Acting
Michael J. Fox
1961-06-09 · 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.
Known for
Back to the Future
Back to the Future Part II
Back to the Future Part III
Mars Attacks!
Atlantis: The Lost Empire
Stuart Little
Zootopia 2
Stuart Little 2
The Frighteners
Annie
Teen Wolf
Designated Survivor
Homeward Bound: The Incredible Journey
Phineas and Ferb
Casualties of War
Tales from the Crypt
Movie credits · 90
Michael J Fox: Actor, Activist, Optimist
A Future on Stage
Zootopia 2
Mr. Dressup: The Magic of Make Believe
STILL: A Michael J. Fox Movie
Back Home Again
Cola Wars
See You Yesterday
A.R.C.H.I.E. 2: Mission Impawsible
Michael J. Fox
A.R.C.H.I.E.
Mr. Calzaghe
Back in Time
Back To the Present: The Special
Being Canadian
Annie
Drew: The Man Behind the Poster
Final Cut: Ladies and Gentlemen
The Love We Make
Tales from the Future
Vancouver 2010 Olympic Closing Ceremony
Michael J. Fox: Adventures of an Incurable Optimist
Looking Back to the Future
VH1 Rock Honors: The Who
Looking Back at the Future
Stuart Little 3: Call of the Wild
Saving Milly
Comedy Central Roast of Denis Leary
101 Most Shocking Moments in Entertainment
ABC's 50th Anniversary Celebration
Back to the Future: Making the Trilogy
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
Atlantis: The Lost Empire
Stuart Little
Stuart Little: Making It Big
TV credits · 49
Shrinking
Reunited Apart
Corner Gas Animated
Back to the Future: The Hill Valley Chronicles
The Good Fight
Designated Survivor
The Late Show with Stephen Colbert
The Tonight Show Starring Jimmy Fallon
The Michael J. Fox Show
The Good Wife
Watch What Happens Live with Andy Cohen
Phineas and Ferb
The Graham Norton Show
The Reichen Show
Boston Legal
Rescue Me
The Ellen DeGeneres Show
Comedy Central Roasts
Clone High
Scrubs
Curb Your Enthusiasm
The View
Spin City
E! True Hollywood Story
The Daily Show
The Rosie O'Donnell Show
Inside the Actors Studio
Late Night with Conan O'Brien
Late Show with David Letterman
Shelley Duvall's Bedtime Stories
Brooklyn Bridge
Tales from the Crypt
Goldene Kamera
Night Court
Family Ties
Teachers Only
Late Night with David Letterman
This Week
Here's Boomer
Palmerstown, U.S.A.
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