga: You Came Up (1998)
    Big Pun Feat. Noreaga: You Came Up
    Music Video
    • Composer
    • 1998
  • Fat Joe feat. Nas, Big Pun, Jadakiss & Raekwon: John Blaze (1998)
    Fat Joe feat. Nas, Big Pun, Jadakiss & Raekwon: John Blaze
    8.7
    Music Video
    • composed by
    • 1998
  • Big Pun in Big Pun Feat. Joe: Still Not a Player (1998)
    Big Pun Feat. Joe: Still Not a Player
    7.1
    Music Video
    • Composer
    • 1998
  • Big Pun: I'm Not a Player (1997)
    Big Pun: I'm Not a Player
    8.4
    Music Video
    • Composer
    • 1997

Music Department

  • A Boogie wit da Hoodie: 4 Min Convo (Favorite Song)
    Music Video
    • Music Department
    • 2019
  • Jennifer Lopez: The Reel Me (2003)
    Jennifer Lopez: The Reel Me
    7.3
    Video
    • composer: song "Feelin' So Good"
    • 2003
  • Big Pun & Ashanti: How We Roll (2001)
    Big Pun & Ashanti: How We Roll
    4.1
    Music Video
    • vocals
    • 2001
  • Big Pun Feat. Tony Sunshine: 100%
    Music Video
    • vocals
    • 2000

Videos2

Urban Menace
Trailer 1:27
Urban Menace
Big Pun: Still Not A Player
Trailer 1:00
Big Pun: Still Not A Player
Big Pun: Still Not A Player
Trailer 1:00
Big Pun: Still Not A Player

Personal details

  • Official sites
    • Facebook Fan Page
    • Last.fm
  • Alternative names
    • Big Punisher
  • Height
    • 5′ 6″ (1.68 m)
  • Born
    • November 9, 1971
    • Bronx, New York City, New York, USA
  • Died
    • February 7, 2000
    • White Plains, New York, USA(heart attack)
  • Spouse
    • Liza RiosMay 5, 1990 - February 7, 2000 (his death, 3 children)
  • Other works
    Two albums on the Loud Records label:

Did you know

  • Trivia
    Rios weighed 698 pounds at the time of his death.
  • Quotes
    "I'm mostly concentrating now on continuing to make history in Hip-Hop, making everybody proud of me, I'm not just a rapper now, I'm in history now".
  • Nicknames
    • Big Punisher
    • Big Moon Dog
    • Chris

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