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Michael J. Fox

Michael J. Fox

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.

Personal information

Birthday

1961-06-09

Birth Place

Edmonton, Alberta, Canada

Movies and TV shows :

A, My Name Is Alex

A, My Name Is Alex

1987

10.0

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

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

2016

6.1

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

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

2018

4.5

Movie
And the Oscar Goes To...

And the Oscar Goes To...

2014

7.0

Movie
Annie

Annie

2014

6.2

Movie
Atlantis: The Lost Empire

Atlantis: The Lost Empire

2001

7.0

Movie
Back Home Again

Back Home Again

2021

7.0

Movie
Back in Time

Back in Time

2015

6.5

Movie
Back to the Future

Back to the Future

1985

8.3

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

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

1989

7.5

Movie
Back to the Future Part II

Back to the Future Part II

1989

7.8

Movie
Back to the Future Part III

Back to the Future Part III

1990

7.5

Movie
Back to the Future: Making the Trilogy

Back to the Future: Making the Trilogy

2002

7.3

Movie
Back To the Present: The Special

Back To the Present: The Special

2015

7.8

Movie
Being Canadian

Being Canadian

2015

5.7

Movie
Blue in the Face

Blue in the Face

1995

6.6

Movie
poster

Boston Legal

2004

7.9

TV
Bright Lights, Big City

Bright Lights, Big City

1988

5.7

Movie
Casualties of War

Casualties of War

1989

7.2

Movie
poster

CBS News Sunday Morning

1979

6.2

TV
Citizen Steve

Citizen Steve

1987

5.7

Movie
Class of 1984

Class of 1984

1982

6.4

Movie
poster

Clone High

2002

7.4

TV
Coldblooded

Coldblooded

1995

6.4

Movie
Coldplay - Live at Glastonbury

Coldplay - Live at Glastonbury

2024

8.0

Movie
Coldplay: Live at Glastonbury 2024

Coldplay: Live at Glastonbury 2024

2024

0.0

Movie
Comedy Central Roast of Denis Leary

Comedy Central Roast of Denis Leary

2003

5.9

Movie
poster

Comedy Central Roasts

2003

0.0

TV
poster

Corner Gas Animated

2018

7.1

TV
poster

Curb Your Enthusiasm

2000

8.0

TV
Dear America: Letters Home from Vietnam

Dear America: Letters Home from Vietnam

1987

7.1

Movie
poster

Designated Survivor

2016

7.1

TV
Doc Hollywood

Doc Hollywood

1991

6.4

Movie
Don't Ask Me, Ask God

Don't Ask Me, Ask God

1984

0.0

Movie
Don't Drink the Water

Don't Drink the Water

1994

5.6

Movie
Drew: The Man Behind the Poster

Drew: The Man Behind the Poster

2013

7.0

Movie
poster

E! True Hollywood Story

1996

8.0

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

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

2001

8.0

Movie
poster

Family

1976

7.0

TV
poster

Family Ties

1982

7.3

TV
Family Ties Vacation

Family Ties Vacation

1985

4.7

Movie
Final Cut: Ladies and Gentlemen

Final Cut: Ladies and Gentlemen

2012

7.5

Movie
For Love or Money

For Love or Money

1993

6.2

Movie
poster

Goldene Kamera Verleihung

1966

3.5

TV
Greedy

Greedy

1994

6.2

Movie
poster

Here's Boomer

1980

5.3

TV
High School U.S.A.

High School U.S.A.

1983

5.6

Movie
Homeward Bound II: Lost in San Francisco

Homeward Bound II: Lost in San Francisco

1996

6.6

Movie
Homeward Bound: The Incredible Journey

Homeward Bound: The Incredible Journey

1993

7.0

Movie
poster

Inside the Actors Studio

1994

7.4

TV
Interstate 60

Interstate 60

2002

7.4

Movie
James Cagney: Top of the World

James Cagney: Top of the World

1992

10.0

Movie
poster

Late Night with Conan O'Brien

1993

7.1

TV
poster

Leo and Me

1978

0.0

TV
Letters from Frank

Letters from Frank

1979

0.0

Movie
Life with Mikey

Life with Mikey

1993

5.7

Movie
Light of Day

Light of Day

1987

5.5

Movie
Looking Back at the Future

Looking Back at the Future

2006

8.6

Movie
Looking Back to the Future

Looking Back to the Future

2009

8.0

Movie
Mars Attacks!

Mars Attacks!

