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Michael Joseph Jackson was born on August 29, 1958 in Gary, Indiana, and entertained audiences nearly his entire life. His father, Joe Jackson (no relation to Joe Jackson, also a musician), had been a guitarist, but was forced to give up his musical ambitions following his marriage to Michael's mother Katherine Jackson (née Katherine Esther Scruse). Together, they prodded their growing family's musical interests at home. By the early 1960s, the older boys Jackie, Tito and Jermaine had begun performing around the city; by 1964, Michael and Marlon had joined in.
A musical prodigy, Michael's singing and dancing talents were amazingly mature, and he soon became the dominant voice and focus of the Jackson 5. An opening act for such soul groups as the O-Jays and James Brown, it was Gladys Knight (not Diana Ross) who officially brought the group to Berry Gordy's attention, and by 1969, the boys were producing back-to-back chart-busting hits as Motown artists ("I Want You Back," "ABC," "Never Can Say Goodbye," "Got to Be There," etc.). As a product of the 1970s, the boys emerged as one of the most accomplished black pop / soul vocal groups in music history, successfully evolving from a group like The Temptations to a disco phenomenon.
Solo success for Michael was inevitable, and by the 1980s, he had become infinitely more popular than his brotherly group. Record sales consistently orbited, culminating in the biggest-selling album of all time, "Thriller" in 1982. A TV natural, he ventured rather uneasily into films, such as playing the Scarecrow in The Wiz (1978), but had much better luck with elaborate music videos.
In the 1990s, the downside as an 1980s pop phenomenon began to rear itself. Michael grew terribly child-like and introverted by his peerless celebrity. A rather timorous, androgynous figure to begin with, his physical appearance began to change drastically, and his behavior grew alarmingly bizarre, making him a consistent target for scandal-making, despite his numerous charitable acts. Two brief marriages -- one to Elvis Presley's daughter Lisa Marie Presley -- were forged and two children produced by his second wife during that time, but the purposes behind them appeared image-oriented.
Michael Jackson died on June 25, 2009 in Los Angeles, California. His passion and artistry as a singer, dancer, writer and businessman were unparalleled, and it is these prodigious talents that will ultimately prevail over the extremely negative aspects of his troubled adult life.- Actor
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Prince Michael Jackson was born on 13 February 1997 in Beverly Hills, California, USA. He is an actor and producer, known for Nano: Hold On (2017), The Soundflowers: Your look (Glorious) (2020) and 90210 (2008).- Camera and Electrical Department
- Actor
- Additional Crew
Michael Jackson was born on 8 November 1970 in Ottawa, Ontario, Canada. He is an actor, known for Trailer Park Boys (2001), K-19: The Widowmaker (2002) and Trailer Park Boys: The Movie (2006).- Michael Jackson is known for Bugsy Malone (1976).
- Michael J. Jackson was born on 19 January 1948 in Liverpool, England, UK. He is an actor and writer, known for Wish Me Luck (1987), Sweeney 2 (1978) and Doctor Who (1963).
- Michael Jackson was born on 16 April 1934 in London, England, UK. He was an actor, known for Batman: The Dark Knight Returns, Part 2 (2013), Batman: The Dark Knight Returns, Part 1 (2012) and The Serpent and the Rainbow (1988). He was married to Alana Ladd. He died on 15 January 2022 in Los Angeles, California, USA.
