Michael J. Fox

Also known as Michael Andrew Fox, Michael J Fox, Michael Fox

Michael Andrew Fox, known professionally as Michael J. Fox, is a Canadian and American actor and activist. Beginning his career as a child actor in the 1970s, he rose to prominence portraying Alex P. Keaton on the NBC sitcom Family Ties (1982–1989) and Marty McFly in the Back to the Future film trilogy (1985–1990). Fox went on to star in films such as Teen Wolf (1985), The Secret of My Success (1987), Casualties of War (1989), Doc Hollywood (1991) and The Frighteners (1996). He returned to television on the ABC sitcom Spin City in the lead role of Mike Flaherty (1996–2000).

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Michael Andrew Fox is a Canadian and American actor born in Edmonton in 1961. He works as a television, film, and voice actor, with a career spanning from 1973 to 2020. He is known for his notable role as Marty McFly. Fox is a native English speaker and resides in Manhattan. He has been married to Tracy Pollan and has four children. His unmarried partners have included Kari Michaelsen and Nancy McKeon.

Fox has received several awards, including a Golden Globe Award for Best Actor – Television Series Musical or Comedy, People's Choice Awards, Actor Awards, and a Grammy Award for Best Audio Book, Narration & Storytelling Recording. He has Parkinson's disease. He is recognized in the Hollywood Walk of Fame collection and the Presidential Medal of Freedom collection.

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Vinony catalogs Michael J. Fox in its Presidential Medal of Freedom collection (659 entries). It also appears in Hollywood Walk of Fame.

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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 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…

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Michael J Fox: Actor, Activist, Optimist — Self (Archive Footage)2026
Zootopia 2 — Michael J. The Fox (voice)2025
A Future on Stage — Self2025
Mr. Dressup: The Magic of Make Believe — Self2023
STILL: A Michael J. Fox Movie — Self2023
Shrinking — Gerry2023
Back Home Again — Michael J. Bird (voice)2021
Reunited Apart — Self2020
See You Yesterday — Mr. Lockhart2019
Cola Wars — Self (archive footage)2019

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Instance of: human
Family name: Fox
Gender: male
Citizenship: Canada
Place of birth: Edmonton
Spouse: Tracy Pollan
Occupation: television producer
Languages spoken: English language
Native language: English language
Award: Presidential Medal of Freedom
Official website: www.michaeljfox.org
Image: Michael j fox 1988 emmy.jpg
Number of children: 4
Residence: Manhattan

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Commons category: Michael J. Fox
date of birth: 1961-06-09
medical condition: Parkinson's disease
name in native language: Michael Andrew Fox
start of work period: 1973-00-00
social media followers: 1747399
different from: Michael Fox
writing language: English language
topic's main category: Category:Michael J. Fox
end of work period: 2020-00-00
pseudonym: Michael J. Fox
unmarried partner: Nancy McKeon
notable role: Marty McFly

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Encyclopedic overview

Michael Andrew Fox (born June 9, 1961), known professionally as Michael J. Fox, is a Canadian and American actor and activist. Beginning his career as a child actor in the 1970s, he rose to prominence portraying Alex P. Keaton on the NBC sitcom Family Ties (1982–1989) and Marty McFly in the Back to the Future film trilogy (1985–1990). Fox went on to star in films such as Teen Wolf (1985), The Secret of My Success (1987), Casualties of War (1989), Doc Hollywood (1991) and The Frighteners (1996). He returned to television on the ABC sitcom Spin City in the lead role of Mike Flaherty (1996–2000).

In 1998, Fox disclosed his 1991 diagnosis of Parkinson's disease (PD). He became an advocate for finding a cure and founded The Michael J. Fox Foundation in 2000 to help fund research. Worsening symptoms forced him to reduce his acting work.

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