Quincy (actor)
Quincy | |
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Born |
Quincy Brown June 4, 1991[1] New York City, New York, U.S. |
Residence | Los Angeles, California, U.S. |
Other names |
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Occupation |
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Years active | 2008–present |
Parent(s) |
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Website |
planetquincy |
Musical career | |
Genres | |
Instruments | Vocals, piano |
Labels | Independent |
Associated acts | French Montana |
Quincy Brown (born June 4, 1991) is an American actor, recording artist and entrepreneur. He is best known for his debut starring role in the 2015 film Brotherly Love and his music single Friends First.
Early life
Quincy was born in New York City to model Kimberly Porter and singer Al B. Sure!.[2] He was named after his godfather, music and entertainment icon Quincy Jones. In 1994, at the age of three his mother began a relationship with Sean Combs, who adopted and raised Quincy. The couple had three more children together, a son, Christian, and twin daughters D'Lila and Jessie.[3][4][5] For his sixteenth birthday Combs and Porter threw Quincy a celebrity studded party in Atlanta that was featured on MTV’s My Super Sweet 16.[6] His family moved around often but he spent most of his youth in Georgia and later moved to Los Angeles, California in his final years of high school and completed his education at Calabasas High School.
Career
Quincy's childhood dream was to become a professional baseball player, but he was barred from playing the sport in school due to his family constantly moving. It was then that he became interested in acting. He also began to model at an early age, as he got older he started to pursue modeling more seriously and became affiliated with the Wilhelmina Agency. In August 2012, Quincy walked in the Gaborone Fashion Weekend event in Botswana.[7] On February 19, 2015 he walked in Naomi Campbell's Ebola awareness show during New York Fashion week.[8] In June 2015, Quincy made his directorial debut with the music video for singer and actress Elle Winter's song No Words.[9]
Business ventures
He is the co-founder of the production company FourXample.[10][11] He also has a watch line called Chalk by Quincy and a start-up technology company.
Filmography
Film
Year | Title | Role | Notes |
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2012 | We the Party | Reggie | |
2015 | Brotherly Love | Chris Collins | |
2015 | Dope | Jaleel | |
2015 | Street | Dante |
Television
Year | Title | Role | Notes |
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2008 | My Super Sweet 16 | Himself | 2 episodes |
2015 | CSI: Crime Scene Investigation | Trey Peach | Episode: "Hero to Zero" |
Discography
Singles
Title | Year | Album |
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"Stay Awhile"[12] (feat. Kendré) | 2012 | N/A |
"The First Thing" | 2013 | |
"Friends First"[13] (feat. French Montana) | 2014 | |
"Exotic" (feat. G-Eazy) | 2015 | |
"Record Straight" |
Guest appearances
Title | Year | Other artist(s) | Album |
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"Juice" | 2015 | M.i.C | N/A |
Music video appearances
Year | Title | Artist | Role |
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2010 | Pretty Boy Swag | Soulja Boy | Cameo |
2013 | My Baby | Zendaya | Cameo |
2015 | Walk Away | Jasmine V | Love interest |
References
- ↑ "15 Barely Legal Guys Who Grew Up Handsome". StyleBlazer. 3 March 2015.
- ↑ "It's baby times two for these couples - USATODAY.com". usatoday.com.
- ↑ "WORK! Kim Porter is Spring Cover Girl for Runway Magazine". CocoaFab.
- ↑ Ashley Williams. "Exclusive: Kim Porter Says Son Quincy Gets His Smooth Swag From Diddy & Al B. Sure!". HipHollywood.
- ↑ "Diddy Enjoys $75 Million Yacht With Kim Porter In The Caribbean". Headlines411. 5 January 2015.
- ↑ blackcelebritykids. "KIM PORTER AND DIDDY THROW "STUNNA 16" FOR QUINCY BROWN - Black Celebrity Kids". Black Celebrity Kids.
- ↑ "Gaborone Fashion Weekend Recap Okayafrica.". Okayafrica.
- ↑ "Diddy’s son to walk in Ebola awareness fashion show - Page Six". Page Six.
- ↑ "Elle Winter "No Words" Music Video Directed By Quincy - mydiveo". mydiveo.
- ↑ "Have You Met Quincy?". THIRD FLOOR NETWORK.
- ↑ Nicky G. "Sways Universe - Quincy is back with "Friends First" ft. French Montana". swaysuniverse.com.
- ↑ "Ryan Seacrest - Quincy Combs Releases ‘Stay Awhile’ Featuring Kendre [VIDEO] -". Ryan Seacrest.
- ↑ Chloe Melas. "[VIDEO] Quincy’s ‘Friends First’ Ft. French Montana — Behind The Scenes - Hollywood Life". Hollywood Life.