How old was Michael Jackson in This Is It?

Age is one of those behind-the-scenes facts that fans love to uncover. It helps us understand the context in which they took on the role. Here’s the answer to that particular curiosity.

In This Is It, Michael Jackson took on the role at the age of:

50 years old

That’s the confirmed age we calculated for the celebrity in that role.

This age was calculated based on the beginning of the release year of This Is It:

January 1, 2009

And the day Michael Jackson was born, which is:

August 29, 1958

Movies tend to be released within a year of filming, so Michael Jackson may have been one year off from the listed age in certain scenes.