Michael jackson was one of the most famous people on earth and the greatest entertainer of all time when a king dies his heir or a peer takes over the throne with the passing of the king of pop there can be no one to take over from him as michael is truly irreplaceable born on 29 august 1958 in gary indiana to a working class family died on 25 june 2009 as the undisputed king of pop this documentary film examines the extraordinary life of a great man and humanitarian michael s final day