He's dead.
Yes- Mr. Joseph Jackson is alive at this date in 2012. He will be 83 on his birthday of July 26, 2012.
Michael Jackson is dead.
yes Michael Jackson parents are alive
yes
Yes he is.
No.
Yep.
dead
No.
yes
Yes they are.
Sadly, never. Michael Jackson is no longer with us, and it is a fact.