Quincy (actor)

American actor and singer

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"Quincy Brown" redirects here. For the American computer scientist, see Quincy K. Brown.

Quincy Brim Brown

Quincy in 2018

Born|

Quincy Taylor Brown

(1991-06-04) June 4, 1991 (age 34)

New York City, U.S.

Occupations|

* Actor
* singer

Years active| 2008–present
Parent(s)| Al B. Sure!
Kim Porter
Relatives| Sean Combs (stepfather)
King Combs (half-brother)
Musical career
Instrument| Vocals
Labels|

* Frequincy
* Bad Boy (former)
* Epic (former)

Musical artist

Quincy Taylor Brown (born June 4, 1991) is an American actor, dancer, model and singer who performs under the show name Quincy. He released his lead vocal first song in 2012. He had a co-starring role on the television musical drama Star and many other movies. He is the son of former model Kim Porter and singer Al B. Sure!.

## Early life

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Quincy was born on the 23rd birthday of his father, Al B. Sure!, and was named after Quincy Jones, Al B Sure!'s mentor and Quincy's godfather.[1] In 1994, when he was three, his mother began a relationship with Sean "Diddy" Combs, who eventually became an informal stepfather to Quincy and raised him as his own.[2] The couple had three more children together.[3][4][5] For his 16th birthday, Diddy 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 Columbus, Georgia and later moved to Los Angeles, California in his final years of high school and completed his education at Calabasas High School.[citation needed]

## Career

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Quincy made his acting debut as Reggie in the 2012 film We the Party. In addition to being an actor and musician Quincy has embarked on other ventures including modeling and directing. In August 2012, Quincy walked in the Gaborone Fashion Weekend event in Botswana.[7] In January 2015, Quincy played the role of Jaleel in the film Dope.[8]

In June 2015, Quincy made his directorial debut with the music video for singer and actress Elle Winter's song No Words.[9] In 2016, he was cast in a recurring role as Daylon in the television show The Haves and the Have Nots. In February 2016, Quincy appeared in a campaign for the sneaker brand Creative Recreation.[10] On June 23, 2016, Quincy announced that he had signed a record deal with Bad Boy/Epic Records.[11] Also in 2016, he collaborated with the U.K fashion brand BoohooMan for their Autumn/Winter capsule collection and was the face of the campaign [12] On Valentine's Day in 2017, Quincy released his first E.P entitled "This Is For You". It included songs like Sunshine and I can tell you. In 2018, he starred alongside Kat Graham as Josh in the Netflix original film The Holiday Calendar.

From 2016 to 2019, Quincy was cast in a lead role as Derek Jones on the television series Star. In 2019, Quincy directed and starred in Run Loubi Run, a short film for the fashion house Christian Louboutin's first ever social media campaign.[13] Also in 2019, Quincy was used by the luxe brand MCM Worldwide to launch its Sleep and Loungewear collection.[14] In 2020, he was part of a fashion campaign for the Coach and Bape collaboration and became the first male celebrity spokesperson for Coach New York watches.[15]

Quincy had a recurring role in the 2021, television drama Power Book III: Raising Kanan. He formerly played a character called Crown Camacho. In July 2021, Quincy was featured in the campaign for Ivy Park and Adidas's "Flex Park" collection.[16] Also in 2021, he was in the campaign for Montblanc and Maison Kitsuné's capsule collection and was used by Lacoste for the brands promotion of its L001 sneaker launch.[17] Quincy has appeared in magazines and has been featured in several online publications such as Vogue.com and Forbes.com.[18][19]

### Business ventures

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He is the founder of the production company FourXample.[20][21] He also has a watch line called Chalk by Quincy,[22] a jeans collection with Embellish and a start-up technology company. In 2019, Quincy developed and launched a picture editing app called Fresh Crop.[23]

## Filmography

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### Film

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Year  | Title  | Role  | Notes

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2012  | We the Party | Reggie  |
2015  | Brotherly Love | Chris Collins  |
2015  | Dope | Jaleel  |
2015  | Street | Dante  |
2018  | The Holiday Calendar | Josh  |

