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Randy Jackson: Biography

Randy Jackson

Birth Place: Baton Rouge, LA
Date of Birth / Zodiac Sign: 06/23/1956, Cancer
Profession: Producer; musician; reality-show judge

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Randy Jackson Fast Facts:

As a teenager, he would sneak out in the evenings to hear live R&B music and perform in local clubs.
Took time off in college to play and record with jazz drummer Billy Cobham's band.
As a session bass/keyboard player, he was nicknamed "The Emperor."
In the '90s, he shifted his music career from session playing to more entrepreneurial endeavors, taking an executive role at Columbia Records and releasing his own how-to tape on bass playing.
Has credits on more than 1,000 gold and platinum albums.
Underwent gastric bypass surgery and lost more than 100 lbs.

Randy Jackson Relationships:
Elizabeth Jackson - Ex-wife
Erika Riker - Wife
Herman Jackson - Father
Herman Jackson Jr. - Brother
Jordan Jackson - Son
Jules Dangerfield - Grandfather
Julia Jackson - Mother
Sue Jackson Lewis - Sister
Susana Dangerfield - Grandmother
Taylor Jackson - Daughter
Zoe Jackson - Daughter
Randy Jackson Awards:
2005 Emmy: Outstanding Reality/Competition Program - Nominee
2006 Emmy: Outstanding Reality/Competition Program - Nominee
2003 Emmy: Outstanding Reality/Competition Program - Nominee
2004 Emmy: Outstanding Reality/Competition Program - Nominee
2007 Emmy: Outstanding Reality/Competition Program - Nominee
College:
Southern University, Baton Rouge, LA (BA in Music and Psychology, 1979)

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