Born in Tacoma , a suburb of Washington , Koy has been performing and entertaining audiences since he was young child. Koy credits his mother for his comedic and acting talents. From an early age, his mother encouraged him and his sister (a singer in Las Vegas ) to take part in school talent shows and impromptu performances in front of family and friends.
Koy is now far removed from the young-aspiring comedian who officially started comedy in 1996 on an open mic-night in a Las Vegas coffee house.
During the past ten years, he has starred in several TV stand-up specials from BET Comic View to Jamie Foxx Presents: Laffapalooza! He has won the Showtime at the Apollo, has performed in front of troops in the USO Tour, can be seen on various VH1 I Love the 70's, 80's or 90's episodes, AMP'D Mobile Boost Phone commercials and heard as the voice of "Kobayashi" the hot dog eating champ on the Adam Carolla Show. He also received a second invite to the Montreal comedy festival - Just for Laughs.
He is currently working on a 30-minute stand up special and TV show for Comedy Central. He is a regular featured comedian at the world famous Laugh Factory, tours the college circuit nationwide and performs in comedy clubs in Canada and the US. He lives in Los Angeles. jp
