
Michael J. Fox
Born June 9, 1961 · Edmonton, Alberta, Canada
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.
Movies

Zootopia 2

Back to the Future

Back to the Future Part II

Back to the Future Part III

Mars Attacks!

Atlantis: The Lost Empire

Stuart Little

The Frighteners

Homeward Bound: The Incredible Journey

Annie

Teen Wolf

Stuart Little 2

Homeward Bound II: Lost in San Francisco

The Secret of My Success

Casualties of War

STILL: A Michael J. Fox Movie

For Love or Money

The American President

The Hard Way

Interstate 60

Stuart Little 3: Call of the Wild

Doc Hollywood

Class of 1984

Greedy

Mickey's 60th Birthday

Final Cut: Ladies and Gentlemen

Bright Lights, Big City

Blue in the Face

The Concert for New York City

Life with Mikey

NBC 75th Anniversary Special

Night of 100 Stars II

Dear America: Letters Home from Vietnam

ABC's 50th Anniversary Celebration

Midnight Madness

Being Canadian

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

The Love We Make

Don't Drink the Water

Your Studio and You

Happy 100th Birthday, Hollywood
TV Shows

The Daily Show

Late Show with David Letterman

Saturday Night Live

The View

The Graham Norton Show

The Good Wife

Scrubs

Late Night with Conan O'Brien

Curb Your Enthusiasm

The Love Boat

Phineas and Ferb

Boston Legal

The Ellen DeGeneres Show

Late Night with David Letterman

CBS News Sunday Morning

Night Court

The Good Fight

Spin City

Family Ties

Rescue Me

Designated Survivor

Tales from the Crypt

Trapper John, M.D.

Shrinking

People's Choice Awards

Family

Comedy Central Roasts

The Michael J. Fox Show

Clone High

The Rosie O'Donnell Show

Reunited Apart

This Week

Corner Gas Animated

The Emmy Awards

Here's Boomer

Teachers Only

Shelley Duvall's Bedtime Stories

Palmerstown, U.S.A.

E! True Hollywood Story

Back to the Future: The Hill Valley Chronicles

Inside the Actors Studio
More Movies

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

Comedy Central Roast of Denis Leary

Drew: The Man Behind the Poster

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

Back Home Again

101 Most Shocking Moments in Entertainment

High School U.S.A.

VH1 Rock Honors: The Who

See You Yesterday

Citizen Steve

Light of Day

Back in Time

A Future on Stage

Where the Rivers Flow North

Tales from the Future

Don't Ask Me, Ask God

Looking Back to the Future

Mr. Calzaghe

The Making of Back to the Future

Trouble in High Timber Country

Vancouver 2010 Olympic Closing Ceremony

Poison Ivy

The Making of 'The Frighteners'

Cola Wars

Mr. Dressup: The Magic of Make Believe

Back To the Present: The Special

Coldblooded

Family Ties Vacation

The Secrets of the 'Back to the Future' Trilogy

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

The Return of Bruno

The Making of 'Atlantis: The Lost Empire'

James Cagney: Top of the World

Stuart Little: Making It Big

Walt Disney World's 25th Anniversary Party

The Universal Story

Blast 'Em

Time Machine: The Journey Back

Back to the Future: Making the Trilogy

Letters from Frank

Saving Milly

The Ice Man Hummeth

Michael J Fox: Actor, Activist, Optimist

Michael J. Fox: Adventures of an Incurable Optimist

Time Travel: Fact, Fiction and Fantasy

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