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Michael J. Fox
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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…
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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.
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Michael J. Fox's Filmography
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Michael J Fox: Actor, Activist, Optimist
as Self (Archive Footage)
A Future on Stage
as Self
Zootopia 2
as Michael J. The Fox (voice)
Mr. Dressup: The Magic of Make Believe
as Self
STILL: A Michael J. Fox Movie
as Self
Back Home Again
as Michael J. Bird (voice)
Cola Wars
as Self (archive footage)
See You Yesterday
as Mr. Lockhart
A.R.C.H.I.E. 2: Mission Impawsible
as A.R.C.H.I.E. (voice)
Michael J. Fox
as Self
A.R.C.H.I.E.
as A.R.C.H.I.E. (voice)
Mr. Calzaghe
as Self
Back in Time
as Self
Back To the Present: The Special
Being Canadian
as Self
Annie
as Self
Drew: The Man Behind the Poster
as Self
Final Cut: Ladies and Gentlemen
as (archive footage)
The Love We Make
as Self
Tales from the Future
as Self
Vancouver 2010 Olympic Closing Ceremony
as Self
Michael J. Fox: Adventures of an Incurable Optimist
as Self
Looking Back to the Future
as Self (archive footage)
VH1 Rock Honors: The Who
as Self
No Poster
Looking Back at the Future
as Himself
Stuart Little 3: Call of the Wild
as Stuart Little (voice)
Saving Milly
as Self (uncredited)
Comedy Central Roast of Denis Leary
as Self
101 Most Shocking Moments in Entertainment
as Self (archive footage)
ABC's 50th Anniversary Celebration
as Self
Back to the Future: Making the Trilogy
as Self
Stuart Little 2
as Stuart Little (voice)
NBC 75th Anniversary Special
as Self
Interstate 60
as Mr. Baker
The Making of 'Atlantis: The Lost Empire'
as Self
No Poster
Eriksson's War: A Talk with Actor Michael J. Fox
as Self
The Concert for New York City
as Self
Atlantis: The Lost Empire
as Milo (voice)
Stuart Little
as Stuart Little (voice)
Stuart Little: Making It Big
as Self
The Making of 'The Frighteners'
as Self
Walt Disney World's 25th Anniversary Party
as Self
Mars Attacks!
as Jason Stone
The Frighteners
as Frank Bannister
The Universal Story
as Self (archive footage)
Homeward Bound II: Lost in San Francisco
as Chance (voice)
The American President
as Lewis Rothschild
Blue in the Face
as Pete Maloney
Coldblooded
as Tim Alexander
Your Studio and You
as Curious Guy on the Porch
Don't Drink the Water
as Axel Magee
Greedy
as Daniel
For Love or Money
as Doug Ireland
Time Machine: The Journey Back
as Self
Where the Rivers Flow North
as Clayton Farnsworth
Life with Mikey
as Michael Chapman
Homeward Bound: The Incredible Journey
as Chance (voice)
James Cagney: Top of the World
as Self - Host
Blast 'Em
as Self (uncredited)
Doc Hollywood
as Benjamin Stone
The Hard Way
as Nick Lang
The Secrets of the 'Back to the Future' Trilogy
as Self
Back to the Future Part III
as Marty McFly / Seamus McFly
Back to the Future Part II
as Marty McFly / Marty McFly Junior / Marlene McFly
Back to the Future (Part II): Behind-the-Scenes Special Presentation
as Self
Casualties of War
as Private Eriksson
Mickey's 60th Birthday
as Alex P. Keaton (archive footage) (uncredited)
Bright Lights, Big City
as Jamie
Dear America: Letters Home from Vietnam
as Raymond Griffiths (voice)
Happy 100th Birthday, Hollywood
as Self
The Secret of My Success
as Brantley Foster aka Carlton Whitfield
The Return of Bruno
as Michael J. Fox
Light of Day
as Joe Rasnick
Citizen Steve
as Self - Actor
The Ice Man Hummeth
The Making of Back to the Future
as Self
Family Ties Vacation
as Alex P. Keaton
The NBC All Star Hour: Let's All Be There
Teen Wolf
as Scott Howard
Back to the Future
as Marty McFly
Time Travel: Fact, Fiction and Fantasy
as Self
Night of 100 Stars II
as Self
Poison Ivy
as Dennis Baxter
Don't Ask Me, Ask God
as Future Son
High School U.S.A.
as Jay-Jay Manners
Class of 1984
as Arthur
Trouble in High Timber Country
as Thomas Elston
Midnight Madness
as Scott Larson
Letters from Frank
as Ricky
Dragoons
as Dougie (voice)