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Michael J. Fox

Michael J. Fox at the 40th Emmy Awards, August 1988
Personal information
Birth nameMichael Andrew Fox
Birth dateJune 9, 1961(age 49)
Place of birthEdmonton, Alberta, Canada
OccupationActor, author, advocate, voice-over artist
Years active1973-present
SpouseTracy Pollan (1988-present)

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Michael J. Fox (born June 9, 1961) is an Canadian-American actor, author and voice-over artist. With a film and television career spanning from the 1970s to the present, Fox's roles have included Marty McFly from the Back to the Future trilogy (1985-1990); Alex P. Keaton from Family Ties (1982-1989), for which he won three Emmy Awards and a Golden Globe Award; and Mike Flaherty from Spin City (1996-2000), for which he won an Emmy, three Golden Globes, and two Screen Actors Guild Awards.
Fox was diagnosed with Parkinson's disease in 1991, and disclosed his condition to the public in 1998. Fox semi-retired from acting in 2000 as the symptoms of his disease worsened. He has since become an advocate for research toward finding a cure.
This led him to create the Michael J. Fox Foundation, and on March 5, 2010, Sweden's Karolinska Institutet gave him a honoris causa doctorate.
In recent years, he has guest-starred on various television shows, and appeared as himself in a prime-time special Michael J. Fox: Adventures of an Incurable Optimist (A Personal Journey of Hope) in May 2009.

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Mayo Clinic doctor's book on Parkinson's a gold mine of information - News Chief Tweet this news
News Chief--Parkinson's happens to nearly 1 million Americans, including -Michael J-. -Fox- and Muhammad Ali and, locally, to at least a dozen friends we know, younger than ... - Date : Sun, 27 Jun 2010 10:07:20 GMT+00:00
MedGenesis And Biovail Announce Grant From The Michael J. Fox Foundation For ... - Medical News Today (press release) Tweet this news
Medical News Today (press release)--"We are delighted and deeply appreciative to partner with The -Michael J-. -Fox- Foundation in our common search for a disease-modifying treatment to ... - Date : Thu, 24 Jun 2010 00:09:23 GMT+00:00
Michael J. Fox Donates Money to the Research of Victoria Parkinson - TopNews United States Tweet this news
TopNews United States--It has been reported that Victoria biopharmaceutical Company received something really huge in the form of a donation from -Michael J-. -Fox- on Tuesday. ... - Date : Wed, 23 Jun 2010 18:12:13 GMT+00:00
When dad was diagnosed with Parkinson's disease I decided to make documentary ... - Scottish Daily Record Tweet this news
Scottish Daily Record--She took inspiration from the memoirs of actor -Michael J Fox-, who was diagnosed with Parkinson's in 1991 at the age of 30. She said: "When my dad got it, ... - Date : Mon, 21 Jun 2010 07:54:19 GMT+00:00
Sam Fox, Son of Michael J. Fox - Zimbio Tweet this news
Zimbio--Sam Fox, Actress Tracy Pollan and Actor -Michael J-. -Fox- attend -Michael J-. -Fox- Foundation For Parkinson's Research Summer Lawn Party held at a Private ... - Date : Fri, 18 Jun 2010 00:06:31 GMT+00:00
Lakers Win, America Loses - Heavy.com (blog) Tweet this news
Heavy.com (blog)--He kind of reminds me of some prep school psychopath who would harass a nerdy young -Michael J-. -Fox- type in an '80's movie about overcoming the odds. ... - Date : Fri, 18 Jun 2010 19:38:01 GMT+00:00
Fresh DVD Picks Best Enjoyed With Pick and Mix Sweets - Moviematics Tweet this news
Moviematics--It starts with a young boy from Kansas, -Michael J-. -Fox-, and he had a dream. He wanted to go to a big city to make it big and start a new exciting life. ... - Date : Fri, 18 Jun 2010 18:08:25 GMT+00:00
Brokers Raise $$$ for Charity - Traders Magazine Tweet this news
Traders Magazine--The money will be given to 138 children's charities nationwide, including the -Michael J-. -Fox- Foundation, Autism Speaks, the Make-a-Wish Foundation, ... - Date : Fri, 18 Jun 2010 20:55:40 GMT+00:00
Eminem shows signs of life on new 'Recovery' album - Tampabay.com Tweet this news
Tampabay.com--And the 17-track, 75-minute Recovery opens with the vicious Cold Wind Blows, on which Em tries to re-establish his dominance with ugly -Michael J-. -Fox- jokes. ... - Date : Sat, 19 Jun 2010 20:49:39 GMT+00:00
Macquarie Loses Head of US Equity Capital Markets - BusinessWeek Tweet this news
BusinessWeek--June 17 (Bloomberg) -- Macquarie Group Ltd., the Australian bank that bought -Fox--Pitt Kelton Cochran Caronia Waller LLC last year, ... - Date : Thu, 17 Jun 2010 00:42:12 GMT+00:00

