Michael Lohan Explained

Michael Lohan
Birth Name:Michael John Lohan
Birth Date:25 April 1960
Birth Place:Syosset, New York, U.S.
Occupation:Television personality
Yearsactive:2008–present
Children:7, including Lindsay and Aliana Lohan

Michael John Lohan (; born April 25, 1960) is an American television personality, best known as the father of actress Lindsay Lohan.

Early life

Michael Lohan is the oldest of four children born to Marilyn (née Desiderio) (1942-2020)[1] [2] and Richard Lohan (1937-2008).[3] [4] He has Irish and Italian ancestry.[5]

Career

At age 20, Lohan became a Wall Street trader on the floor of the commodity exchange.

In 2021, Lohan co-hosts a weekly radio show covering topics of addiction recovery on KPRC 950 AM in Houston, Texas.[6]

Personal life

Lohan married Dina,[7] a former singer and dancer,[8] on November 2, 1985. Dina and Michael Lohan have four children: daughters Lindsay (b. July 2, 1986)[9] and Aliana (b. December 22, 1993),[10] and sons Michael, Jr. (b. 1988)[11] and Dakota "Cody" (b. June 16, 1996).[12] The parents separated when their daughter Lindsay was three, and later reunited.[13] Dina filed for divorce on January 18, 2005.[14] In August 2007, the former couple announced a final divorce settlement had been reached, with the divorce scheduled to be finalized three months later. Dina was granted custody of their two youngest children, Ali and Cody.[15] [16]

On June 30, 2008, Lohan submitted a DNA sample for a paternity test after a Montana massage therapist, Kristi Kaufmann Horn, stated she was intimately involved with Michael in 1995 while he was separated from Dina, and fathered her daughter, Ashley Horn (b. 1995).[17] The paternity results were revealed as positive during his appearance on Trisha where Lohan reunited with Kaufmann while meeting Horn for the first time.[18]

Lohan and former tabloid reporter Kate Major became engaged over Easter weekend in 2010.[19] They later broke up, but their continued relationship, which was marked by conflict, was depicted in the fifth season of the VH1 reality TV series Celebrity Rehab with Dr. Drew,[20] [21] [22] which documented Lohan's rehabilitation for alcoholism, which he said began in 1982.[23] [24] Lohan says that although he had not done cocaine in six years at this point (a "culture" to which he says he succumbed while working on Wall Street), "Drinking always led to coke. Always." He also discussed how he was affected by the verbal abuse and alcoholism of his father,[25] [26] who had recently died of stomach cancer.[26]

It was also revealed on Celebrity Rehab that Lohan had been diagnosed with left main cardiac disease. Although Lohan had previously had a blockage in his right coronary artery, the blockage at his left main coronary artery placed Lohan at high risk for a cardiac event, and required him to avoid stress and anger.[22]

In 2011, Lohan lived in West Hollywood, California.[21] As of February 2014, Lohan lived in Boca Raton, Florida[27] [28] with his wife Kate, whom he married in October 2014,[29] and their sons, Landon Major Lohan (b. January 30, 2013)[30] and Logan Michael Lohan (b. December 31, 2014).[31] Prior to moving to Boca Raton, he lived in Fort Lauderdale and at the Tahitian Inn in Tampa.[28] [32]

Lohan and his wife lost custody of both their children in November 2015.[33] In December 2015, Kate filed for legal separation from Lohan.

In June 2022, Lohan lives in the Houston, Texas area.[34]

Legal issues

In 1990, Lohan was investigated for insider trading and convicted of criminal contempt of court. He was sentenced to three years in jail in Nassau County, and was released in 1993 on five years' probation. During this time, his daughter Lindsay had started modeling for the Ford Models agency and was starring in commercials.[35] [36]

In 1997, Lohan was arrested when he violated his probation after flying to Napa, California to visit Lindsay, who had been hospitalized for an asthma attack that occurred during the filming of The Parent Trap. He subsequently served a year in prison.[25]

After Lindsay became a movie star, tensions arose in the family. This conflict came to a head on May 23, 2004 when he and Dina's youngest brother, Matt Sullivan, got into a fistfight outside Lohan’s Long Island home during a first communion party for their son Dakota. Lohan was charged with attempted assault and, while awaiting sentencing, was involved in a car accident that led to his being charged with driving under the influence of alcohol and aggravated unlicensed operation of a motor vehicle. While in prison, he took up singing and songwriting, as well as correspondence courses for Teen Challenge, a faith-based sobriety program.[25] [13] [14] Michael and Dina Lohan separated again later that year.[15] [16] Lohan was later arrested on June 29 after allegedly leaving a Long Island hotel where he had rented several suites without paying his $3,800 bill, and faced assault charges in Manhattan for allegedly swearing at a sanitation worker and punching the worker in the face after the worker's truck blocked his car. On January 19, 2005, Dina's spokesperson confirmed that she had filed for divorce.[14]

