Q&A: Tre’ Horton’s journey from Atlanta to the new Michael Jackson biopic

When Tre’ Horton arrived in Los Angeles from Atlanta in 2022, he still wasn’t sure whether to focus on dancing, singing, or acting.

Growing up in Clayton County, Horton excelled in all three art forms, having honed his craft at Martha Ellen Stilwell School of the Arts. “I have a passion for all three,” Horton tells Atlanta magazine. “But I know in an industry like this, if you’re a multi-hyphenate, you have to focus on one to try to get yourself out there.”

Luckily for Horton, his feature film debut gave him the chance to showcase all of these skills at once, as he plays Michael Jackson’s older brother Marlon in Michael, the biopic on the King of Pop…

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