Michael Jackson
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Michael Jackson was an American recording artist and entertainer. He debuted on the professional music scene at age 11 as a member of The Jackson 5 and began a solo career in 1971 while still part of the group. Referred to as the "King of Pop" in subsequent years, Jackson had seven of his solo albums promoted with music videos. In the early 1980s, Jackson became a dominant figure in popular culture and the first African American entertainer to have a strongcrossover fanbase on Music Television (MTV). The popularity of his music videos that aired on MTV, such as "Beat It", "Billie Jean" and "Thriller"—credited for transforming the music video from a promotional tool and into an art form—helped bring the relatively new channel to fame.Videos such as "Black or White" and "Scream" made Jackson an enduring staple on MTV into the 1990s Some of his short films drew criticism for their violent and sexual elements; others were lauded by critics and awarded Guinness World Records for their length, success and expense.The pop singer's earliest film role was as Scarecrow in the 1978 American musical The Wiz. He went on to appear in productions such as Men in Black II (2002), Miss Cast Away (2004) and his own feature-length movie, Moonwalker(1988). The singer also appeared in an episode of American cartoon The Simpsons. Several of Jackson's other films are notable for their runtime. Captain EO (1986), a 17-minute film that cost $30 million to create, was the most expensive video to produce (in dollars per minute) at the time of its release. Ghosts (1997), in which Jackson played four characters, has been credited as the longest music video ever. Several of Jackson's feature films have been released onto home video, and have been certified by trading bodies such as the Recording Industry Association of America(RIAA) and the Australian Recording Industry Association (ARIA).
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Michael Jackson
videography profile,
Michael Jackson was an American recording artist and entertainer. He debuted on the professional music scene at age 11 as a member of The Jackson 5 and began a solo career in 1971 while still part of the group. Referred to as the "King of Pop" in subsequent years, Jackson had seven of his solo albums promoted with music videos. In the early 1980s, Jackson became a dominant figure in popular culture and the first African American entertainer to have a strongcrossover fanbase on Music Television (MTV). The popularity of his music videos that aired on MTV, such as "Beat It", "Billie Jean" and "Thriller"—credited for transforming the music video from a promotional tool and into an art form—helped bring the relatively new channel to fame.Videos such as "Black or White" and "Scream" made Jackson an enduring staple on MTV into the 1990s Some of his short films drew criticism for their violent and sexual elements; others were lauded by critics and awarded Guinness World Records for their length, success and expense.
The pop singer's earliest film role was as Scarecrow in the 1978 American musical The Wiz. He went on to appear in productions such as Men in Black II (2002), Miss Cast Away (2004) and his own feature-length movie, Moonwalker(1988). The singer also appeared in an episode of American cartoon The Simpsons. Several of Jackson's other films are notable for their runtime. Captain EO (1986), a 17-minute film that cost $30 million to create, was the most expensive video to produce (in dollars per minute) at the time of its release. Ghosts (1997), in which Jackson played four characters, has been credited as the longest music video ever. Several of Jackson's feature films have been released onto home video, and have been certified by trading bodies such as the Recording Industry Association of America(RIAA) and the Australian Recording Industry Association (ARIA).
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Music videos
Year  | Music video | Director(s) | Ref |
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1979 | "Don't Stop 'til You Get Enough" | Nick Saxton | |
1979 | "Rock with You" | Bruce Gowers | |
1980 | "She's Out of My Life" | Bruce Gowers | |
1983 | "Billie Jean" | Steve Barron | |
1983 | "Beat It" | Bob Giraldi | |
1983 | "Say Say Say" | Bob Giraldi | |
1983 | "Thriller" | John Landis | |
1987 | "Bad" | Martin Scorsese | |
1987 | "The Way You Make Me Feel" | Joe Pytka | |
1988 | "Man in the Mirror" | Donald Wilson | |
1988 | "Dirty Diana" | Joe Pytka | |
1988 | "Another Part of Me" | Patrick Kelly | |
1988 | "Smooth Criminal" | Colin Chilvers | |
1988 | "Speed Demon" | Colin Chilvers | |
1988 | "Come Together" | Jerry Kramer and Colin Chilvers | |
1989 | "Leave Me Alone" | Jim Blashfield and Paul Diener | |
1989 | "Liberian Girl" | Jim Yukich | |
1991 | "Black or White" | John Landis | |
1992 | "Remember the Time" | John Singleton | |
1992 | "In the Closet" | Herb Ritts | |
1992 | "Jam" | Michael Jackson and David Kellogg | |
1992 | "Heal the World" | Joe Pytka | |
1993 | "Give In to Me" | Andy Moharan | |
1993 | "Who Is It" | David Fincher | |
1993 | "Will You Be There" | Vincent Paterson | |
1993 | "Gone Too Soon" | Bill DiCicco | |
1995 | "HIStory Teaser" | Rupert Wainwright | |
1995 | "Scream" | Mark Romanek | |
1995 | "Childhood" | Nicholas Brandt | |
1995 | "You Are Not Alone" | Wayne Isham | |
1995 | "Earth Song" | Nicholas Brandt | |
1996 | "They Don't Care About Us" (Brazil version) | Spike Lee | |
1996 | "They Don't Care About Us" (Prison version) | Spike Lee | |
1996 | "Stranger in Moscow" | Nicholas Brandt | |
1997 | "Blood on the Dance Floor" | Michael Jackson and Vincent Paterson | |
1997 | "Ghosts" | Stan Winston | |
2001 | "You Rock My World" | Paul Hunter | |
2001 | "Cry" | Nicholas Brandt | |
2009 | "This Is It" | Spike Lee |
Filmograph
Year | Film | Role | Director | Ref |
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1978 | The Wiz | Scarecrow | Sidney Lumet | |
1986 | Captain EO | Captain EO | Francis Ford Coppola | |
1988 | Moonwalker | Himself | Jerry Kramer | |
1997 | Michael Jackson's Ghosts | Maestro/Mayor/Ghoul/Skeleton | Stan Winston | |
2002 | Men in Black II | Agent M (cameo) | Barry Sonnenfeld | |
2004 | Miss Cast Away and the Island Girls | Agent MJ (cameo) | Bryan Michael Stoller | |
2009 | This Is It | Himself | Kenny Ortega and Sony |
Television roles
See also: Production of Stark Raving Dad
"Stark Raving Dad" was the first episode in the third season of The Simpsons. Jackson performed the speaking voice of Leon Kompowsky under the pseudonymJohn Jay Smith. The producers of the show were legally prevented from confirming that Jackson guest-starred at the time, although many media sources assumed it was really him.
Home video releases
Year | Video details | Certifications (sales thresholds) |
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1984 | Making of Michael Jackson's Thriller
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1988 | Moonwalker
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1993 | Dangerous – The Short Films
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1995 | Video Greatest Hits – HIStory
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1996 | Michael Jackson HIStory Tour Live in Seoul
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1997 | HIStory on Film, Volume II
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1997 | Ghosts
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2001 | HIStory on Film I & II
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2003 | Number Ones
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2004 | The One
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2005 | Live in Bucharest: The Dangerous Tour
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2008 | Live in Japan
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