Jermaine Jackson

Jermaine Jackson worked on a variety of projects during his entertainment career. Jackson began his entertainment career with his music featured in films like the drama "Mahogany" (1975) with Diana Ross, "Protocol" (1984) and the drama "Perfect" (1985) with John Travolta.

His music also appeared in the Rob Lowe dramatic adaptation "About Last Night" (1986) and the Eddie Murphy hit action movie "Beverly Hills Cop II" (1987). An actor as well as a musician, Jackson took on a part in the Pia Zadora musical "Voyage of the Rock Aliens" (1985).

He also contributed to a variety of television specials, including "That's What Friends Are For" (CBS, 1989-1990) and "Walt Disney World's 4th of July Spectacular" (1989-1990). Jackson also created music for the drama "Baby Boy" (2001) with Tyrese Gibson.

Jackson was nominated for an Outstanding Miniseries Primetime Emmy Award for "The Jacksons: An American Dream" in 1993. Jackson also wrote music for films like the Laz Alonso comedy "This Christmas" (2007), the Channing Tatum crime picture "Fighting" (2009) and the Jason Bateman smash hit comedy "Identity Thief" (2013).

His music was also featured in the Jennifer Aniston box office smash comedy "We're the Millers" (2013). Jackson's music was most recently used in the Jason Bateman comedy sequel "Horrible Bosses 2" (2014). In addition to his music, Jackson also appeared on-screen in "Celebrity Ghost Stories" (2009-2015).

Jackson was the son of Katherine Jackson and brother to Janet Jackson. Jackson was married to Halima Rashid.