Born
9 June 1961 (64)
Place of Birth
Edmonton, Alberta, Canada
Also known as
Michael Andrew Fox, Michael Fox
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 M...
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.
A Future on Stage
2025
Zootopia 2
2025
Mr. Dressup: The Magic of Make Believe
2023
STILL: A Michael J. Fox Movie
2023
Back Home Again
2021
Cola Wars
2019
See You Yesterday
2019
A.R.C.H.I.E. 2: Mission Impawsible
2018
Michael J. Fox
2017
A.R.C.H.I.E.
2016
Mr. Calzaghe
2015
Back in Time
2015
Back To the Present: The Special
2015
Being Canadian
2015
Annie
2014
Drew: The Man Behind the Poster
2013
Final Cut: Ladies and Gentlemen
2012
The Love We Make
2011
Tales from the Future
2010
Vancouver 2010 Olympic Closing Ceremony
2010
Michael J. Fox: Adventures of an Incurable Optimist
2009
Looking Back to the Future
2009
VH1 Rock Honors: The Who
2008
Looking Back at the Future
2006
Stuart Little 3: Call of the Wild
2005
Saving Milly
2005
Comedy Central Roast of Denis Leary
2003
101 Most Shocking Moments in Entertainment
2003
ABC's 50th Anniversary Celebration
2003
Back to the Future: Making the Trilogy
2002
Stuart Little 2
2002
NBC 75th Anniversary Special
2002
Interstate 60
2002
The Making of 'Atlantis: The Lost Empire'
2002
Eriksson's War: A Talk with Actor Michael J. Fox
2001
The Concert for New York City
2001
Atlantis: The Lost Empire
2001
Stuart Little
1999
Stuart Little: Making It Big
1999
The Making of 'The Frighteners'
1998