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==Career==
==Career==
Boykin is a [[United States Navy]] [[veteran]], where he was a [[Culinary Specialist (US Navy)|culinary specialist]]. He worked as an executive protection specialist until he met [[Rob Dyrdek]] in 2003. Boykin currently resides in Allen, TX, a suburb of Dallas, with his children.

===Television===
In a skit for [[DC Shoes]], Dyrdek hired "Big Black" to be a bodyguard in order to protect him from security guards.<ref>[http://www.surfeyes.com/blog/archives/83-Spy-Sunglass-Player-Christopher-Big-Black-Boykin!.html The Surfeyes Sunglass Blog!]</ref> In 2004, they played their characters again in ''The DC Video: Deluxe Edition DVD.''<ref>[http://action.ign.com/rob.html T Mobile Guide to Action]</ref> From November 2006 to April 2008, he and Dyrdek starred in their television show ''[[Rob & Big]]'', an MTV reality series.

Throughout the show "Big" uses phrases such as "22's" and "Do work son!" These phrases have in turn become very popular. The term "Do Work" is probably the most well known, and can be used in any situation. After three seasons, Boykin left the reality shows in order to focus more on being a father when his long-time girlfriend became [[pregnant]].
"Big Black" was also featured in [[skateboarding]] [[video game]]s ''[[Skate (video game)|Skate]]'' and ''[[Skate 2]]'', along with Dyrdek. During the early days of ''Rob & Big'', they featured an episode of Rob and "Big Black" actually going to the [[Electronic Arts|EA]] building to shoot for the first of the two games.

After the show had concluded, rumors spread that Big Black and Rob Dyrdek had a falling out between the two. However Big Black identified these rumors as false in the Bubba the Love Sponge radio show.

===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.''

===Apparel===
Boykin has his own clothing line. The clothes are available through his online store, [http://www.BigBlackSecurity.com Big Black Clothing]. The store sells shirts and accessories for men, women, and children.


==World records==
==World records==

Revision as of 07:47, 3 March 2010

Christopher "Big Black" Boykin
Born
Christopher Boykin
Other namesBig Black, Black Lavender, Sexual Chocolate
OccupationBodyguard
Years active2003–present
Websitehttp://www.bigblacksecurity.com/

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/best friend Rob Dyrdek.

Career

World records

Boykin set two separate Guinness World Records for eating as part of his former show Rob & Big. These consisted of "most bananas peeled and eaten in one minute" (three) and "most powdered donuts eaten in three minutes" (five, with 15 seconds to spare). Dyrdek also set 21 skateboarding records for the show.[1]

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