A work in constant progress (and occasional regress).
Alias:
John Jay Smith
King of Pop
MJ
Michael Joseph Jackson
Mike
Mikey
Popkongen
مايكل جاكسون
Birthplace:
Gary, Indiana, USA
Born:
August 29, 1958
Died:
June 25, 2009
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. Description above from the Wikipedia article Michael Jackson, licensed under CC-BY-SA, full list of contributors on Wikipedia.
Choreographer:
1987 Bad
1987 The Way You Make Me Feel
1988 Moonwalker
1992 Michael Jackson: Live in Bucharest - The Dangerous Tour
1997 Michael Jackson: HIStory Tour - Live in Munich
1997 Michael Jackson: HIStory World Tour - Live in Copenhagen
2001 Michael Jackson: 30th Anniversary Celebration
Director:
1987 Bad
1987 The Way You Make Me Feel
1988 Moonwalker
1992 Michael Jackson: Live in Bucharest - The Dangerous Tour
1997 Michael Jackson: HIStory Tour - Live in Munich
1997 Michael Jackson: HIStory World Tour - Live in Copenhagen
2001 Michael Jackson: 30th Anniversary Celebration
Executive Producer:
1987 Bad
1987 Michael Jackson: The Magic Returns
1987 The Way You Make Me Feel
1988 Michael Jackson: Another Part of Me
1988 Michael Jackson: The Legend Continues
1988 Moonwalker
1992 Michael Jackson: Live in Bucharest - The Dangerous Tour
1997 Michael Jackson: HIStory Tour - Live in Munich
1997 Michael Jackson: HIStory World Tour - Live in Copenhagen
2001 Michael Jackson: 30th Anniversary Celebration
2004 Michael Jackson: The One
Music:
1986 Captain EO
1987 Bad
1987 Michael Jackson: The Magic Returns
1987 The Way You Make Me Feel
1988 Michael Jackson: Another Part of Me
1988 Michael Jackson: The Legend Continues
1988 Moonwalker
1992 Michael Jackson: Live in Bucharest - The Dangerous Tour
1997 Michael Jackson: HIStory Tour - Live in Munich
1997 Michael Jackson: HIStory World Tour - Live in Copenhagen
2001 Michael Jackson: 30th Anniversary Celebration
2004 Michael Jackson: The One
Producer:
1983 Making Michael Jackson's Thriller
1983 Michael Jackson's Thriller
1986 Captain EO
1987 Bad
1987 Michael Jackson: The Magic Returns
1987 The Way You Make Me Feel
1988 Michael Jackson: Another Part of Me
1988 Michael Jackson: The Legend Continues
1988 Moonwalker
1988 Speed Demon
1992 Michael Jackson: Live in Bucharest - The Dangerous Tour
1997 HIStory on Film, Volume II
1997 Michael Jackson: HIStory Tour - Live in Munich
1997 Michael Jackson: HIStory World Tour - Live in Copenhagen
2001 Michael Jackson: 30th Anniversary Celebration
2004 Michael Jackson: The One
Songs:
1983 Making Michael Jackson's Thriller
1983 Michael Jackson's Thriller
1986 Captain EO
1987 Bad
1987 Michael Jackson: The Magic Returns
1987 The Way You Make Me Feel
1988 Michael Jackson: Another Part of Me
1988 Michael Jackson: The Legend Continues
1988 Moonwalker
1988 Speed Demon
1992 Michael Jackson: Live in Bucharest - The Dangerous Tour
1996 Get on the Bus
1997 HIStory on Film, Volume II
1997 Michael Jackson: HIStory Tour - Live in Munich
1997 Michael Jackson: HIStory World Tour - Live in Copenhagen
2001 Michael Jackson: 30th Anniversary Celebration
2004 Michael Jackson: The One
Story:
1983 Making Michael Jackson's Thriller
1983 Michael Jackson's Thriller
1986 Captain EO
1987 Bad
1987 Michael Jackson: The Magic Returns
1987 The Way You Make Me Feel
1988 Michael Jackson: Another Part of Me
1988 Michael Jackson: The Legend Continues
1988 Moonwalker
1988 Speed Demon
1992 Michael Jackson: Live in Bucharest - The Dangerous Tour
1996 Get on the Bus
1997 Ghosts
1997 HIStory on Film, Volume II
1997 Michael Jackson: HIStory Tour - Live in Munich
1997 Michael Jackson: HIStory World Tour - Live in Copenhagen
2001 Michael Jackson: 30th Anniversary Celebration
