Michael is the seventh of nine children born to parents Joseph and Katherine Jackson. His siblings are, in order of birth; Maureen (Rebbie) born May 29, 1950; Sigmund (Jackie) born May 4, 1951; Toriano (Tito) born October 15, 1953; Jermaine born December 11, 1954; La Toya born May 29, 1956; Marlon born March 12, 1957; Steven Randall (Randy) born October 29, 1961; and Janet born May 16, 1966.
Michael has two children, "Prince" Michael Joseph Jackson Jr. born February 13, 1997, and a daughter Paris Michael Katherine Jackson born April 3, 1998, with his ex-wife Debbie Rowe.
Michael is five feet ten inches (or 1.78m) tall.
What is Michael's shoe size?
Michael wears a size 8 1/2 (or a 42 in European measurements).
Where can I write to Michael?
You can write to Michael at the following address:
Michael Jackson
Neverland Valley Ranch
c/o Postmaster
Figueroa Mountain Road, Santa Ynez Valley
Los Olivos, CA
93441
USA
All of Michael's clothes since the Bad era have been made especially according to his measurements by his stylists Michael Bush and Dennis Tompkins.
What are some of Michael's favorite songs that he's recorded?
Michael's favorite songs that he has recorded is "Ben", or "Got To Be There". Off of his HIStory album they are "Stranger In Moscow", "Childhood", or "Earth Song".
Was that really Michael on the Simpsons episode "Stark Raving Dad"?
(According to simpsons creator Matt Groening) Yes, Michael supplied his voice for the character of "Michael Jackson" on one episode of the Simpsons
Who discovered the Jackson 5?
Bobby Taylor of the Vancouvers was the person who brought the Jackson 5 to the attention of Motwon Records and helped them get their audition. Motown later stated that it was Diana Ross who "discovered" the boys, and used her name on their first album "Diana Ross Presents The Jackson 5" since she was Motown's biggest star at the time.
Michael has a skin disorder called Vitiligo. This banal physiological disorder causes a depigmentation of the skin causing blotchy white patches. Often there is a family tendency to develop the condition. Two people in every 100 suffer from this condition, so Michael is definately not alone. He has NEVER bleached his skin or tried to make his skin lighter. All rumors saying that he has done this are simply not true. He has tried to even out the blotches on his skin by using make up to cover them
Why does Michael wear a silk mask whenever he goes out in public now?
Because of his Vitiligo Michael cannot go out into the sun. He has said that he is completely allergic to the sun, and that he really isn't even supposed to go outside at all. By wearing the silk face mask, along with long sleeved clothing, pants, sunglasses and his fedora Michael can gon outside and enjoy himself just as everyone else can
Is it true that before filming the Brazil version of his They Don't Care About Us video, Michael paid drug dealers in the area so he could use the shanty town for the set of his video?
No, this is not true. What actually happened was that Michael and Spike Lee (the director of the video) wanted to film this version of the video in the shany town of Rio de Janeiro, Brazil. The Skylight company, who took care of production arrangments for this video, found a way to apease the criminal classes in the area by hiring 60 residents of the shanty town to help with security and to be paid as regular employees. No drug dealers were paid money by Michael to use the area for his video as the rumors stated.