David Gest

David Gest
Gest in 2007
Born
David Alan Gest

(1953-05-11)May 11, 1953
Los Angeles, California, U.S.
DiedApril 12, 2016(2016-04-12) (aged 62)
London, England
Occupations
  • Producer
  • television personality
  • entertainer
Years active1970–2016[1]
Spouse
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(m. 2002; div. 2007)​

David Alan Gest (May 11, 1953 – April 12, 2016) was an American producer and television personality. Gest founded the American Cinema Awards Foundation in 1983.[2] He produced the television special Michael Jackson: 30th Anniversary Celebration in 2001,[3] which was the last reunion of Michael Jackson and the Jacksons coming 17 years after their previous reunion. Gest appeared on the 2006 series of the British reality television show I'm a Celebrity... Get Me Out of Here!. He frequently made tabloid headlines during his marriage with Liza Minnelli.[4][5] In 2016, Gest appeared in Celebrity Big Brother 17 in the UK but elected to leave the show after 13 days due to "medical reasons". This resulted him finishing in 13th place.[6]

  1. ^ Van Meter, Jonathan (4 June 2007). "Looking for the Rainbow". Vanity Fair. Retrieved 27 October 2019.
  2. ^ Easton, Nina J. (6 January 1989). "From the Archives: David Gest's American Cinema Awards honors big names and the Golden Age of Hollywood". Los Angeles Times (published 12 April 2016). Retrieved 12 April 2016.
  3. ^ Michael Jackson: 30th Anniversary Celebration, 13 November 2001, retrieved 3 February 2020
  4. ^ "Minnelli/Gest Divorce To Be Finalised This Week". Femalefirst.co.uk. 19 April 2007. Archived from the original on 3 March 2016. Retrieved 1 July 2015.
  5. ^ "The David Gest and Liza Minnelli Divorce". Recordssitereviews.com. Archived from the original on 27 November 2010. Retrieved 12 April 2016.
  6. ^ "David Gest forced to leave CBB house for 'medical reasons'". The Independent. 18 January 2016. Retrieved 3 February 2020.