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Michael J. Fox
Edmonton, Alberta, Canada
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 p…
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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.
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2026
Michael J Fox: Actor, Activist, Optimist
Movie Self (Archive Footage)
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2025
A Future on Stage
Movie Self
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2025
Zootopia 2
Movie Michael J. The Fox (voice)
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2023
Mr. Dressup: The Magic of Make Believe
Movie Self
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2023
Shrinking
TV show Gerry
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2023
STILL: A Michael J. Fox Movie
Movie Self
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2021
Back Home Again
Movie Michael J. Bird (voice)
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2020
Reunited Apart
TV show Self
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2019
Cola Wars
Movie Self (archive footage)
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2019
See You Yesterday
Movie Mr. Lockhart
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2018
A.R.C.H.I.E. 2: Mission Impawsible
Movie A.R.C.H.I.E. (voice)
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2018
Corner Gas Animated
TV show Michael J. Fox (voice)
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2018
Back to the Future: The Hill Valley Chronicles
TV show Marty McFly
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2017
Michael J. Fox
Movie Self
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2017
The Good Fight
TV show Louis Canning
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2016
Designated Survivor
TV show Ethan West
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2016
A.R.C.H.I.E.
Movie A.R.C.H.I.E. (voice)
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2015
Mr. Calzaghe
Movie Self
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2015
Back in Time
Movie Self
- 2015
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2015
Being Canadian
Movie Self
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2015
The Late Show with Stephen Colbert
TV show Self - Guest
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2014
Annie
Movie Self
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2014
The Tonight Show Starring Jimmy Fallon
TV show Self
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2013
The Michael J. Fox Show
TV show Mike Henry
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2013
Drew: The Man Behind the Poster
Movie Self
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2012
Final Cut: Ladies and Gentlemen
Movie (archive footage)
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2011
The Love We Make
Movie Self
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2010
Tales from the Future
Movie Self
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2010
Vancouver 2010 Olympic Closing Ceremony
Movie Himself
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2009
The Good Wife
TV show Louis Canning
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2009
Watch What Happens Live with Andy Cohen
TV show Self - Guest
- 2009
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2009
Looking Back to the Future
Movie Self (archive footage)
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2008
VH1 Rock Honors: The Who
Movie Self
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2007
Phineas and Ferb
TV show Werewolf / Michael (voice)
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2007
The Graham Norton Show
TV show Self - Guest
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2006
Looking Back at the Future
Movie Himself
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2005
The Reichen Show
TV show Self
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2005
Stuart Little 3: Call of the Wild
Movie Stuart Little (voice)
