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Connecting Michael Jackson and Bill Burr
Michael Jackson
After signing with Motown, the Jackson family relocated to Los Angeles. In 1969, Motown executives decided Diana Ross should introduce the Jackson 5 to the public—partly to bolster her career in television—sending off what was considered Motown's last product of its "production line".
In 1977, Jackson moved to New York City to star as the Scarecrow in '' The Wiz'', a musical film directed by Sidney Lumet, alongside Diana Ross, Nipsey Russell, and Ted Ross.
Diana Ross
On July 16, 1979, Ross guest-hosted an episode of Johnny Carson's '' The Tonight Show'', featuring Lynda Carter, George Carlin, and Muhammad Ali as guests.
George Carlin
Comedians who have claimed Carlin as an influence include Adam Ferrara, Dave Attell, Bill Burr, Chris Rock, Jerry Seinfeld, Louis C.K., Lewis Black, Jon Stewart, Stephen Colbert, Bill Maher, Patrice O'Neal, Colin Quinn, Steven Wright, Mitch Hedberg, Russell Peters, Bo Burnham, Jay Leno, Ben Stiller, Kevin Smith, Chris Rush, Rob McElhenney, and Jim Jefferies.
Michael Jackson
The 2001 video for "You Rock My World" lasts over 13 minutes, was directed by Paul Hunter, and features Chris Tucker and Marlon Brando.
Chris Tucker
American actor and comedian
His comedy influences were Richard Pryor and Eddie Murphy, and Tucker was known by his teachers and high school classmates for making people laugh by doing impressions of Murphy, Michael Jackson, and others.<ref>
Richard Pryor
American comedian and actor (1940–2005)
Several prolific comedians who have claimed Pryor as an influence include George Carlin, Dave Attell, Martin Lawrence, Dave Chappelle, Chris Rock, Colin Quinn, Patrice O'Neal, Bill Hicks, Jerry Seinfeld, Jon Stewart, Bill Burr, Joey Diaz, Eddie Murphy, Louis C.K., and Eddie Izzard.{{citation needed|date=March 2017}}
Michael Jackson
"Remember the Time" was set in ancient Egypt, and featured Eddie Murphy, Iman, and Magic Johnson. The video for "Scream", directed by Mark Romanek and production designer Tom Foden, gained a record 11 MTV Video Music Award Nominations, and won "Best Dance Video", "Best Choreography", and "Best Art Direction". The song and its video are Jackson's response to being accused of child molestation in 1993.
Eddie Murphy
Comedians who cite Murphy as influencing them include Russell Brand, Dave Chappelle, and Chris Rock.
Many Black actors who later received greater recognition made early appearances in Murphy's films, such as Damon Wayans in ''Beverly Hills Cop'', Halle Berry and Martin Lawrence in ''Boomerang'', Samuel L. Jackson and Cuba Gooding Jr. in ''Coming to America'', Dave Chappelle in '' The Nutty Professor'', and Chris Rock in ''Beverly Hills Cop II''.
Those who honored Murphy at the event included Dave Chappelle, Chris Rock, Trevor Noah, George Lopez, Kevin Nealon, Kathy Griffin, Tracy Morgan, Joe Piscopo, Jay Pharoah and Dick Gregory.
His hosting duties received overwhelming acclaim from audiences and critics alike, making it the highest watched episode since 2008 when Tina Fey played Sarah Palin. Comedians Dave Chappelle, Chris Rock, Tracy Morgan, and Kenan Thompson welcomed Murphy back in the opening monologue.
Dave Chappelle
These shows featured regular performances from comedians Michelle Wolf, Mohammed Amer and Donnell Rawlings, as well as Chappelle's tour DJ, DJ Trauma and frequent special guests including Jon Stewart, Chris Rock, Louis CK, Sarah Silverman, David Letterman, Bill Burr, Michael Che, Brian Regan, Chris Tucker, Kevin Hart, Ali Wong, Trevor Noah, Tiffany Haddish, with musical guests John Mayer, Common, and many others.
Michael Jackson
When asked by Winfrey in the 1993 interview about why he grabbed his crotch, he said it was spontaneously compelled by the music. '' Time'' magazine described the "Bad" video as "infamous". It featured Wesley Snipes; Jackson's later videos often featured famous cameo roles. For the "Smooth Criminal" video, Jackson experimented with leaning forward at a 45 degree angle, beyond the performer's center of gravity.
Christopher Walken
American actor (born 1943)
The same year, he appeared as the Headless Horseman in Tim Burton's '' Sleepy Hollow, ''starring Johnny Depp and Christina Ricci. He also appeared in '' Kiss Toledo Goodbye'' with Michael Rapaport and Nancy Allen.
Michael Rapaport
American actor (born 1970)
Other podcasts that Rapaport has appeared on include ''The Monday Morning Podcast'' with Bill Burr, ''Mailtime'' and ''Pardon My Take'' by Barstool Sports, '' The Adam Carolla Show'', ''The Fighter and The Kid'', ''Unqualified'', ''The Bill Simmons Podcast'' and its predecessor, ''The BS Report''; ''The Chive Podcast'', ''WTF with Marc Maron'', ''His & Hers Podcast'', ''Cari Champion's Podcast'', ''The Joey Boots Show'', ''The Dirty Sports Podcast'' and more.
