That all is collected for fan , new fans and just people who want to know about MJ, i collected from internet maney facts.
Jordy Chandler conffesed, that MJ never did aneything to him, that this was oll his fathers idea(just to know)!
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1. Jackson's Billie Jean was the first video by a black artist to air on MTV.
2. Jackson owns the rights to the South Carolina State Anthem South Carolina on My Mind, recorded by Hank Martin and Buzz Arledge.
3. Jackson's waxwork features in five Madame Tussuad museums across the world. Only Elvis Presley and Madonna have more Tussuad figures - they have six each.
4. Jackson's total lifetime earnings from royalties, solo recordings and music videos, revenue from concerts and endorsements have been estimated at $500 million (#271 million).
5. Jackson has two stars on the Hollywood Walk of Fame: one for radio play, located at 1541 Vine Street, and one for recording at 6927 Hollywood Boulevard.
6. Jackson received a Presidential Humanitarian Award from Ronald Reagan in 1984 for his support of charities helping people overcome alcohol and drug abuse.
7. Michael Jackson is the seventh of nine children.
8. Jackson fought fellow 50 year old Madonna on MTV's Celebrity Deathmatch - he lost.
9. Three of Jackson's albums - Bad, Dangerous and Thriller - are among the bestsellers of all time.
10. Thriller remains the biggest-selling album since records began.
11. Jackson has sold more than 300 million records worldwide.
12. Jackson wears his trademark black armband to remind fans of the suffering of children around the world.
13. Jackson's favourite superhero is Morph from the X-Men.
14. Jackson picked up his iconic moonwalk moves, which he debuted at the Motown 25th Anniversary show in 1983, from streetdancers he spotted performing outside a hotel.
15. MC Hammer once challenged Jackson to a dance-off. He was told to Beat It. Jackson reportedly responded, "I've seen your videos and every single dance move you use, you got off of me."
16. Little Richard wanted Jackson to play him in a biopic.
17. Bubbles the chimp and Ben the rat are two of Jackson's most famous pets, but he also befriended a ram called Mr Tibbs, a python called Crusher and Louie the llama.
18. An obsessed French Jackson superfan committed suicide in 1984 after his mother refused to allow him to undergo surgery to look like the star.
19. In 1984, a U.S. library accused Jackson of owing it over $1 million in overdue book fines. Officials said they would scrap the fines if he returned the books autographed.
20. Jackson dedicated his 1997 Blood On The Dancefloor album to Sir Elton John.
21. Jackson is a vegetarian.
22. Jackson 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.
23. Jackson once dated Brooke Shields and Tatum O'Neal.
24. Jackson has several media nicknames. They include The Gloved One, Wacko Jacko, Jacko, The King of Pop, and MJ. Close friends call him Smelly!
25. Jackson's music video for Thriller was voted the greatest music video of all time in a recent Channel 4 (UK) poll.
26. Jackson won an MTV Movie Award for Best Movie Song in 1994 for his song Will You Be There from the movie Free Willy.
27. The Scream music video Jackson made with sister Janet is the most expensive promo ever made, costing more than $7 million (#3.8 million).
28. Jackson's double album HIStory is the biggest selling double album ever released in the U.S.
29. Jackson's Blood on the Dance Floor is the biggest selling re-mix album of all time.
30. Jackson really is a King in West Africa - he was given a royal title by villagers in Gabon, Ivory Coast in 1992.
31. Jackson's pre-concert ritual includes drinking Ricola candy dissolved in hot water. He claims the beverage helps to keep his throat and his singing voice clear.
32. Jackson owns the patent for a stage shoe device that allows performers to lean forward and appear to defy gravity.
33. Jackson was born in Gary, Indiana in 1958. The town is planning a tribute museum to the pop superstar.
34. Movie star Macauley Culkin is godfather to Jackson's two eldest children, Paris and Prince Michael.
35. Culkin helped Jackson design the amusement park at his Neverland Valley Ranch home in California.
36. Lisa Marie Presley's former brother-in-law and his wife were the witnesses at her Dominican Republic wedding to Jackson in 1994.
