Big Shot

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The term big shot can refer to:

• A slang term for a VIP, executive, business magnate or media mogul
• "Big Shot", a song by Billy Joel, from the album 52nd Street
• Big Shot, an animated superhero character on the television show The Tick
• The "Big Shot" amusement ride on top of the Stratosphere Las Vegas tower
• Big Shot, 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.[1]
• A TV show on the anime Cowboy Bebop which provides information on big bounties.
• "Big Shot", a song by The Beat (The English Beat) from their 1980 album I Just Can't Stop It