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07-27-2012, 06:22 PM
If cousin TJ [[Tito Joseph, after his father and grandfather) remains their custodian for some time, at least he has parenting chops: three kids with wife Frances, whom he married in 2007. He also seems to have had a relatively normal upbringing, by Jackson standards.
In a 1995 People interview, big brother Taj Jackson said: "My mom made sure that we had a real childhood, with birthday parties, baseball, family outings, all that stuff." Mom was Delores Martes Jackson, who was murdered by a boyfriend in 1994, a year after she divorced Tito.
Despite TJ, Taj and brother Taryll's interest in the family business, Delores, who was born in New York to Dominican parents, shielded her kids from plunging in too young. "She saw what the Jacksons had to endure to be successful," Tito told People. "She knew how dedicated the boys would have to become."
Instead, the boys pursued sports and earned membership in the National Honor Society at L.A.'s Buckley School, according to People. [[TJ's notable girlfriend from the era? Kim Kardashian, whom he dated when he was 17 and she was 15.)
Another family member who steered the brothers' childhoods and careers was Uncle Michael. "He's been here for us since day one, whether helping with school or problems with friends," Taryll told People. "He's like a third parent to us."
Taj and Taryll Jackson attended Loyola Marymount University. Taryll was the first Jackson to go to college.
The boys eventually banded together to form a R&B/pop group, 3T, releasing an album in 1995, Brotherhood. Michael sang on the single Why. 3T reunited to perform the song last October at the Michael Forever Tribute Concert in Cardiff, Wales. TJ recently tweeted that he and his brothers were back in the studio, recording a new 3T album, according to Yahoo! Music.
Contributing: Lorena Blas
In a 1995 People interview, big brother Taj Jackson said: "My mom made sure that we had a real childhood, with birthday parties, baseball, family outings, all that stuff." Mom was Delores Martes Jackson, who was murdered by a boyfriend in 1994, a year after she divorced Tito.
Despite TJ, Taj and brother Taryll's interest in the family business, Delores, who was born in New York to Dominican parents, shielded her kids from plunging in too young. "She saw what the Jacksons had to endure to be successful," Tito told People. "She knew how dedicated the boys would have to become."
Instead, the boys pursued sports and earned membership in the National Honor Society at L.A.'s Buckley School, according to People. [[TJ's notable girlfriend from the era? Kim Kardashian, whom he dated when he was 17 and she was 15.)
Another family member who steered the brothers' childhoods and careers was Uncle Michael. "He's been here for us since day one, whether helping with school or problems with friends," Taryll told People. "He's like a third parent to us."
Taj and Taryll Jackson attended Loyola Marymount University. Taryll was the first Jackson to go to college.
The boys eventually banded together to form a R&B/pop group, 3T, releasing an album in 1995, Brotherhood. Michael sang on the single Why. 3T reunited to perform the song last October at the Michael Forever Tribute Concert in Cardiff, Wales. TJ recently tweeted that he and his brothers were back in the studio, recording a new 3T album, according to Yahoo! Music.
Contributing: Lorena Blas