Michael Jackson

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Michael Joseph Jackson (August 29, 1958 – June 25, 2009) was an American recording artist, dancer, singer-songwriter, musician, and philanthropist. Referred to as the King of Pop, Jackson is recognized as the most successful entertainer of all time by Guinness World Records. His contribution to music, dance, and fashion, along with a much-publicized personal life, made him a global figure in popular culture for over four decades.

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Known For

The Simpsons

Leon Kompowsky (voice)

Men in Black II

Agent M

This Is It

Self

Michael Jackson's Thriller

Michael Jackson

Religulous

Self (archive footage)

Moonwalker

Michael

The Wiz

Scarecrow

The Colbert Report

Self (archive footage)

Full Filmography

Year	Title	Role
2026	Michael Jackson: A Life in Music MOVIE	Self (archive footage)
2026	Michael Jackson : Les derniers secrets du roi de la Pop MOVIE	Self (archive footage)
2026	Michael Jackson: An American Tragedy TV	Self (archive footage)
2026	Michael Jackson: The Trial TV	Self (archive footage)
2026	Estrella Fugaz en Marbella ES/ENG MOVIE	Michael Jackson
2025	Quincy Jones, Music Man MOVIE	Self (archive footage)
2025	The People vs. Michael Jackson MOVIE	Self (archive footage)
2025	Leaving Neverland 2: Surviving Michael Jackson MOVIE	Self (archive footage)
2024	Becoming Madonna MOVIE	Self (archive footage)
2024	Larger than Life: Reign of the Boybands MOVIE	Self (archive footage)
2024	An Oprah Special: The Presleys - Elvis, Lisa Marie and Riley MOVIE	Self (archive footage)
2024	Michael Jackson: Ungloved MOVIE	Self (archive footage)
2024	The Greatest Night in Pop MOVIE	Self (archive footage)
2023	Thriller 40 MOVIE	Self (archive footage)
2023	Michael Jackson: Faking It MOVIE	Self (archive footage)
2023	TMZ Investigates: Lisa Marie Presley: Unending Tragedy MOVIE	Self - Ex-Husband of Lisa Marie Presley (archive footage)
2023	Sunday Best: The Untold Story of Ed Sullivan MOVIE	Self (archive footage)
2023	Pretty Baby: Brooke Shields TV	Self (archive footage)
2022	Il était une fois Champs-Élysées TV	Self (archive footage)
2022	2022 Rock & Roll Hall of Fame Induction Ceremony MOVIE	Self (archive footage)
2022	TMZ Investigates: Who Really Killed Michael Jackson MOVIE	Self (archive footage)
2022	Janet Jackson: Japanese Singles Collection - Greatest Hits MOVIE	Self
2022	Claydream MOVIE	Self (archive footage)
2022	La TV des 70's : Quand Giscard était président MOVIE	Self (archive footage)
2021	МУЗ КЛИПЫ - 90х MOVIE	Self (archive footage)
2021	Woodstock 99: Peace, Love, and Rage MOVIE	Self (archive footage)
2021	The Magic Voices of Pop MOVIE	Self (archive)
2020	King of Sanwi MOVIE	Self (archive footage)
2020	Unfiltered: Paris Jackson & Gabriel Glenn TV	Self (archive footage)
2020	The Real Michael Jackson MOVIE	Self (archive footage)
2020	The BRITs at 40 MOVIE	Self (archive footage)
2019	30 Years of Democracy MOVIE	Self (archive footage)
2019	Killing Michael Jackson MOVIE	Self (archive footage)
2019	Square One MOVIE	Self (archive footage)
2019	Paul McCartney: Wings of a Beatle MOVIE	Self (archive footage)
2019	Cola Wars MOVIE	Self (archive footage)