Film
Year Film Role Notes
1980 Midnight Madness Scott
1982 Class of 1984 Arthur
1985 Back to the Future Marty McFly Won Saturn Award for Best Actor&
Nominated for Golden Globe for Best Actor
Teen Wolf Scott Howard
1987 Light of Day Joe Rasnick
The Secret of My Success Brantley Foster/Carlton Whitfield
1988 Bright Lights, Big City Jamie Conway
1989 Casualties of War PFC. Eriksson
Back to the Future Part II Marty McFly, Marty McFly Sr., Marty McFly Jr, Marlene McFly
1990 Back to the Future Part III Marty McFly, Seamus McFly
1991 The Hard Way Nick Lang/Ray Casanov
Doc Hollywood Dr. Benjamin Stone
1993 Homeward Bound: The Incredible Journey Chance Voice
Life with Mikey Michael "Mikey" Chapman
For Love or Money Doug Ireland
1994 Where the Rivers Flow North Clayton Farnsworth
Greedy Daniel McTeague
1995 Blue in the Face Pete Maloney
Coldblooded Tim Alexander Also Producer
The American President Lewis Rothschild
1996 Homeward Bound II: Lost in San Francisco Chance Voice
The Frighteners Frank Bannister
Mars Attacks Jason Stone
1999 Stuart Little Stuart Little Voice
2001 Atlantis: The Lost Empire Milo James Thatch Voice
2002 Interstate 60 Mr. Baker
Stuart Little 2 Stuart Little Voice
2005 Stuart Little 3: Call of the Wild Stuart Little Voice &
Direct-to-DVD
Television
Year Title Role Notes
1973 The Beachcombers Episode: "Truck Logger"
1977 The Magic Lie Episode: "The Master"
1979 Letters from Frank Ricky CBS TV-Movie
Lou Grant Paul Stone Episode: "Kids"
1980 Palmerstown, U.S.A. Willy-Joe Hall
Family Richard Topol Episode: "Such a Fine Line"
Trouble in High Timber Country Thomas Elston ABC TV-Movie
1981 Trapper John, M.D. Elliot Schweitzer Episode: Brain Child
Leo and Me Jamie Produced in 1976; was not televised on CBC until 1981
credited as "Mike Fox"
1982-1989 Family Ties Alex P. Keaton
1983 The Love Boat Episode: "I Like to Be in America..."
High School U.S.A. Jay-Jay Manners NBC TV-Movie/TV-Pilot
1984 Night Court Eddie Simms Episode: "Santa Goes Downtown"
The Homemade Comedy Special Host NBC TV-Special
1985 Poison Ivy Dennis Baxter NBC TV-Movie
1986 David Letterman's 2nd Annual Holiday Film Festival NBC TV-Special&
Segment: The Iceman Hummeth
1988 Mickey's 60th Birthday Alex P. Keaton (a flashback clip) TV-Special
1990 Sex, Buys & Advertising TV-Special
1991 Saturday Night Live Host Episode: "Michael J. Fox/The Black Crowes"
Tales from the Crypt Prosecutor Episode: "The Trap"
1994 Don't Drink the Water Axel Magee ABC TV-Movie
1996-2001 Spin City Mike Flaherty Seasons 1 - 4
2002 Clone High Gandhi's Remaining Kidney Voice Role &
"Escape to Beer Mountain: A Rope of Sand"
2004 Scrubs Dr. Kevin Casey Episode: "My Catalyst" &
Episode: "My Porcelain God"
2006 Boston Legal Daniel Post Nominated for Emmy Award for Outstanding Guest Actor - Drama Series
2009 The Magic 7 Marcel Maggot (voice only)
Rescue Me Dwight Emmy Award for Outstanding Guest Actor - Drama Series
2010 Colbert Report Himself

Year(s) Film or television show Notes
1995 Coldblooded Producer
1996-2000 Spin City Executive producer
1999 Anna Says Executive producer
2002 Otherwise Engaged Executive producer
2003 Hench at Home Executive producer



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