Janet Damita Jo Jackson, sister of the ridiculously famous Michael and the other members of The Jackson Five, has managed to become worldly famous in her own right, emerging from the shadows of her brothers' fame. She was born on May 16th, 1966 to Joseph and Katherine Jackson, being the youngest of nine total siblings. She attended Lanai Road Elementary School, then went on to Portola Middle School where she was teased and harassed by kids because of her fame on the TV show Good Times. In 1984 she graduated from Valley Professional School, where most children were
… More entertainers or actors.As a young girl Janet was more of a tomboy, with dreams of becoming a jockey, but at the age of seven her father urged her to join her brothers in their variety act. This led to other opportunities for Janet, most notably her role in the TV show Good Times, which producer Norman Lear asked her to be on in 1977. Her role on Good Times lasted until 1979, and then Janet moved on to star in two other TV shows - Diff'rent Strokes and A New Kind of Family.
In 1982, after signing to A&M Records, and with some convincing by her father, Janet released her first album, entitled Janet Jackson. The album didn't fare too well, with only a few songs reaching the charts, most notably "Young Love". In 1983 Janet was cast on the TV show Fame, and the next year she released her second album, Dream Street, which was even more of a failure than her first album. The same year Janet rebelled against her family and married the singer James DeBarge. She annulled the marriage only a year later though, returning to her family.
Upon returning home, Janet's father got her a new manger, John McClain. 1986 marked Janet's first highly successful album - Control, which hit number one on the charts and included the hit singles Nasty, When I Think of You, and Let's Wait Awhile, among others. Janet's new album cast her in a more positive light, as a confident young woman with a distinctive and great dance moves. Janet's elaborate music videos, many of which were produced by Paula Abdul, also helped her album's success.
Janet released her next album, Rhythm Nation 1814 in 1989, which was also very successful and again fueled by her elaborate music videos. The album produced seven top five hits, including Miss You Much, Rhythm Nation, and Escapade. A hugely successful tour followed the album's release. In 1991, Janet left A&M Records and signed with Virgin Records for a reported $32 million. Also in 1991, she secretly married Rene Elizondo.
In 1993 Janet made her movie debut in Poetic Justice opposite Tupac Shakur. She also released her next album the same year, which was entitled Janet and debuted at number one. The album had a more adult, sexy feel to it than her previous albums, as did the tour that accompanied the album. The album's release sparked somewhat of a new image of Janet, which she further developed with things such as a risque pose on the cover of Rolling Stone. The most notable single on her album, That's the Way Love Goes, became her biggest hit ever.
Janet collaborated with her brother Michael in 1995 on the single Scream for which a hugely elaborate video followed. She also signed a new contract with Virgin, worth a reported $80 million, and in 1986 Design of a Decade 1986-1996, a top hits album of hers, was released. Janet's next album came out in 1997. The Velvet Rope was greatly anticipated and became a success, although not as big as a success as it was hoped to be. It contained such hit singles as Got `Til It's Gone and Together Again. At the same time though, Janet's personal life was at a low. She admitted to depression and self-esteem issues, and in 2000 she divorced Rene Elizondo.
Janet appeared in Eddie Murphy's Nutty Professor II: The Klumps in 2000, and also released a number one single, Doesn't Really Matter that appeared on the movie's soundtrack. The next year she released another album, All For You, which was yet another of Janet's albums to debut at number one on the charts. It produced hit singles such as All For You and Someone to Call My Lover.
2004 marked one of the biggest controversies in recent American media, and one of the most embarrassing points in Janet's career. While performing a duet with Justin Timberlake at the halftime show of Super Bowl XXXVIII, one of Janet's breasts was exposed, with a metal sun medallion on her nipple. The event sparked complaints to the Federal Communications Commission which imposed large fines on CBS and many of its affiliates. Janet and Justin still claim that the baring of her breast was unintentional. Shortly after the Super Bowl incident, Janet released her next album, Damita Jo, which despite the controversy still had significant sales.
