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Rob & Big is an American reality television series following the lives of professional skateboarder, actor, and producer Rob Dyrdek and his best friend and bodyguard Christopher "Big Black" Boykin. [ 1 ] [ 2 ] It premiered on November 2, 2006, [ 3 ] [ 4 ] and concluded on April 15, 2008, after three seasons.
A charitable ice cream man inspires Rob and Big Black to begin their own altruistic crusade, ranging from handouts at skid row to spending time with frisky seniors at an old folks home. Also, Rob and Big Black challenge their 6'9" friend, Zeus, to hop on a BMX and take a disastrous ride down a local mini ramp.
[20] [23] As part of Rob & Big in 2007, Dyrdek set 21 skating world records in one day, according to the Guinness Book of World Records. [24] Some of these included the longest board slide—100 feet 5.75 inches (30.6261 m)—, [ 25 ] the highest skateboard ramp jump into water—10 feet 8 inches (3.25 m)—, [ 26 ] and the most nollie ...
Live 8 producer/promoter Russell Simmons was the man responsible for adding more African-American artists to the Live 8 Philadelphia bill, including some Def Poetry Jam poets. After noticing the lack of hip-hop artists on the bill, Bono called Jay-Z and Mike Shinoda of Linkin Park personally and asked them to perform in Philadelphia.
Alongside Stevie Williams (founder of DGK [8]), Kalis is well known for his involvement in the "LOVE Park" scene in Philadelphia, US, during the late 1990s. [1] LOVE Park (its official name is JFK Plaza) is an inner-city public park situated at the intersection of 16th Street and John F. Kennedy Boulevard in Center City Philadelphia.
The real-life Brady Bunch house is up for sale at $5.5 million - and the inside looks exactly like the 70s sitcom’s set after a full renovation., The famous house in Studio City, California, was ...
Rob worries that Drama and Big Cat have lost their brotherly bond, and decides to run them through a series of bonding activities, including hug therapy. Meanwhile, Devo members Gerald and Bob Casale help Rob create the theme song of his new clip show on MTV, Ridiculousness , using samples from their song " Uncontrollable Urge ".
2300 Arena is a multipurpose indoor arena in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, used primarily for professional wrestling, boxing, mixed martial arts, and concert events. Originally known as Viking Hall, the venue has since been named XPW Arena, New Alhambra Sports & Entertainment Center, New Alhambra Arena, The Arena and Asylum Arena.