
Known for
Acting
Born
April 12, 1947 (age 79)
Birthplace
New York City, New York, USA
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 Br...
2026
as Self (archive)
2022
as Self (archive footage)
2017
as Self (archive footage)
2012
as Self
2012
as Self - Village People (archive footage)
1994
1987
1987
1983
as The Village People
1980
as Village People: G.I.
1980
as Self
1980
as Self - Village People
1979
1978
as Self - Village People
1977
1975