Michael J. 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 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 | Acting |
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Most Rating | 26.281 |
Birthday | 1961-06-09 |
Place of Birth | Edmonton, Alberta, Canada |
Also Known As | Michael Andrew Fox, Michael Fox, Mike Fox, 마이클 J. 폭스, 마이클 제이 폭스, ไมเคิล เจ. ฟอกซ์, ไมเคิล แอนดรูว์ ฟอกซ์, Майкл Дж. Фокс, |
1996
Mars Attacks!
6.4/5385
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Mars Attacks!
1985
Back to the Future
8.3/19926
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Back to the Future
1989
Back to the Future Part II
7.8/12737
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Back to the Future Part III
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1999
Stuart Little
6.067/4355
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1989
Casualties of War
7.1/877
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1987
Light of Day
5.4/47
Cleveland siblings rise with a rock band while coping with personal problems.
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1987
The Secret of My Success
6.455/615
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1994
Don't Drink the Water
5.564/78
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1996
The Frighteners
6.89/1529
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The Frighteners
2001
Atlantis: The Lost Empire
7/4723
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Atlantis: The Lost Empire
2002
Stuart Little 2
5.8/2387
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Stuart Little 2
2002
Interstate 60
7.389/674
An aspiring painter meets various characters and learns valuable lessons while traveling across America.
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2005
Stuart Little 3: Call of the Wild
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Stuart Little 3: Call of the Wild
1995
Blue in the Face
6.5/155
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Blue in the Face
1991
The Hard Way
6.122/418
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1982
Class of 1984
6.4/344
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1993
Homeward Bound: The Incredible Journey
7/1008
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Homeward Bound: The Incredible Journey
1991
Doc Hollywood
6.352/604
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1985
Teen Wolf
6.2/1140
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Teen Wolf
1996
Homeward Bound II: Lost in San Francisco
6.6/470
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Homeward Bound II: Lost in San Francisco
1993
For Love or Money
6.205/346
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For Love or Money
1995
The American President
6.539/703
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The American President
1994
Greedy
6.156/253
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2021
Back Home Again
7/1
An animated reimaging of the largest wildfire evacuation in Alberta's history, with upwards of 88,000 people forced from their homes.
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1987
Citizen Steve
5.7/7
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Citizen Steve
1993
Life with Mikey
5.681/138
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1987
Dear America: Letters Home from Vietnam
7.1/25
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1983
High School U.S.A.
5.6/28
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High School U.S.A.
1988
Bright Lights, Big City
5.7/118
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Bright Lights, Big City
1985
Poison Ivy
6.357/21
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1980
Midnight Madness
5.7/57
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Midnight Madness
1993
Where the Rivers Flow North
6.8/4
Sleeper with a top notch cast in the story of a lone wolf logger who fights developers, bankers and the modern world to maintain his way of life.
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Where the Rivers Flow North
2012
Final Cut: Ladies and Gentlemen
7.5/71
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2023
Mr. Dressup: The Magic of Make Believe
6/3
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1990
The Secrets of the 'Back to the Future' Trilogy
5.6/9
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2013
Drew: The Man Behind the Poster
7/40
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1985
Family Ties Vacation
4.4/7
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2001
Eriksson's War: A Talk with Actor Michael J. Fox
0/0
An interview with actor Michael J. Fox about his role in the 1989 film 'Casualties of War.'
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2002
NBC 75th Anniversary Special
0/0
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1995
Your Studio and You
6.8/27
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1980
Trouble in High Timber Country
0/0
A proud patriarch battles union organizers and a powerful conglomerate threatening the family-owned lumber and mining operation which he runs with his...
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2011
The Love We Make
7.2/4
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1998
The Making of 'The Frighteners'
8.8/5
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2015
Back in Time
6.5/298
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1992
James Cagney: Top of the World
10/1
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James Cagney: Top of the World
2015
Being Canadian
5.661/31
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2023
STILL: A Michael J. Fox Movie
7.6/159
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STILL: A Michael J. Fox Movie
1984
Don't Ask Me, Ask God
0/0
Don't Ask Me, Ask God is a TV Special starring Michael J. Fox.
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1985
Night of 100 Stars II
8/3
This special is the second "Night of 100 Stars" to benefit The Actors Fund of America. Edited from a seven-hour live entertainment marathon that was t...
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2014
Annie
6.2/1272
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2015
Mr. Calzaghe
6.5/6
The story of the rise to glory of boxer Joe Calzaghe.
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Mr. Calzaghe
2015
Back To the Present: The Special
7.8/14
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Back To the Present: The Special
1995
Coldblooded
6.3/53
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2016
A.R.C.H.I.E.
6.1/60
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A.R.C.H.I.E.
1987
A, My Name Is Alex
10/1
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2024
Coldplay - Live at Glastonbury
8/2
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2002
Back to the Future: Making the Trilogy
7.3/11
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Back to the Future: Making the Trilogy
2006
Looking Back at the Future
8.6/4
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2024
Coldplay: Live at Glastonbury 2024
0/0
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2009
Looking Back to the Future
8/4
A 9-part retrospective documentary from 2009 on the trilogy’s legacy.
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1987
The Return of Bruno
6.6/25
A "documentary" about the major influence that a '60s rock singer named Bruno has had on rock music, as attested to by such rock legends as Ringo Star...
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The Return of Bruno
1989
Back to the Future (Part II): Behind-the-Scenes Special Presentation
7.5/15
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1993
Time Machine: The Journey Back
7/3
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Time Machine: The Journey Back
2018
A.R.C.H.I.E. 2: Mission Impawsible
4.5/4
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A.R.C.H.I.E. 2: Mission Impawsible
1996
The Universal Story
7.7/3
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The Universal Story
2001
The Concert for New York City
4.6/14
The Concert for New York City took place on October 20, 2001 at Madison Square Garden. It was a celebration of the strength of New York and a thank-yo...
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The Concert for New York City
1986
The Making of Back to the Future
7.2/6
The Making of 'Back to the Future'
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1988
Mickey's 60th Birthday
6.8/15
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Mickey's 60th Birthday
2009
Michael J. Fox: Adventures of an Incurable Optimist
5/1
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2019
See You Yesterday
5.547/530
As two teen prodigies try to master the art of time travel, a tragic police shooting sends them on a series of dangerous trips to the past.
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See You Yesterday
2014
And the Oscar Goes To...
6.97/50
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2010
Tales from the Future
7.4/5
Eighy-part retrospective documentary on the making of "Back to the Future" (and its two sequels) for the film's 25th anniversary.
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1979
Letters from Frank
0/0
When aging newspaper Editor Frank Miller is fired after decades of service and replaced by a computer, he cannot take this fate quietly. Frank becomes...
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Letters from Frank
2003
Comedy Central Roast of Denis Leary
5.9/10
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2002
The Making of 'Atlantis: The Lost Empire'
7.3/3
A documentary about the making of the cult classic Disney Movie Atlantis.
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1997
Walt Disney World's 25th Anniversary Party
5.5/2
Celebrating the 25th anniversary of the most magical place on earth!
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2008
VH1 Rock Honors: The Who
0/0
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