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Alex Briley

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. Source: Article "Alex Briley" from Wikipedia in English, licensed under CC-BY-SA 3.0.


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Born:
Apr 12, 1947 In New York City, New York, USA
Movie/TV Credits:
8
First Appeared:
In the series Les Rendez-vous du dimanche 1975-01-12
Latest Project:
Movie Sheila, toutes ces vies-là 2022-12-24
Known For
Poster of Sheila, toutes ces vies-là
Poster of The Secret Disco Revolution
Poster of The Sensational Shocking Wonderful Wacky 70's
Poster of Les Rendez-vous du dimanche
Filmography
Movie Sheila, toutes ces vies-là Self (archive footage) 2022-12-24
Movie The Secret Disco Revolution Self 2012-09-08
Series Married... with Children Sailor - The Village People 1987-04-05
Movie The Sensational Shocking Wonderful Wacky 70's Self - Village People 1980-01-04
Movie Can't Stop the Music Village People: G.I. 1980-06-20
Movie Dick Clark's New Year's Rockin' Eve 1979 Self - Village People 1978-12-31
Series The Love Boat Alex Briley - Soldier from The Village People 1977-09-24
Series Les Rendez-vous du dimanche Self - Village People 1975-01-12