Michael Jackson
1958 – 2009
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Who was Michael Jackson?
Known as the "King of Pop," Michael Joseph Jackson was a best-selling American singer, songwriter and dancer. As a child, Jackson became the lead singer of his family's popular Motown group, the Jackson 5. He went on to a solo career of astonishing worldwide success, delivering No. 1 hits from the albums Off the Wall, Thriller and Bad. In his later years, Jackson was dogged by allegations of child molestation. He died in 2009 at age 50 of a drug overdose just before launching a comeback tour.
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- Born
- Aug 29, 1958
Gary, Indianna, USA - Also known as
- King of Pop
- Parents
- Joseph Jackson
- Katherine Jackson
- Siblings
- Rebbie Jackson
- Tito Jackson
- Janet Jackson
- Randy Jackson
- LaToya Jackson
- Marlon Jackson
- Jermaine Jackson
- Jackie Jackson
- Spouses
- Lisa Marie Presley
(1994/05/26 - 1996) - Debbie Rowe
(1996/11/14 - 2000/04)
- Lisa Marie Presley
- Children
- Michael Joseph Jackson Jr.
- Paris Jackson
- Prince Michael Jackson II
- Ethnicity
- White
- Profession
- Died
- Jun 25, 2009
Los Angeles, California, USA
Submitted by AgentAtwood
on December 16, 2019
Modified by cheeseburger_b
on October 18, 2023
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