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Michael Alexander Jackson is known for Die Hard with a Vengeance (1995), No2 (2001) and Are You Afraid of the Dark? (1990).- Director
- Writer
- Producer
Born Michael L Jackson on September 19, 1973, in San Antonio Texas At the age of one with his mother Lois moved to Detroit Michigan till the age of seven where they returned back to San Antonio where he was raised, as a young child Michael had a love for filmmaking, but it was during his teen years he watched a 60-minute report on an up and coming African American filmmaker by the name of Spike Lee promoting his first studio motion picture, School Daze. As the result of watching the television report, Michael was exposed to African Americans' involvement in several different aspects of filmmaking. A torch was lit and his passion for filmmaking began, starting out as a production assistant for the San Antonio-based production company "Cibolo Films", and working on over thirty local and national television commercials, while gaining hands-on experience from seasoned professionals. In 2008 established" Idle Time Cinema" an independent production company, in which he directed and produced several music videos and a local Television show and independent film projects for clients in the area. Soon after he partnered with "JRAD Productions" to produce a stream of independent film projects.- Art Department
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- Actor
Michael Anthony Jackson is an Angeleno. After receiving degrees in Illustration (BFA) and Art (MA) he began work as an Art Director in advertising and subsequently, Visual Consultant, Storyboard Artist and Concept Illustrator in Hollywood. Jackson has worked on over 90 feature films, with an extensive group of A-list directors including: Tim Burton, Taika Waititi, Ben Stiller, Mike Nichols, Ang Lee, John Schlesinger, Harold Ramis, and John Woo. When not painting abstracts he can be found capturing photographic documentation (Reperage) of street art. He has taught in the Film department of ArtCenter College of Design, and is a member of the Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences.- Producer
- Editor
Michael Jackson has been a senior television executive in the UK and US - as Controller of BBC One and BBC Two; Chief Executive of Channel Four; President of Programming at USA Entertainment (where he was responsible for USA and Syfy); Chairman of Universal Television; and President of Programming for IAC. He has commissioned programs including Our Friends in the North, This Life, Queer As Folk, Monk, and Battlestar Galactica. At Two Cities TV, Michael executive produced Patrick Melrose (5x60') for Sky Atlantic and Showtime, starring Benedict Cumberbatch, Jennifer Jason Leigh, and Hugo Weaving. The series was adapted by David Nicholls from the Edward St Aubyn novels, and was directed by Edward Berger. It won four BAFTAs, including Best Mini-Series and Best Leading Actor for Benedict Cumberbatch, and was also nominated for five Primetime Emmy Awards.- Director
- Writer
- Producer
- Writer
- Producer
Michael B. Jackson is known for One Way (2022), Hitman: Absolution (2012) and The Devil's Doorway (2018).- Michael Jackson Jr. is known for The Little Mermaid (2023) and B-Boy Blues (2021).
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- Writer
- Producer
Michael Anthony Jackson is known for Lost in the Sun (2015), Waters Rising (2006) and 5th Ward (2018).- Producer
- Writer
- Music Department
Michael R. Jackson was born on 26 January 1981 in Detroit, Michigan, USA. He is a producer and writer, known for I'm a Virgo (2023), Only Murders in the Building (2021) and Untitled Michael R. Jackson/A24 Project.- Michael A. Jackson was born on 15 July 1957 in Pasco, Washington, USA. He is an actor, known for Elvira: Mistress of the Dark (1988), The Commish (1991) and MacGyver (1985).
- Michael Jackson was born on 27 March 1942 in Wetherby, Leeds, West Yorkshire, England, UK. He died on 30 August 2007 in London, England, UK.
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- Visual Effects
- Camera and Electrical Department
Michael G. Jackson is known for Star Wars: Episode VII - The Force Awakens (2015), Game Night (2018) and Kong: Skull Island (2017).- Director
- Editor
- Camera and Electrical Department
Michael Jackson is known for To Butcher a Bird (2022), Eno: Blackberry Sky (2019) and Eno Feat. Mero: Ferrari (2019).- Director
- Art Director
Michael D. Jackson is known for Twisted Metal (1995) and Twisted Metal 2 (1996).- Director
- Cinematographer
- Producer
Michael Jackson is known for The Search for Solutions (1979).- Music Department
- Soundtrack
Michael James Jackson was born on 20 June 1945 in Chicago, Illinois, USA. He is known for Point Break (1991), Ishtar (1987) and Gleaming the Cube (1989). He died on 13 July 2022 in Los Angeles, California, USA.