Acting
Chi Cheng
1970-2013
Known for The Crow: City of Angels, Deftones: Live in Hawaii, Entertain Me: A Film About the Deftones.
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Born07/15/1970
Died04/13/2013
AgeDied at 42
BirthplaceStockton, California, USA
DepartmentActing
Also known asChi Ling Dai Cheng, Deftones
Biography
Chi Ling Dai Cheng (July 15, 1970 – April 13, 2013) was an American musician and poet, best known as the bassist and backing vocalist for the American alternative metal band Deftones. He joined the band in 1990, and stayed with them until his career ended in 2008, when he was involved in a serious automobile crash in Santa Clara, California. After the crash, he remained in a semi-comatose state before dying of cardiac arrest in April 2013. After Cheng's hospitalization, Deftones friend Sergio Vega became the band's full-time bassist, having previously filled in for Cheng.
