Mr. Big (Sex and the City)
| Mr. Big | |
|---|---|
| First appearance |
Pilot (episode 1.01) |
| Last appearance | Sex and the City 2 |
| Created by | Candace Bushnell |
| Portrayed by | Chris Noth |
| Information | |
| Aliases | Big |
| Gender | Male |
| Occupation |
Entrepreneur Financier |
| Family | Mrs. Preston (mother) |
| Spouse(s) | Barbara (first ex-wife) Natasha (second ex-wife) Carrie Bradshaw (wife) |
John James "Mr. Big" Preston is a recurring fictional character in the HBO series Sex and the City, portrayed by Chris Noth. He is the primary on-and-off love interest of the series' protagonist, Carrie Bradshaw, who usually simply refers to him as "Big".
According to accounts in the press, the Mr. Big character was based on publishing executive Ron Galotti, former publisher of GQ and Talk. Bushnell told New York Magazine in 2004, "He was one of those New York guys with a big personality — you just notice him as soon as he walks in the room," and "I called him Mr. Big because he was like a big man on campus." Big appeared in Comcast's list of TV's Most Intriguing Characters.
"Big" appears in the first episode of Sex and the City as a very attractive stranger who helps Carrie pick up the contents of her purse (notably cosmetics and condoms) after she is accidentally bumped by a stranger on the streets of Manhattan. The nickname "Big" refers to his status as "the next Donald Trump" and "major tycoon, major dreamboat, and majorly out of [Carrie's] league". (His real name is not revealed to viewers until the final episode of the series; in a running joke, whenever Carrie is about to introduce Mr. Big to another character onscreen, she is interrupted before she can say his name.) When Carrie and her friend Samantha bump into Big at a nightclub, Samantha tries to hit on him, but he tactfully declines. In the first few episodes, he and Carrie frequently bump into one another, until finally Big suggests the two of them should "bump into one another on purpose". Carrie agrees and thus begins their on-again-off-again relationship. Big calls Carrie by the nickname "Kid". When Carrie asks Big if he has ever been in love, he replies, "Ab-so-fucking-lutely".
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