Michael JacksonVersión en línea Michael Joseph Jackson was an American singer, songwriter, record producer, dancer, actor, and philanthropist. Called the "King of Pop", his contributions to music, dance, and fashion along with his publicized personal life made him a global figure in popular culture for over four decades. por David Santiago Rodriguez López 1 Basic Information Michael Jackson was born on August 29 in 1958 in Gary Indiana, United State. The eighth child of the Jackson family, Michael made his professional debut in 1964 with his elder brothers Jackie, Tito, Jermaine, and Marlon as a member of the Jackson 5. 2 Reasons to be famous * He began his solo career in 1971. In the early 1980s, Jackson became a dominant figure in popular music.* He was a creative video singer and his videos broke racial barriers.* The videos like "Beat It", "Billie Jean", and "Thriller" bringed him popularity in the television channel MTV. 3 Famous Work He had many famous songs like "Thriller". It is a song recorded by him, in this video of 14-minute that showed Jackson in a horror-themed performance premiered on November 14, 1983. Another songs were Beat it and Billie Jean. Beat it was part of album Thriller in 1982 including Billie Jean that was based on groupies he had encountered. 4 Physical Description Michael jackson was born with black skin but he was diagnosed with vitiligo desease. he lost a big part of his nose because he abused of plastic surgery. he had curly hair, black eyes. Michael Jackson weight was 120 pounds and his height was 5 feet and 9 inches. 5 Last Days Jackson was not breathing and CPR was not work. On June 25 in 2009. his last work was "this is it". he tried to have a serie of concerts to promote it, but sadly he dead. 6 Deep Voice