# Name your cast for the Michael Jackson Story.

**URL:** <https://boards.straightdope.com/t/name-your-cast-for-the-michael-jackson-story/224834>\
**Category:** Cafe Society\
**Created:** [January 16, 2004, 8:34pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/name-your-cast-for-the-michael-jackson-story/224834 "2004-01-16T20:34:08Z")\
**Posts on this page:** 9\
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**Author:** ![yellowcakesolid](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/y/cdc98d/32.png) [@yellowcakesolid](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/yellowcakesolid)\
**Post date:** [January 16, 2004, 8:34pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/name-your-cast-for-the-michael-jackson-story/224834/1 "2004-01-16T20:34:08Z")

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Young Michael Jackson – Gary Coleman

Adult Michael Jackson – Computer Animated Jacqueline Kennedy Onassis

Joe Jackson – Wesley Snipes

Jermaine Jackson – Larry Blackmon

Defense Attorney – Joe Namath

Boy Hung out Window – Macaulay Culkin

Bubbles the Monkey – Dr Zauis

Martin Bashir – Amahad Rashad

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**Author:** ![Revtim](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/revtim/32/1042_2.png) [@Revtim](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Revtim)\
**Post date:** [January 16, 2004, 8:41pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/name-your-cast-for-the-michael-jackson-story/224834/2 "2004-01-16T20:41:08Z")

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> [@yellowcakesolid](#):
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> Adult Michael Jackson – Computer Animated Jacqueline Kennedy Onassis

I was going to say a CGI Joan Crawford.

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**Author:** ![mailman](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/m/8491ac/32.png) [@mailman](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/mailman)\
**Post date:** [January 16, 2004, 9:05pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/name-your-cast-for-the-michael-jackson-story/224834/3 "2004-01-16T21:05:19Z")

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Liz Taylor-- Rosanne Barr or whatever her last name is now

…and who is the magician/mentalist lackey Jacko-supporter who appears on Larry King type of programs, can’t think of his name, but I can really see Keith Richards doing him justice

Kelly Osborne could be a good Lisa Marie

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**Author:** ![lieu](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/l/c2a13f/32.png) [@lieu](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/lieu)\
**Post date:** [January 16, 2004, 9:24pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/name-your-cast-for-the-michael-jackson-story/224834/4 "2004-01-16T21:24:05Z")

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Michael Jackson w/o makeup - Diana Ross after DUI

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**Author:** ![ParentalAdvisory](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/p/53a042/32.png) [@ParentalAdvisory](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/ParentalAdvisory)\
**Post date:** [January 16, 2004, 9:29pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/name-your-cast-for-the-michael-jackson-story/224834/5 "2004-01-16T21:29:41Z")

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Demi Moore as Michael Jackson  
Haley Joel Osmand (sp?) - The molestee

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**Author:** ![Freudian\_Slit](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/f/5daacb/32.png) [@Freudian\_Slit](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Freudian_Slit)\
**Post date:** [January 16, 2004, 10:05pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/name-your-cast-for-the-michael-jackson-story/224834/6 "2004-01-16T22:05:36Z")

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I think Terri Garr would make a good Debbie Rowe. (MJ’s second, ex, wife, and…apparently…the mother of his first two kids.)

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**Author:** ![Bruce\_Daddy](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/b/85f322/32.png) [@Bruce\_Daddy](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Bruce_Daddy)\
**Post date:** [January 16, 2004, 10:48pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/name-your-cast-for-the-michael-jackson-story/224834/7 "2004-01-16T22:48:49Z")

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Little Richard = Jermaine.

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**Author:** ![Charlie\_Tan](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/charlie_tan/32/12582_2.png) [@Charlie\_Tan](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Charlie_Tan)\
**Post date:** [January 16, 2004, 11:24pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/name-your-cast-for-the-michael-jackson-story/224834/8 "2004-01-16T23:24:54Z")

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MJ - [LaToya Jackson](http://www.ananova.com/news/story/sm_264203.html?menu=news.quirkies)

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**Author:** ![Mr.Blue\_Sky](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/m/d26b3c/32.png) [@Mr.Blue\_Sky](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Mr.Blue_Sky)\
**Post date:** [January 16, 2004, 11:43pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/name-your-cast-for-the-michael-jackson-story/224834/9 "2004-01-16T23:43:44Z")

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As Michael Jackson, the alien from _Close Encounters_