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Mariano 'Big Dawg' Mendoza

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  • Stunts
  • Casting Director
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Mariano is best known for his part in Eastbound and Down as Rodney "Hammer" Garcia in Season 4.

Mariano Mendoza is former MMA World Champion Fighter, Actor, Stuntman, Veteran and deemed as the WORLD'S STRONGEST LATINO and rated in the top 100 fighters in the WORLD!

His Autobiography "The Untold Story of Mariano Mendoza" was released this last year and is now available to rent and buy on Amazon. He has several current projects he's working on in 2018 and is in post production of "Duel of Legands"(2018), "The Pining"(2018), "Voyeur"(2018), "Compton's Finest"(2017) and is currently filming "Pontius Pilate". Past TV shows and Movies he has appeared on include "Better Call Saul", "Training Day", "Brooklyn Nine-Nine" just to name a few. You can expect to see more and more of Mariano on the big screen and on your TV this year because he is getting hit after hit in and not just in MMA!

Mariano Mendoza was born in Los Angeles, California. He is a U.S Navy Veteran. He is considered the Hispanic version of Debo/Van Damme Martial Artist and. He is the first Hispanic Heavyweight Cage Fighter to fight in the W.V.C in Brazil and Jamaica. He is know as OLEG in the video game "Saints Row 3" He was also featured in the "MMA Supremacy" video game as Mariano "Big Dawg" the boxer. He has numerous world record titles such as Muscle Beach Strong Man 1995 and 1996. He has the World Record at 220 lbs with the Strict Curl and it is undefeated. He has been a stunt coordinator for a scene on the T.V. show "The Mentalist" and featured as a coach in the episode called "Blood Sport". In 2012 he was featured as Junior in the movie "School Dance", with Nick Cannon as the director. With Wilmer Valderrama as his brother in the movie, featuring Kevin Hart, George Lopez and Efren Ramirez.
BornSeptember 17, 1968
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      • 5 wins total

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    Known for

    Vicky-lee Valentino in The Boss Man (2022)
    The Boss Man
    5.3
    • Bob
    • 2022
    Wilmer Valderrama, Luenell, Mike Epps, George Lopez, Katt Williams, Bobb'e J. Thompson, Kristinia DeBarge, Amber Rose, Langston Higgins, Julian Goins, and Dashawn Blanks in School Dance (2014)
    School Dance
    4.6
    • Junior(as Mariano Mendoza)
    • 2014
    3 from Hell (2019)
    3 from Hell
    5.4
    • Gonzo(as Mariano Mendoza)
    • 2019
    Will Forte and Kristen Schaal in The Last Man on Earth (2015)
    The Last Man on Earth
    7.4
    TV Series
    • Javi(as Mariano Mendoza)

    Credits

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    Actor



    • The Lincoln Lawyer
      • Inmate#2
      • Released
      • TV Series
      • 2025
    • Stringer
      • Patient 41
      • In Production
    • L.A. Rush
      • Bodyguard
      • Post-production
    • IN3DRAGON
      • Post-production
    • Pontius Pilate
      • Guard (as Mariano Bigdawg)
      • Pre-production
    • Cartelifornia
      • Swat Bigdawg
      • Post-production
    • Exposure
      • Javier
      • Completed
    • Jimmy Stomp the Bodyguards
      • Big Dawg
      • Completed



    • Chance McCoy and Neela Jolene in Watch Out! She Is a Mastermind Heiress (2025)
      Watch Out! She Is a Mastermind Heiress
      7.4
      TV Mini Series
      • Gang Member Johny
      • 2025
    • Undercover Prison King (2025)
      Undercover Prison King
      7.0
      TV Mini Series
      • Inmate
      • 2025
    • Cuba Gooding Jr., Jason Patric, and David A.R. White in A Line of Fire (2025)
      A Line of Fire
      6.6
      • Soldier
      • 2025
    • The Runaway Heiress (2025)
      The Runaway Heiress
      7.1
      TV Mini Series
      • Bodyguard
      • 2025
    • Eric Roberts, Michael Paré, Al Sapienza, George Lazenby, Robert Miano, Gino Salvano, Paul Sampson, Silvio Simac, and Eugenia Kuzmina in Mundije (2025)
      Mundije
      7.9
      • Russian inmate fighter
      • 2025
    • My Redneck Neighbor: Chapter 2 - Let the Games Begin (2024)
      My Redneck Neighbor: Chapter 2 - Let the Games Begin
      5.7
      • Hulk the Motor Ball
      • 2024
    • My Redneck Neighbor: Chapter 1 - The Rednecks Are Coming (2024)
      My Redneck Neighbor: Chapter 1 - The Rednecks Are Coming
      5.3
      • Hulk aka Motorball
      • 2024
    • Nicholas Alexander Chavez and Cooper Koch in Monsters (2022)
      Monsters
      7.8
      TV Series
      • Security Guard (uncredited)
      • 2024
    • Masashi Ishizuka and Emiko Ishii in Yakuza Girl (2024)
      Yakuza Girl
      2.2
      • Big Dawg
      • 2024
    • Vernon Wells in Suicide by Cop (2024)
      Suicide by Cop
      9.2
      • Officer Mendoza
      • 2024
    • The Black Hamptons (2022)
      The Black Hamptons
      6.3
      TV Mini Series
      • Construction Contractor (as Mariano Mendoza)
      • 2024
    • American Comedy (2023)
      American Comedy
      5.3
      • Avi (as Mariano Mendoza)
      • 2023
    • Victor Mascitelli and Ashleigh Cummings in Vide Noir (2022)
      Vide Noir
      4.6
      • Hontanx
      • 2022
    • Aki Aleong, Joycelyne Lew, Mariano 'Big Dawg' Mendoza, Dawna Lee Heising, Michelle Manu, JJ Stomp, and Grandmaster John Olivier in IN3DRAGON (2022)
      IN3DRAGON
      5.2
      • Fighter Bigdawg
      • 2022
    • Vicky-lee Valentino in The Boss Man (2022)
      The Boss Man
      5.3
      • Bob
      • 2022

