Big Daddy is a a supporting character in Universal•Illumination's 2016 animated feature film Sing and in its 2021 sequel. He is Johnny's father and the leader of a gang of gorilla robbers. He also has a garage that he uses as a hideout.
Background[]
Personality[]
In Sing, as the leader of a criminal gang, Big Daddy has a strong alpha-male attitude. He frequently robs and steals banks and ships for money, loot and gold. He is particularly strict and firm towards his son, Johnny, who he wants to follow in his footsteps. When Johnny inadvertently gets his father and the other robbers arrested, and later admits to his father that he wants to be a singer, Big Daddy selfishly disowns him. However, when he is exposed to Johnny's talent, he becomes proud of his son, and so ashamed of his prior behavior he breaks out of prison to apologize to Johnny for selfishly disowning him.
In Sing 2, he's become an extremely loving and caring parent to his son when he and his gang are helping him and Buster to stop Jimmy Crystal and bodyguards ruining the show, and they successfully defeat him.
Physical appearances[]
Big Daddy is a large, anthropomorphic gorilla who wears a blue shirt with darker blue jeans. During robberies, Big Daddy wears a sky blue jumpsuit, gloves, and a rabbit mask. When he and his gang are sent to jail, he wears an orange prisoner uniform.
Appearances[]
Sing[]
Big Daddy and henchmen Barry and Stan are introduced robbing a bank. They are interrupted by a pair of rhino officers, but successfully drive away, Johnny following after them. After successfully pulling his son into their pickup truck, Big Daddy scolds him for failing his duties as a lookout, and asks where his rabbit mask is.
Later at the garage, the robbers make plans for a massive, final heist of $25 million in gold on a docked ship. Big Daddy requests that Johnny take over Barry's usual position as their getaway driver, and critiques Johnny's driving speed that night. On the day of the heist, however, Johnny leaves his post to attend a rehearsal at the Moon Theater. He becomes stuck in traffic trying to return, which leads to the robbers' arrest.
In prison, Big Daddy meets with Johnny during visiting hours. Johnny finally confesses that he wants to be a singer, not a criminal, causing Big Daddy to shun him and selfishly disowns him, even though Johnny swears to bail him out. After the destruction of the Moon Theater, Johnny tries to visit his father again, but Big Daddy refuses to leave his cell (possibly because of his selfish act of disowning Johnny).
When Buster Moon decides to stage a concert at the theater ruins, Johnny performs "I'm Still Standing". The gorilla robbers watch it on T.V.; Big Daddy is so amazed at his son's talent. Ashamed over his actions, he breaks out of prison and evades policemen to reconcile with Johnny and apologize to him for selfishly disowning him. He arrives backstage during Mike's rendition of "My Way", and tells Johnny how proud he is of him and gives him a heartwarming hug. Police helicopters arrive, and Big Daddy takes his leave to return to prison, with Johnny promising to visit him often.
Sing 2[]
In the sequel and unlike in the first movie, Big Daddy and his gang served as supporting characters when they are now on work release, and were recruited by Johnny to help Buster Moon and his crew to guard and protect their performance from Jimmy Crystal and his security guards. During Johnny's performance, he was proud to see Johnny defeat Klaus and earns his respect. Later Big Daddy and his gang managed to overpower Jimmy Crystal's henchman, but Jimmy got away and try to kill Moon by dropping him. When Rosita manage to overcome her fear and rescue Buster, Big Daddy manage to restrain Crystal and force him to watch the rest of the show. Later after Jimmy was arrested by the police, Big Daddy was last seen riding in the truck with his gang and bids farewell to Johnny and his friends, returning to finish their community service.
Sing: Thriller[]
Big Daddy didn't appear in this short film, but was mentioned by Johnny.
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Trivia[]
- Johnny's father is unnamed in Sing. The names Big Daddy and Marcus were given in ancillary materials.
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