Lisa Marie Presley
Father: Elvis, “King of Rock ‘n’ Roll”
Age: 34
Relationship: Remains devoted to father, despite his checkered reputation.
Current challenge: Marriage to Nicolas Cage, who dressed like her father for “Honeymoon in Vegas.”
Key moment: In 1997, at the tribute concert marking the 20th anniversary of Elvis’ death, Lisa performed a video duet with her father, singing “Don’t Cry Daddy.”
Michael Jackson: Was married to him
(Cage is her third husband.)
Relevant quote: “[My father’s] fame also brought with it a harsh kind of scrutiny and judgment that no one should ever have to experience.”
Lisa Madigan
Father: Michael, “King of Illinois House”
Age: 36
Relationship: Remains devoted to father despite “serious allegations” (her words) against him.
Current challenge: Running for Illinois Attorney General against Joseph Birkett, a lawyer, just like her father.
Key moment: In March 2002, she denied charges that Illinois House Speaker Michael Madigan was strong-arming unions, interest groups and fellow Democrats to back her candidacy for attorney general.
Michael Jackson: Was never married to him (reportedly engaged to Patrick Byrnes, a professional cartoonist).
Relevant quote: “If there is evidence of wrongdoing, prosecutions should be done . . . even if it involves my father.”