In 2006 Janet released her most recent album, 20 Y.O.. She stared in the movie Why Did I Get Married?, which was released on October 12th, 2007. After over 20 years in the business Janet still remains a prominent figure in the music world and shows no signs of disappearing from the scene anytime soon.
lol She's so beautiful and sexy!
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Janet Jackson is more than just Michael Jackson's little sister. Janet Jackson, along with her brother Michael, is the greatest performer of all times. She is truly the QUEEN, the LEGEND, the GODDESS, the DIVA, and the ICON. Janet is the female version of Michael Jackson. I think Janet Jackson is a SUPERB singer, actress, songwriter, and dancer. This lady can do it all. Janet also is the most beautiful woman on the planet. I love her smile, her voice, and all her music. She is the ultimate performer and Superstar who is also a trendsetter and a fashion icon.
Well Janet Jackson for being fourty two years old looks great. Obviously she has the money and all the other things that go along with it to continue looking good.
Her music is a good sign of her staying power. I've listened to a couple of songs and obviously she is talented.
There have been a lot of misses but hits to go along with it obviously having the Jackson family name helps her out.
It's also obvious that the Jackson name after the pedophile that is Michael Jackson doesn't really much anymore like it used to. The Superbowl incident a few years ago was a lame stunt to say the least which dragged her reputation down.
Her acting career could be summarized as average like so many other performers she's tried to make the crossovers but with lukewarm results. Her early acting career was great, her recent stuff is not so great (anytime you star in a bad Eddie Murphy movie you've reached rock bottom).
It seems like she's wisely staying with her music career which is a smart idea. She's still as popular as ever. Obviously as well with the young audience she has the chance to get even more new fans. She looks like she's enjoying herself and unlike other performance has the brains to appreciate it. She was on Larry King Live and showed how much she's grown up.
As long as she keeps her priorities straight she's likely to be one of the more popular Jackson names around.
Janet Jackson is the sister to "superstar" Michael Jackson, both have great singing talents! Eventhough I'm not exactly a fan of hers, she still has a beautiful singing voice! Her songs arre so easy to dance to! I have yet to see her acting talents, but if there anything like her singing, she's a shoe in! Janet Jackson is such a beauty too! She was a petty face, lovely hair, and a gorgous popstar body! She even stood by her brother at his hard times, so she's a good sister too. Rock on Janet Jackon, Miss Jackson is you're nasty!
Multi talented artist, musician, writer, actress, singer and dancer, Janet can basically do it all. She is the reason why female artists incorperate (or try to) dance in their videos. She is the true Queen of Pop.
Many people doubt her singing abilities, but I honestly think she has a nice voice. She actually does have a very wide vocal range; just because she doesnt scream or whale in her songs does not mean she cannot sing. Her voice is very sweet and mellow, and she can hit certain notes. See "Any Time, Any Place," "Runaway" "When I Think of You" "Love Will Never Do" "I Get Lonely" "All For You" "Thats the Way Love Goes" "Enjoy" so on and so forth.
She is extremely beautiful, another attribute about her that doesnt get recognized nearly as much as it should. She owns the more prettiest smiles to ever exist, and she has an adorable baby face. I think she's one of the most beautiful women in the world. Her overwhelming talent should be praised far more often. She's been acting ever since she was young (Good Times, Different Strokes, Fame, etc) and could do so better at that age than some adult actors. She pulled off a role that I'm sure nobody expected she could in the 1993 movie "Poetic Justice". She did an amazing job. During this time, Janet's last musical effort was Rhythm Nation, and I'm pretty sure no one saw this coming for her big screen debut--but she took the risk and excelled--unlike so many of her counterparts who go the easy way out and play singers. (Gee, talk about going outside the box there!).
Respect Janet. Miss Jackson if you're nasty.
Janet Jackson. She really is a good singer. Even myself saying she is underrated, though, in some eyes she is overrated, and I cannot even compare her voice to some other people's voices. I mean, she is not a Beyonce or a Rihanna. She is not even a Hannah Montana! lol I mean, well, she IS a good singer, I'll give her that. Just not the best I've ever heard. And DEFINETELY not the prettiest I've ever seen. But even so, she is decent, and ok, even above some people. Just no where near and never will be above all.
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