Michael J. Fox
Acting
- Born:
- 1961-06-09
- Place of birth:
- Edmonton, Alberta, Canada
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.
Known For
Filmography
Michael J Fox: Actor, Activist, Optimist
A Future on Stage
Zootopia 2
Mr. Dressup: The Magic of Make Believe
Shrinking
STILL: A Michael J. Fox Movie
Back Home Again
Reunited Apart
Cola Wars
See You Yesterday
A.R.C.H.I.E. 2: Mission Impawsible
Corner Gas Animated
Back to the Future: The Hill Valley Chronicles
Michael J. Fox
The Good Fight
Designated Survivor
A.R.C.H.I.E.
Mr. Calzaghe
Back in Time
Back To the Present: The Special
Being Canadian
The Late Show with Stephen Colbert
Annie
The Tonight Show Starring Jimmy Fallon
The Michael J. Fox Show
Drew: The Man Behind the Poster
Final Cut: Ladies and Gentlemen
The Love We Make
Tales from the Future
Vancouver 2010 Olympic Closing Ceremony
The Good Wife
Watch What Happens Live with Andy Cohen
Michael J. Fox: Adventures of an Incurable Optimist
Looking Back to the Future
VH1 Rock Honors: The Who
Phineas and Ferb
The Graham Norton Show
Looking Back at the Future
The Reichen Show
Stuart Little 3: Call of the Wild
Saving Milly
Boston Legal
Rescue Me
The Ellen DeGeneres Show
Comedy Central Roast of Denis Leary
Comedy Central Roasts
101 Most Shocking Moments in Entertainment
ABC's 50th Anniversary Celebration
Jimmy Kimmel Live!
Back to the Future: Making the Trilogy
Clone High
Stuart Little 2
NBC 75th Anniversary Special
Interstate 60
The Making of 'Atlantis: The Lost Empire'
Eriksson's War: A Talk with Actor Michael J. Fox
The Concert for New York City
Scrubs
Atlantis: The Lost Empire
Curb Your Enthusiasm
Stuart Little
Stuart Little: Making It Big
The Making of 'The Frighteners'
The View
Walt Disney World's 25th Anniversary Party
Mars Attacks!
Spin City
E! True Hollywood Story
The Daily Show
The Frighteners
The Rosie O'Donnell Show
The Universal Story
Homeward Bound II: Lost in San Francisco
The American President
Blue in the Face
Coldblooded
Your Studio and You
Don't Drink the Water
Inside the Actors Studio
Greedy
For Love or Money
Late Night with Conan O'Brien
Late Show with David Letterman
Time Machine: The Journey Back
Where the Rivers Flow North
Life with Mikey
Homeward Bound: The Incredible Journey
James Cagney: Top of the World
Blast 'Em
Shelley Duvall's Bedtime Stories
Doc Hollywood
The Hard Way
The Secrets of the 'Back to the Future' Trilogy
Back to the Future Part III
Back to the Future Part II
Back to the Future (Part II): Behind-the-Scenes Special Presentation
Casualties of War
Tales from the Crypt
Mickey's 60th Birthday
Bright Lights, Big City
Dear America: Letters Home from Vietnam
Happy 100th Birthday, Hollywood
The Secret of My Success
The Return of Bruno
Light of Day
Citizen Steve
The Ice Man Hummeth
The Making of Back to the Future
Family Ties Vacation
The NBC All Star Hour: Let's All Be There
Teen Wolf
Back to the Future
Time Travel: Fact, Fiction and Fantasy
Night of 100 Stars II
Poison Ivy
Goldene Kamera
Night Court
Don't Ask Me, Ask God
High School U.S.A.
Family Ties
Class of 1984
Teachers Only
Late Night with David Letterman
This Week
Here's Boomer
Trouble in High Timber Country
Palmerstown, U.S.A.
Midnight Madness
Letters from Frank
Trapper John, M.D.
CBS News Sunday Morning
Leo and Me
The Love Boat
Family
Saturday Night Live
People's Choice Awards
The Tonight Show Starring Johnny Carson
The Emmy Awards
Dragoons