2019	Music Videos That Defined the 00’s MOVIE	Self (archive footage)
2019	The UnXplained TV	Self (archive footage)
2019	The Man Behind the Dance MOVIE	Self (archive footage)
2019	Michael Jackson, Gone Too Soon MOVIE	Self (archive footage)
2019	13 Moments that Destroyed Michael Jackson MOVIE	Self (archive footage)
2019	90s Divas: Whitney, Mariah, Céline MOVIE	Self (archive footage)
2019	Leaving Neverland: ProSieben Spezial MOVIE	Self (archive footage)
2019	Leaving Neverland TV	Self (archive footage)
2018	Whitney MOVIE	Self (archive footage) (uncredited)
2018	Studio 54 MOVIE	Self (archive footage)
2018	Michael Jackson: Remember the King MOVIE	Self (archive footage)
2017	The 90s the Most Shocking Celebrity Moments MOVIE	Self (archive footage)
2016	O.J.: Made in America MOVIE	Self (archive footage)
2016	Michael Jackson's Journey from Motown to Off the Wall MOVIE	Self (Archive Footage)
2016	Forensic Justice TV	Self (archive footage)
2015	Dr. Feelgood TV	Self (archive footage)
2015	The 2000's: The Decade We Saw It All TV	Self (archive footage)
2015	The 10 Faces of Michael Jackson MOVIE	Self (archive footage)
2014	Michael Jackson - The Final Days MOVIE	Self (archive footage)
2013	Michael Jackson: El Rey del Pop MOVIE	Self - Cantante, Compositor (archive footage)
2013	Michael Jackson: The Immortal World Tour MOVIE	Self (archive footage)
2012	Bad 25 MOVIE	Self (archive footage)
2012	Michael Jackson: Live at Wembley July 16, 1988 MOVIE	Self
2012	Michael Jackson: Life, Death and Legacy MOVIE	Self (archive footage)
2011	Michael Jackson: The Life of an Icon MOVIE	Self (archive footage)
2011	Alive! Is Michael Jackson Really Dead? MOVIE	Himself (Archive Footage)
2011	Michael Jackson: Moscow Case 1993 MOVIE	Self
2010	Michael Jackson's Vision MOVIE	Self (archive footage)
2010	Michael Jackson: VIDEOGRAPHY MOVIE	Self (archive footage) (uncredited)
2010	Michael Jackson: The Inside Story - What Killed the King of Pop? MOVIE	Self (archive footage)
2009	Michael Jackson - L'histoire et la Légende MOVIE	Self (archive footage)
2009	This Is It MOVIE	Self
2009	Michael Jackson: Never Surrender MOVIE	Self (archive footage)
2009	Michael Jackson's HIStory: The King of Pop 1958-2009 MOVIE	Self
2009	Michael Jackson: Devotion MOVIE	Self
2009	Doctor Prince & Mister Jackson MOVIE	Self (archive footage)
2009	My Friend Michael: Uri's Story MOVIE	Self (archive footage)
2009	Michael Jackson Memorial MOVIE	Self (archive footage)
2009	DJ Cinema Presents: Masterpiece Theater Blend Dvd MOVIE	Self (archive footage)
2009	Motown at the BBC MOVIE	Self
2009	DJ SWB Volume 6 \| This Is How We Do MOVIE	Self (archive footage)
2009	Michael Jackson: Unmasked MOVIE	Self
2009	Michael Jackson: The Legacy MOVIE	Self
2009	The Michael Jackson Story MOVIE	Self
2009	O Melhor do Flash Back - 92 Clipes Para Recordar MOVIE	Self (archive footage)
2008	Religulous MOVIE	Self (archive footage)
2008	Michael Jackson 25th Anniversary of Thriller MOVIE	Self
2006	Semperopernball TV	Self
2005	The Colbert Report TV	Self (archive footage)
2005	Michael Jackson's Boys MOVIE	Self (archive footage)
2004	Miss Cast Away and the Island Girls MOVIE	Agent M.J.
2004	Retro Video Collection 1975-1999 vol2 MOVIE	self
