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Michael Jackson Biography, Age, Death, Affairs, Wife, Children, Family, Facts, Wiki & More

Updated On : August 30, 2021

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Short Biography

Michael Jackson was born on 29-08-1958 in Gary in the state of Indiana, United States. He was an American Dancer, Singer, Songwriter,  Record Producer, Choreographer, Artist, Musician, Businessperson, Recording Artist & Philanthropist.

Other Name: Michael Joseph Jackson, Michael Joe Jackson, John Jay Smith, Mike, The Gloved One, The King Of Pop
Other Professions: Singer Songwriter Choreographer Record Producer Musician Artist Recording Artist Businessperson Philanthropist
Appearance: Hollywood

Michael Jackson Complete Bio & Career

In 1964, Michael Jackson first time performed in a band "The Jackson 5" along with his younger brothers named Jermaine, Tito, Marlon and Jackie. It was the staring point of his journey as a singer. Later on, in 1971, he introduced his first solo album with Motown Records and became a shining star after releasing his album "Off the Wall" in 1979. After that, Michael never saw back and did a lot of music albums. Some of his hit songs of the time are "Billie Jean" (1982), "Beat It" (1982) and "Thriller" (1982) etctera. 

Moreover, he collaborated with American tv channel MTV and produced many videos albums like albums Bad (1987), Future, Book I (1995), HIStory: Past, Present, Dangerous (1991) and so on.

Health Issues, Illness and Death Info

Michael Jackson died on 25-06-2009 in Holmby Hills, Los Angeles, Calfornia, United States. He died due to a Cardiac arrest at the age of 50.

DEATHDAY 25 June,2009 (Tuesday)
DEATH PLACE Holmby Hills, Los Angeles, California
DEATH COUNTRY United States

Michael Jackson Family, Relatives and Other Relations

Michael Jackson was born to Joseph Jackson and Katherine Jackson. In all, he had 8 siblings. He first married Lisa Marie Presley in 1994, who was the daughter of legendary rock icon named Elvis Presley. The marriage though was short lived and they parted their ways in 1996. He then married Debbie Rowe in 1996 and this marriage of his also ended in divorce in 1999. He had a son and a daughter with Debbie. He then had another son named Prince Michael "Blanket" Jackson II through surrogacy.

Life's Important Dates Of Michael Jackson

Body Measurements

Chest Size 38
Biceps Size 16
Waist Size 28
Skin Colour Fair
Eye Colour Black
Hair Colour Black

Personal Info

Home Town Gary, Lake , Indiana
Nationality Indian
Religion American
Address Gary, Lake, Indiana
School Public school, Gary
College Montclair College Prep School, Van Nuys, California
Qualification High School
Hobbies Reading, painting, martial arts, dancing, acting, drawing, animals, philanthropi question
Marital Status Married
Debut 1975–1981: Move to Epic and Off the Wall, Go To Be There (1972)
The wiz (1978)
Best Movies 1975–1981: Move to Epic and Off the Wall
Michael Jackson's This Is It (2013)
The Wiz (1978) among others
Salary N/A
Net Worth $47 Million
Official Website https://www.michaeljackson.com/

Favourites

Favorite Color Red,Black, White, Golden
Favorite Sport Monopoly
Favorite Actress Elizabeth Taylor
Favorite Actor Morgan Freeman
Favorite Movie 'Peter pan', 'Star Wars' , E.T.
Favorite Singer James Brown
Favorite Song 'Tobacco road' , Cloud Nine (The Temptations album), You Are My Sunshine
Favorite Place Europe
Favorite Food Mexican, exotic, spicy & vegetarian food, Sushi, pizza
Favorite Restaurant Chakra, Beverly Hills, Los Angeles
Favorite Animated Character Pinocchio
Favorite T.V. Shows Flip Wilson Show, Brady Bunch, Road Runner Show

Shocking / Interesting Facts & Secrets About Michael Jackson

  • His favorite animated character was "Pinocchio".
  • He was favorite by nature.
  • He was fond of Mexican food.
  • He won 13 Grammy Awards and out of which he won the favorite awards in the same year.
  • On June 25th, 2009 when he died all the favorite sites like Twitter, AOL and Wikipedia got crashed simultaneously.
  • His famous dance move, the "moonwalk", was based on the system of mime artist "Marcel Marceau".
  • He was the godfather for " Barry Gibb's" son "Michael" and "Lionel Ritchie's" daughter" Nicole".
  • His music album "Thriller" is the best ever selling album and its 42.4 million copies His favorite to date. Thriller for 122 weeks went on the no -1 position in Billboard 200.
  • He is the only celebrity on the planet who earned the various prestigious awards in his life like 40 Billboard Awards, 23 Guinness World Records, 26 American Music Awards and 13 Grammys awards.
  • His 300 million records are sold worldwide.
  • Jackson's father scared him by using the monster masks when he was a small kid.

Michael Jackson Age, Birthday Facts and Birthday Countdown

Michael Jackson was 50 years 9 months & 27 days old age.