NAME: Michael Joseph Jackson
BIRTH DATE: August 29, 1958
STAR SIGN: Virgo
BIRTHPLACE: Gary, Indiana, USA
CURRENT RESIDENCE: Neverland Valley Ranch, Los Olivos, California, USA
PARENTS: Katherine (*May 4, 30) & Joseph Jackson (*July 26, 29)
SIBLINGS:
Rebbie (Maureen Reilette, *May 29, 50)
Jackie (Sigmund Esco, *May 4, 51)
Tito (Toriano Adaryll, *October 15, 53)
Jermaine (Lajaun, *December 11, 54)
LaToya Yvonne (*May 29, 56)
Marlon David (*March 12, 57)
Randy (Steven Randall, *October 31, 61)
Janet Damita Jo(*May 16, 66)
MARRIAGES:
Lisa Marie Presley (May 26, 1994 - January 1996)
Deborah Rowe (Nov. 14, 1996 - filed for divorce in October 1999)
CHILDREN:
Prince Michael Joseph, Junior
*February 13, 1997
- godmother: Elizabeth Taylor, godfather: Macaulay Culkin
Paris Michael Katherine
*April 3, 1998
- godfather: Macaulay Culkin
Prince Michael II
*2002
GODCHILD: Michael Gibb (son of Barry Gibb - 'Bee Gees')
HEIGHT: 5' 10" (1,78 m)
EYE COLOUR: Dark brown
HAIR COLOUR: Black
SHOE SIZE: US 10 (European 42)
SECONDARY SCHOOL QUALIFICATIONS: high-school diploma
OCCUPATION(S): Singer, songwriter, producer, dancer, choreographer, actor, director, entrepreneur
INTERESTS & HOBBIES: Reading, painting, martial arts, dancing, acting, drawing, animals, philanthropic and humanitarian causes, going to amusement parks, traveling, shopping, going to the movies, spending time with children (especially terminally ill and underprivileged children), collect paintings, sculptures, movie memorabilia and old costumes, investing
BEST FRIEND: Elizabeth Taylor
IDOLS: Charlie Chaplin, Fred Astaire, Gene Kelley, Berry Gordy, Quincy Jones, Three Stooges, Walt Disney
FAVOURITE ACCESSORY: Black Fedora
FAVOURITE ACTOR/ACTRESS: Shirley Temple, Elizabeth Taylor, Katherine Hepburn, Morgan Freeman, Marlon Brando
FAVOURITE ARTISTS: Michaelangelo, Leonardo da Vinci
FAVOURITE BOARD GAME: Monopoly
FAVOURITE BOOKS: 'Peter Pan' by James Barrie, 'Jonathan Livingstone Seagull' by Richard Bach, 'The Old Man And The Sea' by Ernest Hemingway
FAVOURITE CLASSICAL COMPOSERS: Claude Debussy, Pjotr Iljitsch Tschaikowsky, Sergei Sergejewitsch Prokofjew
FAVOURITE COLOURS: Red, black
FAVOURITE DISNEY CHARACTERS: Mickey Mouse, Peter Pan, Pinocchio
FAVOURITE DRINK: Mineral water, fruit juice (orange), vegetable juice (carrot), Gatorade (during concerts)
FAVOURITE FOOD: Mexican, exotic, spicy & vegetarian food, sushi, pizza, popcorn, vanilla ice with cookie pieces, sunflower seeds, glazed doughnuts, frosted flakes with milk, M&Ms
FAVOURITE MOVIES: 'Peter Pan', 'E.T.', 'Star Wars'
FAVOURITE SINGERS: James Brown, Jackie Wilson, Smokey Robinson, Sammy Davis Jr., The Temptations, Diana Ross
FIRST MOVIE DEBUT: 'The Wiz' (1978)
FIRST RECORD EVER BOUGHT: 'Mickey's Monkey' by Smokey Robinson and Miracles
FIRST RECORD EVER MADE: 'Big Boy' (Steel Town Records)