The Michael Jackson hologram that performed at the Billboard Music Awards has nothing on Brett Nichols, who won his school talent show with a flawless, Jackson-inspired moonwalk.
Nichols, a student at Pitman High School in Turlock, California, danced to the late singer's classic "Billie Jean," winning over his school as well as the internet. The video, posted to YouTube by his school's video arts class yesterday, has already garnered more than two million views.
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