Michael Jackson started his music career at the age of 5.
 Before Thriller, Jackson struggled to receive coverage on MTV, allegedly because he was African American
On January 27, 1984, Michael and other members of the Jacksons filmed a Pepsi commercial overseen by Phil Dusenberry, a BBDO ad agency executive, and Alan Pottasch, Pepsi's Worldwide Creative Director, at the Shrine Auditorium in Los Angeles