37. Jackson shares the record for the most Grammy Awards won in one year with Carlos Santana and Norah Jones - they each won eight.
38. Jackson co-wrote charity anthem We Are The World with Lionel Richie.
39. Jackson is godfather to Nicole Richie, Bee Gees star Barry Gibb's son Michael, and Oliver star Mark Lester's kids.
40. Jackson and brother Tito were best men at Liza Minnelli and David Gest's wedding.
41. Jackson's performance during the 1993 SuperBowl half-time show drew the largest TV audience in American history.
42. The directors of Jackson's videos have included Martin Scorsese, John Singleton and John Landis.
43. In 1999 Jackson paid $1.5 (#810,000) for the 1939 Best Picture Oscar, which was presented to producer David O. Selznick for Gone With The Wind.
44. Jackson 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.
45. An extensive 1997 survey declared Jackson was the Most Famous Person in the World.
46. Jackson helped plan neighbour Gregory Peck's funeral.
47. Jackson once described close friend Elizabeth Taylor as "a warm cuddly blanket that I love to snuggle up to and cover myself with.”
48. Jackson 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, Jackson 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 Jackson when the episode was released on DVD in 2003.
49. Jackson shares the same birthday as U.S. Republican presidential candidate John McCain, who turns 72 today. Other celebrities who share Jackson's birthday include moviemakers Sir Richard Attenborough and William Friedkin, and actresses Rebecca DeMornay and Carla Gugino.
50. Jackson's comeback plans have been scuppered by a new online poll - 71 per cent of 59,000 people voting on website PopEater.com answered `Not a chance' to the question 'Can the King of Pop make a comeback?'*******************************************************************************************************************************************************************************************************************************************************************************************************************************************extratv.warnerbros.com
51.He called himself the King of Pop, Fred Astaire called him “a hell of a dancer,” Quincy Jones called him “Smelly,” and his fans called him “amazing.” Michael Jackson died suddenly on June 25, 2009, at age 50. Despite a string of personal ups and downs in his later life, Jackson was a consummate performer and musical innovator. More exhaustive biographical information can be found in the many obituaries that will be posted in the next few days; for now, mental floss remembers Michael with a few of the lesser-known quirky facts of his life.
52.Michael Joseph Jackson was born August 29, 1958, in Gary, Indiana. Michael showed a passion for performing at an early age — and at 11 in 1969, he and the Jackson 5 had released their first single. He remained a force in pop music for the next forty years.
53.In 1970, the Jackson 5 became the first group in pop history to have their first four singles top the charts: “I Want You Back,” “ABC,” “The Love You Save,” and “I’ll Be There.”
54.In 1982, Jackson released “Thriller” — the best selling album in history, with “Beat It,” “The Girl is Mine,” and “Billie Jean” rocketing to the top of the charts. His music videos made him a phenomenon — the ten-minute video for “Thriller” is considered one of the best music videos of all time. “Thriller” spent 37 non-consecutive weeks at number one and sold more than 40 million copies. It won eight Grammys in 1983 — a record.
55.In 1984, Jackson’s endorsement deal with Pepsi was the largest of all time.
56.Jackson’s hair caught on fire as a result of a special effect accident while filming a Pepsi commercial. Rumors began swirling that he underwent numerous plastic surgery procedures shortly after the accident.
57.In 1985, he became the owner of all the John Lennon-Paul McCartney copyrights when he acquired ATV Publishing. This reportedly ruined his friendship with McCartney.
58.“Bad” spawned five number one songs: “I Just Can’t Stop Loving You,” “Bad,” “The Way You Make Me Feel,” “Man in the Mirror,” and “Dirty Diana.” Its year-long tour became the largest-grossing tour in history, and “Bad’s” 17-minute music video was directed by Martin Scorcese.
59.At the end of the ‘80s, he moved to Neverland Ranch near Santa Barbara, Calif. A Ferris wheel, menagerie of exotic animals and a movie theater entertained underprivileged kids, while the ranch served as the location for Elizabeth Taylor’s eighth wedding. Without question, he was at this point one of the most famous faces in the world.
