michael joseph jackson aug 29 1958 jun 25 2009 american recording artist entertainer and businessman the king of pop seventh child of the jackson family he debuted on the professional music scene at the age of 11 as a member of the jackson 5 solo career in 1971 five of his solo studio albums are among the worlds best selling records off the wall 1979 thriller 1982 bad 1987 dangerous 1991 and history 1995 jackos mtv videos were legendary such as beat it billie jean thriller black or white and scream credited for transforming the music video in tdrxdc.jpg from michael jackson they don’t care about us they rally getyarn View Photo