Lohan was released from prison in March 2007 after serving a two-and-a-half-year sentence in the Collins Correctional Facility.[37] He subsequently took up residence in a Teen Challenge center in West Babylon, New York, and underwent training to become a minister, though to be ordained requires his parole to end.[25]

He subsequently worked as an actor and counselor with the Long Island Teen Challenge rehabilitation program.[37] He has also been involved in various television proposals, including the Michael Lohan Reality Project, a 2007 series produced by Frozen Pictures, which followed his life, work and efforts to reconnect with his daughter and family.[38]

On October 25, 2011, Lohan was arrested in a suspected domestic violence incident in Tampa, Florida, involving his on-again, off-again girlfriend, Kate Major. Lohan was released from custody on $5,000 bail and ordered to have no further contact with Major. On October 27, 2011, he was again in police custody after contacting Major by phone.[39] [40] [41] [42] After being subsequently released from a Tampa hospital October 28, 2011, and taken to Falkenburg Road Jail, Lohan was denied bail the next day.[43]

In April 2021, Lohan was arrested in Palm Beach County for illegal patient brokering stemming from illegal kickbacks he was alleged to have received by steering people towards specific treatment centers he was affiliated with. He was later convicted and in June 2022 sentenced to four years of probation.

Filmography

Film

Year Title Character
2008 Horrorween Chindows Exec
2008 The Deed To Hell Interviewed Celebrity
2011 Wanna Be Me! Angel Lohan

Television

All television appearances are of self.

Year Title Episode
2009 The Real Housewives of Atlanta 1 episode
2010 Hannity July 8, 2010
2010 Larry King Live July 20, 2010
2010 The Gossip Queens 1.22
2011 Celebrity Rehab with Dr. Drew 10 episodes
2011 The Early Show January 3, 2011
2011 ABC News Nightline February 17, 2011
2012 Sergio's Blog Celebrity Boxing 36: Michelle 'Bombshell' Mcgee
2012 Dr. Drew's Lifechangers Michael Lohan Part 2
2012 Judge Alex November 2, 2012
2012 Celebridate Michael Lohan
2013 The Test The Lohans Revealed
2012/2013 Trisha Liars Exposed! Are You Cheating and Stealing from Me?/Michael Lohan
Trisha Exclusive: Is Lindsay Lohan My Sister?
2014 Lindsay Part Two
2016 Family Therapy with Dr. Jenn 10 episodes