2004	Michael Jackson: The One MOVIE	Self
2004	TV in Black: The First Fifty Years MOVIE	Self (archive footage)
2003	Michael Jackson: Number Ones MOVIE	Self (archive footage)
2003	Louis, Martin & Michael MOVIE	Self
2003	101 Most Shocking Moments in Entertainment MOVIE	Self (archive footage)
2003	Celebrities Uncensored TV	Self
2003	Michael Jackson's Private Home Movies MOVIE	Self
2003	The Michael Jackson Interview: The Footage You Were Never Meant To See MOVIE	Self
2003	Living with Michael Jackson MOVIE	Self
2003	Michael Jackson: A Remarkable Life MOVIE	Self
2002	Michael Jackson: The Making of Ghosts MOVIE	Self
2002	Men in Black II MOVIE	Agent M
2002	It's Black Entertainment MOVIE	Self (archive footage)
2001	Michael Jackson: 30th Anniversary Celebration MOVIE	Self
2001	Slå på ring TV	Self
2001	MTV Icon: Janet Jackson MOVIE	Self
2000	Elizabeth Taylor: A Musical Celebration MOVIE	Self
1999	MJ & Friends: Live in Munich MOVIE	Self
1999	MJ & Friends: Live in Seoul MOVIE	Self
1999	Where Are They Now? TV	Self
1999	Swing Vote MOVIE	Michael Jackson
1999	TV total TV	Self
1997	Michael Jackson: HIStory World Tour - Live in Copenhagen MOVIE	Self - Lead Vocals
1997	Ghosts MOVIE	Maestro / Mayor / Mayor Ghoul / Superghoul / Skeleton
1997	Michael Jackson: HIStory World Tour - Live in Helsinki MOVIE	Self
1997	Michael Jackson: HIStory World Tour - Live in Gothenburg MOVIE	Self
1997	Michael Jackson: HIStory World Tour - Live in Basel MOVIE	Self
1997	Michael Jackson: HIStory World Tour - Live In Munich MOVIE	Self - Lead Vocals
1997	HIStory on Film, Volume II MOVIE	Self (archive footage)
1997	HIStory on Film, Volume II MOVIE	Himself
1997	Happy Birthday Elizabeth: A Celebration of Life MOVIE	Self (uncredited)
1996	Michael Jackson: HIStory World Tour - Live in Brunei MOVIE	Self
1996	Michael Jackson: HIStory World Tour - Live in Manila MOVIE	Self
1996	Michael Jackson: HIStory World Tour - Live in Sydney MOVIE	Self
1996	Michael Jackson: HIStory World Tour - Live in Auckland 1996 MOVIE	Self
1996	Michael Jackson: HIStory World Tour - Live in Seoul MOVIE	Self
1996	Michael Jackson: HIStory World Tour - Live in Tunis MOVIE	Self
1996	Michael Jackson: HIStory World Tour - Live in Bucharest MOVIE	Self
1996	E! True Hollywood Story TV	Self (archive footage)
1996	Michael Jackson: Live in Brunei Royal Concert 1996 MOVIE	Self
1996	Michael Jackson: HIStory World Tour - Live at Jerudong Park Garden MOVIE	Self
1995	Die Harald Schmidt Show TV	Self
1995	Michael Jackson Video Greatest Hits: HIStory MOVIE	Self (archive footage)
1995	Michael Jackson's Scream: HIStory in the Making MOVIE	Self
1995	71 Fragments of a Chronology of Chance MOVIE	Self (archive footage) (uncredited)
1994	The Jackson Family Honors MOVIE	Self
1993	Michael Jackson: Dangerous World Tour - Live in Buenos Aires MOVIE	Self
1993	Michael Jackson: Dangerous - The Short Films MOVIE	Self
1993	The Big Story TV	Self
1993	Michael Jackson Talks... to Oprah MOVIE	Self
1992	Michael Jackson: Live in Bucharest - The Dangerous Tour MOVIE	Self - Lead Vocals
1992	Michael Jackson: Dangerous World Tour - Live in Bremen 1992 MOVIE	Self
1992	ECHO-Verleihung TV	Self
1991	MTV's 10th Anniversary Special MOVIE	Self