### Television

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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"
2015  | Keeping Up With The Kardashians | Himself  | Episode: "Rites Of Passage"
2016  | The Haves and the Have Nots | Daylon  | Recurring role; 3 episodes
2016–2019  | Star[24] | Derek Jones  | Main Cast
2017  | The Wendy Williams Show | Himself  | One episode
2018  | Wild 'N Out | Himself  | Episode: "The Comb Brothers"
2019  | The Real | Himself  | One episode
2020  | The Eric Andre Show | Himself  | Episode: "Is Your Wife Still Depressed ?"
2021–22  | Power Book III: Raising Kanan | Crown Camacho  | Recurring role
2025  | The Family Business: New Orleans | Prince  | Series regular

### Music video appearances

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Year  | Title  | Artist  | Role

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2010  | "All Black Everything"  | Soulja Boy | Cameo
2013  | "My Baby"  | Zendaya | Cameo
2015  | "Walk Away"  | Jasmine V | Love interest
2021  | "Sobrio"  | Maluma | Cameo

## Discography

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### Extended plays

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| Year  | EP details

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2017  | This Is for You

* Released: February 14, 2017[25]
* Label: Human Re-sources/Frequincy
* Format: Digital download

### Singles

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List of singles as lead artist  Title  | Year  | Album

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"Stay Awhile" (feat. Kendré)[26] | 2012  | —
"The First Thing"  | 2013
"Friends First" (feat. French Montana)[27] | 2014
"Exotic" (feat. G-Eazy) | 2015
"Record Straight"
"Blue Dot"  | 2016
"Late Night Flex"  | This Is for You
"I can tell you" (feat. Al B Sure!)

(Nite and Day cover)

| 2017
"Snuggle Up"  | 2018  | —
"Aye Yo"  | 2020
"Aye Yo remix" (feat.Shaggy and Patoranking)[28] | 2020

### Guest appearances

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List of guest appearances on singles  | Title  | Year  | Artist  | Album

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"Juice"  | 2015  | Mike Darole  | A.W.A.P. (All Work All Play)
"Incredible"  | 2013  | Xia Junsu | Incredible
"Hennessy"  | 2020  | Devin Kirtz  | N/A

## References

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1. ^ "Here's Why Quincy Told Us 'I Don't Want You to Box Me in. Ever.'". Complex Networks.
2. ^ "Look into P Diddy & His Stepson Quincy's Beautiful Relationship". January 5, 2021.
3. ^ "WORK! Kim Porter is Spring Cover Girl for Runway Magazine". CocoaFab. Archived from the original on April 16, 2015. Retrieved April 16, 2015.
4. ^ Ashley Williams (April 14, 2015). "Exclusive: Kim Porter Says Son Quincy Gets His Smooth Swag From Diddy & Al B. Sure!". HipHollywood.
5. ^ "Diddy Enjoys $75 Million Yacht With Kim Porter In The Caribbean". Headlines411. January 5, 2015.
6. ^ blackcelebritykids. "KIM PORTER AND DIDDY THROW "STUNNA 16" FOR QUINCY BROWN – Black Celebrity Kids". Black Celebrity Kids. Archived from the original on March 2, 2015. Retrieved February 25, 2015.
7. ^ "Gaborone Fashion Weekend Recap Okayafrica". Okayafrica. Archived from the original on February 27, 2015. Retrieved February 27, 2015.
8. ^ "Chanel Iman, Quincy Brown are 'Dope'". June 11, 2015.
9. ^ "Elle Winter "No Words" Music Video Directed By Quincy". mydiveo. Beverly Hills, California: Tiveo, LLC. June 30, 2015. Retrieved November 27, 2018.
10. ^ "Sneaker Brand Creative Recreation Taps Music Royalty for New Campaign (Exclusive)". The Hollywood Reporter. February 5, 2016.
11. ^ "Quincy Signs Deal with Bad Boy, Plan Set for Combs Family '106 & Park' Takeover". June 23, 2016. Archived from the original on August 27, 2017. Retrieved July 25, 2016.
12. ^ "Diddy's Stepson Quincy Smizes for New Fashion Campaign". October 3, 2016.
13. ^ "Behind the Scenes of Christian Louboutin's Quincy Brown-Directed 'Run Loubi Run' Film Short". The Hollywood Reporter. February 8, 2019.
14. ^ "MCM Introduces Gender Neutral Lounge & Sleepwear Collection" (Press release).
15. ^ "Coach Names Quincy Brown as the Face of New Watch Collection". August 3, 2020.
16. ^ "Adidas x IVY PARK Launches "FLEX PARK" Swimwear Capsule". June 25, 2021.
17. ^ "Unlock the World of Lacoste's Latest Silhouette, the L001 Sneaker". September 15, 2021.
18. ^ "Quincy Brown's Work-From-Home Look is Business Meets Pleasure". July 2020.
19. ^ "Planes of the Future, A Sustainable Superyacht, How Quincy Brown Travels and More". Forbes.
20. ^ "Have You Met Quincy?". THIRD FLOOR NETWORK. Archived from the original on April 2, 2015. Retrieved March 29, 2015.
21. ^ Nicky G (December 10, 2014). "Sways Universe – Quincy is back with "Friends First" ft. French Montana". swaysuniverse.com. Archived from the original on February 25, 2015. Retrieved February 25, 2015.
22. ^ "Chalk by Quincy (@chalkbyquincy) • Instagram photos and videos". www.instagram.com. Retrieved April 9, 2020.
23. ^ "Fresh Crop App- Quincy Takes Photos Next Level!". July 31, 2019.
24. ^ "BET Her".
25. ^ "This Is for You – EP by Quincy". Apple Music. February 14, 2017. Archived from the original on March 11, 2021. Retrieved June 24, 2019.
26. ^ "Ryan Seacrest – Quincy Combs Releases 'Stay Awhile' Featuring Kendre [VIDEO] -". Ryan Seacrest.
27. ^ Chloe Melas. "[VIDEO] Quincy's 'Friends First' Ft. French Montana — Behind The Scenes – Hollywood Life". Hollywood Life. Archived from the original on February 18, 2015. Retrieved February 25, 2015.
28. ^ "Quincy Releases 'Aye Yo' Remix Video with Special Guest Features from Shaggy and Patoranking". BET.

