Alex Briley

Born: 1947-04-12

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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Can't Stop the Music

as Village People: G.I.
Released: 1980-06-20

A loose biography of seminal disco hit-makers The Village People and their composer Jacques Morali.

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Sheila, toutes ces vies-là

as Self (archive footage)
Released: 2022-12-24

The portrait of a woman who remembers. Sheila tells the story of Sheila, without concessions or...

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The Sensational Shocking Wonderful Wacky 70's

as Self - Village People
Released: 1980-01-04

A look back at the people, events, music, and trends of the 1970s.

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Dick Clark's New Year's Rockin' Eve 1979

as Self - Village People
Released: 1978-12-31

This special broadcast from New York City's Times Square features coverage of its annual ball...

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The Secret Disco Revolution

as Self
Released: 2012-09-08

Why won’t Disco die? Might it contain hidden depths? Politically correct revisionists are trying...

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The Joy Of Disco

as Self - Village People (archive footage)
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A film about how a much-derided music actually changed the world. Between 1969 and 1979 disco...

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Married... with Children

as Sailor - The Village People
First aired: 1987-04-05

Al Bundy is an unsuccessful middle aged shoe salesman with a miserable life and an equally...

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The Love Boat

as Alex Briley - Soldier from The Village People
First aired: 1977-09-24

Passengers who search for romantic nights aboard a beautiful ship travelling to tropical or...

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Les Rendez-vous du dimanche

as Self - Village People
First aired: 1975-01-12

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Le monde est à vous

as Self - Village People
First aired: 1987-09-13

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