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Michael J. Fox
Actor, Producer, Director, Writer, Additional Credits
Born June 9, 1961 (63 years)
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.
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
| 2023 | Jeopardy! Masters (TV Series) |
| 2020 | The Oscars · as Marty Mcfly |
| 2019 | See You Yesterday · as Mr. Lockhart |
| 2018 | A.R.C.H.I.E. 2 · as A.r.c.h.i.e. (voice) |
| 2018 | Corner Gas Animated (TV Series) · as Michael J. Fox (voice) |
| 2018 | Back to the Future: The Hill Valley Chronicles (TV Series) · as Marty Mcfly |
| 2017 | The Good Fight (TV Series) · as Louis Canning |
| 2016 | A.R.C.H.I.E. · as A.r.c.h.i.e. (voice) |
| 2016 | Designated Survivor (TV Series) · as Ethan West |
| 2014 | The Tonight Show Starring Jimmy Fallon (TV Series) |
| 2013 | The Michael J. Fox Show (TV Series) · as Mike Henry |
| 2012 | Final Cut: Ladies and Gentlemen · as (archive Footage) |
| 2012 | Doggiewoggiez! Poochiewoochiez! · as Chance |
| 2011 | These Amazing Shadows · as Marty Mcfly (clip From Back To The Future (1985)) |
| 2009 | The Good Wife (TV Series) · as Louis Canning |
| 2009 | Sunday Night (TV Series) · as Cast |
| 2007 | Phineas and Ferb (TV Series) · as Werewolf / Michael (voice) |
| 2005 | Stuart Little 3: Call of the Wild · as Stuart Little (voice) |
| 2004 | Boston Legal (TV Series) · as Daniel Post |
| 2004 | Rescue Me (TV Series) · as Dwight |
| 2002 | Interstate 60 · as Mr. Baker |
| 2002 | Clone High (TV Series) · as Gandhi's Remaining Kidney (voice) |
| 2002 | Stuart Little 2 · as Stuart Little (voice) |
| 2001 | Scrubs (TV Series) · as Kevin Casey |
| 2001 | Atlantis: The Lost Empire · as Milo James Thatch (voice) |
| 1999 | Stuart Little · as Stuart Little (voice) |
| 1999 | Saturday Night Live: The Best of Chris Rock · as Not Gettin' Any Steve Charleston |
| 1996 | Mars Attacks! · as Jason Stone |
| 1996 | The Magic 7 · as Marcel Maggot |
| 1996 | Spin City (TV Series) · as Mike Flaherty |
| 1996 | The Frighteners · as Frank Bannister |
| 1996 | E! True Hollywood Story (TV Series) |
| 1996 | Homeward Bound II: Lost in San Francisco · as Chance (voice) |
| 1995 | The American President · as Lewis Rothschild |
| 1995 | Blue in the Face · as Pete Maloney |
| 1995 | Coldblooded · as Tim Alexander |
| 1995 | Your Studio and You · as Curious Guy On The Porch |
| 1994 | Don't Drink the Water · as Axel Magee |
| 1994 | Greedy · as Daniel Mcteague |
| 1993 | For Love or Money · as Doug Ireland |
| 1993 | Where the Rivers Flow North · as Clayton Farnsworth |
| 1993 | Life with Mikey · as Michael Chapman |
| 1993 | Homeward Bound: The Incredible Journey · as Chance (voice) |
| 1992 | Saturday Night Live: Presidential Bash · as Dan Quayle |
| 1992 | Shelley Duvall's Bedtime Stories (TV Series) · as Narrator (voice) |
| 1991 | Doc Hollywood · as Benjamin Stone |
| 1991 | The Hard Way · as Nick Lang |
| 1990 | Back to the Future Part III · as Marty Mcfly / Seamus Mcfly |
| 1989 | Back to the Future Part II · as Marty Mcfly / Marty Mcfly Jr. / Marlene Mcfly |
| 1989 | Casualties of War · as Private Eriksson |
| 1989 | Tales from the Crypt (TV Series) · as Prosecutor |
| 1988 | Mickey's 60th Birthday · as Alex P. Keaton (archive Footage) (uncredited) |
| 1988 | Bright Lights, Big City · as Jamie |
| 1987 | Dear America: Letters Home from Vietnam · as Raymond Griffiths (voice) |
| 1987 | The Secret of My Success · as Brantley Foster Aka Carlton Whitfield |
| 1987 | Light of Day · as Joe Rasnick |
| 1985 | Family Ties Vacation · as Alex P. Keaton |
| 1985 | Teen Wolf · as Scott Howard |
| 1985 | Back to the Future · as Marty Mcfly |
| 1985 | Poison Ivy · as Dennis Baxter |
| 1984 | Night Court (TV Series) · as Eddie Simms |
| 1983 | High School U.S.A. · as Jay-Jay Manners |
| 1982 | Family Ties (TV Series) · as Alex P. Keaton |
| 1982 | Class of 1984 · as Arthur |
| 1982 | Teachers Only (TV Series) |
| 1980 | Here's Boomer (TV Series) |
| 1980 | Palmerstown, U.S.A. (TV Series) · as Willy-Joe Hall |
| 1980 | Midnight Madness · as Scott Larson |
| 1979 | Letters from Frank · as Ricky |
| 1979 | Trapper John, M.D. (TV Series) |
| 1977 | Lou Grant (TV Series) · as Paul Stone |
| 1977 | The Love Boat (TV Series) · as Jimmy Cowens |
| 1976 | Family (TV Series) · as Richard |
| 1960 | This Week (TV Series) |