    Stunts



    • Homicide Suicide
      • stunt coordinator
      • stunts (credit only)
      • Post-production



    • Cuba Gooding Jr., Jason Patric, and David A.R. White in A Line of Fire (2025)
      A Line of Fire
      6.6
      • stunt performer
      • 2025
    • My Redneck Neighbor: Chapter 2 - Let the Games Begin (2024)
      My Redneck Neighbor: Chapter 2 - Let the Games Begin
      5.7
      • stunt coordinator
      • 2024
    • My Redneck Neighbor: Chapter 1 - The Rednecks Are Coming (2024)
      My Redneck Neighbor: Chapter 1 - The Rednecks Are Coming
      5.3
      • stunts
      • 2024
    • Double Cross (2020)
      Double Cross
      5.0
      TV Series
      • stunt coordinator
      • stunt coordinator: stunts
      • 2020–2024
    • Victor Mascitelli and Ashleigh Cummings in Vide Noir (2022)
      Vide Noir
      4.6
      • stunt performer
      • 2022
    • Aki Aleong, Joycelyne Lew, Mariano 'Big Dawg' Mendoza, Dawna Lee Heising, Michelle Manu, JJ Stomp, and Grandmaster John Olivier in IN3DRAGON (2022)
      IN3DRAGON
      5.2
      • stunt fighter
      • 2022
    • Vicky-lee Valentino in The Boss Man (2022)
      The Boss Man
      5.3
      • stunt performer
      • 2022
    • Quiet Storms (2021)
      Quiet Storms
      Short
      • stunts
      • 2021
    • JJ Stomp in Elephant Stomp (2021)
      Elephant Stomp
      • stunt actor
      • stunt performer
      • 2021
    • Kilroy (2021)
      Kilroy
      4.1
      • stunt coordinator
      • 2021
    • Michael Caine (2019)
      Michael Caine
      TV Series
      • stunts
      • 2019
    • 3 from Hell (2019)
      3 from Hell
      5.4
      • stunts (uncredited)
      • 2019
    • Mario Orozco, Mariano 'Big Dawg' Mendoza, and Mark Krenik in Master Chancla (2019)
      Master Chancla
      Short
      • assistant stunt coordinator
      • 2019
    • John Hawkes, Jena Malone, Miles Teller, Augusto Aguilera, Cristina Rodlo, and Nell Tiger Free in Too Old to Die Young (2019)
      Too Old to Die Young
      7.3
      TV Mini Series
      • stunts
      • 2019
    • The Masked Singer (2019)
      The Masked Singer
      5.8
      TV Series
      • stunts
      • 2019

    Casting Director



    • Mario Orozco, Mariano 'Big Dawg' Mendoza, and Mark Krenik in Master Chancla (2019)
      Master Chancla
      Short
      • Casting Director (casting by)
      • 2019
    • Mariano 'Big Dawg' Mendoza in Mariano Big Dawg's Corner (2018)
      Mariano Big Dawg's Corner
      TV Series
      • Casting Director
      • 2018–2019
    • Joseph Lee Michael, Mariano 'Big Dawg' Mendoza, Hector Ramirez, Louis DeStefano, Mark Krenik, and Dawn Mendoza in Testimony (2018)
      Testimony
      Video
      • Casting Director (casting by)
      • 2018

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    SAG-AFTRA

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    LOCA CLIP DANNY TREJO
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    700+ THRILLER REEL 2022
    Demo Reel 2:07
    700+ THRILLER REEL 2022
    NEW ACTION RELL
    Demo Reel 1:21
    NEW ACTION RELL
    In 3Dragon Film
    Demo Reel 2:01
    In 3Dragon Film
    Comptons Finest
    Demo Reel 0:58
    Comptons Finest
    WHERE MY DRAGONS
    Demo Reel 2:22
    WHERE MY DRAGONS

    Personal details

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    • Official sites
      • Press Realease/Celebrity News
      • website
    • Alternative names
      • Mariano Bigdawg
    • Height
      • 6′ 2″ (1.88 m)
    • Born
      • September 17, 1968
      • Los Angeles, California, USA
    • Spouses
        Dawn Leann MendozaDecember 26, 2016 - ? (1 child)
    • Parents
      • Angelina Martinez
    • Other works
      Music video: Appeared in Kasland video "Paradise"
    • Publicity listings
      • 1 Biographical Movie
      • 1 Interview
      • 1 Magazine Cover Photo

    Self-verified on IMDbPro

    • Gender / Gender identity
      • Male
    • Sexual orientation
      • Straight

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    • Trivia
      First Mexican world champion weightlifter and cage fighter to fight in the world Valle Tudo fights.
    • Quotes
      All things are possible with Christ.
    • Trademark
        Marianobigdawg
    • Nicknames
      • BigDawg
      • Marianobigdawg
      • Mariano Bigdawg #1
      • BadGuy#1

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