60.In 1993, he told Oprah Winfrey he suffered from vitiligo, a disease he says lightened his skin. He also laughed off rumors he tried to buy the bones of the Elephant Man and that he slept in a hyperbaric chamber. The interview was one of the most watched in history
61.In August 1993, Jackson was accused of molesting a 13-year-old boy — and police officers raided Neverland. Jackson claimed the boy’s father was attempting extortion, but by 1994, he had reached a private settlement with the family. Amid the scandal, Jackson’s sister La Toya said Jackson spent the night with young boys, and two former employees said they’d witnessed Jackson being sexually involved with young boys. The employees were later discredited. Jackson canceled the “Dangerous” tour and said the stress caused an addiction to painkillers. After MJ death he conffesed thst MJ never did aneything to him and he lied because he´s father was moneyhungry.
62.In the midst of molestation claims, Jackson announced he had married 26-year-old Lisa Marie Presley, Elvis’ daughter. They divorced in 1996.
63.Jackson soon married Debbie Rowe, a nurse he’d met while undergoing treatment for vitiligo. They had a girl, Paris, and a boy, Prince. They divorced in 1999. (Jackson had a third child, Prince Michael Jackson II, also known as Blanket, in 2002. The identity of the mother has not been revealed.)
64.Jackson soon faced worldwide scorn when he held his baby, called Blanket, over the railing of a hotel balcony in Berlin. Then, his Heal the World Foundation was cut from its tax-exempt status in California for not filing.
65.In 2003, Jackson was charged with seven counts of child molestation and two of intoxicating a minor (the child was 14 at the time). In 2005 the case went to trial with Jackson eventually acquitted on all counts. Soon after, he moved to Bahrain in the Persian Gulf — and Neverland Ranch was closed. Jackson was fined $69,000 for not offering his employees insurance.
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66.* Frank Dileo, Vice President of Epic Records and later Michael's manager, persuaded Michael to release “Beat It” in the US while “Billie Jean” was still climbing the Hot 100. He correctly predicted that both singles would make the Top 10 at the same time. In fact, both ended up in the Top 5 at the same time!
67.* The song “Ben” was originally intended for Donny Osmond, until lyricist Don Black suggested young Michael might do a better job of singing it.
68.* When “Ben” hit no.1 on the Hot 100, 14 year old Michael became the youngest artist ever to have topped the charts both as a solo artist and as a member of a group—a record that he still holds today!
69. Michael recorded the main vocal track for “Billie Jean” in just one amazing take!
70.* With “Billie Jean” and its parent album “Thriller,” Michael achieved the rare feat of topping both the singles and albums charts in both the US and the UK—at the same time!
71.* “Blood on the Dance Floor: HIStory in the Mix” is the best-selling remix album of all time
72.* “Don't Stop 'Til You Get Enough” was Michael's first self-penned solo hit and it also won him his first Grammy.
73.* The video for “In the Closet” was banned in South Africa due to its “very sensual nature which could offend viewers.”
74.Estimated global sales of “Dangerous” stand at 25-27 million copies worldwide, making it about the same as—if not slightly more than—“Bad.”
75.* Michael wrote “The Way You Make Me Feel” in response to his mother, Katherine's request for a song with “a shuffling kind of rhythm."
76.* Michael would wear Bass Weejuns when performing on stage
77.* 3 of Michael`s songs go into the record books as having the shortest title to top the US Billboard Singles Chart. He shares this record with 4 other artists:
'Why' by Frankie Avalon (1959)'ABC' by The Jackson 5 (1970)'War' by Edwin Starr (1970)'Ben' by Michael Jackson (1972)'Bad' by Michael Jackson (1987)'SOS' by Rihanna (2006) 'Low' by Flo Rida (2007) ****************************************************************************************************************************************************************************************************************************************************************************************************************************************************************************************Twelve facts about Michael Jackson news.bbc.co.uk
78.Michael Jackson is the third biggest-selling pop act of all time, after The Beatles and Elvis Presley, with album sales of 750 million.
