Michael Jospeh Jackson was born in Gary, Idiana on August 29th 1958. He has about 8 siblings because he was the 1 out of 9 children of katherine and Joe jackson. He was one of the youngest he was the 7th or 8th child, when he was 10 he joined the jackson 5 which had him and his brothers. he was the lead singer, of the jackson 5. He disnt have a childhoos be ause his father jospeh made him and the other group members practice each day from 1-6 hours causing tutoring school only ans just music. Mostly ever jackson kid has alleged there father for beating them. Apparently joseph would put oil on there bodies and would hit them with cords and anything he could find.