1996

6.4

Movie
Michael J. Fox: Adventures of an Incurable Optimist

Michael J. Fox: Adventures of an Incurable Optimist

2009

5.0

Movie
Mickey's 60th Birthday

Mickey's 60th Birthday

1988

6.8

Movie
Midnight Madness

Midnight Madness

1980

5.6

Movie
Mr. Calzaghe

Mr. Calzaghe

2015

6.5

Movie
Mr. Dressup: The Magic of Make Believe

Mr. Dressup: The Magic of Make Believe

2023

6.0

Movie
NBC 75th Anniversary Special

NBC 75th Anniversary Special

2002

0.0

Movie
poster

Night Court

1984

7.3

TV
Night of 100 Stars II

Night of 100 Stars II

1985

8.0

Movie
poster

Palmerstown, U.S.A.

1980

5.5

TV
poster

People's Choice Awards

1975

8.8

TV
poster

Phineas and Ferb

2007

7.9

TV
Poison Ivy

Poison Ivy

1985

6.3

Movie
poster

Rescue Me

2004

7.7

TV
poster

Reunited Apart

2020

5.5

TV
poster

Saturday Night Live

1975

6.9

TV
poster

Scrubs

2001

8.0

TV
See You Yesterday

See You Yesterday

2019

5.5

Movie
poster

Shelley Duvall's Bedtime Stories

1992

10.0

TV
poster

Spin City

1996

7.0

TV
STILL: A Michael J. Fox Movie

STILL: A Michael J. Fox Movie

2023

7.7

Movie
Stuart Little

Stuart Little

1999

6.1

Movie
Stuart Little 2

Stuart Little 2

2002

5.8

Movie
Stuart Little 3: Call of the Wild

Stuart Little 3: Call of the Wild

2005

5.2

Movie
poster

Tales from the Crypt

1989

8.0

TV
Tales from the Future

Tales from the Future

2010

7.5

Movie
poster

Teachers Only

1982

5.0

TV
Teen Wolf

Teen Wolf

1985

6.2

Movie
The American President

The American President

1995

6.5

Movie
The Concert for New York City

The Concert for New York City

2001

4.6

Movie
poster

The Daily Show

1996

6.4

TV
poster

The Ellen DeGeneres Show

2003

5.8

TV
poster

The Emmy Awards

1949

7.5

TV
The Frighteners

The Frighteners

1996

6.9

Movie
poster

The Good Fight

2017

7.6

TV
poster

The Good Wife

2009

7.6

TV
poster

The Graham Norton Show

2007

7.2

TV
The Hard Way

The Hard Way

1991

6.1

Movie
The Love We Make

The Love We Make

2011

7.2

Movie
The Making of 'Atlantis: The Lost Empire'

The Making of 'Atlantis: The Lost Empire'

2002

7.3

Movie
The Making of 'The Frighteners'

The Making of 'The Frighteners'

1998

8.8

Movie
The Making of Back to the Future

The Making of Back to the Future

1986

7.2

Movie
poster

The Michael J. Fox Show

2013

5.9

TV
poster

The Reichen Show

2005

4.8

TV
The Return of Bruno

The Return of Bruno

1987

6.6

Movie
poster

The Rosie O'Donnell Show

1996

3.5

TV
The Secret of My Success

The Secret of My Success

1987

6.5

Movie
The Secrets of the 'Back to the Future' Trilogy

The Secrets of the 'Back to the Future' Trilogy

1990

5.6

Movie
poster

The Tonight Show Starring Jimmy Fallon

2014

5.8

TV
poster

The Tonight Show Starring Johnny Carson

1962

7.4

TV
The Universal Story

The Universal Story

1996

7.7

Movie
poster

The View

1997

4.4

TV
poster

This Week

1981

9.0

TV
Time Machine: The Journey Back

Time Machine: The Journey Back

1993

7.0

Movie
poster

Trapper John, M.D.

1979

6.3

TV
Trouble in High Timber Country

Trouble in High Timber Country

1980

0.0

Movie
VH1 Rock Honors: The Who

VH1 Rock Honors: The Who

2008

0.0

Movie
Walt Disney World's 25th Anniversary Party

Walt Disney World's 25th Anniversary Party

1997

5.5

Movie
poster

Watch What Happens Live with Andy Cohen

2009

5.0

TV
Where the Rivers Flow North

Where the Rivers Flow North

1993

6.8

Movie
Your Studio and You

Your Studio and You

1995

6.8

Movie