CineQuiz
Scene from Michael Jackson: The Life of an Icon
Poster for Michael Jackson: The Life of an Icon

Michael Jackson: The Life of an Icon (2011)

Michael Jackson: The Life of an Icon (2011), directed by Andrew Eastel, starring Michael Jackson and David Gest.

11/02/2011 BR Documentary and Music 2h 29m

Sign in to like Sign in to mark as watched Remind me to watch Write a review
8.1 User
score
Quiz about this movie

Synopsis

See Michael Jackson, one of the most recognizable and popular entertainers of all time, like never before in the feature-length tribute Michael Jackson: The Life of an Icon. Known to millions of fans worldwide for his record-breaking albums, groundbreaking music videos, mesmerizing dance moves and humanitarian efforts, his true story has never really been told...until now. This unprecedented look into the King of Pop's fascinating life includes all-new interviews with his mother Katherine Jackson as well as siblings Tito and Rebbie Jackson, his nephew Jaafar Jackson and niece Tahkyah brings plenty Jackson and Friends ends and music legends such as Smokey Robinson, Dionne Warwick and his 3 children and many more.

  • Andrew EastelDirector

About the film

Michael Jackson: The Life of an Icon is a documentary film about pop singer Michael Jackson produced by his friend David Gest. The film features footage of the beginning of The Jackson 5, Jackson's solo career and the child molestation accusations made against him. It also has interviews with Jackson's mother, Katherine, and siblings, Tito and Rebbie Jackson, as well as other artists—who were inspired by him and had met him before his death—including Whitney Houston, Smokey Robinson and Dionne Warwick. The film was released on DVD and Blu-ray on November 2, 2011.

Read the full article (1k characters)

Michael Jackson: The Life of an Icon is a documentary film about pop singer Michael Jackson produced by his friend David Gest. The film features footage of the beginning of The Jackson 5, Jackson's solo career and the child molestation accusations made against him. It also has interviews with Jackson's mother, Katherine, and siblings, Tito and Rebbie Jackson, as well as other artists—who were inspired by him and had met him before his death—including Whitney Houston, Smokey Robinson and Dionne Warwick. The film was released on DVD and Blu-ray on November 2, 2011.

Cast

References

External links

Michael Jackson: The Life of an Icon at IMDb

Michael Jackson: The Life of an Icon at Rotten Tomatoes

Text from Michael Jackson: The Life of an Icon on Wikipedia, licensed CC BY-SA 4.0. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Michael_Jackson:_The_Life_of_an_Icon

Trivia

Production

Cast

Quiz about this movie

Questions from the whole catalogue.

Play now

If you liked this one

Crew

Questions about this film

What is Michael Jackson: The Life of an Icon about?

Michael Jackson: The Life of an Icon: See Michael Jackson, one of the most recognizable and popular entertainers of all time, like never before in the feature-length tribute Michael Jackson: The Life of an Icon. Known to millions of fans worldwide for his record-breaking albums, groundbreaking music videos, mesmerizing dance moves and humanitarian efforts…

Who directed Michael Jackson: The Life of an Icon?

Michael Jackson: The Life of an Icon was directed by Andrew Eastel in 2011.

Who stars in Michael Jackson: The Life of an Icon?

The cast of Michael Jackson: The Life of an Icon includes Michael Jackson, David Gest, Tito Jackson, Rebbie Jackson and Katherine Jackson.

How long is Michael Jackson: The Life of an Icon?

Michael Jackson: The Life of an Icon runs for 149 minutes, or 2h29.

Similar films

Page updated on 09/10/2026.

Back to the catalogue
Scene from Michael Jackson: The Life of an Icon