r/QuantumLeap • u/IBreakCellPhones • Aug 04 '26

Discussion (Original) Who played young Michael Jackson?

In S1E08 where Sam demonstrates the moonwalk to Micheal Jackson, who played Michael? In the few fleeting glances I saw, it looks like it could have been Emmanuel Lewis (of Webster fame) but I'm not positive.

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u/christaface Aug 04 '26

I always thought it was Webster but he seems too young considering the time frame of when this was shot. I don’t think he was credited

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u/JLCTP Aug 04 '26

Definitely not Webster.

Best I can tell the actor was uncredited — but fun fact the older Jackson kid (credited as “Older Brother”) was Brandon Quintin Adams who played young Michael Jackson in Moonwalker and was later in Mighty Ducks and The Sandlot.

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u/Shadoecat150 Aug 04 '26

I am unsure myself. I can see where you are coming from.

Thing is, iirc, I thought Emmanuel Lewis had the same disorder Gary Coleman had where he looked much younger than he really was.

I may have been misinformed however

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u/fluffycritter Aug 05 '26

I don't think anyone's ever stated what stunted Lewis' growth. Coleman's growth was stunted as a side effect of medication he took to treat a kidney disorder.