Michael J. Fox
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Michael J. Fox

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Biography

Michael Andrew Fox OC (born June 9, 1961), known professionally as Michael J. Fox, is a retired Canadian-American actor. Beginning his career in the 1970s, he rose to prominence portraying Alex P. Keaton on the NBC sitcom Family Ties (1982–1989). Fox is famous for his role as protagonist Marty McFly in the Back to the Future film trilogy (1985–1990), a critical and commercial success. He went on to headline several films throughout the 1980s and 1990s, including Teen Wolf (1985), The Secret of My Success (1987), Casualties of War (1989), Doc Hollywood (1991), and The Frighteners (1996). Fox returned to television on the ABC sitcom Spin City in the lead role of Mike Flaherty from 1996 to 2000.

In 1998, Fox disclosed his 1991 diagnosis of Parkinson's disease. He subsequently became an advocate for finding a cure and founded the Michael J. Fox Foundation in 2000 to help fund research. Worsening symptoms forced Fox to reduce his activities and led to his return to television in Spin City when he was still a major movie star. He continued to make guest appearances on television, including recurring roles on the FX comedy-drama Rescue Me (2009) and the CBS legal drama The Good Wife (2010–2016) that garnered him critical acclaim. He voiced the lead roles in the Stuart Little films (1999–2005) and the animated film Atlantis: The Lost Empire (2001). His final major role was on the NBC sitcom The Michael J. Fox Show (2013–2014). Fox retired in 2020 due to his declining health.

Fox won five Primetime Emmy Awards, four Golden Globe Awards, two Screen Actors Guild Awards, and a Grammy Award. He was also appointed an Officer of the Order of Canada in 2010, along with being inducted to Canada's Walk of Fame in 2000 and the Hollywood Walk of Fame in 2002. For his advocacy of a cure for Parkinson's disease, he received an honorary doctorate in 2010 from the Karolinska Institute and an honorary Oscar in 2022.

Films Featuring Michael J. Fox

Mars Attacks!

19966.4

Back to the Future

19858.3

Back to the Future Part II

19897.8

Back to the Future Part III

19907.5

Stuart Little

19996.1

Casualties of War

19897.2

Light of Day

19875.5

The Secret of My Success

19876.5

Don't Drink the Water

19945.5

The Frighteners

19967.0

Atlantis: The Lost Empire

20017.0

Stuart Little 2

20025.8

Interstate 60

20027.4

Stuart Little 3: Call of the Wild

20055.2

Blue in the Face

19956.5

The Hard Way

19916.2

Class of 1984

19826.4

Homeward Bound: The Incredible Journey

19937.0

Doc Hollywood

19916.4

Teen Wolf

19856.2

Homeward Bound II: Lost in San Francisco

19966.6

For Love or Money

19936.2

The American President

19956.5

Greedy

19946.2

Back Home Again

20217.0

Citizen Steve

19876.0

Life with Mikey

19935.7

Dear America: Letters Home from Vietnam

19877.1

High School U.S.A.

19835.5

Bright Lights, Big City

19885.7

Poison Ivy

19856.0

Midnight Madness

19805.8

Where the Rivers Flow North

19936.4

Final Cut: Ladies and Gentlemen

20127.5

Mr. Dressup: The Magic of Make Believe

20237.6

The Secrets of the 'Back to the Future' Trilogy

19905.0

Drew: The Man Behind the Poster

20137.0

Family Ties Vacation

19855.0

Eriksson's War: A Talk with Actor Michael J. Fox

Eriksson's War: A Talk with Actor Michael J. Fox

20018.0

NBC 75th Anniversary Special

20026.0

Your Studio and You

19956.9

Trouble in High Timber Country

19807.0

The Love We Make

20117.2

The Making of 'The Frighteners'

19988.5

Back in Time

20156.5

James Cagney: Top of the World

19928.5

Being Canadian

20155.6

STILL: A Michael J. Fox Movie

20237.8

Don't Ask Me, Ask God

1984

Night of 100 Stars II

19856.8

Annie

20146.2

Mr. Calzaghe

20156.5

Back To the Present: The Special

20157.3

Coldblooded

19956.2

A.R.C.H.I.E.

20166.0

Back to the Future: Making the Trilogy

20027.8

Looking Back at the Future

Looking Back at the Future

20066.7

Looking Back to the Future

20096.6

The Return of Bruno

19876.5

Back to the Future (Part II): Behind-the-Scenes Special Presentation

19897.6

Time Machine: The Journey Back

19937.0

A.R.C.H.I.E. 2: Mission Impawsible

20184.0

The Universal Story

19968.0

The Concert for New York City

20015.1

The Making of Back to the Future

19867.6

Mickey's 60th Birthday

19886.8

Michael J. Fox: Adventures of an Incurable Optimist

20095.0

See You Yesterday

20195.5

Tales from the Future

20106.2

Letters from Frank

19798.0

Comedy Central Roast of Denis Leary

20035.8

The Making of 'Atlantis: The Lost Empire'

20027.3

Walt Disney World's 25th Anniversary Party

19975.5

VH1 Rock Honors: The Who

2008

Stuart Little: Making It Big

199910.0

Happy 100th Birthday, Hollywood

19876.0

Cola Wars

20197.8

The Ice Man Hummeth

198610.0

Michael J. Fox

2017

101 Most Shocking Moments in Entertainment

20035.0

Saving Milly

20055.7

Zootopia 2

20257.7

The NBC All Star Hour: Let's All Be There

1985

ABC's 50th Anniversary Celebration

20038.0

Vancouver 2010 Olympic Closing Ceremony

20102.0

A Future on Stage

2025

Time Travel: Fact, Fiction and Fantasy

1985

Dragoons

Michael J Fox: Actor, Activist, Optimist

Michael J Fox: Actor, Activist, Optimist

2026

Blast 'Em

19927.0