2004 Michael Jackson: The One
Thanks:
1983 Making Michael Jackson's Thriller
1983 Michael Jackson's Thriller
1986 Captain EO
1987 Bad
1987 Michael Jackson: The Magic Returns
1987 The Way You Make Me Feel
1988 Michael Jackson: Another Part of Me
1988 Michael Jackson: The Legend Continues
1988 Moonwalker
1988 Speed Demon
1988 The Flintstone Kids' "Just Say No" Special
1992 Michael Jackson: Live in Bucharest - The Dangerous Tour
1996 Get on the Bus
1997 Ghosts
1997 HIStory on Film, Volume II
1997 Michael Jackson: HIStory Tour - Live in Munich
1997 Michael Jackson: HIStory World Tour - Live in Copenhagen
2001 Michael Jackson: 30th Anniversary Celebration
2004 Michael Jackson: The One
2009 Sweetgrass
Theme Song Performance:
1983 Making Michael Jackson's Thriller
1983 Michael Jackson's Thriller
1986 Captain EO
1987 Bad
1987 Michael Jackson: The Magic Returns
1987 The Way You Make Me Feel
1988 Michael Jackson: Another Part of Me
1988 Michael Jackson: The Legend Continues
1988 Moonwalker
1988 Speed Demon
1988 The Flintstone Kids' "Just Say No" Special
1992 Michael Jackson: Live in Bucharest - The Dangerous Tour
1993 Free Willy
1995 Free Willy 2: The Adventure Home
1996 Get on the Bus
1997 Ghosts
1997 HIStory on Film, Volume II
1997 Michael Jackson: HIStory Tour - Live in Munich
1997 Michael Jackson: HIStory World Tour - Live in Copenhagen
2001 Michael Jackson: 30th Anniversary Celebration
2004 Michael Jackson: The One
2009 Sweetgrass
Writer:
1983 Making Michael Jackson's Thriller
1983 Michael Jackson's Thriller
1986 Captain EO
1987 Bad
1987 Michael Jackson: The Magic Returns
1987 The Way You Make Me Feel
1988 Michael Jackson: Another Part of Me
1988 Michael Jackson: The Legend Continues
1988 Moonwalker
1988 Speed Demon
1988 The Flintstone Kids' "Just Say No" Special
1992 Michael Jackson: Live in Bucharest - The Dangerous Tour
1993 Free Willy
1995 Free Willy 2: The Adventure Home
1996 Get on the Bus
1997 Ghosts
1997 HIStory on Film, Volume II
1997 Michael Jackson: HIStory Tour - Live in Munich
1997 Michael Jackson: HIStory World Tour - Live in Copenhagen
2001 Michael Jackson: 30th Anniversary Celebration
2001 You Rock My World
2004 Michael Jackson: The One
2009 Sweetgrass
Songs:
2004 Idol
Most data and links to images for the Movies section come from TheMovieDB (TMDB).
Additional data for Film Titles come from The Open Movie Database (OMDb).
At least one plug-in comes from IMDb.
Data are -- hey, it's a plural -- subject to the limitations of their sources. (For example, TMDB search results currently max out at 20.) I am limiting myself to free data sources for now. (No, a "free trial" is not free.)
While much of the above data are retrieved directly from outside APIs and other such sources, data from American Film Institute (AFI) and British Film Institute (BFI) were manually entered the old fashioned way into a MySQL database. Re BFI I took the following liberties:
Regarding profile removals and data corrections:
Filtering is applied here to film projects flagged as "adult" by TheMovieDB. Pending "popular demand" I am contemplating a login and profile system with preferences (such as whether to allow adult images to appear) and permissions (such as data entry).
Whereas the overall purpose of this website is to serve as a personal demo/portfolio/workshop of web and data skills, this Movies section is not meant to compete with or substitute for far more definitive movie websites.
Whether or not he still clings to an award which he won in 1986 as a film critic for his college's newspaper, Jeffrey Hartmann is not responsible for the texts of overviews and biographies supplied by external data sources.