Layne Staley
Actor
Biography
Layne Thomas Staley (born Layne Rutherford Staley; August 22, 1967 – April 5, 2002) was an American singer and songwriter who was the original lead vocalist of Alice in Chains, which rose to international fame in the early 1990s as part of Seattle's grunge movement. He was known for his distinctive vocal style as well as his harmonizing with bandmate Jerry Cantrell. Prior to his success with Alice in Chains, Staley was also a member of the glam metal bands Sleze and Alice N' Chains. He was also a part of the supergroups Mad Season and Class of '99.
Filmography
Class Action Park
as Self (archive footage) 2020
Alice in Chains: MTV Unplugged
as Vocals 1996
Alice in Chains: Live Facelift
as Self 1991
Alice in Chains - Music Bank: The Videos
as Himself 1999
Mad Season: Live at the Moore
as Self 1995
The Nona Tapes
as Self 1995
Pantera: Cowboys from Hell
as Self 1991
MoPOP Founders Award 2020 Honoring Alice in Chains
as Self (archive footage) 2020
Hard 'N Heavy Volume 16
as Self 1991
Alice in Chains: Hollywood Rock Festival 1993
as Vocals 1993![Alice in Chains: [1993] Live at Rotterdam poster](https://storydigest.org/assets/images/no-poster.svg)
Alice in Chains: [1993] Live at Rotterdam
1993