Tempt One

Q: When did Tempt One die?

Tempt One died on September 1, 2023.

Q: How old was Tempt One when they died?

Tempt One was 54 years old at the time of death.

Tony Quan (1968/69 – September 1, 2023), better known by the tag name Tempt One or Tempt1, was an American graffiti artist who began painting graffiti in Los Angeles in the early 1980s.

Style

Tempt's style combined the city's local cholo graffiti culture with New York's hip-hop lettering to create a unique "Los Angeles" style.

Illness and death

In 2003, Tempt was diagnosed with the degenerative nerve disorder ALS. Fully paralyzed except for his eyes, he was able to use the EyeWriter to continue his art.

Tempt died on September 1, 2023, at the age of 54.