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more than 100 million copies worldwide. In the U.S., it was certified 27x platinum by the RIAA. In 2008, Thriller was preserved by the Library of Congress to the National Recording Registry.

Jackson was inducted into the Rock & Roll Hall of Fame twice: as a member of the Jackson 5 (1997) and as a solo artist (2001). He is one of the best-selling artists of all time and has influenced many of today's artists and will influence more in the future (via his dancing and singing). Thus, his alias, the King of Pop, is fitting.

On June 25, 2009, Michael Jackson, 50, passed away at his rented mansion in the Holmby Hills area of Los Angeles, California. Officials say his death was caused by drug abuse and are investigating his personal doctor Conrad Murray for manslaughter, after confirming he administered Jackson propofol, lorazepam and midazolam during the time of his death. On September 3, 2009, Jackson was buried at Forest Lawn Memorial Park in Glendale, California.

VIVICA A. FOX
Vivica Anjanetta Fox, born July 3, 1964 in South Bend, Indiana, is an actress and producer. Fox attended Golden West College, located in Huntington Beach, California, where she graduated with an Associate of Arts degree in Social Sciences.

Fox first started her acting career appearing on a few soap operas: Generations, Days of our Lives, and The Young and the Restless. She was also featured on a few TV sitcoms, but the most notable was 'The Fresh Prince of Bel-Air,' starring Will Smith. In 1996, Fox became a household name when she appeared in Independence Day (alongside Will Smith) and Set It Off (alongside three other African American actresses: Queen Latifah, Jada Pinkett Smith, and Kimberly Elise).

Thereafter, Fox has appeared in more than twenty films; some of those films are as follows: Soul Food (1997), starring Vanessa L. Williams, Nia Long, and Michael Beach; Why Do Fools Fall in Love (1998), starring Halle Berry; Kingdom Come (2001), starring LL Cool J and Jada Pinkett Smith; Two Can Play That Game (2001); Kill Bill: Vol. 1 (2003), starring Uma Thurman; Motives (2004), starring Shemar Moore; The Hard Corps (2006), starring Jean-Claude Van Damme.

Fox has not won any major awards, but she has been recognized. In 1996, she won the Universe Reader's Choice Award for Best Supporting Actress in a Genre Motion Picture for Independence Day; in 1997, the same film won Fox and Will Smith the MTV Movie Award for Best Kiss. In 1998, she won the Black Film Award, in the category Best

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