His 1982 album Thriller is thought to be the biggest-selling album ever, shifting 65 million copies, according to Guinness World Records.
With the music industry moving from selling whole albums to marketing individual tracks online he is likely to keep his position on the list of all time greats.
79.Michael Jackson's earnings from record sales, tours, merchandising and other business interests are estimated to have exceeded $700m (£423m) in his 40-year recording career.
Since the early 1980s his recordings have generated more than $300m in royalties. Despite this, in 2006 he is said to have secured a loan of around $300m to pay off his debts.
80.In 2005 the jury at the trial of Michael Jackson in Santa Maria, California, sat through 66 days of evidence.
He faced 10 charges, including molesting 13-year-old Gavin Arvizo, giving alcohol to a minor and conspiring to kidnap him and his family.
Had he been convicted Jackson could have faced up to 18 years in prison, but after hearing the evidence of 141 witnesses the jury cleared him on all charges.
81.Jackson was finishing rehearsals for a series of 50 concerts at the O2 Arena beginning on 13 July.
Originally announced as 10 concerts, further dates were added until around 800,000 people had bought tickets worth a total of £52m.
AEG Live, the organiser of the concerts has already spent $30m on the production but could be in financial difficulty since it only insured the first 10 nights, according to a report in Billboard magazine.
82.In 1985 Jackson paid $47.5m for the publishing rights to a catalogue of 4,000 songs, including at least 200 Beatles tunes.
By 2005 the catalogue, now co-owned by Sony, was worth $500m.
One person said to have been irritated by Jackson's ownership of publishing rights for The Beatles is Paul McCartney, who is believed to have originally tipped him off about the financial benefits of owning music catalogues.
83.Fans had kept a vigil outside the Santa Maria courthouse during the whole of Jackson's trial in 2005.
When it was announced that he had been cleared of all charges, a fan released 14 white doves to celebrate his acquittal.
His acquittal was also a relief to local police who, in case of a guilty verdict, had dozens of officers on the street outside the courthouse carrying riot batons.
84.Michael Jackson won 13 Grammy awards.
Ten were for his work as a solo artist, three others were shared with producer Quincy Jones, his sister Janet, and various artists who contributed to his Aid for Africa track, We Are the World.
Thriller netted him Album of the Year and Best Pop vocal Performance awards.
Tracks Billie Jean and Beat It each won him another pair of Grammys. He also picked two other awards for his music video work.
85.Michael Jackson was 11 years old when he performed on television for the first time with The Jackson Five.
They were regulars on programmes such as 'The Ed Sullivan Show', one of the most watched shows in the US, and on which they performed their debut single I Want You Back.
He quickly became the centre of attention taking lead vocal duties as the band built up a reputation on the live circuit.
86.Michael Jackson released 10 solo albums containing original material: Got to be There; Music & Me; Ben; Forever Michael; Off the Wall; Thriller; Bad; Dangerous; HIStory and Invincible.
As well as his solo albums Michael recorded another 16 albums with his brothers as both The Jackson Five and The Jacksons.
87.Michael Jackson had eight siblings - all older than him, with the exception of brother Randy and sister Janet.
Jackie, Jermaine, Tito, Marlon and Randy, have all had careers as singers after the family stopped performing together. His sisters, Rebbie, La Toya and Janet, are also performers.
He is survived by his three children: Michael Joseph Jackson Jr., Paris Michael Katherine Jackson, born to his second wife, Deborah Jeanne Rowe, and Prince Michael Jackson II, the son of a surrogate mother.
88.In 1987, Jackson bought a 2,800 acre property north-west of Santa Barbara for $14.6m and named it Neverland, after the imaginary land in JM Barrie's novel Peter Pan.
Within the grounds he built a private zoo and a fairground with a roller coaster and a ferris wheel. By 2006 it was costing $4m a year to run the Neverland ranch and its staff.
