Dave Dave, set afire as a boy in O.C. and a friend of Michael Jackson, died of natural causes

David Rothenberg and country singer Kelli Lidell watch a video replay of Lidell’s music video that Rothenberg is directing in the San Fernando Valley area of Los Angeles Friday, Sept. 20, 1996. Rothenberg, who as a six-year-old was doused with kerosene and set ablaze by his father in 1983, says he wants to focus on the future, not the past. (AP Photo/Michael Caulfield)

David Rothenberg, in makeup, takes a break while directing a music video for country singer Kelli Lidell in the San Fernando Valley area of Los Angeles Friday, Sept. 20, 1996. Rothenberg, who was doused with kerosene and set ablaze by his father when he was six in 1983, says he wants to focus on the future not the past. (AP Photo/Michael Caulfield)

Dave, formerly known as David Rothenberg, is interviewed by Leeza Gibbons, the host of the “Leeza” television show, during taping of the show Wednesday, May 30, 1996, in Los Angeles. Dave, 19, who prefers to be called by his first name only, was set on fire by his father when he was six years old. He spoke to Gibbons about his father, his strained relationship with his mother, and his years of physical and emotional recovery. The episode is scheduled to air June 10. (AP Photo/Kevork Djansezian)

David Rothenberg, riding on the shoulders of friend Ken Curtis arrived at UC Irvine Medical Center in 1984 for more surgery and skin grafting. The Brooklyn boy was set afire by his father in a Buena Park motel during a trip to Disneyland. (Photo by Jebb Harris, The Orange County Register/SCNG)

FILE – In this Feb. 22, 1997 file photo, David Rothenberg poses for a portrait in Los Angeles. Medical examiners in Las Vegas have determined that the death in July, 2018, of artist Dave Dave, who was born David Rothenberg, at age 42 was from natural causes. (AP Photo/Susan Sterner, file)