Back in the early 1970s, Donny Osmond and Michael Jackson were fronting two of the music business’s top pop acts, The Osmonds and The Jackson 5, respectively. They were also 13 years old.
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A compilation of the MJ look-alike’s childhood pics boasts a whopping 1.7 million views on TikTok. “People are seeing my TikTok videos now and seeing that I’m real,” Fabio Jackson told New Dog Media of the uncanny resemblance.
Social media star Jackson reportedly started looking like the “Bad” artist when he was just 11, which resulted in gawkers comparing him to the Gloved One throughout high school and college. “I was bullied at school because I looked so much like Michael,” lamented the “Thriller” singer’s doppelgänger.
He added that trolls have even labelled him a “fake” who used cosmetic procedures to evoke the icon.However, these detractors were proven wrong by Jackson’s TikTok clip, which features four pics of the singer over the years from adolescence to young adulthood. In all of them, Jackson is a near dead-ringer for the Rock & Roll Hall of Famer, suggesting that he’s just got the Billie gene.“As you can see from my video, nothing has changed in my looks,” the smooth criminal explained.
“I’ve just grown up, my jaw has got wider, my teeth have shifted, my eyes are still the same and, yes, I still have my long hair like Michael.”TikTok fans were agog over the resemblance. “I think it’s safe to say that he doesn’t look like Michael Jackson, Michael Jackson looks like him,” commented one onlooker.“Let me just say you are the absolute closest to looking like Michael Jackson on the natural tip that I have ever seen … nothing fake about you,” added another.A jokester wrote, “So what you’re saying is your mom is Billie Jean.” Fortunately, it appears that the influencer has since embraced the man in the mirror.“I’m shy in the real world, but I love performing and dancing like Michael,” said Jackson, who frequently
.Back in the early 1970s, Donny Osmond and Michael Jackson were fronting two of the music business’s top pop acts, The Osmonds and The Jackson 5, respectively. They were also 13 years old.
Michael Jackson is about to be the focus of a new biopic.
Michael Jackson biopic is in the works, with Bohemian Rhapsody‘s Graham King on board to produce the film.According to Variety, the forthcoming movie – titled Michael – is being made with the blessing of the Michael Jackson estate. The screenplay is being written by John Logan (Gladiator, Skyfall), who previously worked with King on Martin Scorsese’s The Aviator (2004).John Branca and John McClain, co-executors of Jackson’s estate, will produce the biopic alongside King, who first met the Jackson family in 1981.
A biopic about Michael Jackson is in the works from Oscar-winning “Bohemian Rhapsody” producer Graham King and “Gladiator” screenwriter John Logan. Lionsgate will handle the worldwide distribution of the film, the studio’s chair Joe Drake said Monday.The studio said that the film will give, “an in-depth portrayal of the complicated man who became the King of Pop” and that it will bring to life his “most iconic performances as it gives an informed insight into the entertainer’s artistic process and personal life.” Also producing are John Branca and John McClain, who are co-executors the Michael Jackson estate.The Jackson business has been on the upswing of late, including the recently launched Broadway musical “ MJ: The Musical,” following a series of court victories that brought an end to serious legal crises.The 2019 HBO documentary “ Leaving Neverland ” raised child molestation allegations anew.
Brent Lang Executive Editor of Film and MediaLionsgate will distribute a new Michael Jackson biopic that will be produced by “Bohemian Rhapsody’s” Graham King. The film is being made with the cooperation of the Michael Jackson estate, which may impact how it deals with the multiple allegations of child sexual abuse that were brought against the King of Pop over the course of his career and following his 2009 death.Entitled “Michael,” the film will be produced by King, who mined similar terrain with Freddie Mercury, and the co-executors of the Michael Jackson estate, John Branca and John McClain.
The Graham King produced Michael Jackson biopic project, which is being made with the blessing of the pop legend’s estate, is seeing its worldwide distribution rights snapped up by Lionsgate.
Michael Jackson's kids are celebrating his legacy. On Tuesday night, the late pop star's daughter Paris, 23, and sons Prince, 24, and Blanket, 19, were spotted at the Neil Simon Theatre in New York City. The famed theater is currently home to "MJ The Musical," which recounts the King of Pop's creation of his 1992 Dangerous World Tour.
Michael Appler On Tuesday evening in New York City, “MJ The Musical,” a new biographical musical celebrating the life and work of Michael Jackson, opened on Broadway.“MJ The Musical,” written by two-time Pulitzer Prize-winning playwright Lynn Nottage and produced in arrangement with the Michael Jackson estate, depicts the rehearsal process for Jackson’s 1992 “Dangerous” world tour—set one year before allegations of sexual misconduct first surfaced about the artist.And the show’s backers were quick to shut down any mention of the scandal that still clouds the King of Pop’s life and legacy at the red-carpet premiere of the musical, kicking out a Variety journalist for bringing up the topic of Jackson’s alleged abuse. In response to questions that asked how audience members should balance potential discomfort with enjoyment of the show’s theatrical artistry, cast members gave considered and conscientious responses.
Michael Jackson's kids are supporting the musical about him. On Tuesday, Paris, Prince and Blanket «Bigi» Jackson stepped out for the opening of MJ: The Musical at Broadway's Neil Simon Theatre in New York City.Paris opted for a paisley printed midi dress and ankle boots for the event.
Michael Jackson's children have been photographed attending the opening night of MJ: The Musical on Tuesday 1 February.The broadway musical, which is playing at the Neil Simon Theatre in New York City, celebrates the life and career of the Thriller hitmaker.The singer's eldest son Prince, 24, was all smiles as he walked the red carpet wearing a dapper black suit with a matching tie over a crisp white shirt. Styling her long brunette hair back into a ponytail, the star teamed the look with a pair of smart black shoes and a black watch on his wrist.
Paris Jackson makes a rare appearance with both of her brothers – Prince and Blanket – as they head to the “MJ: The Michael Jackson Musical” opening night event held at Neil Simon Theatre on Tuesday (February 1) in New York City.
those regular slumber parties with 8-year-olds at the home of the world’s most famous man that the press so “twisted” do not come up in the musical. Fine.Still, the singer keeps decrying “the constant noise, the media, the lies.” Michael complains to MTV about journalists and to his business manager about tour costs.
NEW YORK -- The new, splashy Broadway musical about Michael Jackson begins with the King of Pop plotting an ambitious tour to reclaim his throne. He's facing financial ruin, swirling rumors and an addiction to pain pills. You'd think it was 2009, just weeks before his death.
Has any Broadway production in recent (or even not so recent) memory arrived with as much emotional baggage – or carried it as lightly – as the visually and sonically ravishing MJ? The Michael Jackson musical, as unlikely as such a prospect might have seemed a year ago, now appears poised to take Manhattan with the same hurricane force that the real Jackson funneled when he moonwalked into television history on Motown 25.
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