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Chi Cheng

Born: 1970-07-15 • Stockton, California, USA

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.

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Filmography
Deftones - B-Sides & Rarities DVD poster
Deftones - B-Sides & Rarities DVD
2005 • Self - Bass
Deftones: Live in Hawaii poster
Deftones: Live in Hawaii
2003 • Self
Entertain Me: A Film About the Deftones poster
Entertain Me: A Film About the Deftones
2002 • Self
Deftones Live at The Palladium poster
Deftones Live at The Palladium
1998 • Self
Deftones: Live at Bizzare Fest ‘98 poster
Deftones: Live at Bizzare Fest ‘98
1998 • Self
The Crow: City of Angels poster
The Crow: City of Angels
1996 • Self / Deftones