In a skit for DC Shoes, professional skateboarder Rob Dyrdek hired Boykin to be his bodyguard and to protect him from security guards. He graduated from Stone High School in Wiggins, Mississippi in 1990, and served in the United States Navy. He is survived by a nine-year-old daughter, Isis.Boykin was born on January 13, 1972, in Chicago, Illinois and grew up in Raleigh, Mississippi. I'll remember all the times you made me laugh and my prayers go out to your family I’ll remember all the times you made me laugh and my prayers go out to your family.” Chanel West Coast, who appeared with Boykin on “Fantasy Factory” and “Ridiculousness,” tweeted after news broke, “RIP Big Black. He also started a clothing line named after his catchphrase, “Do work,” in 2007.īoykin last tweeted just a day before his death, on Monday. Our thoughts and prayers go out to his family and friends at this time.”īefore he was on television, Boykin served in the U.S. “He was a long time and beloved member of the MTV family and will be greatly missed. “MTV is deeply saddened to learn the news of Christopher ‘Big Black’ Boykin’s passing,” MTV said in a statement. He would go on to appear in several episodes of Dyrdek’s follow-up to “Rob & Big,” “Fantasy Factory,” as well as three episodes of Dyrdek’s other MTV show, “Ridiculousness.” The show premiered in 2006 and ended in 2008, after Boykin had a child and stopped living with Dyrdek. The fan-favorite reality series showed the two in their day-to-day lives, filming such adventures as adopting a mini-horse and breaking Guinness world records. He was 45.Ī cause of death has not yet been reported.īoykin was skateboarder and entrepreneur Rob Dyrdek’s best friend and bodyguard, starring alongside him in “Rob & Big” for three seasons. LOS ANGELES - Christopher “Big Black” Boykin, half of MTV’s “Rob & Big” duo, died on Tuesday, his rep confirmed to Variety. Dyrdek and Boykin premiere their new MTV show Thursday, Nov. 2, 2006 at MTV Times Square studios in New York. Professional street skater Rob Dyrdek, left, and Christopher 'Big Black' Boykin, center, appear on MTV's Total Request Live with host Damien Fahey, Thursday, Nov.
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