## External links

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* Quincy at IMDb

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Sean Combs

* Discography
* Production discography
* Sexual misconduct allegations

Studio albums|

* No Way Out
* Forever
* The Saga Continues...
* Press Play
* The Love Album: Off the Grid

Mixtapes|

* MMM (Money Making Mitch)

Remix albums|

* We Invented the Remix

Singles|

* "Can't Nobody Hold Me Down"
* "I'll Be Missing You"
* "It's All About the Benjamins"
* "Been Around the World"
* "Victory"
* "Come with Me"
* "Satisfy You"
* "Let's Get It"
* "Bad Boy for Life"
* "Diddy"
* "I Need a Girl (Part 1)"
* "I Need a Girl (Part 2)"
* "Come to Me"
* "Tell Me"
* "Last Night"
* "Finna Get Loose"
* "Workin (Remix)"
* "Gotta Move On"
* "Another One of Me"
* "Lonely Roads Still Go to Sunshine"

Featured singles|

* "No Time"
* "Mo Money Mo Problems"
* "Honey"
* "Nothin' Move But the Money"
* "Lookin' at Me"
* "Hate Me Now"
* "All Night Long"
* "Notorious B.I.G."
* "Son of a Gun"
* "Trade It All, Pt. 2"
* "Pass the Courvoisier, Part II"
* "I Do (Wanna Get Close to You)"
* "Bump, Bump, Bump"
* "Do That..."
* "Shake Ya Tailfeather"
* "I Don't Wanna Know"
* "Nasty Girl"
* "Take You There"
* "Imma Put It on Her"
* "Must Be Love"
* "Better on the Other Side
* "All I Do Is Win (Remix)"
* "Someone to Love Me (Naked)"
* "Scream & Shout (Remix)"
* "Creepin (Remix)"

Family|

* Kim Porter (ex-girlfriend)
* Cassie Ventura (ex-girlfriend)
* King Combs (son)
* Quincy (stepson)

Related|

* Bad Boy Records
* Bad Boy South
* Love Records
* Diddy – Dirty Money
* Sean John
* P. Diddy's Starmaker
* The Notorious B.I.G.
* I Want to Work for Diddy
* Sexual misconduct allegations
* Diddy parties
* Untitled Sean Combs docuseries
* "Baby Oil (song)"
* A Raisin in the Sun
* Super Bowl XXXVIII halftime show

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