Michael Jackson's 1984 Pepsi commercial may evoke fond nostalgia ... The set used real pyrotechnics, which ignited and set Jackson's hair on fire. As seen in a video obtained by Us Weekly, it ...

Because Michael Jackson generally declined ... Sign up BURNSWhile filming a Pepsi advert in 1984, Jackson's hair accidentally caught on fire, and he was hospitalised with second-degree burns.

Michael Jackson's then bodyguard Matt Fiddes. (Courtesy) Jackson is believed to have first started wearing a wig after his hair caught fire during filming for a 1984 Pepsi commercial, leaving him ...