#314 | Michael Jackson | The Troubled Life of The King of Pop
English Learning for Curious Minds
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Michael Jackson - A Teen Idol
In 1978, he made his film debut as the Scarecrow in a remake of The Wizard of Oz. A year later, aged still only 21, Jackson recorded the iconic solo album Off the Wall. By now, Michael was the biggest pop star in the world. And it seemed that practically everything he released went to number one. His personal life, however, was becoming a bit, well, strange. He became somewhat of a recluse, someone who lives a withdrawn life and avoids other people. In 1984, he moved to a 1,100 hectare ranch in California, called Neverland,. where he had an amusement park, zoo, and a ferris wheel built.
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