Christopher "Big Black" Boykin (January 13, 1972 â€" May 9, 2017) was
an American television personality and musician best known for his
role on the MTV reality television series Rob & Big, in which he
co-starred with professional skateboarder Rob Dyrdek from 2006 to
2008.Boykin was born on January 13, 1972 in the Southern US town of
Raleigh, Mississippi. He served in the United States Navy.In a skit
for DC Shoes, professional skateboarder Rob Dyrdek hired Boykin to be
his bodyguard and to protect him from security guards. From November
2006 to April 2008, he and Dyrdek starred in the reality television
series Rob & Big on MTV.In a 2006 episode of Rob & Big, Dyrdek and
Boykin visit the studios of game developer EA Black Box in Vancouver
to do motion capture for a video game in which they were to become
characters. The game, Skate, was published in 2007. Boykin and Dyrdek
also appeared in the 2009 sequel, Skate 2. In 2007, Boykin launched a
clothing brand, Big Black, to market T-shirts and hats that bore his
catchphrase, "Do Work". In the show's 2008 season, Boykin set two
Guinness world records: one for peeling and eating three bananas in
one minute, and another for eating five powdered doughnuts in two
minutes, 45 seconds. Boykin left Rob & Big after the third season,
since he was starting a family. MTV premiered Rob Dyrdek's Fantasy
Factory in February 2009, less than a year after the final episode of
Rob & Big. Boykin joined the cast in 2011, and remained until the
show's final episode in 2015. He also appeared on three episodes of
Dyrdek's show Ridiculousness, which premiered in 2011. Guest
appearances on the MTV series Guy Code and Snack Off (2014) are among
his other TV appearances.
an American television personality and musician best known for his
role on the MTV reality television series Rob & Big, in which he
co-starred with professional skateboarder Rob Dyrdek from 2006 to
2008.Boykin was born on January 13, 1972 in the Southern US town of
Raleigh, Mississippi. He served in the United States Navy.In a skit
for DC Shoes, professional skateboarder Rob Dyrdek hired Boykin to be
his bodyguard and to protect him from security guards. From November
2006 to April 2008, he and Dyrdek starred in the reality television
series Rob & Big on MTV.In a 2006 episode of Rob & Big, Dyrdek and
Boykin visit the studios of game developer EA Black Box in Vancouver
to do motion capture for a video game in which they were to become
characters. The game, Skate, was published in 2007. Boykin and Dyrdek
also appeared in the 2009 sequel, Skate 2. In 2007, Boykin launched a
clothing brand, Big Black, to market T-shirts and hats that bore his
catchphrase, "Do Work". In the show's 2008 season, Boykin set two
Guinness world records: one for peeling and eating three bananas in
one minute, and another for eating five powdered doughnuts in two
minutes, 45 seconds. Boykin left Rob & Big after the third season,
since he was starting a family. MTV premiered Rob Dyrdek's Fantasy
Factory in February 2009, less than a year after the final episode of
Rob & Big. Boykin joined the cast in 2011, and remained until the
show's final episode in 2015. He also appeared on three episodes of
Dyrdek's show Ridiculousness, which premiered in 2011. Guest
appearances on the MTV series Guy Code and Snack Off (2014) are among
his other TV appearances.
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