- Adopted his ex-wife's, Kimberly Anne Scott, other daughter with another man. Her name is Whitney (b. April 16, 2002).
- In his interview with Anderson Cooper on 60 Minutes (1968), he admitted he does not allow the same amount of profanity he uses in his songs in his house.
- Has custody of his niece Alaina Marie Scott, Lainie for short. Lainie and his daughter Hailie Jade Mathers have been brought up together and are considered sisters and he refers to both as his daughters. Lainie was mentioned in the song Mockingbird on the "Encore" album.
- Adopted niece, Alaina Marie Scott, giving her his last name.
- Has said that he would like his daughter, Hailie Jade Mathers, to become an actress.
- Failed the 9th grade three times until finally dropping out. He said that he was not stupid [which is evident from interviews and his obvious success], but said that he lacked an interest in school. All he wanted to do was rap.
- Is the best selling artist of the 2000s decade.
- On March 23, 2003 his song "Lose Yourself" from the film 8 Mile (2002) became the first rap song to win an Academy Award. He was not in attendance, and one of the song's co-writers, Luis Resto, accepted the Oscar on his behalf.
- Favorite movie of all time is Scarface (1983).
- Often collaborates with Rihanna because he feels they have similar personalities.
- 3rd January 2001: Album, "The Marshall Mathers LP", nominated for 4 Grammy awards at The 43rd Annual Grammy Awards (2001), including: Album of the Year, Best Rap Album, Best Rap Solo Performance and Best Rap Performance by a Duo or Group for the track, "Forget About Dre", with Dr. Dre.
- He has sold over 65 million records worldwide (February 2006).
- Wanted to be a comic book artist when he was a kid.
- The Eminem Show has sold more than eight million albums
- The name 'Eminem' came from his initials M(arshall) M(athers).
- Has a half sister and a half brother on his dad's side; Sarah and Michael Mathers.
- Spoofs his character from 8 Mile (2002) in his music video "Just lose it"
- Announced that he isn't retiring from the hip hop industry, but is taking a break to focus on his family. (August 2005)
- The only white person to ever be on the cover of "The Source" and "XXL" magazines.
- To help support his mother, young Marshall worked as a short-order cook at a Michigan family restaurant called Gilbert's Lodge
- January 2008 - Released from a Detroit hospital after being rushed there during Christmas 2007. His publicist attributed this to a bout with pneumonia.
- At the 1997 Rap Olympics in Los Angeles, he came in second.
- He has had an operation on his knee, which led to his awkward stance at numerous performances.
- Made $29,000,000 in 2002 with The Eminem Show LP, as the CEO of Shady Records, and the Anger Managment Tour '02.
- Created his own fashion line called Shady Limited.
- In 1999, his mother sued him for about $10 million for defamation on The Slim Shady LP and received $1,600 in damages in 2001.
- Has a younger half-brother called Nathan (his mother's son from a later marriage), born in 1986.
- In his 2004 song, "Like Toy Soldiers", he stated he no longer wants to argue with Ja Rule and other members of Murder Inc.
- His maternal grandmother Betty Hixson was married five times. He is her grandson from her first marriage.
- Cuts his own hair.
- His album "Recovery" was the best-selling album in the US in 2010.
- Has his own record company called Shady Records
- Admitted on 60 Minutes (1968) that he would never have imagined writing lyrics about helping others before he became sober (based on his song, "Not Afraid on Recovery").
- Got joint custody of daughter Hailie Jade Mathers. (2001)
- Won a Juno Award (Canada's Grammy Awards) for International Album of the Year.
- Was the only guest artist appearing on Jay-Z's album, "The Blueprint."
- Ranked #6 on VH1's 50 Greatest Hip Hop Artists.
- His estimated net worth is $160 million.
- Eddie Guzelian, a producer on the hit Disney Channel TV show, American Dragon: Jake Long (2005), wrote in his blog, for the show, that the character of Jake's little sister was named after Hailie, Eminem's daughter. Eddie is a big Eminem fan and was actually listening to one of his albums while creating the character.
- Filed for divorce less than 3 months after re-marrying his ex-wife Kimberly Anne Scott.
- His 2000 album, "The Marshall Mathers LP", sold 1.76 million copies in the first week of release in the U.S., a record for a solo artist.
- Dr. Dre is Eminem's mentor.
- He is a big fan of Elvis Presley and often references him in his songs.
- Released Recovery in which he expresses his disappointment in his last album. Recovery received overall positive reviews. (June 2010)
- Hired young actress, Karli Filips, twice to portray his daughter, Hailie Jade Mathers, in his music videos for Eminem: Lose Yourself (2002) and Eminem: Like Toy Soldiers (2004). When they shot the "Toy Soldiers" video, Eminem had to be reminded Karli had played his daughter once before.
- (December 25, 1995) Daughter Hailie Jade Mathers with ex-wife Kimberly Anne Scott is born.
- Son of Marshall Bruce Mathers Jr. and wife Deborah R. Nelson (later remarried).
- Has a tattoo of his daughter Hailie Jade Mathers on his right lower shoulder.
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