Michael Jackson in London in March. Mr. Jackson, whose quintessentially American tale of celebrity and excess took him from musical boy wonder to global pop superstar to sad figure haunted by lawsuits and failed plastic surgery, was pronounced dead Thursday in Los Angeles.
Mr. Jackson when he was about 13, in 1972, after reaching stardom as the lead singer for the Jackson 5.
The Jackson 5, from left, Tito, Marlon, Michael, Jackie and Jermaine, performed during the "Sonny and Cher Comedy Hour" in Los Angeles in 1972.
Diana Ross, Mr. Jackson and Nipsey Russell filmed the musical "The Wiz" in New York in 1977.
Mr. Jackson sang and danced with his brothers at Rich Stadium in Buffalo in August 1984.
Mr. Jackson performed during his "BAD" concert tour at Wembley Stadium in London in 1988.
Mr. Jackson was the star of the halftime show at Super Bowl XXVII at the Rose Bowl in 1993.
In November 1991, Mr. Jackson performed in his video "Black or White," his first release from his "Dangerous" album.
Michael Jackson and his wife, Lisa Marie Presley, in January 1995. They were married less than two years.
Mr. Jackson kissed Ms. Presley during the MTV Music Awards at New York's Radio City Music Hall in 1994.
Ms. Presley and Mr. Jackson in April 1995.
Mr. Jackson performed during his "HIStory" world tour concert in Auckland, New Zealand, in 1996.
Janet Jackson and her brother accepted the Best Dance video award during the 1995 MTV Video Music Awards in New York.
Mr. Jackson and his father Joe Jackson, right, waved to fans as they exited the courtroom where he was cleared of child molestation charges in Santa Maria, Calif., in 2005.
Mr. Jackson performed "We Are the World" during the World Music Awards in London in 2006.
Mr. Jackson during the Democratic National Committee benefit concert "A Night at the Apollo" at the Apollo Theater in Harlem in April 2002. |