Can you give me facts about Michael Jackson?

Answer 1

1. Michael Jackson's favourite animated character was Pinocchio

2. When he was a child his favourite books included Rip Van Winkle and The Old Man and the Sea

3. Michael Jackson was very ticklish

4. Saint Vincent, an island in the Caribbean, once issued Michael Jackson stamps

5. The singer once owned a boa constrictor called "Muscles"

6. As a youngster he used to put spiders in sister La Toyah's bed

7. He played a scarecrow in The Wiz, a movie version of the Wizard of Oz

8. He has two stars on the Hollywood Walk of Fame (one for himself and one as part of the Jackson Five)

9. Quincy Jones nicknamed him "smelly" -- a slang term similar to "funky"

10. Jackson described his own voice on early Jackson 5 records as "like Minnie Mouse"

11. He was a big fan of The Three Stooges

12. He is an Exeter City fan

13. He had two llamas called Louis and Lola

14. Thriller spent 37 weeks at number one in the US Billboard chart.

15. In 1984 he won eight Grammy's -- the joint highest amount ever won by one person in a single year

16. He gave his first public performance at the age of 5 singing Climb Every Mountain

17. He had eight brothers and sisters

18. His marriage to Lisa-Marie Presley lasted only 19 months

19. Jackson paid $47 million for the publishing rights to the Beatles back catalogue in 1985 and sold a share of to Sony in 1995 for $95 million

20. His middle name was Joseph

21. He was born on Aug 29, 1958

22. At the Brit Awards in 1996 Pulp frontman Jarvis Cocker took exception to his bombastic performance of Earth Song and ran on to the stage

23. Jackson was very fond of Mexican food

24. In 1993 Jackson's dermatologist said he had a rare skin disease called vitiligo, which causes sufferers to lose pigmentation in their skin

25. Thriller is the world's best-selling record of all time with an estimated 50 million copies sold worldwide

26. Two of his other albums -- Bad and Dangerous -- are also among the world's best-selling records

27. He popularised dance moves including the robot and the moonwalk

28. He was inducted into the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame twice

29. He won 13 Grammy Awards

30. Billie Jean was the first video by a black artist to air on MTV.

31. Jackson owns the rights to the South Carolina State Anthem, South Carolina on My Mind.

32. He has waxworks in five Madame Tussauds museums across the world. Only Elvis Presley and Madonna have more.

33. He has sold more than 300 million records worldwide

34. His favourite superhero is Morph from X-Men

35. He had a pet ram called Mr Tibbs

36. His total lifetime earnings from music are estimated at $500 million

37. Jackson regularly wore a black armband to remind people of children suffering around the world.

38. The moonwalk was picked up from street dancers

39. Little Richard wanted to be played by Jackson in a biopic

40. Jackson had a pet python called Crusher

41. In 1984 a French fan committed suicide because he couldn't have surgery to look like Jackson

42. The video for Scream was the most expensive ever at £3.8 million.

43. A library once accused the singer of owing $1 million in overdue book fines

44. Jackson was a vegetarian

45. He won an MTV award for Best Movie Song in 1994. It was for Will You Be There from the movie Free Willy

46. HIStory was the biggest selling double album ever released in the United States

47. Jackson was given a royal title in the Ivory Coast in 1992

48. Before concerts he would drink Ricola candy dissolved in hot water

49. His birthplace Gary, Indiana, is planning a museum in his honour

50. The singer patented a shoe device that allowed dancers to lean forward at gravity defying angles

51. He was a best man at Liza Minnelli's wedding to David Gest

52. The largest television audience in US history watched him perform at half time during the 1993 Super Bowl

53. Martin Scorcese once directed a Jackson video

54. A survey in 1997 declared him the Most Famous Person in the World

55. He paid $1.5 million in 1999 to buy for the 1939 Oscar for best film won by Gone with the Wind

56. Jackson once described Elizabeth Taylor as "a warm cuddly blanket that I love to snuggle up to"

57. He recorded a voice-over on The Simpsons

58. Macauley Culkin is godfather to two of Jackson's children

59. Jackson co-wrote We Are The World with Lionel Richie

60. He is godfather to Nicole Richie

61. He is also godfather to Bee Gees singer Barry Gibb's son Michael

62. Jackson shares a birthday with Sir Richard Attenborough and actress Rebecca DeMornay

63. At the time of his death Jackson was rehearsing for his greatest comeback, with 50 shows scheduled in London

64. He was four years old when he began singing with his brothers Marlon, Jermaine, Jackie and Tito in the Jackson 5

65. The Jackson 5's number one hits included "I Want You Back," "ABC" and "I'll Be There"

66. In 2002 Jackson caused controversy when he playfully dangled his infant son, Prince Michael II, over a hotel balcony in Berlin in front of fans

67. MC Hammer once challenged Jackson to a dance off

68. In a TV documentary he acknowledged sharing his bed with children but described the practice as sweet, and not sexual

69. During production of a 1984 Pepsi advertisement Jackson sustained burns when an explosion set his hair on fire

70. Jackson's 13 number one hits on the US Billboard charts put him behind only Elvis Presley, the Beatles and Mariah Carey

71. Jackson's father Joseph worked in a steel mill

72. Joseph Jackson and his brother Luther were in an R&B band called The Falcons

73. Michael was raised as a Jehovah's Witness by his mother

74. In a 1993 interview with Oprah Winfrey the singer spoke of a traumatic childhood including suffering from loneliness

75. Jackson showed his singing talent at the age of five when he performed at a Christmas recital 76.michael really had a thing for this girl name diamond cook thats why he made the song SHE DRIVES ME WILD.

