https://www.tmz.com/2020/12/25/michael-alig-club-kid-co-founder-party-monster-heroin-overdose-suspected/

MICHAEL ALIGCLUB KIDS CO-FOUNDER DEAD AT 54... Authorities Suspect Heroin OD

Michael was the co-founder of the Club Kids ... a group comprised of a bunch of young folks whose lives revolved around clubs in the late '80s and '90s. It was definitely a thing.

As for Michael, his nickname was "the king of drug-addled club kids."

There's a clip of a movie based on him at the link.