Date of Birth : 29 August 1958
Birth Place : Gary, Indiana, USA more
Date of Death : 25 June 2009, Los Angeles, California, USA more
Birth Name : Michael Joseph Jackson
Nickname : The Gloved One, Wacko Jacko, Jacko, King Of Pop, MJ
Occupation: Singer
Sign: Virgo
Famili:
Father: Joseph Walter Jackson
Mother: Katherine Esther
Brother: Marlon David Jackson
Spouse :
Debbie Rowe (14 November 1996 - 8 October 1999) (divorced) 2 children
Lisa Marie Presley (26 May 1994 - 18 January 1996) (divorced)
Michael Jackson's children:
son - Michael Joseph Jr known as Prince (b. 1997)
daughter - Paris- Michael Katherine (b. 1998)
son - Prince Michael II (aka Blanket) (b. 2002)
Death date: 06/25/2009
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Alternate Names:
Jackson 5 | The Jackson 5 | The Jackson Five | The Jacksons | John Jay Smith
Trade Mark :
The Moonwalk.
Single sequined white glove.
He always wears white socks with black shoes.
High-pitched voice.
Often wore a black hat and a jacket with a ribbon around one sleeve.
* Jackson's 'Billie Jean' was the first video by a black artist to air on MTV.
* Jackson's waxwork features in five Madame Tussauds museums across the world. Only Elvis Presley and Madonna have more
Tussaud figures - they have six each.
* Jackson's total lifetime earnings from royalties, solo recordings and music videos, revenue from concerts and endorsements
have been estimated at $500 million.
* MC Hammer once challenged Jackson to a dance-off. He was told to Beat It. Jackson reportedly responded, "I've seen your
videos and every single dance move you use, you got off of me."
* Jackson received a Presidential Humanitarian Award from Ronald Reagan in 1984 for his support of charities helping people
overcome alcohol and drug abuse.
* An obsessed French Jackson superfan committed suicide in 1984 after his mother refused to allow him to undergo surgery to
look like the star.
* Jackson's favorite superhero was Morph from the X-Men.
* Jackson was a vegetarian.
* Jackson was inducted into the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame as a member of The Jackson 5 on May 6, 1997. He was inducted as a
solo artist on March 19, 2001.
* Movie star Macauley Culkin is godfather to Jackson's two eldest children, Paris and Prince Michael.
* Culkin helped Jackson design the amusement park at his Neverland Valley Ranch home in California.
* Jackson was godfather to Nicole Richie.
* Jackson and brother Tito were best men at Liza Minnelli and David Gest's wedding.
Top 5 Albums
1. "Off the Wall" (1979, Michael Jackson)
2. "Thriller" (1982, Michael Jackson)
3. "Triumph" (1980, The Jacksons)
4. "Dancing Machine" (1974, The Jackson 5)
5. "Diana Ross Presents The Jackson 5" (1969, The Jackson 5)
Top 10 songs
1. "Billie Jean" - 1983
2. "Black Or White" - 1991
3. "Say Say Say" with Paul McCartney - 1983
4. "Rock With You" - 1979
5. "Beat It!" - 1983
6. "Man In the Mirror" - 1988
7. "Bad" - 1987
8. "Don't Stop 'Til You Get Enough" - 1979
9. "You Are Not Alone" - 1995
10. "The Way You Make Me Feel" - 1987
