Known For
Acting
Born
Jun 09, 1961
Place of Birth
Edmonton, Alberta, Canada
Credits
138 titles
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
Filmography
Michael J Fox: Actor, Activist, Optimist
Self (Archive Footage)
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
Back Home Again
Michael J. Bird (voice)
Reunited Apart
Self
Cola Wars
Self (archive footage)
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 - Guest
Annie
Self
The Tonight Show Starring Jimmy Fallon
Self
The Michael J. Fox Show
Mike Henry
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
Himself
The Good Wife
Louis Canning
Watch What Happens Live with Andy Cohen
Self - Guest
Michael J. Fox: Adventures of an Incurable Optimist
Self
Looking Back to the Future
Self (archive footage)
VH1 Rock Honors: The Who
Self
Phineas and Ferb
Werewolf / Michael (voice)
The Graham Norton Show
Self - Guest
Looking Back at the Future
Himself
The Reichen Show
Self
Stuart Little 3: Call of the Wild
Stuart Little (voice)
Saving Milly
Self (uncredited)
Boston Legal
Daniel Post
Rescue Me
Dwight
The Ellen DeGeneres Show
Self
Comedy Central Roasts
Self
Comedy Central Roast of Denis Leary
Self
101 Most Shocking Moments in Entertainment
Self (archive footage)
ABC's 50th Anniversary Celebration
Self
Back to the Future: Making the Trilogy
Self
Clone High
Gandhi's Remaining Kidney (voice)