Jaafar Jackson

About

Jaafar Jeremiah Jackson ( jə-FAR; born July 25, 1996) is an American actor and singer. A member of the Jackson family, he released his debut single “Got Me Singing” in 2019 but gained popularity for portraying his late uncle Michael Jackson in the record-breaking biographical film Michael (2026).

Jaafar Jeremiah Jackson was born on July 25, 1996, in Los Angeles. He is the son of Jermaine Jackson of the Jackson family and Alejandra Genevieve Oaziaza, who was born in Bogotá, Colombia. Through both of his parents, he has 11 siblings–nine brothers and two sisters.

In 2015, Jackson was a main cast member in the filming of his family’s reality show Living with the Jacksons. He has covered songs by Sam Cooke and Marvin Gaye; in 2019 released his first single, “Got Me Singing”. The single was originally associated with a full‑length, unreleased album titled Famous. Jackson stated that he had produced the album throughout 2019 and, during his visit to Pakistan in February 2020, suggested the album would be released in May or June of that year. It was also previously announced in 2018 that he would be collaborating with NASGO—a now-defunct e-commerce and cryptocurrency…