His big break came when he was hired by the fun-loving pro skateboarder Rob Dyrdek to be his bodyguard for a skit sponsored by DC Shoes, which later led to cable stardom with Rob & Big, in which Dyrdek and Big Black (and the bulldog Meaty) shared an apartment together and did things normal roommates don’t get to do, such as doing mo-cap for video games and breaking world records for eating bananas.
In one episode, Big Black came out with the info that he used to be a male stripper named Black Lavender, which made for a memorable time.
Born in Raleigh, Mississippi on January 13, 1972, Christopher Boykin served in the U.S. Navy in the year prior to hitting the ranks at MTV.