89.A Michael Jackson statue was floated on the River Thames in 1995.
Asked how he would like to promote the album, HIStory, Jackson told Sony record executives: "Build a statue of me."
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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
3.3. 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. The family band was originally called the Jackson Brothers
77. Michael was promoted to joint lead vocals at the age of eight and the band became the Jackson 5
78. They toured extensively in the US Midwest from 1966 to 1968
79. He initially used his eccentricities to promote his music but strongly disliked the “Wacko Jacko” nickname
80. Wild stories about him included that he slept in an oxygen chamber and that he bought the bones of The Elephant Man.
81. During the world tour for Bad he performed to 4.4 million people
82. His first autobiography, Moon Walk, took four years to complete
83. The book reached the top of The New York Times best sellers’ list
84. Jackson admitted to having had two nose jobs
85. He suggested weight loss and a strict vegetarian diet had contributed to the change in his appearance
86. He paid $17 million in 1988 for the land in California that became the Neverland Ranch
87. The 2,700-acre property had a theme park, a menagerie, and a movie theatre.
88. Its grounds were protected by a security staff of 40
89. Neverland was valued at $100 million in 2003
90. The profits from his single “Man in the Mirror” went to charity
91. In 1991 he signed a contract with Sony worth $65 million
92. In 1992 he founded the Heal the World Foundation which brought underprivileged children to Neverland and made donations worldwide
93. When he visited the African country of Gabon 100,000 people turned out to see him
94. Jackson’s most famous pet was Bubbles the chimpanzee
95. Bubbles was adopted at the age of three from a cancer research clinic in Texas.
96. Bubbles sat in on recording sessions for the Bad album and accompanied Jackson to Tokyo
97. The artist Jeff Koons made a series of sculptures of Jackson and Bubbles
98. Jackson fathered two children with Deborah Jeanne Rowe – Michael Joseph Jackson Junior (also known as “Prince”) and a daughter, Paris Michael Katherine Jackson
99. The couple divorced in 1999 and Rowe gave full custody rights to Jackson
100. Vitiligo, the skin disease from which he suffered, affects 1 to 2 per cent to 2 per cent of the population **************************************************************************************************************************************************************************************'
50 facts about Michael Jackson
jam.canoe.ca
Last August, to celebrate Michael Jackson's 50th birthday, WENN compiled a definitive list of fascinating facts about the Thriller legend - one to commemorate each year of the King Of Pop's prolific life. As the world adjusts to the news of Jackson's sudden death on Thursday, we thought it apt to once again pay homage to one of the most interesting, enigmatic and most of all astoundingly talented performers history has ever seen.
Here are the facts, stats and figures that made Jackson a phenomenon the music industry will never forget.
- Jackson's Billie Jean was the first video by a black artist to air on MTV.
- Jackson owned the rights to the South Carolina State Anthem South Carolina on My Mind, recorded by Hank Martin and Buzz Arledge.
- Jackson's waxwork features in five Madame Tussauds museums across the world. Only Elvis Presley and Madonna have more Tussaud figures - they have six each.
- Jackson's total lifetime earnings from royalties, solo recordings and music videos, revenue from concerts and endorsements have been estimated at $500 million (#271 million).
- Jackson received a Presidential Humanitarian Award from Ronald Reagan in 1984 for his support of charities helping people overcome alcohol and drug abuse.
- Michael Jackson was the seventh of nine children.
- Jackson fought fellow 50 year old Madonna on MTV's Celebrity Deathmatch - he lost.
- Three of Jackson's albums - Bad, Dangerous and Thriller - are among the bestsellers of all time.
- Thriller remains the biggest-selling album since records began.
- Jackson has sold more than 300 million records worldwide.
- Jackson wore his trademark black armband to remind fans of the suffering of children around the world.
- Jackson's favourite superhero was Morph from the X-Men.
- Jackson picked up his iconic moonwalk moves, which he debuted at the Motown 25th Anniversary show in 1983, from streetdancers he spotted performing outside a hotel.
