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Aliases: The Jackson Five , The Jackson 5 , The Jacksons , Toriano Adaryll Jackson

Gender: Male

Place of birth: Gary, Indiana, USA

Homepage: https://titojackson.com/

Movie Involvements: 15

TV Involvements: 9


Most Famous Work

Biography

Toriano Adaryll "Tito" Jackson (October 15, 1953 - September 15, 2024) was an American musician. He was an original member of the Jackson 5 (later known as The Jacksons), who rose to fame in the late 1960s and 1970s with the Motown label, and later had continued success with the group on the Epic label in the late 1970s and 1980s. Tito began a solo career in 2003 performing as a blues musician. Toriano Adaryll Jackson was born at St. Mary's Mercy Hospital in Gary, Indiana. He was the third of nine children of the Jackson family, Michael, Marlon, Jackie, Jermaine, Randy Jackson, Rebbie, La Toya and Janet who lived in a two-bedroom house in Gary. His father, Joseph, was a steel mill worker, and played R&B in a band, the Falcons, with his brother Luther. His mother, Katherine, was a Jehovah's Witness. She played the piano and the clarinet. At ten years of age, Tito was caught playing his father's guitar after he broke a string. After fixing the string, Joe demanded that he play for him. Once he was finished, Joe bought him his own guitar, and convinced Tito, Jackie, and Jermaine to form a singing group. He was impressed with the vocals of Jackie and Jermaine. By 1964, Marlon and Michael both joined the group the Jackson 5, after Katherine discovered that they could sing. Katherine was a country-and-western fan, and she sang harmonies with her sons. Before Motown signed them, the brothers spent years rehearsing at home. After school they rehearsed for hours, played a gig, did homework and got to bed. After first performing in school functions and supermarkets, the brothers began participating in local talent shows when Jackson was twelve. By then, his younger brother Michael, then seven, had become the official lead singer of the group. In 1965, they changed their name from the Jackson Brothers to the Jackson Five, and won several talent shows around the Gary area. After winning the Amateur Night competition for The Apollo Theater in August 1967, Joe Jackson began to work part-time at the steel mill to help his sons secure a recording contract. The group signed with Steeltown Records in Gary in November of that year. In January 1968, the Jackson Five's first single, "Big Boy", was released on the Steeltown label. In 1969, the Jackson 5 signed with Motown Records in Detroit, and scored several hit songs, including the number-one singles "I Want You Back", "ABC", "The Love You Save", and "I'll Be There", but despite his talent as a guitar player, Motown refused to allow Jackson to perform guitar on any of the Jackson 5 recording sessions, instead forcing all their guitar parts to be performed by session musicians. As a direct result, his guitar work did not make its debut until he and the Jacksons left Motown for CBS Records in 1976. He began writing songs with his brothers during this time. Tito and Jackie Jackson were the most consistently present members of the Jacksons, with Jermaine, Marlon, Michael, and Randy leaving at different times. After the end of the Victory Tour, Jackson performed session work and as a record producer. After releasing 2300 Jackson Street, the Jacksons ceased recording work. Jackson was inducted with his brothers into the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame in 1997. ... Source: Article "Tito Jackson" from Wikipedia in English, licensed under CC-BY-SA 3.0.

Most Famous Work

Big Brother's Little Brother
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6
GMTV
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6

GMTV

(1993) Self
Keeping Up with the Kardashians
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7
Numéro un
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6

Numéro un

(1975) Self - The Jackson 5
The Greatest Night in Pop
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8

The Greatest Night in Pop

(2024) El mismo (material de archivo)
Michael Jackson's Journey from Motown to Off the Wall
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7
Michael Jackson: The Life of an Icon
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8
JANET JACKSON.
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8

JANET JACKSON.

(2022) Self

Acting

Year Character Movie/Tv
2024 El mismo (material de archivo)
2022 Self
2021 Self
2019 Self
Self
Self
2017 N/A
2016 Self (archive footage)
2015 Self
2011 Self
2010 Self (archive footage)
2009 Self
2008 Self
N/A
2007 Self
2005 N/A
2003 Self (archive footage)
2001 Self
1993 Self
1987 Self - The Jacksons
1985 Self (uncredited)
1984 Self
1983 El mismo
1982 Self - The Jacksons
1976 El mismo
1975 El mismo
Self - The Jackson 5
1973 Self
1971 Self
Self
Year Character Movie/Tv

Production

Year Role Movie/Tv
2009 Producer
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Sound

Year Role Movie/Tv
1971 Theme Song Performance
Songs
Year Role Movie/Tv

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