Marlon David Jackson (born March 12, 1957) is an American singer, dancer, former member of The Jackson 5, and elder brother of American pop stars Michael Jackson and Janet Jackson.
Marlon was born in Gary, Indiana, to Joseph and Katherine Jackson as the sixth child of the Jackson.
Marlon's identical twin brother Brandon died after birth. They were several weeks premature.
On August 16, 1975, Jackson married Carol Ann Parker, a girl he corresponde...
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Marlon David Jackson (born March 12, 1957) is an American singer, dancer, former member of The Jackson 5, and elder brother of American pop stars Michael Jackson and Janet Jackson.
Marlon was born in Gary, Indiana, to Joseph and Katherine Jackson as the sixth child of the Jackson.
Marlon's identical twin brother Brandon died after birth. They were several weeks premature.
On August 16, 1975, Jackson married Carol Ann Parker, a girl he corresponded with since 1968 before his rise to fame.
He has three children with wife Carol, Valencia (1976), Brittany (1978) and Marlon David Jackson, Jr. (1981). He also has three grandchildren.
He and sister Rebbie Jackson are the only Jackson siblings to have not divorced. Jackson currently lives in Atlanta, Georgia..
On July 7, 2009, he and his family offered their final eulogies for Michael, saying he was the "soul" of the family, and breaking down as he tearfully addressed the crowd: "Maybe now Michael, they will leave you alone" and "I would like...
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