- MC Hammer once challenged Jackson to a dance-off. He was told to Beat It. Jackson reportedly responded, "I've seen your videos and every single dance move you use, you got off of me."
- Little Richard wanted Jackson to play him in a biopic.
- Bubbles the chimp and Ben the rat are two of Jackson's most famous pets, but he also befriended a ram called Mr Tibbs, a python called Crusher and Louie the llama.
- An obsessed French Jackson superfan committed suicide in 1984 after his mother refused to allow him to undergo surgery to look like the star.
- In 1984, a U.S. library accused Jackson of owing it over $1 million (#540,000) in overdue book fines. Officials said they would scrap the fines if he returned the books autographed.
- Jackson dedicated his 1997 Blood On The Dancefloor album to Sir Elton John.
- Jackson was a vegetarian.
- Jackson 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.
- Jackson once dated Brooke Shields and Tatum O'Neal.
- Jackson had several media nicknames. They include The Gloved One, Wacko Jacko, Jacko, The King of Pop, and MJ. Close friends call him Smelly!
- Jackson's music video for Thriller was voted the greatest music video of all time in a recent Channel 4 (UK) poll.
- Jackson won an MTV Movie Award for Best Movie Song in 1994 for his song Will You Be There from the movie Free Willy.
- The Scream music video Jackson made with sister Janet is the most expensive promo ever made, costing more than $7 million (#3.8 million).
- Jackson's double album HIStory is the biggest selling double album ever released in the U.S.
- Jackson's Blood on the Dance Floor is the biggest selling re-mix album of all time.
- Jackson really was a King in West Africa - he was given a royal title by villagers in Gabon, Ivory Coast in 1992.
- Jackson's pre-concert ritual included drinking Ricola candy dissolved in hot water. He claims the beverage helps to keep his throat and his singing voice clear.
- Jackson owned the patent for a stage shoe device that allows performers to lean forward and appear to defy gravity.
- Jackson was born in Gary, Indiana in 1958. The town is planning a tribute museum to the pop superstar.
- Movie star Macauley Culkin is godfather to Jackson's two eldest children, Paris and Prince Michael
- Oliver! star Mark Lester is also godfather to Jackson's kids, and the pop superstar was godfather to the former child star's children.
- Macauley Culkin helped Jackson design the amusement park at his former Neverland Valley Ranch home in California.
- Lisa Marie Presley's former brother-in-law and his wife were the witnesses at her Dominican Republic wedding to Jackson in 1994.
- Jackson shares the record for the most Grammy Awards won in one year with Carlos Santana and Norah Jones - they each won eight.
- Jackson co-wrote charity anthem We Are The World with Lionel Richie.
- Jackson was godfather to Nicole Richie, Bee Gees star Barry Gibb's son Michael.
- Jackson and brother Tito were best men at Liza Minnelli and David Gest's wedding.
- Jackson's performance during the 1993 SuperBowl half-time show drew the largest TV audience in American history.
- The directors of Jackson's videos have included Martin Scorsese, John Singleton and John Landis.
- In 1999 Jackson paid $1.5M for the 1939 Best Picture Oscar, which was presented to producer David O. Selznick for Gone With The Wind.
- Jackson 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 Jackson was the Most Famous Person in the World.
- Jackson helped plan neighbour Gregory Peck's funeral.
- Jackson once described close friend Elizabeth Taylor as "a warm cuddly blanket that I love to snuggle up to and cover myself with".
- Jackson 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, Jackson 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 Jackson when the episode was released on DVD in 2003.
- Jackson shares the same birthday as U.S. Republican presidential candidate John McCain. Other celebrities who share Jackson's birthday include moviemakers Sir Richard Attenborough and William Friedkin, and actresses Rebecca DeMornay and Carla Gugino.
- Jackson's comeback plans were scuppered by an online poll a year ago - before he announced plans to take over the 02 Arena in London for 50 shows - 71 per cent of 59,000 people voting on website PopEater.com answered `Not a chance' to the question 'Can the King of Pop make a comeback?'
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