David Gest
Birth name	David Alan Gest
Born	May 11, 1953 (1953-05-11) (age 54) Los Angeles
Spouse(s)	Liza Minnelli (2002–2006) (divorced)

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Personal life

Gest was born in Los Angeles, California^[1] and grew up in Southern California with Michael Jackson and Tito Jackson as childhood schoolfriends. He quickly became a successful music producer upon leaving school and was responsible for producing the highest rated musical special in television history in the United States Michael Jackson: 30th Anniversary Celebration on CBS TV which was seen by more than 44 million people, one of every four households in the United States. He won the NAACP Image Award for his production. He has produced more than one hundred specials throughout the world including evenings honouring Whitney Houston, Frank Sinatra, Bette Davis, Elizabeth Taylor, James Stewart, Janet Jackson, Julio Iglesias, Robert Mitchum, Ginger Rogers, Sir Anthony Hopkins, The Four Tops and many, many others. He also produced the highly acclaimed 'Liza's Back' starring Liza Minnelli on Broadway and in London at The Royal Albert Hall. He currently resides in England. He has just purchased a home in Cambridge. Gest is best friends with I'm a Celebrity... Get Me Out of Here! winner Matt Willis who also featured on his show This is David Gest. Many other of his celebrity friends including Sir Cliff Richard, Beyonce, Westlife, legendary actress Jane Russell, the Jackson Family, Louis Walsh, Jason Donovan, Deniece Williams and dozens upon dozens of others appeared on the highly rated show. Gest sang on the show with Westlife in Dublin and Sir Cliff Richard in Paris. He also co-wrote the theme song with James Bourne for the show entitled This Guy is Crazy. The song was recored by his nephews, Tito Jackson's three sons, 3T. Los Angeles and L.A. redirect here. ... Michael Joseph Jackson (August 29, 1958), commonly known as MJ as well as the King of Pop, is an American musician, entertainer, and pop icon whose successful career and controversial personal life have been a part of pop culture for the last three decades. ... Whitney Elizabeth Houston (born August 9, 1963) is a six-time Grammy award winning, American R&B singer, soprano, pianist, actress, film producer, and former model. ... Sinatra redirects here. ... For other persons named Elizabeth Taylor, see Elizabeth Taylor (disambiguation). ... Janet Damita Jo Jackson (born May 16, 1966) is an American singer, actress, songwriter, record producer, dancer, activist, pop icon, and younger sister of the King of Pop, Michael Jackson. ... This page is about the singer Julio Iglesias. ... This article is about the city in England. ... Im a Celebrity. ... For other uses, see Matt Willis (disambiguation). ... David Alan Gest (born May 11, 1953) is an American television personality, TV producer and concert promoter. ... Sir Cliff Richard OBE (born Harry Rodger Webb on 14 October 1940) is an English singer, actor and businessman. ... Beyoncé Giselle Knowles (born September 4, 1981) is a popular American R&B singer, songwriter, record producer, actress, and fashion designer, and is most widely known by the name Beyoncé. Knowles rose to stardom as a founding member and the lead singer of Destinys Child, musics most successful... Westlife are an Irish pop music group that formed in July 1998. ... With Bob Hope in 1944. ... The Jacksons are an American family from Gary, Indiana, whose members are among the most successful and influential figures in modern popular music. ... Louis Walsh Louis Walsh (born Kiltimagh, County Mayo, Republic of Ireland, August 5, 1952) is a manager in the music industry, and a judge on the ITV1 show The X Factor, which made him famous as a television personality rather than a manager. ... Jason Sean Donovan (born June 1, 1968, Malvern, Melbourne) is an Australian actor and singer. ... Deniece Niecy Williams (June 3, 1950— ) is an American singer, songwriter and record producer who achieved success in the 1970s and 1980s. ... Westlife are an Irish pop music group that formed in July 1998. ... For other uses, see Dublin (disambiguation). ...

Gest was married to actress Liza Minnelli and they divorced in 2006. Following his divorce, he dated 'I'm A Celebrity...Get Me Out Of Here!' actress Malandra Burrows but is currently single. Liza Minnelli (born March 12, 1946 in Los Angeles, California) is an American actress and singer. ... Malandra Burrows (born Malandra Elizabeth Newman[1] on 4 November 1965 in Woolton, Liverpool) is an English actress and singer. ...

