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Trivia
Birth name: Janet Damita Jo Jackson
Date of birth: 16 May 1966
Place of birth: Gary, Indiana, USA
Nickname: Dunk, J Height: 5' 4" (1.63 m)
Spouse: Rene Elizondo (31 March 1991 - 13 March 2000) (divorced),
James DeBarge (7 September 1984 - 18 November 1985) (annulled).
Dated Rene Elizondo, they then married. [1985-1991]
With her 1986 song "When I Think of You", she and her brother,
Michael Jackson, became the first siblings in the rock era to have #1
songs as soloists.
Sister of Rebbie Jackson, Jackie Jackson, Tito Jackson, Jermaine Jackson, 'Jackson, LaToya' , Marlon Jackson, Randy Jackson and Michael Jackson.
She was paid $3 million for Nutty Professor II: The Klumps (2000). She
was paid an extra $1 million for the song "Doesn't Really
Matter" for the NP2 soundtrack.
Janet and long time boyfriend Rene were secretly married for nine years.
They were married in March of 1991 and Rene filed for divorce in May of
2000.
Janet's highly anticipated eighth album "All For You" is
released. [24 April 2001]
The only member of the famous Jackson family to ever be nominated for an
Academy Award - in 1994 as co-writer of the song "Again" from
Poetic Justice (1993).
Voted one of "The 10 Sexiest Women of 2001" by the readers of
Black Men Magazine.
Aunt of Jermaine Jackson II,Valencia Jackson, Brittany Jackson, Marlon Jackson Jr., Prince Michael Jackson I, Prince Michael Jackson II and Paris Jackson.
Ex-sister-in-law of El DeBarge.
The last five of her eight albums (excluding her first two albums
"Janet Jackson," "Dream Street" and her greatest
hits album "Design of a Decade: 1986 -1996") have all hit #1.
Was to appear as Lena Horne in a biopic due to be released in 2004. But
Lena changed her mind after the SuperBowl "breast-baring"
incident.
Measurements: 35C-22 1/2-36 (Source: Celebrity Sleuth magazine)
Ranked #77 on VH1's 100 Greatest Women of Rock N Roll
During the half-time show of Super Bowl XXXVIII (38) in February 2004,
her right breast was "accidentally" exposed when co-performer Justin
Timberlake reached around and grabbed a detachable part of her
breastplate-like outfit. They admit that they privately planned the move
after rehearsals had ended, but still maintain that the exposure was
accidental. That a red bra was to be revealed, not her bare breast.
Attended Lanai Road School.
Attended Portola Middle School in Tarzana, California. Was teased and
harassed by kids because of her fame on Good Times.
Graduated from Valley Professional School, an institution where most
children were entertainers or actors. Class of 1984.
Her nickname "Dunk" was coined to describe her sturdy body,
which her brother Michael claimed remsembled a donkey.
Negotiated a new, $80 million recording contract with Virgin Records in
1996.
Co-starred with the late Tupac Shakur in the movie Poetic Justice.
She is the only woman singer in the history of Rock & Roll to score
5 back to back #1 studio albums on the Billboard Album's chart.
"Control", "Janet Jackson's Rhythm Nation",
"Janet", "The Velvet Rope" and "All For
You" all reached #1, together selling more than 60 million copies
worldwide. Her albums "Design of A Decade" and "Damita
Jo" both reached top 3.
Has 4 dogs: Riley (a Rottweiler);
Dylan (a Boxer);
Madison (a Miniature
Schnauzer) and Pockets (an Australian
shepherd-cross).
Favorite singers: Ella Fitzgerald and Marvin Gaye
Won 9 Billboard Awards in 1990 for Rhythm Nation 1814.
Vocal range: 2nd soprano, her top note is an "e"
Her first self-titled album peaked at #63 on Billboard's Top 200 Albums
and sold a disappointing 250,000 copies.
Her sophomore album "Dream Street" reached #147 on Billboard
and sold only 200,000 copies.
Her third album "Control" sell over 10 million worldwide and
produced five top 5 hits including Nasty, Let's Wait Awhile, and the #1
When I Think Of You.
Rhythm Nation 1814 spend four weeks being #1 on both Pop and R&B
charts in the USA. It sold another 10 million worldwide and the singles
were even more successful. The album spawned seven top 5 hits including
4 #1s,the first and only artist to accomplished that feat.
The album "Janet" produced six top 10 hits and sold over 15
million copies.
Eloped with singer James DeBarge, in 1984 and lived in the Jackson's
Encino ranch for several months before she had the marriage annulled.
Favorite designers: John Galliano; Dolce and Gabbana; Jean-Paul Gaultier
Is the #2 most successful artist on the Billboard Dance/Club Play Chart,
behind only Madonna.
Her first biography was released in 1977 as a joint biography about her
and brother Randy Jackson.
Became the first artist to score a #1 hit simultaneously on the
Billboard Hot 100 and Mainstream Rock singles chart with "Black
Cat" in 1990.
Daughter of Joe Jackson and Katherine Jackson
Became the first artist to score a #1 hit simultaneously on the
Billboard Hot 100 and Mainstream Rock singles chart with "Black
Cat" in 1990.
Brother Michael Jackson claims in his "Home Movies"
documentary in 2003 that Janet emulated his choreography from his
"Captain EO" short movie into her "Rhythm Nation"
music video which she choreographed with Anthony Thomas four years
later.
Has homes in Los Angeles and New York.
Holds the record for most weeks spent at #1 on the R&B chart for her
1994 single, "Any Time, Any Place."
Has always wanted and still wants to go back school to study law.
The Rhythm Nation world tour was the most successful debut tour from any
artist
Used to want to be a jockey when she was a little child but has been
scared to ride horses since Christopher Reeve's accident.
The film clip "Again" was originally supposed to have Janet
wearing her PJ's when she was sitting near her bed because that's what
she was wearing when she was writing the song for Poetic Justice (1993).
Named #37 in FHM's "100 Sexiest Women in the World 2005"
special supplement. (2005)
Only member of The Jackson 5 to be nominated for an Academy Award.
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