Michael Joseph Jackson was born on August 29,1958.He was born in Gary, Indiana.He was the seventh child out of nine children in his family.Michael was often physically abused by his father, beaten up and also verbally abused.But Michael also owed his success to his father's strict discipline. Michael was always an entertainer.Even when he had just started school, he would perform in front of friends and classmates.Michael started his professional music career at the age of 11, as a member of The Jackson Five. He's well known for increasing the popularity of MTV through his music videos.Before this, music videos were made just to promote the albums.But Michael's videos managed to change that by making them an art and big business.Some of the music videos that are good examples of this are Beat It, Billie Jean, and Thriller.Through these works, the world got caught onto the idea of music videos and focused on music video channels. Michael enthralled his fans and audiences with his style of singing, dressing, and his complex dance moves, especially the moonwalk.The moonwalk is something that people from every part of the globe love and try to copy.People have also done mass moonwalks all around the world to show their love for him. Michael Jackson supported 39 charities (慈善机构). Through his work and various foundations (基金会), he raised and donated millions to charity, much more than any other showman.He had a great love for children, especially poor ones, and he felt children were the next best thing after God. Michael planned to start a 50 concert tour in July 2009.Sadly, on June 25th,2009, Michael passed away at home.Michael Jackson was a great performer, showman and entertainer, besides being a good and charitable person.It's very unlikely that there will be another entertainer like Michael Jackson ever again.