Michael J. Fox
Personal Info
Known For
Acting
Known Credits
125
Gender
Male
Birthday
1961-06-09 (64 years old)
Place of Birth
Edmonton, Alberta, Canada
Michael J. Fox
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
The Tonight Show Starring Johnny Carson
The Daily Show
The Tonight Show Starring Jimmy Fallon
The Graham Norton Show
The Graham Norton Show
The Good Wife
Saturday Night Live
Phineas and Ferb
Watch What Happens Live with Andy Cohen
Curb Your Enthusiasm
The Late Show with Stephen Colbert
Boston Legal
Scrubs
CBS News Sunday Morning
The View
The Good Fight
Night Court
Back to the Future
Trapper John, M.D.
Late Night with Conan O'Brien
Family Ties
The Ellen DeGeneres Show
Designated Survivor
Spin City
Rescue Me
Tales from the Crypt
The Reichen Show
Family
Back to the Future Part III
Back to the Future Part II
Atlantis: The Lost Empire
STILL: A Michael J. Fox Movie
Goldene Kamera
Homeward Bound: The Incredible Journey
Annie
Stuart Little
Teen Wolf
Mars Attacks!
The Michael J. Fox Show
Interstate 60
Stuart Little 2
Comedy Central Roasts
The Secret of My Success
The Frighteners
The Rosie O'Donnell Show
Homeward Bound II: Lost in San Francisco
Clone High
Reunited Apart
The Hard Way
Corner Gas Animated
Back in Time
Life with Mikey
Dear America: Letters Home from Vietnam
Final Cut: Ladies and Gentlemen
The American President
The Universal Story
A.R.C.H.I.E.
People's Choice Awards
This Week
Bright Lights, Big City
Shelley Duvall's Bedtime Stories
Trouble in High Timber Country
Where the Rivers Flow North
See You Yesterday
Saving Milly
Drew: The Man Behind the Poster
Light of Day
Stuart Little 3: Call of the Wild
Casualties of War
The Ice Man Hummeth
Class of 1984
The Concert for New York City
The Emmy Awards
Teachers Only
A.R.C.H.I.E. 2: Mission Impawsible
Here's Boomer
Doc Hollywood
Palmerstown, U.S.A.
Don't Drink the Water
Greedy
The Return of Bruno
Being Canadian
For Love or Money
The Making of 'The Frighteners'
Eriksson's War: A Talk with Actor Michael J. Fox
Midnight Madness
Blue in the Face
Back Home Again
Stuart Little: Making It Big
The Making of Back to the Future
E! True Hollywood Story
Coldblooded
High School U.S.A.
Citizen Steve
Mr. Calzaghe
Happy 100th Birthday, Hollywood
NBC 75th Anniversary Special
Family Ties Vacation
Inside the Actors Studio
The Secrets of the 'Back to the Future' Trilogy
VH1 Rock Honors: The Who
Mr. Dressup: The Magic of Make Believe
Looking Back to the Future
Don't Ask Me, Ask God
Back to the Future (Part II): Behind-the-Scenes Special Presentation
Comedy Central Roast of Denis Leary
Tales from the Future
Your Studio and You
Back To the Present: The Special
Night of 100 Stars II
Leo and Me
Walt Disney World's 25th Anniversary Party
Poison Ivy
Michael J. Fox
The Love We Make
101 Most Shocking Moments in Entertainment
James Cagney: Top of the World
Time Machine: The Journey Back
Michael J. Fox: Adventures of an Incurable Optimist
Mickey's 60th Birthday
Letters from Frank
The Making of 'Atlantis: The Lost Empire'
Cola Wars
Back to the Future: Making the Trilogy
Looking Back at the Future
