1. David Alan Gest was an American producer and television personality.
19 Facts About David Gest
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David Gest produced the television special Michael Jackson: 30th Anniversary Celebration in 2001, which was the last reunion of Michael Jackson and the Jacksons coming 17 years after their previous reunion.
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David Gest frequently made tabloid headlines during his marriage with Liza Minnelli.
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In 2016, David Gest appeared in Celebrity Big Brother 17 in the UK but elected to leave the show after 13 days due to "medical reasons".
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At the age of 17, David Gest landed a job as a publicist at London Records by passing himself off as 24.
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David Gest finished in fourth place on the 2006 series of I'm a Celebrity.
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Two days later, David Gest appeared on the Royal Variety Show in London in front of Prince Charles, for which he received a standing ovation.
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In January 2007, David Gest appeared as a judge on ITV1's Soapstar Superstar, for one night replacing Michael Ball who was coaching the singers.
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Later that month it was announced that Gest had signed a one-year deal with ITV to appear in his own reality series entitled This Is David Gest, which began on April 22,2007.
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David Gest took cameras for a rare glimpse of the Jackson family house in Encino, California, where he met Tito Jackson and his children as well as matriarch Katherine Jackson.
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David Gest was one of the four judges on ITV1's entertainment series Grease Is the Word and starred on Greased Lightnin.
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In 2007, David Gest appeared in an episode of Gordon Ramsay's The F Word.
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David Gest paid ITV to be released from his contract early and ITV replied that they had no idea what to do with him.
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David Gest was quick to say that he wanted to be released: "My lawyers negotiated an early release so I could host The Friday Night Project on Channel 4", David Gest told The Sun.
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David Gest was the guest on Celebrity Fantasy Homes with Gaby Roslin.
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In 2017, Associated Press carried a report claiming that David Gest had attempted to have Elton John killed.
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David Gest was born to a Jewish family in Los Angeles and grew up in Southern California.
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Minnelli denied the accusations, claiming David Gest was simply after her money.
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David Gest was a close friend of Michael Jackson, and after Jackson's death, he produced and starred in a documentary film about his life called Michael Jackson: The Life of an Icon.