American superstar Michael Jackson was born in Gary, Indiana, on August 29, 1958, and entertained audiences nearly his entire life. His father, Joe Jackson, had been a guitarist but was forced to give up his musical ambitions following his marriage to Katherine (Scruse). Together they prodded their growing family's musical interests at home...See full bio »
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Michael Jackson Week
(2012)
(writer: "Dirty Diana", "Bad", "Leave Me Alone", "I Just Can't Stop Loving You" / "Dirty Diana", "Bad", "Man in the Mirror", "Leave Me Alone", "I Just Can't Stop Loving You")
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Episode #1.1
(2007)
(performer: "Earth Song" - uncredited, "Another Part of Me" - uncredited, "Scream" - uncredited)
2012Michael Jackson: The Immortal World Tour
(TV documentary)
(performer: "Beat It", "Billie Jean", "Black or White", "Childhood", "Dangerous", "Don't Stop 'til You Get Enough", "I Just Can't Stop Loving You", "Is It Scary", "Jam", "Man in the Mirror", "Scream", "Smooth Criminal", "State of Shock", "They Don't Care About Us", "You Rock My World", "Wanna Be Startin' Somethin'", "Workin' Day and Night'")
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Michael
(2012)
(writer: "Wanna Be Startin' Somethin'" - uncredited, "Bad" - uncredited, "Smooth Criminal" - uncredited, "Scream" - uncredited, "I Just Can't Stop Loving You" - uncredited, "Black or White" - uncredited, "Workin' Day And Night" - uncredited / performer: "Workin' Day And Night" - uncredited)
2011Generació D
(TV documentary)
(performer: "Man in the Mirror")
2011Happy Feet Two
(writer: "Happy Feet Two Opening Medley" - uncredited)
2011Michael Jackson: The Life of an Icon
(documentary)
(performer: "Ben", "Forever Came Today", "I Wanna Be Where You Are", "My Girl", "One Day in Your Life")
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Mark Franks v Paul Hayes: Showdown
(2010)
(writer: "Don't Stop 'Til You Get Enough" - uncredited / performer: "Don't Stop 'Til You Get Enough" - uncredited)
2009This Is It
(documentary)
(writer: "They Don't Care About Us", "Wanna Be Startin' Somethin'", "Speechless", "Bad", "Smooth Criminal", "Don't Stop 'Til You Get Enough", "Jam", "HIStory", "The Way You Make Me Feel", "Shake Your Body Down to the Ground", "I Just Can't Stop Loving You", "Threatened", "Who Is It", "Beat It", "Black or White", "Earth Song", "Billie Jean", "This Is It", "Heal the World" / performer: "They Don't Care About Us", "Wanna Be Startin' Somethin'", "Speechless", "Bad", "Smooth Criminal", "Don't Stop 'Til You Get Enough", "Jam", "HIStory", "Human Nature", "The Way You Make Me Feel", "I'll Be There", "I Want You Back", "The Love You Save", "Shake Your Body Down to the Ground", "I Just Can't Stop Loving You", "Thriller", "Threatened", "Who Is It", "Beat It", "Black or White", "Earth Song", "Billie Jean", "Man in the Mirror", "This Is It", "Heal the World")
2003Living with Michael Jackson: A Tonight Special
(TV special documentary)
(writer: "Billie Jean", "Bad", "Smooth Criminal" / performer: "Billie Jean", "Bad", "Human Nature", "Thriller", "Smile", "Smooth Criminal", "I'll Be There", "Music and Me")
1988Moonwalker
(writer: "Shake Your Body Down to the Ground", "Can You Feel It", "Beat It", "Billie Jean", "State of Shock", "We Are the World", "The Way You Make Me Feel", "Dirty Diana", "Bad", "Speed Demon", "Leave Me Alone", "Smooth Criminal", "Dont Stop 'Til You Get Enough" / performer: "Man in the Mirror", "Music and Me", "Ben", "Rock With You", "Human Nature", "Beat It", "Thriller", "Billie Jean", "The Way You Make Me Feel", "Dirty Diana", "Bad", "Speed Demon", "Leave Me Alone", "Smooth Criminal", "Come Together", "Dont Stop 'Til You Get Enough")
1986Captain EO
(short)
(writer: "We Are Here to Change the World", "Another Part of Me" / performer: "We Are Here to Change the World", "Another Part of Me")
1986Lola
(writer: "La canción de los Pitufos", "Billy Jean" / as Michel Jackson / performer: "Billy Jean" / as Michel Jackson)
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Episode #7.15
(1979)
(writer: "Shake Your Body Down to the Ground", "Things I Do for You", "Destiny", "Shake Your Body Down to the Ground / Reprise" / "Blame it on the Boogie" music video)
1978The Wiz
(performer: "You Can't Win, You Can't Break Even", "Ease On Down The Road #1", "Ease On Down The Road #2", "Ease On Down The Road #3", "Be A Lion", "Everybody Rejoice/A Brand New Day")
[on calling himself the 'King of Pop'] I never self-proclaimed myself to be anything. If I called up Elizabeth Taylor right now, she would tell you that she coined the phrase. She was introducing me, I think at the American Music Awards, and said in her own words - it wasn't in the script - "I'm a personal fan...
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Inducted into the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame in 2001 (as a solo artist).
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