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MichaelJacksonContents•ABriefIntroduction.•TheChildhood&Earlylife.•AmazingMusicCareer.•CharityLegend•TheRumorsandMisunderstandings•TheDeathofMJIntroductionMichaelJosephJackson(August29,1958—June25,2009)isanAmericanmusician,entertainer,philanthropist[fi‘lænθrəpist](慈善家)andbusinessman.HewasbornintheUnitedStatesIndianacityofGary(美国印地安那州加里市)JacksonStreet,21(Gary,Indiana,USA)Heistheworld‘spopularcultureandsymbolicfiguresintheworld,havingaveryhighvisibilityandgreatinfluence,knownastheKingofPop.Heisagreatmusicall-rounder(全才)inthelyricizing,composing,sceneproduction,arrangement,singing,dancingandplayingmusicalinstruments.Youknow,ElvisPresley(猫王)andtheBeatles(披头士)arethehistoryofpopmusic’sgreatestimmortalsymbols.HissuccesshassurpassedElvisPresley.Heholdstheworld‘sNo.1sellingalbum“Thriller”,soldmorethan110million(1.1亿张)anditsgenuine(正版)worldwidealbumsalesofmorethan750million（7.5亿张）.Hesupportedtheworld’s39CharityReliefFund,maintainedthe2006GuinnessBookofWorldRecordspersonalcharity.MichaelJacksonwastheeighthoftenchildrentoanAfrican--Americanworking-classfamily.Atayoungage,heshowedgreattalentforsinganddance.Intheyearof1963,withthehelpfromtheirparents,Michael,togetherwithhisfourelderbrothers(Jackie,Tito,JermaineandMarlon)madeupthebandwhichwasknownwidelyasthe“Jackson5”.EarlyLifeButthedaysfollowedweregray,withoutsunshineandcolor.Tomakemuchmoremoney,hisfatherforcedthemtoperformeverywhere.Therewasnohappinessforsuchalittleboy,hischildhoodwascompletelybitter.AmazingMusicCareerHehascreatedtherecordsof750millionalbumsales.Hehascreated80fullrecordsandhundredsofregionalrecords.HeiscertifiedtobethemostsuccessfulartistinhistorybytheGuinnessRecords.26AmericanMusicAwards(全美音乐奖AMAmorethananyotherartist）Hehasreceived13GrammyAwards13number-onesinglesintheUnitedStatesinhissolocareer(morethananyothermaleartistintheHot100era)HecreatedthemodernMV,single“Thriller”musicvideofortheworld‘sfirstmodernMV,causinganunprecedented(空前的)increaseinMTV’spositioninthemodernmusicindustry.MichaelJacksonisthefirstinhistorytohostglobaltourconcertofmusicians,andthefirstsingertoAsiancountriesfromEuropeandAmerica。Becauseofthese,thepresidentsofUnitedStates—RonaldReagan,GeorgeW.Bush,Clinton—invitedhimtoenterWhiteHousetocommendhiscontributions.Fromtheyear1987to2001,Michaelreleasedanotherfivealbums——BadDangerousHistoryBloodontheDancerfloorInvincibleEachofMichael’ssevenalbumshassoldmorethan100millioncopies.Withstageperformancesandmusicvideos,Jacksonpopularizedanumberofdancetechniques,suchastherobot（机械舞）andthemoonwalk（太空步）andfantasyofexceedinggravity(45度倾斜）CharityLegendMJsupportstheworld's39rescueCharitableFoundation.HewaslistedinTheGuinnessBookofWorldRecordsMilleniumEditionasthePopStarwhodonatedtothemostcharitableorganizations.JacksonwasinvitedtotheWhiteHousetoreceiveanawardpresentedbyAmericanPresidentRonaldReagan.TheawardwasgivenforJackson'ssupportofcharitiesthathelpedpeopleovercomealcoholanddrugabuse.LoveforChildrenIn1992,MichaelfoundedtheHealtheWorldFoundationwhichbroughtunderprivilegedchildrentoNeverland(梦幻庄园)andmadedonationsworldwideJacksonstatedthathewantedtoimprovetheconditionsforchildrenthroughouttheworldMichael’sDreamManor(梦幻庄园）ThoughMichaelhadamiserablechildhood,healwaystriedhisbesttomakechildrenfeelhappy.Hebuiltadreammanorwhereheinvitedlotsofchildrentogotheretoplay.Itwasreallyaplacewheretherewasnosorrowbuthappiness.TheRumorsandMisunderstandings•WhenMichaelwasalive,therewastoomuchslander(诽谤)onhim.Whenhewasdead,alltherumorswereclear.•Timeprovedeverything:Michaelisanangelwhoispure,fullofloveandrichinthesenseofsocialresponsibility.•ArealMichaelisinnocent!RumorsofMJ’sAppearance•Jackson'sskinhadbeenamedium-browncolorfortheentiredurationofhisyouth,butstartinginthemid1980s,itgraduallygrewpaler.•In1986,Jacksonwasdiagnosedwithvitiligo白癫风andlupus狼疮;thevitiligopartiallylightenedhisskin,andhecouldappearverypale,andhehadtotakeasugery（外科整形）.Fatallie--ChildMolestation•In1993,hewasaccusedofchildsexualabuse,butthecasewassettledoutofcourtandnoformalchargeswerebrought.•In2005,hewastriedandacquittedoffurthersexualabuseallegations(指控)andseveralotherchargesafterthejuryruledhimnotguiltyonallcounts.WhenthejudgesentencedthatMichaelwasinnocent,thehottearswelledupinhiseyes.Butdamagehasbeendone,Michaelsufferedfromphysicalandmentalexhaustion（疲劳）.Helefthishome--NeverlandValleyforever.However,hestillhelpschildrenwhoneedhelp!TheDeathofMJ•WhilepreparingforhisconcertseriesThisIsIt.JacksondiedonJune25,2009,aftersufferingfromcardiacarrest(心搏停止).Beforehisdeath,Jacksonhadreportedlybeenadministereddrugssuchaspropofol（异丙酚，全身麻醉剂）andlorazepam（氯羟去甲安定，用于抗焦虑和安眠）.•Jackson'sdeathcausedaglobaloutpouringofgrief,andasmanyasonebillionpeoplearoundtheworldreportedlywatchedhispublicmemorialserviceonlivetelevision.That’sall,Thankyou!