Christopher Lee Rios, better known by his stage name Big Pun, was an American rapper and actor. Big Pun emerged from the underground hip hop scene in The Bronx borough of New York City, in the late 1990s. He first appeared on albums from The Beatnuts, on the track "Off the B...
November 10, 1971, The Bronx, New York City, New York, United States
Died
February 7, 2000, White Plains, New York, United States
Place Of Birth
The Bronx
Height
5 ft 1 in (1.57 m)
Weight
698 pounds
Profession
Rapper, Actor
Nationality
United States of America
Spouse
Liza Rios (m. 1990–2000)
Children
Amanda Rios, Vanessa Rios, Christopher Rios
Parents
Gail Tirado
Siblings
Piña Rios, Christine Rios, Nyree Rios, Nicole Rodriguez, Still Not a Player, It's So Hard, Twinz
Nicknames
Big Punisher , Christopher Lee Rios , Big Moon Dawg , Pun , Chris , Big Moon Dog , Christopher Rios
Music Groups
Terror Squad
Nominations
Grammy Award for Best Rap Album, NAACP Image Award for Outstanding New Artist, Soul Train Music Award for Best Video of the Year, ALMA Award for Outstanding Music Video, Still Not a Player, It's So Hard, Twinz
Movies
Big Pun: Still Not a Player, Thicker than Water, Urban Menace, Big Pun: Live, R.I.P. II: Eyes on Hip Hop
Star Sign
Scorpio
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Quote
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"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".
$5 Million
