Wylie Draper
Actor

Wylie Draper Net Worth

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Wylie Draper was born in West Virginia in 1969 and seemed destined for stardom from a young age. He was noted for his strong resemblance to Michael Jackson and shifted his focus to the arts in high school. After graduating, he attended Point Park College and worked as a lead dancer at Disney World and on Norwegian cruise lines. He won the role of adult Michael Jackson in the television film "The Jacksons an American Dream" and had a small role in another television film "The Disappearance of Christina". He was diagnosed with a rare form of Leukemia in 1993 and passed away at the age of 24. After his death, the public fascination with him grew and there are now two Facebook tributes, a YouTube tribute video, and rumors of an upcoming website dedicated to his memory.
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Age, Biography and Wiki

Who is it? Actor
Birth Day May 19, 2005
Birth Place  West Virginia, United States
Age 18 YEARS OLD
Birth Sign Gemini
Written by Joyce Eliason
Directed by Karen Arthur
Starring Lawrence Hilton-Jacobs Angela Bassett Holly Robinson Peete Margaret Avery Alex Burrall Jermaine Jackson, Jr. Bumper Robinson Floyd Meyers Jr. Monica Calhoun Jason Weaver Angel Vargas Terrence Howard Vanessa L. Williams Billy Dee Williams Wylie Draper Colin Steele
Theme music composer Harold Wheeler
Original language(s) English
No. of episodes 2
Producer(s) Suzanne de Passe Joyce Eliason Jermaine Jackson Margaret Maldonado Stan Marguiles
Running time 240 min.
Distributor The Stan Marguiles Company KJ Films de Passe Entertainment Motown Productions PolyGram Filmed Entertainment
Original network ABC
Original release November 15 – November 18, 1992
Released September 29, 1992
Recorded 1992
Genre Soul, Funk
Length 37:51
Label Motown

💰 Net worth: $100K - $1M

Biography/Timeline

1990

The Jacksons: An American Dream became one of the most popular and successful music-biography miniseries of the 1990s. Part 1 of the miniseries was the third highest-rated program broadcast during the week of November 9–15 with a 21.1 rating. Part 2 of the miniseries was watched by 38.4 million viewers in 22.3 million households becoming the highest-rated program broadcast during the week of November 16–22 posting a 23.9 rating, and 36 share. Overall, the miniseries was watched in 38.3 million households and posted a 22.3 rating and 33 share.

2004

Bumper Robinson won a Young Artist Award for Best Young Actor in a Television Movie, and Alex Burrall and Jason Weaver both won a special award for Outstanding Young Performers Starring in a Mini-Series. The miniseries was later rebroadcast on VH1 and released to VHS and DVD. The DVD version of the miniseries was released as a two-disc set. The first disc was named "The Early Years" and the second disc was named "The Success Years". In 2004, VH1 would produce Man in the Mirror: The Michael Jackson Story, which picked up Michael's life from the end of The Jacksons to the present, which at the time included him standing trial on charges of child molestation.

2019

Michael Jackson’s voice is heard on: "Beat It," "Human Nature," "Billie Jean," "I Want You Back," "I Wanna Be Where You Are," "I'll Be There," "Rockin' Robin," "ABC," and "Dancing Machine." On all other songs, the Michael Jackson vocal part is performed by Anthony Harrell, Jason Weaver or Kipp Lennon.

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