Notes and References

  1. Web site: Fazan, Sarina . November 11, 2011 . Lindsay Lohan's dad gets support in court from a reality housewife . ABC Action News . August 11, 2012 . https://web.archive.org/web/20120921014957/http://www.abcactionnews.com/dpp/news/region_tampa/lindsay-lohan's-dad-gets-support-in-court-from-a-real-reality-housewife . September 21, 2012 . dead .
  2. Web site: Lindsay Lohan's dad pops off at his ex . . April 14, 2008.
  3. Web site: Lohan Grandfather Dies . Contact Music . August 29, 2008.
  4. Web site: Dirmann, Tina . Finn, Natalie . August 29, 2008 . Lindsay Loses Grandfather, Calls for Family Peace . E! Online.
  5. Web site: Carry, Robert . June 9, 2010 . Lindsay Lohan is Irish? Really? . Joe.ie . September 27, 2012 . https://web.archive.org/web/20101202113116/http://joe.ie/joe-life/paddies-to-call-our-own-2/lindsay-lohan-is-irish-really-005017-1 . December 2, 2010 . dead .
  6. Web site: Relevant Recovery Radio iHeart.
  7. Fischler, Marcelle S. (October 22, 2006). "For Lohan Matriarch, Like Daughter, Like Mother". The New York Times.
  8. Web site: Lindsay Lohan biography . . March 19, 2010 . dead . https://web.archive.org/web/20120427161919/http://www.thebiographychannel.co.uk/biographies/lindsay-lohan.html . April 27, 2012 .
  9. Profiles of Tom Cruise, Lindsay Lohan, Michael Caine . CNN People in the News . People in the News . CNN . July 2, 2005 . Lindsay Morgan Lohan's life began on July 2, 1986. . https://web.archive.org/web/20110629132204/http://transcripts.cnn.com/TRANSCRIPTS/0507/02/pitn.01.html . June 29, 2011 . live .
  10. Ali Lohan . TV Guide. November 8, 2015 . https://web.archive.org/web/20151122091929/http://www.tvguide.com/celebrities/ali-lohan/tv-listings/294282/ . November 22, 2015 . dead .
  11. Book: Croft, Ally . https://books.google.com/books?id=XOMzAgAAQBAJ&q=Michael+Lohan+Jr.+born+1987&pg=PT131 . The Lindsay Lohan Story. Lindsay Lohan Timeline. 9781409136378 . Orion. 2012. 1987 : Michal Jr is born. .
  12. Web site: Grateful for another year..... https://ghostarchive.org/iarchive/s/instagram/BVbBZinDSg2 . 2021-12-24 . limited. June 16, 2017. May 3, 2020. Thank you for all the kind birthday wishes ... #21. Dakota Lohan verified Instagram account.
  13. News: Lohan parents' divorce heats up on Long Island . . . August 6, 2007 . https://web.archive.org/web/20150212211751/http://www.today.com/id/20152244/ . February 12, 2015 . live. June 6, 2020 .
  14. News: Lindsay Lohan's Mother Files for Divorce . . Associated Press . January 19, 2005 . https://web.archive.org/web/20150825200908/http://www.foxnews.com/story/2005/01/19/lindsay-lohan-mother-files-for-divorce.html . August 25, 2015 . live. June 6, 2020. Additional WebCitation archive, October 13, 2016.
  15. News: Lohan case illustrates flawed state system . Thomas, Katie. August 10, 2007 . Newsday.
  16. News: Lohan's parents end divorce row . August 19, 2007 . August 18, 2007 . BBC News . February 12, 2015 . https://web.archive.org/web/20150212191810/http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/entertainment/6953075.stm . live.
  17. Crowley, Kieran, and Jeane MacIntosh. "Lohan's Shock 'Sister Act' - Lindsay's Dad's DNA Drama". New York Post. July 1, 2008. WebCitation archive.
  18. News: D'Zurilla. Christie . November 15, 2012. Michael Lohan: DNA test confirms 17-year-old is his daughter. Los Angeles Times. June 6, 2020. March 6, 2016. https://web.archive.org/web/20160306045818/http://articles.latimes.com/2012/nov/15/entertainment/la-et-mg-michael-lohan-love-child-dna-test-20121115 . live.
  19. Web site: Caplan . David . April 6, 2010 . Lindsay Lohan's Father Engaged to Kate Major . . Michael Lohan, who turns 50 on April 25. June 6, 2020. October 13, 2012 . https://web.archive.org/web/20121013082440/http://www.people.com/people/article/0,,20358625,00.htm . live .
  20. Wreckage from the Past. Celebrity Rehab with Dr. Drew. VH1. July 24, 2011. 5. 5.
  21. Family Weekend. Celebrity Rehab with Dr. Drew. VH1. July 31, 2011. 5. 6.
  22. The Trouble With Loved Ones. Celebrity Rehab with Dr. Drew. VH1. August 7, 2011. 5. 7.
  23. Ward, Kate. "'Celebrity Rehab': Michael Lohan, Amy Fisher, Bai Ling join season 5". Entertainment Weekly. March 3, 2011
  24. Chambers, Lisa. "Guilty as Charged!". TV Guide. June 20, 2011, page 27
  25. News: Morgan. Spencer. The Parent Trap. The New York Observer. August 14, 2007. https://web.archive.org/web/20150825205613/http://observer.com/2007/08/the-parent-trap-2/3/. August 25, 2015. dead. August 25, 2015. Pages 2,, and archived, by necessity, separately. Marriage date on p.2
  26. Intake. Celebrity Rehab with Dr. Drew. VH1. June 26, 2011. 5. 1.
