Cal Boyington, TV agent and producer, dies at 53
Veteran TV agent and producer Michael Carlton “Cal” Boyington, whose credits include helping package MTV’s “The Osbournes,” has died. He was 53.
Boyington was found unconscious at his San Pedro home on November 18. The TV talent and packaging agent founded his own company, the Vital Artists Agency, in 2020. Previously, he was an unscripted agent at ICM Partners and head of alternative programming. at Paradigm Talent Agency. As an agent, he helped package MTV’s hit series “The Osbournes.”
Boyington also devoted himself to producing and was an executive producer at Manolin Entertainment for about four years. He later worked at Rebel Entertainment Partners for approximately the same length of time. As an executive producer, Boyington worked on projects including the Hulu docudrama “R5 Sons Alaska,” Discovery Channel’s “Bible Quest,” VH1’s “Cabo,” Comedy Central’s “Workaholics” and HDNet’s “The Baker Boys.”
Born in Vail, Colorado, Boyington attended Battle Mountain High School before pursuing higher education at Colorado State University in Fort Collins. He later moved to Los Angeles to pursue a career in entertainment.
According to his obituary, Boyington was known for his boundless energy, magnetic personality and zest for life. Cal was truly the life of every party. He possessed an extraordinary ability to light up a room and bring joy to everyone he met. Those who knew Cal would testify to his unwavering passion for living every day to the fullest.”
Boyington is survived by his parents, Mike Boyington of São Paulo, Brazil, and Travis “Penny” Farrar of Little Rock, Ark., and younger brother, BG Dickey of Colorado Springs, Colo.
