Michael Joseph Jackson
Born: August 29, 1958 in Gary, Indiana
Died: June 25, 2009 in Los Angeles
Cause of death: Cardiac arrest

The “King of Pop” was a mere child when he first joined his brothers in the Motown supergroup, The Jackson 5, for hits like ABC and I’ll Be There, but he became a solo superstar with 1979’s The Wall and its Grammy Award-winning single, “Don’t Stop ‘Til You Get Enough.” MJ’s 1982 album, Thriller, became the biggest-selling album of all time, thanks to classics like Billie Jean, Beat It, his duet with Paul McCartney called “The Girl Is Mine” and of course Thriller, which was supported by a legendary moon-walking video. He later became infamous as he twice faced child-molestation accusations, married and soon divorced Elvis Presley’s daughter, Lisa Marie Presley, then retreated to Neverland Ranch and became a father of children Prince, Paris and “Blanket.” He was looking to put his “Wacko Jacko” persona behind him as he prepared for his “This is It” comeback tour but his life was cut short at the hands of Dr. Conrad Murray, who was later convicted of involuntary manslaughter for administering a lethal dose of sedatives, including Propofol.