An increasing number of celebrities find themselves dealing with exposure to asbestos and with the result of that exposure - mesothelioma. Many of these celebrities are television, movie and musical performers.
Last night, comedian Quincy Jones opened his heart to HBO viewers with “Quincy Jones: Burning the Light,” a one-hour special about his personal battle with mesothelioma. “There is no cancer when I am on that stage,” the 31-year-old told the audience at the Teragram Ballroom in Los Angeles. “It is only me telling my jokes….
Standup comedian Quincy Jones lived his dream last week in Los Angeles. Jones, 31, taped an hour-long standup comedy special that will air June 2 at 10 p.m. on HBO. He is living the wish he made after his 2015 peritoneal mesothelioma diagnosis. It was the legacy he wanted to leave when he is gone…
Mesothelioma patients often talk about leaving something behind for family and friends to remember them. Comedian Quincy Jones, who was diagnosed with mesothelioma, will leave his legacy, too, but in a rather unique way. He will leave everyone laughing. Later this spring, HBO will broadcast Jones’s one-hour stand-up special that will be taped April 4….
Heisman Trophy winner and two-time college football All-American Johnny Lattner died of mesothelioma earlier this month, joining a growing list of famous people stricken by this rare and aggressive cancer. Another hero lost to the horror of asbestos. Lattner, who died at 83, won the Heisman in 1953 as a senior at the University of…
Comedian Jon Stewart turned serious this week when he joined a group of almost 200 police, fire and rescue workers in Washington D.C., lobbying Congress to renew the James Zadroga 9/11 Health and Compensation…
Vida Hargrett has a forum now — and she plans to use it.
Hargrett, 30, has qualified for the 2016 Mrs. Florida International Pageant, hoping to utilize that platform to raise awareness for mesothelioma…
Joe Sample, a musician who became a household name by pushing the limits of jazz music, died of mesothelioma on Sept. 12 in his hometown of Houston. He was 75. The legendary keyboard player and composer is known as the founder of the Jazz Crusaders, a bebop ensemble that originated in his high school days….
The list of companies accused of exposing actor Ed Lauter to asbestos, the toxic mineral blamed for causing the pleural mesothelioma that eventually killed him, could continue to grow, according to documents obtained by Asbestos.com. Defendants named in the lawsuit filed April in the Los Angeles County Superior Court include some well-known broadcasting, automotive, manufacturing…
The widow of Ed Lauter, the actor who passed away from mesothelioma last October, is suing CBS Corp., General Electric (GE) and Ford Motor Co. for allegedly exposing him to asbestos, which she claims caused his cancer and subsequent death. Other companies are cited in the lawsuit, according to TMZ.com, which first reported the suit….
Veteran character actor Ed Lauter, who worked for more than 40 years in the film and television industry, died Wednesday after a short bout with malignant pleural mesothelioma, a rare and aggressive cancer caused by exposure to asbestos. Lauter, 74, was just diagnosed in May, publicist Edward Lozzi told the Hollywood Reporter. Lauter joined a…
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