I'm a Celebrity, Get Me out of Here!

Gest finished in 4th place on the 2006 series of I'm a Celebrity... Get Me Out of Here! on ITV in the UK and proved to be extremely popular, with his wonderful stories as well as "Get Me Outta Here!" song with fellow contestant Toby Anstis. He lasted twenty of the twenty one days and was evicted from the show on 30 November 2006. He was so popular on the show that he became the first contestant as well as American in the six year history of I'm a Celebrity... to sign a deal for starring on three prime-time series: This is David Gest, Greased Lightnin' and Grease is the Word all on ITV. Im a Celebrity. ... ITV1 is the name, in England, Wales and the Scottish borders, for a terrestrial, free-to-air television channel, broadcast in the United Kingdom by the ITV network. ... Toby In his CBBC days. ... is the 334th day of the year (335th in leap years) in the Gregorian calendar. ... Year 2006 (MMVI) was a common year starting on Sunday of the Gregorian calendar. ... Im a Celebrity. ... David Alan Gest (born May 11, 1953) is an American television personality, TV producer and concert promoter. ... Grease is a musical by Jim Jacobs and Warren Casey. ... Grease Is the Word is the UK version of NBCs Grease: Youre the One that I Want!. It was announced on December 20, 2006 by ITV,[1] it was to air in Spring/Summer 2007. ... ITV1 is the name, in England, Wales and the Scottish borders, for a terrestrial, free-to-air television channel, broadcast in the United Kingdom by the ITV network. ...

During his time in the jungle, Gest participated in two "Bush Tucker trials". One trial involved him being shut in a tank that was gradually filled with water, while his feet were chained. While this was occurring, he had to open several compartments to obtain "stars" that would earn his fellow contestants meals. However, when he opened the compartments, David was also joined in the tank by various animals, including crocodiles,alligators, sea serpents and spiders. Gest did not even flinch and told jokes as he gathered his stars. He was the first contestant to win big meals for the other contestants. In the other trial he was joined by winner Matt Willis and Jason Donovan. They had to slide into freezing water and throw a dart at a balloon to burst it to earn each star for the camp. Once again Gest appeared fearless. Bush Tucker is a colloquial Australian term for any food native to Australia and eaten before European colonisation. ... Genera Crocodylus Osteolaemus Tomistoma A crocodile can be any of the 14 species of large, water-loving reptiles in the family Crocodylidae (sometimes classified instead as the subfamily Crocodylinae). ... Families Suborder Mesothelae     Liphistiidae (primitive burrowing spiders) Suborder Mygalomorphae     Atypidae (atypical tarantula)     Antrodiaetidae (folding trapdoor spider)     Mecicobothriidae (dwarf tarantulas)     Hexathelidae (venomous funnel-web tarantula)     Dipluridae (funnel-web tarantula)     Cyrtaucheniidae (wafer trapdoor spider)     Ctenizidae (trapdoor spider)     Theraphosidae (tarantula) Suborder Araneomorphae     Hypochilidae (lampshade spider)     Filistatidae (crevice weaver)     Sicariidae (recluse spider)     Scytodidae (spitting... For other uses, see Matt Willis (disambiguation). ... Jason Sean Donovan (born June 1, 1968, Malvern, Melbourne) is an Australian actor and singer. ...

As more than ten million people watched Gest each night for three weeks in November 2006, Tony Parsons of The Daily Mirror summed it up on November 20, 2006, by stating: Alternate newspaper: The Daily Mirror (Australia) The Daily Mirror is a British tabloid daily newspaper. ... is the 324th day of the year (325th in leap years) in the Gregorian calendar. ... Year 2006 (MMVI) was a common year starting on Sunday of the Gregorian calendar. ...

There is increasing evidence that appearing on a show like I'm A Celebrity...Get Me Out Of Here! is not a career's death certificate but the kiss of life. David Gest has changed everything.

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The multimillionaire American showbiz impresario might indeed be a little flummoxed to discover what he has become since the new series of I'm A Celebrity...Get Me Out Of Here! He is now easily the most talked about element in the television show. Where two or three Britons gather by a watercooler, their talk is of Gest's oddball charm, his bracingly direct oneliners, his pop world anecdotes, his laconic valour in the face of creepy-crawlies.

