Michael Alig

Quick Facts

Full Name	Michael Alig
Occupation	Criminal
Date Of Birth	Apr 29, 1966(1966-04-29)
Age	58
Date Of Death	December 25, 2020, Washington Heights, New York, NY
Birthplace	South Bend
Country	United States
Birth City	Indiana
Horoscope	Aries

Michael Alig Biography

Michael Alig is one of the most popular and richest Criminal who was born on April 29, 1966 in South Bend, Indiana, United States. American club promoter, founding member of “Club Kids”, convicted of killing Andre “Angel” Melendez.

In the movie Party Monster, he was played by MacaulayCulkin.

Alig attended Grissom Middle School and Penn High School, where he was a straight A student and graduated in the top 8% of his class. During his teenage years, Alig reported that he was often bullied because of his homosexuality. Seeking a less conservative social environment after graduating in 1984, he attended Fordham University in New York City. He studied architecture there before transferring to the Fashion Institute of Technology. There, he met the boyfriend of artist Keith Haring, who introduced Alig to New York City nightlife. Alig soon dropped out of school and began working at Danceteria as a bus boy.

In 1988, Alig was hired by the owner of The Limelight, Peter Gatien. Alig’s parties at The Limelight were such a hit that he began organizing parties for Gatien’s other clubs: Club USA, The Palladium, and Tunnel. Alig’s notorious “Outlaw Parties”, which were thrown in various unconventional places including a Burger King, a Dunkin’ Donuts, abandoned houses, and a subway, helped to revitalize the downtown New York City club scene which Village Voice columnist Michael Musto declared had atrophied after artist Andy Warhol died in 1987.

Elke Alig was his mother.

Michael Alig Net Worth

Michael Alig is one of the richest Criminal from United States. According to our analysis, Wikipedia, Forbes & Business Insider, Michael Alig 's net worth $30 Thousand. (Last Update: December 11, 2023)

Fordham University was his last stop.

His life is the inspiration for both Party Monster: The Shockumentary (documentary) and Party Monster: The Feature Film.

Michael Alig (born April 29, 1966) is an American former club promoter, musician, writer, and convicted killer who served almost 17 years in prison for manslaughter. Alig was a founder and ringleader of the Club Kids, a group of young New York City clubgoers that became a cultural phenomenon during the late 1980s and early 1990s.

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On April 26, 1996, Musto reported rumors of Alig’s involvement in Melendez’s death in a blind item, in his Village Voice column. Although no names were used, Musto’s reports included the details of the murder. Musto had previously reported on Alig’s firing from The Limelight and noted the buzz about a missing club person. The following day, the New York Post’ s “Page Six” column ran a lead item about the murder mystery, citing Musto’s reporting as well as a New York magazine piece quoting an evasive Alig. Over the coming weeks, the Village Voice continued to report and make accusations about Melendez’s murder.

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Alig claimed he killed Melendez in self-defense and helped to dispose of the body in a panic. Prosecutors were hesitant to charge Alig with first-degree murder, as they still hoped he would testify against his former boss, Peter Gatien, who had been arrested for allowing drugs to be sold in his nightclubs. They eventually offered both Alig and Riggs a plea deal: a sentence of 10 to 20 years if they accepted the lesser charge of manslaughter. On October 1, 1997, both pleaded guilty and were sentenced to 10 to 20 years.

What did Michael Alig do to Angel?

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 pled guilty to first-degree manslaughter. Both men were sentenced to 10 to 20 years in prison.

Did Michael Alig pass away?

December 25, 2020

Where is Michael Alig now?

Jerry Portwood’s Most Recent Stories. Michael Alig — the infamous nightlife legend, “King of the Club Kids,” and murderer — has died by apparent overdose in his Upper Manhattan home on Christmas Day, the New York Daily News reports from official sources. He was 54.

What happened to Robert freeze Riggs?

However, he was ultimately convicted of manslaughter for the 1996 murder of Andre “Angel” Menendez, who was his temporary roommate at the time. Both Alig and his accomplice, Robert “Freeze” Riggs, were sentenced to 10 to 20 years in prison; Riggs was released in 2010.

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