The King of Pop was born Michael Joseph Jackson in Gary Indiana on August 29th, 1958.
Michael Jackson was 5 feet 10 inches tall.
He was married twice and has three children.
He married Lisa Marie Presley May 26th, 1994. They divorced January 18, 1996.
He married Debbie Rowe November 15th 1996. They divorced October 8th 1999. They had 2 children together.
Michael used the services of a surregate mother and had another child
Michael Jackson has sold 170 million albums worldwide.
Macaulay Culkin is godfather to Michael Jackson’s two eldest children.
Here is a little known fact:
Michael Jackson won a poll of superstars to have his image on a stamp issued by the Virgin Islands in July 1985. Michael asked that the Virgin Islands donated all revenue to welfare and education. The stamps were priced between 60 cents and $1.50 each.
In a 1997 survey Michael Jackson was declared the most famous person in the world, ahead of Pope John Paul II and then US President Bill Clinton.
Michael Jackson was the highest earning singer of 1988-1989, with $125 million from his worldwide “BAD” album tour.
Michael Jackson died June 25th 2009 in Los Angeles, California, USA
