Christopher Boykin
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Christopher "Big Black" Boykin | |
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| Born | Christopher Boykin January 26, 1972 |
| Other names | Big Black |
| Occupation | Bodyguard |
| Years active | 2003–present |
Christopher "Big Black" Boykin (born January 26, 1972) is a professional bodyguard, best known for his role on MTV's Rob & Big, which followed him and his co-star Rob Dyrdek.
Career
Boykin is a United States Navy veteran, where he was a culinary specialist. He worked as an executive protection specialist until he met Rob Dyrdek in 2003.
Television
In a skit for DC Shoes, Dyrdek hired "Big Black" to be a bodyguard in order to protect him from security guards. In 2004, they played their characters again in The DC Video: Deluxe Edition DVD.[1] From November 2006 to April 2008, he and Dyrdek starred in their television show Rob & Big, an MTV reality series. Boykin set a world record for peeling and eating three bananas in one minute on the show.[2]
"Big Black" was also featured in skateboarding video games Skate Skate 2 and Skate 3, along with Dyrdek. During the early days of Rob & Big, they featured an episode of Rob and "Big Black" actually going to the EA building to shoot for the first of the three games.
Music
Boykin is a member of the hip hop group called The Chunky Boys. The group consists of four members: Big Black, Bam Bam, Zeus, and Steve OG. They describe their music as "a collage of chunky material influenced by our size as well as our girth." Bam Bam and Big Black of The Chunky Boys are featured on Dyrdek's fictitious artist Bobby Light's song "Dirty Girl." It was recorded at home and a music video was created shortly after. All of this was featured in an episode from the second season of Rob & Big.
References
- ^ T Mobile Guide to Action
- ^ [1] Canada.com
External links
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