  27. http://www.wpbf.com/news/south-florida/911-call-cops-visit-michael-lohans-home-in-boca-raton/24538910 "911 Call: Cops visit Michael Lohan's home in Boca Raton"
  28. News: Funcheon. Deidra . February 19, 2013 . Michael Lohan Is Publishing Memoir, Has Moved to Boca . . March 11, 2014. live. https://web.archive.org/web/20140311105719/http://blogs.browardpalmbeach.com/pulp/2013/02/michael_lohan_lindsay_lohan_memoir_book.php.
  29. Web site: Boardman . Madeline . Michael Lohan Married to Kate Major: Lindsay Lohan's Father Weds Again. . November 25, 2014 . October 13, 2016. May 13, 2016. https://web.archive.org/web/20160513112743/http://www.usmagazine.com/celebrity-news/news/michael-lohan-married-to-kate-major-lindsay-lohans-father-weds-again-20142511. live.
  30. News: Michael Lohan and Kate Major Welcome Baby Boy—Find Out Lindsay Lohan's Little Brother's Name. Bruna. Nessif. . January 30, 2014. November 25, 2014. March 14, 2014. https://web.archive.org/web/20140314192430/http://www.eonline.com/news/383546/michael-lohan-and-kate-major-welcome-baby-boy-find-out-lindsay-lohan-s-little-brother-s-name. live.
  31. Web site: Webber . Stephanie . Brown . Brody . Kate Major Gives Birth, Welcomes Baby Boy Logan With Michael Lohan . Us Weekly . December 31, 2012 . November 4, 2015 . May 13, 2016 . https://web.archive.org/web/20160513114637/http://www.usmagazine.com/celebrity-moms/news/kate-major-gives-birth-welcomes-baby-boy-logan-with-michael-lohan-20143112 . live . Additional archive, October 13, 2016.
  32. Web site: Byrne . Laura . October 25, 2011 . Michael Lohan arrested on domestic violence charges in Tampa . . Tampa / St. Petersburg, Florida . https://archive.today/20240527043646/https://www.webcitation.org/6ULwc4IUf?url=http://archive.wtsp.com/rss/article/217131/10/Tampa-Police--Lindsay-Lohans-dad-arrested-on-domestic-violence-charges . May 27, 2024 . live .
  33. Web site: Michael Lohan, Kate Major Lose Custody of Kids . . October 13, 2016. October 13, 2016. https://web.archive.org/web/20161013154954/http://www.tmz.com/2015/11/03/michael-lohan-kate-major-lose-custody-of-kids/ . live.
  34. Web site: II . Julius Whigham . Michael Lohan, father of 'Mean Girls' star Lindsay Lohan, gets probation for patient brokering . 2023-03-14 . The Palm Beach Post . en-US.
  35. News: Lindsay Lohan Biography. People . https://web.archive.org/web/20100729184701/http://www.people.com/people/lindsay_lohan/biography . July 29, 2010 . dead . January 31, 2010.
  36. News: Lindsay Lohan: Biography. Rolling Stone. December 19, 2012.
  37. News: Lohan's dad makes peace offering . . . July 30, 2007 . October 13, 2016 . 2016-03-01 . https://web.archive.org/web/20160301214823/http://usatoday30.usatoday.com/life/people/2007-07-30-lohan-divorce_N.htm . live . Additional archive, October 13, 2016.
  38. Web site: Dirmann. Tina. Michael Lohan's Reality Check. E! News. November 7, 2007. October 13, 2016. October 21, 2012. https://web.archive.org/web/20121021042417/http://www.eonline.com/news/56679/michael-lohan-s-reality-check. live.
  39. Web site: Lindsay Lohan's dad granted bail, released. CNN. October 27, 2011. October 13, 2016. August 27, 2016. https://web.archive.org/web/20160827231459/http://edition.cnn.com/2011/10/26/showbiz/lohan-father-released/. live.
  40. News: D'Zurilla. Christie. Michael Lohan arrested on domestic abuse charges in Florida. Los Angeles Times. October 25, 2011. October 13, 2016. August 28, 2016. https://web.archive.org/web/20160828011714/http://latimesblogs.latimes.com/gossip/2011/10/michael-lohan-arrested-domestic-abuse-kate-major-florida.html. live.
  41. Web site: Michael Lohan Arrested Again, Tries to Flee Cops by Jumping Off Balcony. ABC News. October 27, 2011. October 13, 2016. October 28, 2011 . https://web.archive.org/web/20111028093324/https://abcnews.go.com/blogs/entertainment/2011/10/michael-lohan-arrested-again-tries-to-flee-cops-by-jumping-off-balcony/. live.
  42. News: Boyle. Christina. Michael Lohan arrested again just hours after release from jail on domestic violence charges. Daily News. New York City. October 27, 2011. June 6, 2020. March 21, 2016 . https://web.archive.org/web/20160321084900/http://www.nydailynews.com/entertainment/gossip/michael-lohan-arrested-time-days-jumps-hotel-balcony-attempt-flee-police-article-1.968200. live.
  43. News: Clark. Michelle L. . Michael Lohan denied bond at first appearance. . Tampa, Florida. October 29, 2011. October 31, 2011 . https://web.archive.org/web/20111031153600/http://www.abcactionnews.com/dpp/news/region_tampa/michael-lohan-denied-bond-at-first-appearance.