Bill Goldberg

William Scott "Bill" Goldberg (born December 27, 1966 in Tulsa, Oklahoma) is an American professional wrestler, actor and former American football defensive tackle. who is best known for wrestling with World Championship Wrestling (WCW) and World Wrestling Entertainment (WWE). Goldberg also played professional football with the Los Angeles Rams and the Atlanta Falcons. He is a four-time world champion, winning both the WCW and WWE World Heavyweight Championships once and the WWE Universal Championship two times. He was introduced into the WWE Hall of Fame in 2018.

Bill Goldberg
Goldberg in 2021
Birth name	William Scott Goldberg
Born	(1966-12-27) December 27, 1966 (age 58) Tulsa, Oklahoma, U.S.
Spouse(s)	Wanda Ferraton ​ ​ (m. 2005)​
Children	1
Professional wrestling career
Ring name(s)	Bill Gold[1] Bill Goldberg Goldberg
Billed height	6 ft 4 in (193 cm)[2][3]
Billed weight	285 lb (129 kg)[2][3]
Billed from	Atlanta, Georgia[2] Dawsonville, Georgia[4][5] Parts Unknown[4][5]
Trained by	DeWayne Bruce[1] WCW Power Plant[2]
Debut	June 23, 1997[6]

Bill Goldberg

No. 71, 73
Position:	Defensive tackle
Personal information
Height:	6 ft 2 in (1.88 m)
Weight:	266 lb (121 kg)
Career information
High school:	Edison (Tulsa, Oklahoma)
College:	Georgia (1987–1989)
NFL Draft:	1990 / Round: 11 / Pick: 301
Career history
Los Angeles Rams (1990–1991)* Sacramento Surge (1992) Sacramento Gold Miners (1993) Atlanta Falcons (1992–1994) Carolina Panthers (1995)*
* Offseason and/or practice squad member only
Career highlights and awards
World Bowl champion (II)
Career NFL statistics
Games played: 14 Games started: 1 Total tackles: 11 Player stats at NFL.com
Player stats at PFR

Filmography

Film

Year	Title	Role
1999	The Jesse Ventura Story	Luger
	Universal Soldier: The Return	Romeo
2000	Ready to Rumble	Himself
2003	Looney Tunes: Back in Action	Mr. Smith
2005	The Longest Yard	Joey "Battle" Battaglio
	The Kid & I	Himself
	Santa's Slay	Santa Claus
2007	Half Past Dead 2	William Burke
2010	Kill Speed	Big Bad John
	Holly, Jingles and Clyde 3D	Gus
2015	Wrestling Isn't Wrestling	Himself
2016	Nine Legends	Himself
2017	Check Point	T.J.
	American Satan	Hawk
2018	Con Man	Sax

Television

Year	Title	Role	Notes
1998	The Love Boat: The Next Wave	Lou "The Pariah" Maguire	Episode: "Captain Courageous"
1999	Louis Theroux's Weird Weekends	Himself	Episode: "Wrestling"
1999	E! True Hollywood Story	Himself	Episode: "Hulk Hogan"
2000	The Man Show	Himself	Episode: "Holiday Show 2"[7]
2002	Yes, Dear	Big Guy	Episode: "Walk Like a Man"
2002	Family Guy	Angry bus passenger	Episode: "Family Guy Viewer Mail 1"
2002	Arliss	Himself	Episode: "In with the New"
2002	Kim Possible	Pain King	Episode: "Pain King vs. Cleopatra"
2003	Punk'd	Himself	Episode: "Beyonce and Lindsay Lohan"
2004	Monster Garage	Santa Claus	Episode: "Box-Truck Wrestling Ring"
2005	Modern Marvels	Himself	Episode: "Private Collections"
2005	Desperate Housewives	Inmate	Episode: "My Heart Belongs to Daddy"
2005	Biker Build-Off	Host	[8]
2005	Automaniac	Host	[9]
2005	The Contender	Himself	Episode: "Who's Playing The Game?"
2006	Pros vs. Joes	Himself	Episodes: "Can You PVJ Champ?" and "Can You Cover Jerry Rice?"
2007	Law & Order: Special Victims Unit	Cupid	Episode: "Loophole"
2007–2010	Bullrun	Host
2008	Hulk Hogan's Celebrity Championship Wrestling	Himself	Episode: "In-Ring Psychology"
2008	Are You Smarter Than a 5th Grader?	Himself / Contestant	Ep. 3.15[10]
2009–2011	Garage Mahal	Host	with Brian Corsetti[11][12]
2010	The Celebrity Apprentice	Himself / Contestant
2017, 2019	The Goldbergs	Nick Mellor	8 episodes
2018	The Grand Tour	Himself	Celebrity guest
2018	The Flash	Big Sir	2 episodes
2018–2022	NCIS: Los Angeles	Lance Hamilton	4 episodes
2018–2019	Forged in Fire: Knife or Death	Host	22 episodes
2019	Schooled	Nick Mellor	Episode: "Friendsgiving"

Championships and accomplishments

• Pro Wrestling Illustrated
  • Comeback of the Year (2016)^[13]
  • Inspirational Wrestler of the Year (1998)^[13]
  • Rookie of the Year (1998)^[13]
  • Ranked No. 2 of the top 500 singles wrestlers in the PWI 500 in 1998^[14]
  • Ranked No. 9 of the top 500 singles wrestlers of the PWI Years in 1999^[15]
  • Ranked No. 39 of the top 500 singles wrestlers of the PWI Years in 2003^[15]
• Rolling Stone
  • Ranked No. 5 of the 10 best WWE wrestlers of 2016^[16]
• World Championship Wrestling
  • WCW World Heavyweight Championship (1 time)^[17]
  • WCW United States Heavyweight Championship (2 times)^[18]
  • WCW World Tag Team Championship (1 time) – with Bret Hart
  • Fifth WCW Triple Crown Champion
• Wrestling Observer Newsletter
  • Rookie of the Year (1998)^[19]
• WWE/World Wrestling Entertainment
  • World Heavyweight Championship (1 time)
  • WWE Universal Championship (2 times)
  • WWE Hall of Fame (Class of 2018)