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TIL in 1988 Michael Jackson called Matt Groening and asked to be a guest voice on The Simpsons. He performed in “Stark Raving Dad” under a pseudonym and wrote the song “Happy Birthday Lisa”. Later, he would write “Do the Bartman” without receiving any credit.

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