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Daniel "Danny" Keough (born November 6, 1964) is a musician and actor. He is widely known for being the first husband of Elvis Presley's daughter Lisa Marie Presley and remained friends with her until her death in January 2023.[1]

Early life and career

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Keough was born in Chicago, IL on November 6, 1964.[1]After marrying Lisa Marie Presley in 1988, he worked at Mad Hatter Studios.[1]

In 2019, he acted in the film The Lodge.[1]

In the early 2000's Keough was a bass guitar player in Presley's band, and also served as her musical mentor.[2][3]

Keough has music credits on two TV films from the year 2000, Cabin by the Lake and The Darkling.[1]

Personal life

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Marriage to Lisa Marie Presley

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Keough married Presley at the Church of Scientology in Hollywood on October 3, 1988.[4] Keough is a Scientologist, and met Lisa at the Scientology Celebrity Centre.[5][6][7][8][9] The couple had dated for three years before marriage.[10] Keough and Presley spent a three-month honeymoon on a cruise in the Caribbean, on a yacht owned by Church of Scientology, the SMV Freewinds.[11][12][13] Scientology publicists stated that they were accompanied on the ship by Scientology celebrities including musician Chick Corea, and Olympic gymnast Charles Lakes.[11][14]

Children

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Lisa Marie has stated that she had an abortion the first time she got pregnant with Keough's baby and that it was the stupidest thing she has ever done.[15][16] She broke up with Keough soon after, but devastated with the abortion, she wanted another kid and she plotted a scheme to follow Keough to a cruise ship where he was performing to get together with him and get pregnant again.[15] The plan worked and soon they had their first kid Danielle Riley Keough born in 1989 and Benjamin Storm Keough born in 1992.[6][7][17][18] Benjamin was delivered according to a Church of Scientology practice called "Silent birth".[19][20]

In a 2003 interview with The Commercial Appeal, Presley commented on reports that she and Keough were planning to remarry: "Danny is my best friend, always has been, always will be. I love him unconditionally, but we are not together. It's not like that."[21]

Benjamin Keough died on July 12, 2020, at the age of 27 in Calabasas, California, from a self-inflicted gunshot wound. The Los Angeles County Medical Examiner's Office listed his death as a suicide.[22]

Divorce

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Presley announced she was ending her marriage to Keough in April 1994, and the couple divorced on May 3, 1994, in the Dominican Republic.[17][23][24][25][26][27] At the time of the divorce, Presley stated "Danny and I will always love each other. However, friendship was more suitable for us than marriage. We have two wonderful children and we plan to have joint custody of them."[28][29] In 1994, Keough said he would seek custody of his children with Presley, due to child molestation charges against Michael Jackson, who Presley married after their divorce.[30]

After their divorce Lisa Marie Presley still regarded Keough as a close friend,[31][32] and remained good friends until her death in January 2023.[33]

Keough and Presley became closer after Presley divorced Michael Jackson.[34][35][36][37] Keough's younger brother Thomas Keough had been an official witness at Presley's marriage to Michael Jackson.[27]