1990	The Chipmunks Rockin' Through The Decades MOVIE	Self (archive footage)
1990	Listen Up: The Lives of Quincy Jones MOVIE	Self (voice)
1990	Sammy Davis, Jr. 60th Anniversary Celebration MOVIE	Self
1989	The Simpsons TV	Leon Kompowsky (voice)
1989	The Making of Moonwalker MOVIE	Self
1988	Moonwalker MOVIE	Michael
1988	Michael Jackson: Another Part of Me MOVIE	Self
1988	NBC Friday Night Videos Special, Michael Jackson: Around the World MOVIE	Self
1988	MTV Special Weekend, Michael Jackson: Bad Tour Special MOVIE	Self
1988	BBC Behind The Beat Special, Michael Jackson: The Magic Continues on Tour MOVIE	Self
1988	Michael Jackson: The Magic Continues on Tour MOVIE	Self
1988	Daddy Can't Read MOVIE	Self
1988	Michael Jackson: From Motown To Your Town MOVIE	Self
1988	Michael Jackson: The Legend Continues MOVIE	Self
1988	Smash Hits Poll Winners Party TV	Self
1987	Michael Jackson: Bad Tour Live in Brisbane 1987 MOVIE	Self
1987	Exclusive Special ! Michael Jackson: 1,440 Hours in the Spotlight MOVIE	Self
1987	Michael Jackson: Bad Japan Tour '87 MOVIE	Self
1987	Michael Jackson: Japan Tour '87 - Live in Yokohama MOVIE	Self
1987	Sacrée Soirée TV	Self (Clip) (archive footage)
1987	Michael Jackson: The Magic Returns MOVIE	Self
1987	Citizen Steve MOVIE	Self - Singer
1986	The Making of Captain EO MOVIE	Self
1986	Captain EO MOVIE	Captain EO
1985	We Are the World: The Story Behind the Song MOVIE	Self
1985	That's Dancing! MOVIE	Self
1985	That's Dancing! MOVIE	Self (archive footage)
1984	Vincent Price's Halloween Thriller MOVIE	Self - Musician (archive footage)
1984	The Jacksons Live At Toronto 1984 - Victory Tour MOVIE	Self
1984	MTV Video Music Awards TV	Self
1984	I Love Quincy MOVIE	Self
1984	Goldener Löwe TV	Self
1983	Making Michael Jackson's Thriller MOVIE	Self
1983	Michael Jackson's Thriller MOVIE	Michael Jackson
1983	Motown 25: Yesterday, Today, Forever MOVIE	Self
1983	Formel Eins TV	Self
1982	Champs-Elysées TV	Self (archive footage)
1982	Champs-Elysées TV	(archive footage)
1981	Entertainment Tonight TV	Self
1981	Diana MOVIE	Self
1981	Wetten, dass..? TV	Self - Performer
1981	Wetten, dass..? TV	Self
1980	America's Top 10 TV	Self
1980	Kraft Salutes Disneyland's 25th Anniversary MOVIE	Self
1978	A Special Sesame Street Christmas MOVIE	Self
1978	The Wiz MOVIE	Scarecrow
1978	Rock 'n' Roll Sports Classic MOVIE	Self
1978	Wiz on Down the Road MOVIE	Scarecrow
1977	The BRIT Awards TV	Self
1976	The Jacksons TV	Self
1975	The Jackson 5: The Complete Performance Live In Mexico City MOVIE	Self
1975	Les Rendez-vous du dimanche TV	Self
1974	Sandy in Disneyland MOVIE	Self - The Jackson 5
1974	Free to Be… You and Me MOVIE	Self / Young Boy
1974	One More Time MOVIE	Self
1973	Save the Children MOVIE	Self
1971	The Jackson 5: Goin' Back to Indiana MOVIE	Self
1971	Diana! MOVIE	Self
1964	Top of the Pops TV	Self
1961	The Mike Douglas Show TV	Self
1948	Bambi TV	Self
—	Leaving Neverland Collection MOVIE	Self
	Mirroring Michael Jackson MOVIE	Self (archive footage)
	Leaving Neverland 3 MOVIE	Self (archive footage)
	Michael Jackson Live in Kuala Lumpur - 1996 - HIStory Tour MOVIE	Himself
	Gloss and Grit: The Man Who Made Art Pop MOVIE	Self (archive footage)

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