While on the show Gest told many humorous bizarre stories that he claimed were true. These included a tale of a cousin who didn't eat fruit for a week and consequently died, one claiming that he was once forced to survive a week in the Grand Canyon after going exploring there, one about a hotel specifically catering to people with albinism called Albino Heights, one claiming that his father was a fisherman and his mother a nun, and he famously claimed that his maid is called Vaginica Seaman, apparently named after her mother's favourite body part. The charity he supported, Chinese Girls With Herpes (CGWH) also became famous as a result of the show. He returned to England as a star in his own right. This article is about the canyon in the southwestern United States. ...

Other work

In January 2007, Gest appeared as a special guest as a judge on ITV1's Soapstar Superstar, for one night, replacing Michael Ball who was coaching the singers. He also made guest appearances on 8 Out of 10 Cats' and Never Mind the Buzzcocks. Soapstar Superstar is a reality singing competition which first aired on British television station ITV1 in 2006. ... There are several people named Michael Ball: Michael Ball (singer), a singer and actor Michael Ball (footballer), an English football (soccer) player Michael Ball (clergyman), a member of the Community of the Glorious Ascension and one-time Bishop of Truro Michael Ball (student), a student at Kaukauna High School, and... 8 out of 10 Cats is a comedy panel game made by Zeppotron (a subsidiary of Endemol) for Channel 4. ... NMTB directs here. ...

Later that month it was announced that Gest had been signed for a one year deal by ITV1 to appear in his own reality series entitled This is David Gest. The show began on the 22 April 2007. He also took cameras for a rare glimpse of the Jackson family house in Encino, California, where he met Tito and his children as well as matriarch Katherine Jackson. The show was a huge success attaining number one in the ratings for the time slot for its first two weeks and number two for the next three weeks only being beat by 'Match Of The Day' sports events but still beating all the rest of the competition. David Alan Gest (born May 11, 1953) is an American television personality, TV producer and concert promoter. ... is the 112th day of the year (113th in leap years) in the Gregorian calendar. ... Year 2007 (MMVII) is the current year, a common year starting on Monday of the Gregorian calendar and the AD/CE era in the 21st century. ... Encino is a neighborhood of the City of Los Angeles, California located in the San Fernando Valley. ... Toriano Adaryll Tito Jackson (born on October 15, 1953 in Gary, Indiana) is an American singer and guitarist and a charter member of the The Jackson 5. ...

Following this Simon Cowell personally signed him to star as was one of the four judges on ITV1's entertainment series Grease is the Word which ran for four months as well as the ITV1 series Greased Lightnin'. He hosted The Friday Night Project on Channel 4 to rave reviews with Heat Magazine calling it one of the best performances by a guest host of the year. He also had a guest appearance on Peter and Jordan: The Baby Diaries. Simon Phillip Cowell (born 7 October 1959) is a British artist and repertoire (A&R) executive for Sony BMG in the United Kingdom and a television producer, more commonly known as a judge on television programmes such as Pop Idol, The X Factor, American Idol and Britains Got Talent. ... Grease Is the Word is the UK version of NBCs Grease: Youre the One that I Want!. It was announced on December 20, 2006 by ITV,[1] it was to air in Spring/Summer 2007. ... The Friday Night Project is a British comedy-variety show by Princess Productions that first aired in the United Kingdom on Channel 4 in February 2005. ... This article is about the British television station. ... Heat Magazine is a weekly celebrity gossip magazine based in the UK edited by Mark Frith. ...

