Benjamin Keough: 5 Things About Lisa Marie Presley’s Son, 27, Who Died 2 Years Before Her

• Benjamin Keough was the lone lad of Lisa Marie Presley and her ex-husband Danny Keough
• He had an uncanny resemblance to his grandfather, Elvis Presley
• Benjamin died from a self-inflicted gunshot coiled astatine the property of 27 successful 2020

Lisa Marie Presley died from a fatal cardiac apprehension astatine the property of 54 connected January 12, 2023, lone 5 months aft penning a heartbreaking effort connected grief pursuing the decease of her only son, Benjamin Keough, who passed distant from termination 2 years earlier. “I’ve dealt with death, grief and nonaccomplishment since the property of 9 years old. I’ve had much than anyone’s just stock of it successful my beingness and somehow, I’ve made it this far,” Lisa Marie wrote, per People, referencing the decease of her father, stone icon Elvis Presley. “But this one, the decease of my beautiful, beauteous son? No. Just nary … nary no nary no …” The connection ended connected a much hopeful note, however, with Lisa Marie revealing she is moving done the pain. With her death, however, Lisa Marie’s remaining children — Riley Keough and twins Harper and Finley Lockwood — have present had to restart the grieving process.

Benjamin is seen with his parent Lisa Marie Presley. (Shutterstock)

In July 2020, Benjamin was recovered dormant successful the Los Angeles suburb of Calabasas. At the time, Lisa Marie’s rep told HollywoodLife that “she is wholly heartbroken , inconsolable and beyond devastated but trying to enactment beardown for her 11 twelvemonth aged twins and her oldest girl Riley.” The rep added, “She adored that boy. He was the emotion of her life.” The young man’s decease would beryllium ruled a termination aft helium changeable himself successful the chest. Find retired much astir Lisa Marie’s son, below.

He comes from a celebrated family

Benjamin is the lad of Lisa, 52, and her ex-husband Danny Keough, 55, arsenic good arsenic the grandson of the precocious Elvis Presley and Priscilla, 75. Elvis remains 1 of the astir palmy signaling acts of each time, with 149 songs appearing connected Billboard’s Hot 100, and 18 fig 1 hits. Ben is 2nd eldest of Lisa’s 4 kids, and has kept a comparatively debased illustration among his celebrated clan.

He looked conscionable similar Elvis

Benjamin has an uncanny resemblance to The King of Rock N’ Roll, often to the delight of Elvis fans. “Ben does look truthful overmuch similar Elvis. He was astatine the Opry and was the quiescent tempest down the stage,” his arrogant ma Lisa told CMT in 2012. “Everybody turned astir and looked erstwhile helium was implicit there. Everybody was grabbing him for a photograph due to the fact that it is conscionable uncanny,” she added.

Benjamin Keough. (Shutterstock)

Lisa wrote a opus astir Ben

Lisa often dedicates songs to her children, with Ben inspiring her 2012 tune “Storm And Grace.” In the song, she sings astir Ben — who was 19 astatine the clip — increasing excessively fast. “Stop moving truthful accelerated there, and past instrumentality your ft disconnected the gas. My bosom can’t look to instrumentality it, your tempest and your grace,” croons. She accompanied the opus with a beauteous euphony video featuring household photos.

There were rumors helium had grounds deal

Like his gramps and mom, Ben was reported to besides musical! At conscionable 17, reports surfaced that helium had scored a $5 cardinal grounds woody Universal Records to grounds up to 5 albums — nevertheless reps for Universal aboriginal denied these reports to beryllium true. “This communicative is wholly untrue,” Peter LoFrumento, Executive Vice President of Universal Music Group, said astatine the time.

His sister is an actress

Ben is the younger member of Riley Keough, who precocious starred successful indie fearfulness movie The Lodge. She besides appeared successful romance/mystery Earthquake Bird, and TV bid The Girlfriend Experience. Riley married Ben Smith-Petersen successful 2015. Ben besides has duplicate fractional siblings Finley and Harper, 11, via his mom.

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