Answer 2

1.born in Gary,Indiana

2.has 3 children ( prince, Paris, prince aka blanket Jackson

3.9 sibling but marlon twin died at birth so really 10

4.traveled to different hospital all over the world and vist sick children in need of help

5.one of his trademarks are the moonwalk

6.skin disease called vitiligo.

7.Has sold over 750 million albums worldwide

8. In January 1993 Jackson performed during the halftime show at Super Bowl XXVII. It drew the largest viewing audience in the history of American television.

9.Godfather of Nicole Richie.

10.Received the World Music Award for world's best-selling album of all time, "Thriller", at the Monte Carlo Sporting Club, on 8 May 1996.

Answer 3

Three of his albums - Bad, Dangerous and Thriller - are among the bestsellers of all time.

He 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.

He really was a King in West Africa - he was given a royal title by villagers in Gabon, Ivory Coast in 1992.

He appeared on a postage stamp in the Virgin Islands in the mid-1980s after locals voted him the superstar they'd most like to honour.

An extensive 1997 survey declared he was the Most Famous Person in the World.

He provided a voiceover on The Simpsons - but it remained a secret for 12 years. He voiced a character in a mental institution in the Stark Raving Dad episode, which aired in 1991, but, because of a contractual problem, he had to be credited as John Jay Smith. His contribution to the classic cartoon series remained a rumour among fans until The Simpsons creator Matt Groening confirmed it really was him when the episode was released on DVD in 2003.

Michael Jackson and the number 7 (courtesy of TMZ):

-- Michael Jackson signed his will on 7/7/02.
-- Michael Jackson's memorial was on 7/7/09...exactly 7 years after the will was signed.
-- Michael Jackson's two biggest hits -- "Black & White" and "Billie Jean" -- were each #1 for 7 weeks.
-- Michael Jackson's three biggest albums -- "Thriller," "Bad" and "Dangerous" -- each produced 7 top 40 hits.
-- Michael Jackson was born in 1958 ... 19 + 58 = 77
-- Michael Jackson died on the 25th ... 2 + 5 = 7
-- Michael Jackson has 7 letters in his first and last name.
Three facts about Michael Jackson are

• he has three kids
• he is the king of pop
• he has 9 siblings

He received a Presidential Humanitarian Award from Ronald Reagan in 1984 for his support of charities helping people overcome alcohol and drug abuse.

Three of his albums - Bad, Dangerous and Thriller - are among the bestsellers of all time.

He really was a King in West Africa - he was given a royal title by villagers in Gabon, Ivory Coast in 1992.

He appeared on a postage stamp in the Virgin Islands in the mid-1980s after locals voted him the superstar they'd most like to honour.
His nickname is the king of pop.
I wouldn't like to think you could sum Michael up in a few main facts, but if we're talking like a little fact file:

Full Name: Michael Joseph Jackson

DOB: 29/08/1958

Date of death: 25/06/2009

Father: Joseph Walter Jackson

Mother: Katherine Esther Scruse-Jackson

Siblings: 6 elder (Rebbie, Jackie, Tito, Jermaine, La Toya, Marlon), 2 younger (Randy and Janet)

Spouse(s): Lisa Marie Presley (1994-1996) Deborah Jeanne Rowe (1996-1999)

Children:

Prince Michael Joseph Jackson I (born Feb 13 1997)

Paris-Michael Katherine Jackson (born Apr 3 1998)

Prince Michael Joseph Jackson II aka Blanket (born Feb 21 2002)

Occupation: Entertainer

Nicknames: Jacko, King of Pop

Accomplishments:

17 Grammys

Best-selling album of all time (Thriller)

6 solo albums (Off the Wall, Thriller, Bad, Dangerous, HIStory, Invincible)

Member of the Jackson 5

Most famous man in the world

I could go on forever....
He really is a King in West Africa - he was given a royal title by villagers in Gabon, Ivory Coast in 1992.

He appeared on a postage stamp in the Virgin Islands in the mid-1980s after locals voted him the superstar they'd most like to honour.

Billie Jean was the first video by a black artist to air on MTV.

He received a Presidential Humanitarian Award from Ronald Reagan in 1984 for his support of charities helping people overcome alcohol and drug abuse.
well to start off he was the king of pop

Answer 4

The 5 special things about Michael Jackson are , that he's a great Singer/dancer and he loves children, he was a great father lastly, he was the greatest performer of all time.