50 facts about Michael Jackson that made him a legend

(Agencies)
Updated: 2009-06-27 17:06

- 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.

- 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.

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