David Gest

Reality Star

Birthday May 11, 1953

Birth Sign Taurus

Birthplace Los Angeles, CA

DEATH DATE Apr 12, 2016 (62)

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About

American media personality best known for his relationship with the Jackson family and for his tumultuous marriage to Liza Minnelli. He died of a stroke in 2016. He founded the American Cinema Awards Foundation in 1983.

Before Fame

He had substantial plastic surgery in the 1980s before ever achieving media fame. 

Trivia

He gained reality attention for competing on the sixth season of the UK's I'm a Celebrity... Get Me Out Of Here! He aided Cliff Richard in creating the concept for his album Soulicious, which featured soul singers Roberta Flack and Candi Staton.

Family Life

He was married to Liza Minnelli from 2002 to 2007. The two had a rocky marriage, which Gest claimed was abusive. 

Associated With

He competed on season 17 of Celebrity Big Brother UK, which was won by Scott Timlin.