Filmography

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References

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  1. ^ a b c d e f Brenker, Abby (2022-01-08). "Horror Review: The Lodge (2019)". Lunatics Project. Retrieved 2024-10-17.
  2. ^ Varga, George (May 11, 2003). "Don't be cruel: Lisa Marie Presley is ready to make a mark of her own". The San Diego Union-Tribune. Union-Tribune Publishing Co. p. F-1.
  3. ^ Ellis, Bill (April 24, 2005). "Lisa Marie's most at home with herself – Performing her own material sheds light on Elvis and all that". The Commercial Appeal. The Commercial Appeal, Memphis, TN. p. A1.
  4. ^ Staff (June 1, 1989). "People Column: Lisa Marie Presley". St. Louis Post-Dispatch. p. 2A.
  5. ^ Tobin, Thomas C. (July 29, 1997). "Mansion for Lisa Marie – The King's daughter now calls Clearwater home". St. Petersburg Times. p. 1A.
  6. ^ a b Bracewell, Michael (June 7, 2003). "Moving on From Memphis". The Guardian.
  7. ^ a b Staff (June 14, 2003). "Memphis belle". Illawarra Mercury. Illawarra Newspapers Holdings Pty Limited. p. 4.
  8. ^ Wansell, Geoffrey (February 7, 2002). "Lisa craves love, but no man can match Elvis; Presley's little girl ditched her latest lover, Nicolas Cage?". The Evening Standard. Archived from the original on January 23, 2015. Retrieved January 23, 2015 – via HighBeam Business.
  9. ^ Leiby, Richard N. (August 4, 1994). "Harmonic Conversion?: Ex-Scientologists Speculate on Why Michael and Lisa Wed". The Washington Post. p. C1. Retrieved 2008-03-01.
  10. ^ Staff (October 6, 1988). "Elvis' Daughter Marries Musician". Seattle Post-Intelligencer. p. A3.
  11. ^ a b Conconi, Chuck (October 11, 1988). "Personalities". The Washington Post. p. D3.
  12. ^ Staff (June 1, 1989). "People Column". St. Louis Post-Dispatch. p. 2A.
  13. ^ Conconi, Chuck (October 11, 1988). "Personalities". The Washington Post.
  14. ^ Greenwalt, Frank (October 12, 1988). "People – Band Thinks Boss Needs a Handout". Daily News of Los Angeles. p. N18.
  15. ^ a b "Lisa Marie Presley Calls Abortion She Had While Dating Danny Keough 'Stupidest Thing I've Ever Done'". People.com. Retrieved 2024-10-10.
  16. ^ Mills, Lauren (2024-10-10). "Lisa Marie Presley and Danny Keough: Their relationship uncovered". New Idea. Retrieved 2024-10-17.
  17. ^ a b Froelich, Paula; Brad Hunter (November 28, 2002). "Inside Shocking Split – Religion, Elvis Doomed Nick and Lisa Marie". New York Post. p. 9.
  18. ^ Weekes, Julia Ann (July 13, 2003). "'LIGHTS OUT'; Lisa Marie Presley shows dark side of life on new CD". New Hampshire Sunday News. Union Leader Corp.
  19. ^ Associated Press (October 28, 1992). "Elvis's Heir". The Commercial Appeal. The Commercial Appeal, Memphis, TN. p. A2.
  20. ^ Gonzalez, Christian (October 24, 1992). "College gives Bailey a break". Austin American-Statesman. p. A22.
  21. ^ Lollar, Michael (April 4, 2003). "Lisa Marie Presley's 'Very Proud of Who I Am, Where I Come From'". The Commercial Appeal. The Commercial Appeal, Memphis, TN. p. A1.
  22. ^ Roberto, Melissa (July 14, 2020). "Benjamin Keough's death ruled a suicide by gunshot wound". Fox News. Archived from the original on July 15, 2020. Retrieved July 16, 2020.
  23. ^ Staff; Associated Press (August 2, 1994). "It's true: Jackson, Presley are wed". Houston Chronicle. p. 1.
  24. ^ Staff (January 21, 1996). "News Lite – Presley Seeing Ex-Hubby". Daily News of Los Angeles. p. N6.
  25. ^ Staff (November 2, 2006). "Integrity is Lisa Marie Presley's mantra". Reno Gazette-Journal. pp. 9H.
  26. ^ Benza, A.J.; Don Gentile, New York Daily News (January 21, 1996). "Lisa Marie may return to ex-hubby Presley watchers say Elvis' daughter has been spotted with guitarist Danny Keough". Mobile Register. p. A2.
  27. ^ a b Leiby, Richard N. (The Washington Post) (August 12, 1994). "What's Scientology Got To Do With It?". St. Louis Post-Dispatch. p. 1H.
  28. ^ Semien, John (April 29, 1994). "Lisa Marie, husband seek divorce". The Commercial Appeal. The Commercial Appeal, Memphis, TN. pp. A17.
  29. ^ Sullivan, Paul (August 4, 1994). "Lisa Marie's mom & ex-husband are All Shook Up about the kids". Boston Herald. p. 15.
  30. ^ Staff (August 3, 1994). "Kup's Column". Chicago Sun-Times. Chicago Sun-Times, Inc. p. 58.
  31. ^ Hilburn, Robert (April 6, 2003). "POP MUSIC; A name for herself; Fear and family kept Lisa Marie Presley away from the microphone – until now". Los Angeles Times. p. E35.
  32. ^ Bream, Jon (August 8, 2003). "Daddy's girl – Lisa Marie Presley finally enters the family business: rock 'n' roll". Star Tribune. Star Tribune: Newspaper of the Twin Cities. p. 1E.
  33. ^ Treza, Jenel (2024-10-09). "Who is Danny Keough? What we know about Riley Keough's father amid late mom's memoir'". www.soapcentral.com. Retrieved 2024-10-17.
  34. ^ Alexander, Wiley (September 22, 1996). "Guess who Lisa Marie is planning to marry?". San Antonio Express-News. p. 2.
  35. ^ Nelso, Eric; From Wire Reports (September 21, 1996). "People". The Dallas Morning News. p. 2A.
  36. ^ Bowden, Robert; Knight-Ridder Newspapers (September 20, 1996). "Heartbreak Hotel, revisited". The Tampa Tribune. The Tribune Co. p. 2.
  37. ^ Schoemer, Karen, Newsweek (January 23, 1996). "Jackson-Presley Split Alters the Guessing Game". Tulsa World. World Publishing Co. p. D3.{{cite news}}: CS1 maint: multiple names: authors list (link)
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