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Michael Jackson, born in Gary, Indiana (August 29, 1958), died in Los Angeles, California (June 25, 2009)

After having his hair accidentally set on fire by pyrotechnics while shooting a commercial with other Jackson family members for Pepsi on January 27, 1984, he received an out-of-court settlement amounting to $1.5M. He donated the entire settlement to Brotman Medical Center, which in return named one of their departments as the Michael Jackson Burn Center.

The change in the artist’s skin color was not due to bleaching or other similar procedures. It was caused by a condition called vitiligo and this was confirmed by his long-time dermatologist, Dr. Arnold Klein.

With fans clamoring for Michael Jackson’s albums following his death, he became the best-selling artist in 2009, with over 8.2 million copies of his albums sold.