Chris Boykin
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Big Black in June 2010 in Los Angeles
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| Born |
January 13, 1972 Raleigh, Mississippi, U.S. |
| Died | May 9, 2017 (aged 45) Plano, Texas, U.S. |
| Other names | "Big Black" Boykin |
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| Years active | 2002–2013 |
| Spouse(s) | Shannon Turley (m. 2008; div. 2009) |
| Children | 1 |
| Website | dowork |
Christopher "Big Black" Boykin (January 13, 1972 – May 9, 2017) was an American television personality and musician best known for his role on MTV's Rob & Big, which followed him and his co-star, skateboarder Rob Dyrdek.
Boykin was born in Raleigh, Mississippi. He served in the United States Navy.
In a skit for DC Shoes, Dyrdek hired Boykin 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.
From November 2006 to April 2008, he and Dyrdek starred in the reality television series Rob & Big on MTV. Boykin set two Guinness world records for peeling and eating three bananas in 1 minute and for the most powdered doughnuts eaten in less than 3 minutes (5 donuts in 2 minutes, 45 seconds).
He was featured in skateboarding video games Skate, and Skate 2 alongside Dyrdek. An early episode of Rob & Big features Dyrdek and Boykin doing work on the first game at the game developer, EA Black Box. The series ended when Boykin left to attend to family matters. In 2011, he rekindled his relationship with Dyrdek and took a main role in Dyrdek's show Rob Dyrdek's Fantasy Factory. He appeared on three episodes of Dyrdek's other show Ridiculousness as well as MTV Guy Code and MTV Snack Off.
Boykin launched a clothing brand, Big Black, in 2007. It marketed items such as T-shirts and hats that bore his catchphrase, "Do Work."
Boykin was married to Shannon Turley in 2008 until they divorced in 2009. Together they had one daughter named Isis.
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