Michael J. Fox
Personal Info
Known For
Acting
Gender
Male
Birthday
1961-06-09
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.
Also Known For
Mars Attacks!
Dec 13, 1996
Back to the Future
Jul 03, 1985
Back to the Future Part II
Nov 22, 1989
Back to the Future Part III
May 25, 1990
Stuart Little
Dec 17, 1999
Casualties of War
Aug 18, 1989
Light of Day
Feb 06, 1987
The Secret of My Success
Apr 10, 1987
Don't Drink the Water
Dec 18, 1994
The Frighteners
Jul 18, 1996
Atlantis: The Lost Empire
Jun 02, 2001
Stuart Little 2
Jul 19, 2002
Interstate 60
Apr 13, 2002
Stuart Little 3: Call of the Wild
Jul 14, 2005
Blue in the Face
Sep 15, 1995
The Hard Way
Mar 08, 1991
Class of 1984
Aug 20, 1982
Homeward Bound: The Incredible Journey
Feb 03, 1993
Doc Hollywood
Aug 02, 1991
Teen Wolf
Aug 23, 1985
Homeward Bound II: Lost in San Francisco
Mar 08, 1996
For Love or Money
Oct 01, 1993
The American President
Nov 17, 1995
Greedy
Mar 04, 1994
Back Home Again
Oct 28, 2021
Citizen Steve
Jan 01, 1987
Life with Mikey
Jun 04, 1993
Dear America: Letters Home from Vietnam
Oct 01, 1987
High School U.S.A.
Oct 16, 1983
Bright Lights, Big City
Apr 01, 1988
Poison Ivy
Feb 10, 1985
Midnight Madness
Feb 08, 1980
Where the Rivers Flow North
Jun 14, 1993
Final Cut: Ladies and Gentlemen
Feb 04, 2012
Mr. Dressup: The Magic of Make Believe
Sep 08, 2023
The Secrets of the 'Back to the Future' Trilogy
Jun 12, 1990
Drew: The Man Behind the Poster
Jul 19, 2013
Family Ties Vacation
Sep 22, 1985
Eriksson's War: A Talk with Actor Michael J. Fox
Dec 11, 2001
NBC 75th Anniversary Special
May 05, 2002
Your Studio and You
Feb 01, 1995
Trouble in High Timber Country
Jun 27, 1980
The Love We Make
Sep 10, 2011
The Making of 'The Frighteners'
Nov 24, 1998
Back in Time
Oct 20, 2015
James Cagney: Top of the World
Jul 05, 1992
Being Canadian
Sep 18, 2015
STILL: A Michael J. Fox Movie
Jan 20, 2023
Don't Ask Me, Ask God
Jan 01, 1984
Night of 100 Stars II
Mar 10, 1985
Annie
Dec 18, 2014
Mr. Calzaghe
Nov 20, 2015
Back To the Present: The Special
Oct 18, 2015
Coldblooded
Sep 15, 1995
A.R.C.H.I.E.
Apr 19, 2016
Back to the Future: Making the Trilogy
Dec 17, 2002
Looking Back at the Future
Jun 16, 2006
Looking Back to the Future
Feb 10, 2009
The Return of Bruno
Feb 07, 1987
Back to the Future (Part II): Behind-the-Scenes Special Presentation
Nov 17, 1989
Time Machine: The Journey Back
Aug 25, 1993
A.R.C.H.I.E. 2: Mission Impawsible
Jul 17, 2018
The Universal Story
Apr 21, 1996
The Concert for New York City
Oct 20, 2001
The Making of Back to the Future
Oct 25, 1986
Mickey's 60th Birthday
Nov 13, 1988
Michael J. Fox: Adventures of an Incurable Optimist
May 07, 2009
See You Yesterday
May 03, 2019
And the Oscar Goes To...
Feb 01, 2014
Tales from the Future
Oct 26, 2010
Letters from Frank
Nov 22, 1979
Comedy Central Roast of Denis Leary
Aug 10, 2003
The Making of 'Atlantis: The Lost Empire'
Jan 29, 2002
Walt Disney World's 25th Anniversary Party
Feb 28, 1997
VH1 Rock Honors: The Who
Jul 17, 2008
Stuart Little: Making It Big
Jan 01, 1999
Happy 100th Birthday, Hollywood
May 18, 1987
Cola Wars
Aug 18, 2019
The Ice Man Hummeth
Nov 28, 1986
Michael Caton-Jones: This Broxburn Boy's Life
Michael J. Fox
Jun 29, 2017
Family Ties
Sep 22, 1982
Inside the Actors Studio
Aug 14, 1994
The Good Wife
Sep 22, 2009
Trapper John, M.D.
Sep 23, 1979
Clone High
Nov 02, 2002
Spin City
Sep 17, 1996
This Week
Nov 15, 1981
The View
Aug 11, 1997
E! True Hollywood Story
Aug 21, 1996
Scrubs
Oct 02, 2001
Leo and Me
Jan 05, 1978
Late Night with Conan O'Brien
Sep 13, 1993
Here's Boomer
Mar 14, 1980
Palmerstown, U.S.A.
Mar 20, 1980
The Emmy Awards
Jan 25, 1949
The Michael J. Fox Show
Sep 26, 2013
Saturday Night Live
Oct 11, 1975
The Daily Show
Jul 22, 1996
Boston Legal
Oct 03, 2004
Curb Your Enthusiasm
Oct 15, 2000
Family
Mar 09, 1976
CBS News Sunday Morning
Jan 28, 1979
Night Court
Jan 04, 1984
People's Choice Awards
Mar 04, 1975
Designated Survivor
Sep 21, 2016
The Tonight Show Starring Johnny Carson
Oct 01, 1962
Phineas and Ferb
Aug 17, 2007
The Reichen Show
Nov 11, 2005
Watch What Happens Live with Andy Cohen
Jul 16, 2009
The Rosie O'Donnell Show
Jun 10, 1996
Shelley Duvall's Bedtime Stories
Apr 21, 1992
Goldene Kamera Verleihung
Feb 03, 1984
The Graham Norton Show
Feb 22, 2007
Teachers Only
Apr 14, 1982
Corner Gas Animated
Apr 02, 2018
The Ellen DeGeneres Show
Sep 08, 2003
Comedy Central Roasts
Aug 10, 2003
Rescue Me
Jul 21, 2004
Reunited Apart
Apr 27, 2020
Tales from the Crypt
Jun 10, 1989
The Good Fight
Feb 19, 2017
The Tonight Show Starring Jimmy Fallon
Feb 17, 2014