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Known For:
Acting
Birthday:
April 12, 1947
Place of Birth:
New York City, New York, USA
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Alex Briley
Biography
Alexander Briley (born April 12, 1951) is an American singer who was the original "G.I." in the disco recording act Village People.
Alex Briley was born in Harlem, New York City, in 1951, the son of a Christian minister. Raised in Harlem and later Mount Vernon, New York, Briley sang in church from an early age and studied voice at the University of Hartford. Briley had two brothers, Timothy and Jonathan.
Briley was introduced to producer/composer Jacques Morali by Village People member Victor Willis. He originally performed in jeans and a T-shirt, but he took the role of a soldier for the album Cruisin' in 1978, and appeared as a sailor when the group recorded In the Navy in 1979.
Alex Briley's younger brother, Jonathan (1958–2001), worked as an audio engineer at Windows on the World on the 106th floor of the North Tower of the World Trade Center and perished in the terrorist attacks of September 11, 2001. In 2005, Jonathan was speculated by several people to be The Falling Man – the figure depicted in an iconic photo of a man falling to his death from the North Tower. He was one of an estimated 100–200 people who died on 9/11 either by jumping from, falling from, or being pushed out of the upper stories of the Twin Towers.
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Known For
Filmography
| Year | Movie | Role |
|---|---|---|
| 2022 | Sheila, toutes ces vies-là | Self (archive footage) |
| 2012 | The Secret Disco Revolution | Self |
| 2012 | The Joy Of Disco | Self - Village People (archive footage) |
| 1980 | Can't Stop the Music | Village People: G.I. |
| 1980 | The Sensational Shocking Wonderful Wacky 70's | Self - Village People |
| 1980 | Magic Night | Self |
| 1979 | I've Got You, You've Got Me by the Chin Hairs | Lui-même |
| 1978 | Dick Clark's New Year's Rockin' Eve 1979 | Self - Village People |
| Year | TV Show | Role |
|---|---|---|
| 1987 | Married... with Children | Sailor - The Village People |
| 1987 | Le monde est à vous | Self - Village People |
| 1977 | The Love Boat | Alex Briley - Soldier from The Village People |
| 1975 | Les Rendez-vous du dimanche | Self - Village People |