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Michael Jackson was an American singer, songwriter, dancer, and philanthropist born on the 29th of August 1958 in Gary, Indiana, and widely regarded as one of the most culturally significant figures of the 20th century. Dubbed the King of Pop, he popularized street dance moves such as the moonwalk, the robot, and the anti-gravity lean, and is often deemed the greatest entertainer of all time.
Michael Jackson made his public debut at age six as the lead singer of the Jackson 5, after joining a band his father formed in 1964. The group reached number one on the Billboard Hot 100 in January 1970 with "I Want You Back", followed by "ABC", "The Love You Save", and "I'll Be There".
Thriller, released on the 29th of November 1982, became the best-selling album of all time with an estimated 70 million copies sold. It topped the Billboard 200 for 37 weeks and was the first album to generate seven top-ten singles on the Billboard Hot 100, including "Billie Jean" and "Beat It".
Michael Jackson died on the 25th of June 2009 at age 50 from cardiac arrest caused by an overdose of propofol and benzodiazepine. His personal physician Conrad Murray, who had administered medications to help him sleep, was found guilty of involuntary manslaughter and sentenced to four years in prison.
Michael Jackson was accused of sexually abusing 13-year-old Jordan Chandler in 1993, a case that ended in a civil settlement and no criminal charges. In December 2003 he was charged with seven counts of child molestation, and he was acquitted on all counts on the 13th of June 2005.
By 2006 Michael Jackson was on the verge of bankruptcy and involved in 47 ongoing lawsuits, and by the time of his death his debt had grown to almost 500 million dollars. In February 2024, Sony Music acquired half of his publishing rights and recording masters for 600 million dollars.
Michael Jackson's skin grew paler from the mid-1980s after his dermatologist Arnold Klein diagnosed him with vitiligo in 1986, a condition in which patches of skin lose their pigment. Jackson said he had not purposely bleached his skin and used makeup to cover the uneven blotches, and he described having two rhinoplasty surgeries and a cleft chin operation.