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The Men in the Mirror

Before Michael Jackson’s death, his impersonators’ lives were, at best, uneventful. Now they’re in high demand—and have strangers weeping in front of them.

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Last week, Harry Connick Jr. made international news by shooting down a blackface parody of the Jackson brothers on an Australian talent show, indicating that the road of Michael Jackson imitation is paved with peril.

But for the most part, said Frederick Henry, “Michael is hot again.”

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