Michael J. Fox

Michael J. Fox

OC
Michael J. Fox; OC
	Fox in February 2020
Born	Michael Andrew Fox; June 9, 1961 (age 63); Edmonton, Alberta, Canada
Citizenship	Canadian; American;
Occupations	Actor; author; producer; activist; comedian;
Years active	1978–2021
Height	5 ft 4 in (1.63 m)
Spouse	Tracy Pollan (m. 1988)
Children	4
Relatives	Matthew Fox (possible cousin)

Michael Andrew Fox OC (born June 9, 1961), known professionally as Michael J. Fox, is a retired Canadian-American actor, author, comedian, movie producer and activist with a film and television career spanning from the 1970s to 2020. He played Marty McFly in Back to the Future trilogy. On television, he played Alex P. Keaton in the NBC sitcom Family Ties and Mike Flaherty on the ABC sitcom Spin City. He has won five Primetime Emmy Awards, four Golden Globe Awards, a Grammy Award and two Screen Actors Guild Awards.

Fox was diagnosed with Parkinson's disease in 1991, and told the public about it in 1998. He semi-retired from acting in 2000 as the symptoms of the disease worsened. He has since become an advocate for research toward finding a cure, and founded the Michael J. Fox Foundation. Sweden's Karolinska Institute gave him an honorary doctorate on March 5, 2010 for his work advocating a cure for Parkinson's disease.

Fox has also worked as a voice-over actor on films, such as Stuart Little and Atlantis: The Lost Empire. On the CBS television show The Good Wife, he earned Emmy nominations for three consecutive years for his recurring role as crafty attorney Louis Canning. He has also taken recurring guest roles and cameo appearances in Boston Legal, Scrubs, Curb Your Enthusiasm, Rescue Me, and Designated Survivor. He has written four books. Fox was appointed an Officer of the Order of Canada in 2010 and was also inducted into Canada's Walk of Fame in 2000.

Filmography

Year	Title	Role	Notes
1980	Midnight Madness	Scott Larson
1982	Class of 1984	Arthur
1985	Back to the Future	Marty McFly
1985	Teen Wolf	Scott Howard
1987	Light of Day	Joe Rasnick
1987	The Secret of My Success	Brantley Foster
1988	Bright Lights, Big City	Jamie Conway
1989	Casualties of War	PFC. Max Eriksson
1989	Back to the Future Part II	Marty McFly / Marty McFly Jr / Marlene McFly
1990	Back to the Future Part III	Marty McFly / Seamus McFly
1991	The Hard Way	Nick "Nicky" Lang
1991	Doc Hollywood	Dr. Benjamin "Ben" Stone
1993	Homeward Bound: The Incredible Journey	Chance	Voice
1993	Life with Mikey	Michael "Mikey" Chapman
1993	For Love or Money	Doug Ireland
1994	Where the Rivers Flow North	Clayton Farnsworth
1994	Greedy	Daniel "Danny" McTeague
1995	Coldblooded	Tim Alexander
1995	Blue in the Face	Pete Maloney
1995	The American President	Lewis Rothschild
1996	Homeward Bound II: Lost in San Francisco	Chance	Voice
1996	The Frighteners	Frank Bannister
1996	Mars Attacks!	Jason Stone
1999	The Iron Giant	Sergeant	Voice Uncredited
1999	Stuart Little	Stuart Little	Voice
2001	Atlantis: The Lost Empire	Milo James Thatch	Voice
2002	Interstate 60	Mr. Baker	Cameo
2002	Stuart Little 2	Stuart Little	Voice
2005	Stuart Little 3: Call of the Wild	Stuart Little	Voice Direct-to-DVD
2013	Drew: The Man Behind the Poster	Himself	Documentary
2014	Annie	Himself	Cameo
2015	Being Canadian	Himself	Documentary
2015	Back in Time	Himself	Documentary
2015	Mr Calzaghe	Himself	Documentary
2016	A.R.C.H.I.E.	A.R.C.H.I.E.	Voice
2018	A.R.C.H.I.E. 2	A.R.C.H.I.E	Voice
2019	See You Yesterday	Mr. Lockhart

References

↑ "Michael J. Fox on his Canadian pride and why he speaks out". CBC.ca. March 9, 2017. Archived from the original on June 3, 2018. Retrieved May 4, 2018.
↑ "Michael J. Fox Biography: Producer (1961–)". Biography.com. Archived from the original on May 30, 2020. Retrieved November 4, 2020.

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[1] "Michael J. Fox on his Canadian pride and why he speaks out". CBC.ca. March 9, 2017. Archived from the original on June 3, 2018. Retrieved May 4, 2018.

[2] "Michael J. Fox Biography: Producer (1961–)". Biography.com. Archived from the original on May 30, 2020. Retrieved November 4, 2020.

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