Despite having no previous acting experience before landing the lead role in “Michael,” Jaafar Jackson has made cinematic ...

Jaafar Jackson is making his professional acting debut in just about one of the largest roles imaginable. The 29-year-old newcomer portrays his uncle, pop legend Michael Jackson, in the musical biopic ...

Michael Jackson's nephew Jaafar Jackson trained for "hours upon hours" to portray him in 'Michael' Caroline Blair is a writer for PEOPLE. She has been writing about celebrities, entertainment, reality ...

Over the course of two years, Jaafar Jackson learned how to channel the essence of the late Michael Jackson through movement and speech for the “Michael” biopic. Nailing his uncle’s iconic moves took ...

Jaafar Jackson was just 12 when Michael Jackson died in 2009, but the Hollywood newcomer can still recall the "wonderful times" he had with his superstar uncle. In his first TV interview ahead of the ...

In an interview with ABC News, Prince Jackson recalled being very moved upon seeing Jaafar portray his father in Michael. Prince, who also served as an executive producer on the film, revealed he was ...

Michael Jackson's son Prince Jackson was very moved seeing his cousin portray his father for the new biopic about the King of Pop. Jaafar and Prince are related through their fathers, Jermaine and the ...

Jaafar Jackson is the son of Michael Jackson's older brother, Jermaine Jackson Kelsie Gibson is the Senior News Editor of Society and Culture at PEOPLE. She has been working at PEOPLE since 2021. She ...

Michael Jackson's nephew Jaafar Jackson trained for "hours upon hours" to portray him in 'Michael' Jaafar Jackson trained extensively to replicate Michael Jackson's voice and dance moves for the ...

Even though Jaafar Jackson has singing in his blood, he trained for hours to perfect Michael Jackson's voice. The King of Pop's nephew Jaafar portrayed his uncle in the biopic Michael, which hit ...