Who is this person, and what does he have to do with Michael Jackson?

[nile455]

If you can come up with the answer to this trivia question you are definitely a die hard.

I'll give you a hint: He was very important to MJ's success.

 

[terri01p]

Am I the only one dying to know???????

 

[rascalmom]

Is that a young John Landis?

He directed & co-wrote Thriller.

 

[happygirl]

If you can come up with the answer to this trivia question you are definitely a die hard.

I'll give you a hint: He was very important to MJ's success.

A early manager

 

[nile455]

Is that a young John Landis?

He directed & co-wrote Thriller.

No, but not a bad guess. Actually a pretty good guess.

Here's another hint: Ooooh look at his creepy face! Maybe he had something to do wiith Thriller!

 

[luvmy3]

Special effects guy or costume designer for Thriller video?

 

[terri01p]

Is that a very young Vincent Price?????

 

[nile455]

Special effects guy or costume designer for Thriller video?

Heh I saw that coming. Good try.

The man pictured was far more important than any special effects guy or costume designer, if you can imagine that.

 

[Elvistelth]

John Holmes in his final year?

 

[luvmy3]

Heh I saw that coming. Good try.

The man pictured was far more important than any special effects guy or costume designer, if you can imagine that.

I'm going to guess choreographer (sp.?) but I always assumed that was MJ himself.

 

[nile455]

Here's another hint, and this will make our British friends happy: He's from the UK!

 

[doxdogy]

Going to take a stab in the dark and say it was the choreographer. Have no idea what his name is.

 

[DisneyBlonde]

Thriller cinematographer?

 

[nile455]

Going to take a stab in the dark and say it was the choreographer. Have no idea what his name is.

Even more important than that.

Okay another hint: Without this man, there probably wouldn't have even been a Thriller.

 

[ilovepcot]

Rod Temperton

 

[MineMail]

The guy who started MTV? (Wild Guess)

 

[doxdogy]

Either the director or song writer. Still have no idea what his name is and guesses are stabs in the dark.

 

[nile455]

Rod Temperton

We have a winner!

Rod Temperton composed songs for Michael Jackson, including major hits Thriller, Off The Wall, and Rock With You.

Shame that composers get almost no notice.

 

[DarthKTrava]

director or producer?

 

[luvmy3]

Rod Temperton, he wrote the title track Thriller

ETA just saw someone knew it.