Alex Briley, born in 1951 in Harlem, New York City, is best known for his role in the cult classic Can't Stop the Music (1980). In this film, Briley brings his vibrant energy and musical talent to the screen, contributing to the film's exploration of disco culture and the Village People phenomenon. With a background in church singing and formal voice training at the University of Hartford, Briley's performance in Can't Stop the Music captures the exuberance of the late 1970s, solidifying his place in the annals of cult cinema.
Can't Stop the Music
In this pseudo audio biography of the Village People, Jack Morell (a thinly disguised caricature of the group's founder, Jacques Morali) is a struggling composer desperate to gain fame with his songs, but all he needs is a group to sing them. With the help of his roommate Samantha and a lawyer named Ron, Jack forms a group of six "macho men" from his Greenwich Village neighborhood, and the rest of the film details their rise to fame from New York City to a climatic concert in San Francisco.
