Glenn Hughes

Biography

Glenn Michael Hughes was an American singer who was a key figure in the disco group Village People, playing the iconic "Leatherman" character from 1977 to 1996. Before his music career, he worked as a toll collector at the Brooklyn-Battery Tunnel and was initiated into the Phi Mu Alpha Sinfonia music fraternity while attending Manhattan College. Hughes was known for his distinctive horseshoe moustache and extravagant style, earning him a spot on People Magazine's 1979 list of 'Most Beautiful People'. He passed away in 2001 due to lung cancer at the age of 50.