1941-2004 US, The Bronx
A.k.a. John J. Jackson, Jr.
J. J. Jackson, Jr. (born April 8, 1941, The Bronx, New York, USA – died March 17, 2004, Los Angeles, California, USA) was an American radio and television personality. He was one of MTV's five original video jockeys (along with Nina Blackwood, Mark Goodman (2), Alan Hunter, and Martha Quinn). In his appearances on MTV, Jackson often went by and introduced himself as "Triple J".