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The term "club kid", coined by club owner Rudolf Piper, is now widely used as an archetypal style and personality reference, [1] but was originally focused, from 1988 to 2001, on a shifting hierarchical group of New York based personalities that organized and promoted specific nightclub venues, tours to various cities and events, such at the Style Summits [1] and Outlaw Parties; [5] Michael ...
Jenny Talia was born as Tammy-Jo Bryant and grew up in Kalgoorlie. [3] Her father is Kevin Bloody Wilson (born as Dennis Bryant in 1947), a comedian and entertainer, who also performed as Bryan Dennis; her mother is Betty. [5] [6] They married in 1970 and besides Talia, they have a son, Travis Bryant, who became a pilot. [7]
Michael Alig (April 29, 1966 – December 24, 2020) 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. [1]
(Reuters) - An infamous former Manhattan party promoter, dubbed the 'Club Kid Killer' by tabloid newspapers for the 1996 death of a downtown partygoer, has been released from prison after serving ...
Feb. 22—After growing up as a "club kid" in the Bronx, New York, Timika Thrasher knows firsthand what a difference the Boys & Girls Club can make in a child's life.
Andre "Angel" Melendez [2] (May 1, 1971 – March 17, 1996) was a member of the Club Kids who lived and worked in New York City. He was killed by Michael Alig and Robert "Freeze" Riggs on March 17, 1996. His life and death have inspired several pieces of media, including books, films, music, and television. [3] [4] [5] [6]
He received a Lifetime Achievement Award at the 2014 Nickelodeon Kids' Choice Awards, flanked by many of the young performers he worked with. To the surprise of many, Schneider and Nickelodeon ...
Party Monster: The Shockumentary is a 1998 documentary film detailing the rise of the club kid phenomenon in New York City, the life of club kid and party promoter Michael Alig, and Alig's murder (with the help of Robert D. "Freeze" Riggs) of fellow club kid and drug dealer Andre "Angel" Melendez. It was directed by Fenton Bailey and Randy Barbato.