His autobiography was released earlier in the year entitled Simply the Gest to rave reviews and is being released in paperback in October 2007. He will begin his first major tour of the U.K. on the 20 February 2008 at the Hammersmith Apollo, London for two nights when he stars in a new play entitled David Gest is Nuts... My Life as a Musical' with many of the characters he made famous in the jungle. He debuted a sneak preview of the show when he hosted 'The Friday Night Project' where he performed with the Little People Of DavidLand and the Chinese Girls With Herpes, both of whom will tour with him as well as the Von Snatch Family Singers and the Tess Tickle Dancers. The tour will take him to 28 cities and includes special guests K-CI & JoJo, Peabo Bryson, Shalamar, Coolio, Candi Staton, Martha Wash of The Weather Girls, Gloria Gaynor, Patrice Rushen, Deniece Williams & Billy Paul. The Hammersmith Apollo, located in Hammersmith, London, England, opened in 1932, and was known as Gaumont Palace Hammersmith until 1962. ... Peabo Bryson (born Robert Peabo Bryson on April 13, 1951) is an American R&B and soul singer, born in Greenville, South Carolina. ... Hewett, Watley, and Daniel Shalamar was an American musical group of the 1970s and 1980s that was originally a disco-driven vehicle created by Soul Train booking agent Dick Griffey. ... This article is about the hip hop artist. ... Information in this article or section has not been verified against sources and may not be reliable. ... Martha Wash (born December 28, 1953, in San Francisco, California) is an R&B, Soul music, House music and Club/Dance singer/songwriter. ... The Weather Girls were an American girl group that formed in 1982. ... Gloria Gaynor (born Gloria Fowles September 7, 1949) is an American singer, best-known for the disco era hits I Will Survive (Hot 100 #1, 1979), Never Can Say Goodbye (Hot 100 #9, 1974), and I Am What I Am (Hot 100 #82, 1983). ... Album cover of Straight from the Heart Patrice Louise Rushen (born September 30, 1954 in Los Angeles, California) is an American R&B singer, songwriter, composer, and pianist. ... Deniece Niecy Williams (June 3, 1950— ) is an American singer, songwriter and record producer who achieved success in the 1970s and 1980s. ... Billy Paul in concert. ...

According to Heat Magazine & The Daily Mirror in London, David Gest is mobbed by people wherever he goes. He is also an avid football lover and attends many of Arsenal's games as he is a good friend of team member Mathieu Flamini. Heat Magazine is a weekly celebrity gossip magazine based in the UK edited by Mark Frith. ... Alternate newspaper: The Daily Mirror (Australia) The Daily Mirror is a British tabloid daily newspaper. ... Arsenal Football Club (also known as Arsenal, The Arsenal or The Gunners) are an English professional football club based in Holloway, north London. ... Mathieu Flamini (born March 7, 1984 in Marseille) is a French footballer currently playing for Arsenal as a midfielder. ...

In November 2007 Gest returned to Australia as Foxtel Network began airing the 2006 series of I'm a Celebrity... Get Me Out of Here! which Gest appeared on in Australia and New Zealand. Gest also was seen on the top rated UKTV Australia show 'the Singing Office' where he was a judge with Jason Donovan for the finale of the series. Additionally, This is David Gest began airing in September 2007 in Canada on the STAR Channel. David Gest received Loaded LAFTAS' Award for 'Funniest Person In A Reality Series' on the 4 September 2007 in front of a star-studded audience. He will make his first appearance in panto on 13 & 14 December 2007 opposite Alfie Allen, Lily Allen, and Jamie Winston when he joins them in A Twisted Carol which is a take-off of Charles Dickens' A Christmas Carol. The play is a charity benefit for Friends of Portobello. Gest is also making am appearance on the new Channel 4 prime-time show 'Alan Carr's Celebrity Ding Dong' which will air in January 2008. He will also star on the 'The Podge and Rodge Show New Year's Eve 2008 Special With David Gest' in Ireland on RTE2. David Alan Gest (born May 11, 1953) is an American television personality, TV producer and concert promoter. ... This article is about the astronomical object. ... Loaded, first published by IPC in 1994, is a British monthly lads mag. Its motto is For men who should know better. // Loaded was founded by James Brown a former deputy editor of the music weekly New Musical Express. ... is the 247th day of the year (248th in leap years) in the Gregorian calendar. ... Year 2007 (MMVII) is the current year, a common year starting on Monday of the Gregorian calendar and the AD/CE era in the 21st century. ... Alfie Evan Owen-Allen (born 12 September 1986) is a British actor. ... Lily Rose Beatrice Allen (born May 2, 1985) is a British singer-songwriter best known for songs such as Smile and LDN. She is the daughter of actor/musician Keith Allen and film producer Alison Owen. ... Dickens redirects here. ... For other uses, see A Christmas Carol (disambiguation). ...

References

1. ^ Ancestry.com. California Birth Index, 1905-1995 [database on-line]. Provo, UT, USA: The Generations Network, Inc., 2005.

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