Actor

Quincy Jones

March 14, 1933 · Chicago, Illinois, USA

Quincy Delight Jones Jr. (March 14, 1933 – November 3, 2024) was an American record producer, musician, songwriter, composer, arranger, and film and television producer. His career spans 70 years in the entertainment industry with a record of 80 Grammy Award nominations, 28 Grammys, and a Grammy Legend Award in 1992. Jones came to prominence in the 1950s as a jazz arranger and conductor before working on pop music and film scores. He moved easily between musical genres, producing Lesley Gore's major pop hits of the early 1960s (including "It's My Party") and serving as an arranger and conductor for several collaborations between the jazz artists Frank Sinatra and Count Basie in the same time period.

Notable work

6
Austin Powers in Goldmember (2002)
as Quincy Jones
7.9
The Fresh Prince of Bel-Air (1990)
as Quincy Jones
7
Fantasia 2000 (2000)
as Self - Host
5.5
Sandy Wexler (2017)
as Self
6.9
Saturday Night Live (1975)
as Self - Host & Musical Guest
8.3
The Boondocks (2005)
cast
8.3
Ennio (2022)
as Self
6.2
The Wiz (1978)
as Emerald City Gold Pianist (uncredited)
7.9
The Greatest Night in Pop (2024)
as Self (archive footage)
6.9
The Colbert Report (2005)
cast

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