Michael J. Fox
- Acting
- June 9, 1961 · Edmonton, Alberta, Canada
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
Filmography
- Michael J Fox: Actor, Activist, Optimist · Self
- A Future on Stage · Self
- Zootopia 2 · Michael J. The Fox (Voice)
- Mr. Dressup: The Magic of Make Believe · Self
- Shrinking · Gerry
- STILL: A Michael J. Fox Movie · Self, Novel
- Back Home Again · Michael J. Bird (Voice)
- Reunited Apart · Self
- Cola Wars · Self
- See You Yesterday · Mr. Lockhart
- A.R.C.H.I.E. 2: Mission Impawsible · A.R.C.H.I.E. (Voice)
- Corner Gas Animated · Michael J. Fox (Voice)
- Back to the Future: The Hill Valley Chronicles · Marty McFly
- Michael J. Fox · Self
- The Good Fight · Louis Canning
- Designated Survivor · Ethan West
- A.R.C.H.I.E. · A.R.C.H.I.E. (Voice)
- Mr. Calzaghe · Self
- Back in Time · Self
- Back To the Present: The Special
- Being Canadian · Self
- The Late Show with Stephen Colbert · Self
- Annie · Self
- The Tonight Show Starring Jimmy Fallon · Self
- The Michael J. Fox Show · Mike Henry, Executive producer
- Drew: The Man Behind the Poster · Self
- Final Cut: Ladies and Gentlemen · (archive footage)
- The Love We Make · Self
- Tales from the Future · Self
- Vancouver 2010 Olympic Closing Ceremony · Self
- The Good Wife · Louis Canning
- Watch What Happens Live with Andy Cohen · Self
- Michael J. Fox: Adventures of an Incurable Optimist · Self
- Looking Back to the Future · Self, Thanks
- VH1 Rock Honors: The Who · Self
- Phineas and Ferb · Werewolf / Michael (Voice)
- The Graham Norton Show · Self
- Looking Back at the Future · Self
- The Reichen Show · Self
- Stuart Little 3: Call of the Wild · Stuart Little (Voice)
- Saving Milly · Self
- Boston Legal · Daniel Post
- Rescue Me · Dwight
- The Ellen DeGeneres Show · Self
- Comedy Central Roast of Denis Leary · Self
- Comedy Central Roasts · Self
- 101 Most Shocking Moments in Entertainment · Self
- ABC's 50th Anniversary Celebration · Self
- Back to the Future: Making the Trilogy · Self
- Clone High · Gandhi's Remaining Kidney (Voice)
- Stuart Little 2 · Stuart Little (Voice)
- NBC 75th Anniversary Special · Self
- Interstate 60 · Mr. Baker
- The Making of 'Atlantis: The Lost Empire' · Self
- Eriksson's War: A Talk with Actor Michael J. Fox · Self
- The Concert for New York City · Self
- Scrubs · Kevin Casey
- Atlantis: The Lost Empire · Milo (Voice)
- Curb Your Enthusiasm · Michael J. Fox
- Stuart Little · Stuart Little (Voice)
- Stuart Little: Making It Big · Self
- The Making of 'The Frighteners' · Self
- The View · Self
- Walt Disney World's 25th Anniversary Party · Self
- Mars Attacks! · Jason Stone
- Spin City · Mike Flaherty, Producer
- E! True Hollywood Story · Self
- The Daily Show · Self
- The Frighteners · Frank Bannister
- The Rosie O'Donnell Show · Self
- The Universal Story · Self
- Homeward Bound II: Lost in San Francisco · Chance (Voice)
- The American President · Lewis Rothschild
- Blue in the Face · Pete Maloney
- Coldblooded · Tim Alexander, Producer
- Your Studio and You · Curious Guy on the Porch
- Don't Drink the Water · Axel Magee
- Inside the Actors Studio · Self
- Greedy · Daniel
- For Love or Money · Doug Ireland