# Danny Keough

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.

## Early life and career

Keough was born in Chicago, IL on November 6, 1964.After marrying Lisa Marie Presley in 1988, he worked at Mad Hatter Studios.
In 2019, he acted in the film The Lodge.
In the early 2000's Keough was a bass guitar player in Presley's band, and also served as her musical mentor.
Keough has music credits on two TV films from the year 2000, Cabin by the Lake and The Darkling.

## Personal life
### Marriage to Lisa Marie Presley

Keough married Presley at the Church of Scientology in Hollywood on October 3, 1988. Keough is a Scientologist, and met Lisa at the Scientology Celebrity Centre. The couple had dated for three years before marriage. 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. Scientology publicists stated that they were accompanied on the ship by Scientology celebrities including musician Chick Corea, and Olympic gymnast Charles Lakes.

#### Children

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. 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. The plan worked and soon they had their first kid Danielle Riley Keough born in 1989 and Benjamin Storm Keough born in 1992. Benjamin was delivered according to a Church of Scientology practice called "Silent birth".
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."
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.

### Divorce

Presley announced she was ending her marriage to Keough in April 1994, and the couple divorced on May 3, 1994, in the Dominican Republic. 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." 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.
After their divorce Lisa Marie Presley still regarded Keough as a close friend, and remained good friends until her death in January 2023.
Keough and Presley became closer after Presley divorced Michael Jackson. Keough's younger brother Thomas Keough had been an official witness at Presley's marriage to Michael Jackson.

## Filmography

* 2019, The Lodge, Aaron Marshall