How old was Michael Jackson in Ben?

It's common to wonder how old a celebrity was when they starred in a particular film. Knowing that can offer insight into their career stage and personal growth. Let’s reveal how old they were when the cameras rolled.

In the movie Ben, Michael Jackson was at the age of:

13 years old

Based on our estimate, that was the actual age of the celebrity at the time.

Our method involved using the first calendar day of the release year of Ben:

January 1, 1972

And the date of birth of Michael Jackson, that is:

August 29, 1958

Since movies usually don't take more than one year to be released since the beginning of the filming process, Michael Jackson may have been one year younger or one year older than the shown age while some scenes of the movie were being filmed.