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Michael Christopher Starr (April 4, 1966 – March 8, 2011) was an American musician best known as the original bassist for the rock band Alice in Chains, with which he played from the band's formation in 1987 until January 1993. He was also a member of Sato, Gypsy Rose, Sun Red Sun and Days of the New.
Mike Starr (born July 29, 1950) is an American character actor. Tall and burly with a deep voice, Starr often performs as mobsters, police officers, blue-collar workers or tough guys. He was a regular cast member on The Young and the Restless and Ed, and made appearances in the films Goodfellas, Dumb and Dumber, and Billy Bathgate.
YearTitleRole2023Eddie Gottlieb [3]2022Desert DickRichard Farnsworth III2022Life's Better ProtectedThe Casting Director2022ClowningDetective WellesDec 21, 2020 · According to Diffuser, after waging a war for sobriety, Starr had died of a prescription drug overdose. Dr. Drew claims to have told Mike Starr not to seek out medical treatment for his back pain for this exact reason and blames his OD on the doctors who wrote his prescription.
Mar 9, 2011 · Mike Starr, the original bassist in Alice In Chains who played on their first two albums, died in 2011 of unknown causes. He struggled with drug addiction and appeared on VH1's Celebrity Rehab and Sober House.
Original Alice in Chains bassist Mike Starr dies. Mike Starr, the original bassist with Seattle grunge band Alice in Chains, was found dead Tuesday, Mar. 8, in Salt Lake City.
Oct 9, 2023 · Mike Starr was the original bassist of Alice in Chains, who left the band in 1993 due to his drug problems. He later died of an accidental overdose in 2011, while Layne Staley, his former bandmate and friend, passed away a year earlier.
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Mar 10, 2011 · SALT LAKE CITY (AP) Mike Starr, the former bassist for the rock group Alice in Chains, was found dead on Tuesday in a home near Salt Lake City’s downtown, the police said. He was 44.