Michael Alig
American club promoter, murderer and socialite · United States · On the map · Actors · Lived 1966 to 2020 · aged 54
Michael Alig was an American club promoter who was convicted of felony manslaughter. He was one of the ringleaders of the Club Kids, a group of young New York City clubgoers who became a cultural phenomenon in the late 1980s and early 1990s.
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ScumbagFilm, Cody2016
Vamp Bikers TresFilm, God2015
Glory Daze: The Life and Times of Michael AligFilm2011
LimelightFilm, Himself1998
Party Monster: The ShockumentaryFilm, Himself
Shampoo HornsFilm, 19981996
Adventures in Clubland (The Rise and Fall)Film1966Born29 April 1966Also in Deutsch
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About this person
In March 1996, Alig and his roommate, Robert D. "Freeze" Riggs, killed fellow Club Kid Andre "Angel" Melendez in a confrontation over a drug debt. In October 1997, Alig pleaded guilty to first-degree manslaughter. Both men were sentenced to 10 to 20 years in prison. Riggs was released on parole in 2010. Alig was released on May 5, 2014.
