Quincy Jones

Quincy Jones real name Quami Wallen is an American standup comedian who rose to fame when his dying wish of recording a comedy special was granted Jones graduated from Middle College High School in the Northgate neighborhood of Seattle Washington in 2002 He was inspired to become a stand up comedian by watching Chris Rock He began performing comedy in 2006 and moved to Los Angeles to pursue it as a fulltime profession in 2012 In 2015 Jones was diagnosed with Stage IV mesothelioma and given one year to live He began receiving treatment with chemotherapy Friends set up a Kickstarter campaign to raise money to fund a standup special for Jones and his story went viral after he appeared on Ellen After successfully raising over 50000 Jones filmed a comedy special at the Teragram Ballroom in Los Angeles on April 4 2016 titled Burning the Light and it aired on HBO on June 2