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'''Troy McClure''' is a cheesy B-movie actor who has fallen on hard times.  He is often seen shilling for shoddy products or hosting questionable shows.  
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'''Michael Jackson''' (August 29, 1958 – June 25, 2009) was a singer who guest starred on ''[[The Simpsons]]'' in the episode "[[Stark Raving Dad]]".  
  
McClure is a stereotypical Hollywood has-been, reduced to appearing in low quality films and television presenting jobs. During the early seventies he had a highly successful acting career, but it has since become worse. He often appears in short video clips seen on television or in a public place. He often is shown presenting educational videos. When introducing anything that he does, McClure lists projects that he has previously done with the phrase "Hi, I'm Troy McClure. You may remember me from such [films, educational videos, voiceovers, etc.] as..." and will mention two titles of a similar subject to that of the current performance he is giving.
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He performed the speaking voice of [[Leon Kompowsky]] under the pseudonym '''John Jay Smith'''. Jackson pitched several story ideas for the episode, including [[Bart Simpson|Bart]] telling everyone in town that Michael Jackson was coming to his house. He also requested several script changes, including that he wanted to have a scene in which he and Bart wrote a song and asked that a joke about Prince be changed to one about Elvis Presley. One of Jackson's conditions for guest starring was that he voiced himself, but a sound-alike would receive credit. While he recorded the voice work for the character, all of his singing was performed by [[Kipp Lennon]].
  
After voice actor [[Phil Hartman]]'s death, Troy's character was retired.
 
  
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Michael Jackson was voted 5th in {{W|IGN}}'s [http://uk.tv.ign.com/articles/730/730566p1.html "Top 25 Simpsons Guest Stars"].
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Michael Jackson (August 29, 1958 – June 25, 2009) was a singer who guest starred on The Simpsons in the episode "Stark Raving Dad".

He performed the speaking voice of Leon Kompowsky under the pseudonym John Jay Smith. Jackson pitched several story ideas for the episode, including Bart telling everyone in town that Michael Jackson was coming to his house. He also requested several script changes, including that he wanted to have a scene in which he and Bart wrote a song and asked that a joke about Prince be changed to one about Elvis Presley. One of Jackson's conditions for guest starring was that he voiced himself, but a sound-alike would receive credit. While he recorded the voice work for the character, all of his singing was performed by Kipp Lennon.


Michael Jackson was voted 5th in IGN's "Top 25 Simpsons Guest Stars".

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