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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.
Personal Info
Known For
Acting
Birthday
June 9, 1961
Age
65 years old
Place of Birth
Edmonton, Alberta, Canada
Popularity Score
2.8
Filmography
Michael J Fox: Actor, Activist, Optimist
Self (Archive Footage)
2026Movie
Zootopia 2
Michael J. The Fox (voice)
2025Movie
A Future on Stage
Self
2025Movie
Mr. Dressup: The Magic of Make Believe
Self
2023Movie
STILL: A Michael J. Fox Movie
Self
2023Movie
Shrinking
Gerry
2023TV
STILL: A Michael J. Fox Movie
Book
2023Movie
Back Home Again
Michael J. Bird (voice)
2021Movie
Reunited Apart
Self
2020TV
See You Yesterday
Mr. Lockhart
2019Movie
Cola Wars
Self (archive footage)
2019Movie
A.R.C.H.I.E. 2: Mission Impawsible
A.R.C.H.I.E. (voice)
2018Movie
Corner Gas Animated
Michael J. Fox (voice)
2018TV
Back to the Future: The Hill Valley Chronicles
Marty McFly
2018TV
Michael J. Fox
Self
2017Movie
The Good Fight
Louis Canning
2017TV
A.R.C.H.I.E.
A.R.C.H.I.E. (voice)
2016Movie
Designated Survivor
Ethan West
2016TV
Back in Time
Self
2015Movie
Being Canadian
Self
2015Movie
Mr. Calzaghe
Self
2015Movie
Back To the Present: The Special
2015Movie
The Late Show with Stephen Colbert
Self - Guest
2015TV
Annie
Self
2014Movie
The Tonight Show Starring Jimmy Fallon
Self
2014TV
Drew: The Man Behind the Poster
Self
2013Movie
The Michael J. Fox Show
Mike Henry
2013TV
The Michael J. Fox Show
Executive Producer
2013TV
Final Cut: Ladies and Gentlemen
(archive footage)
2012Movie
The Love We Make
Self
2011Movie
Tales from the Future
Self
2010Movie
Vancouver 2010 Olympic Closing Ceremony
Himself
2010Movie
Looking Back to the Future
Self (archive footage)
2009Movie
Michael J. Fox: Adventures of an Incurable Optimist
Self
2009Movie
The Good Wife
Louis Canning
2009TV
Watch What Happens Live with Andy Cohen
Self - Guest
2009TV
Looking Back to the Future
Thanks
2009Movie
VH1 Rock Honors: The Who
Self
2008Movie
Phineas and Ferb
Werewolf / Michael (voice)
2007TV
The Graham Norton Show
Self - Guest
2007TV
Looking Back at the Future
Himself
2006Movie
Stuart Little 3: Call of the Wild
Stuart Little (voice)
2005Movie
Saving Milly
Self (uncredited)
2005Movie
The Reichen Show
Self
2005TV
Boston Legal
Daniel Post
2004TV
Rescue Me
Dwight
2004TV
Comedy Central Roast of Denis Leary
Self
2003Movie
101 Most Shocking Moments in Entertainment
Self (archive footage)
2003Movie
ABC's 50th Anniversary Celebration
Self
2003Movie
The Ellen DeGeneres Show
Self
2003TV
Comedy Central Roasts
Self
2003TV
Stuart Little 2
Stuart Little (voice)
2002Movie
Interstate 60
Mr. Baker
2002Movie
NBC 75th Anniversary Special
Self
2002Movie
Back to the Future: Making the Trilogy
Self
2002Movie
The Making of 'Atlantis: The Lost Empire'
Self
2002Movie
Clone High
Gandhi's Remaining Kidney (voice)
2002TV
Atlantis: The Lost Empire
Milo (voice)
2001Movie
Eriksson's War: A Talk with Actor Michael J. Fox
Self
2001Movie
The Concert for New York City
Self
2001Movie
Scrubs
Kevin Casey
2001TV
Curb Your Enthusiasm
Michael J. Fox
2000TV
Stuart Little
Stuart Little (voice)
1999Movie
Stuart Little: Making It Big
Self
1999Movie
The Making of 'The Frighteners'
Self
1998Movie
Walt Disney World's 25th Anniversary Party
Self
1997Movie
The View
Self - Guest
1997TV
Mars Attacks!
Jason Stone
1996Movie
The Frighteners
Frank Bannister
1996Movie
Homeward Bound II: Lost in San Francisco
Chance (voice)
1996Movie
The Universal Story
Self (archive footage)
1996Movie
Spin City
Mike Flaherty
1996TV
E! True Hollywood Story
Self
1996TV
The Daily Show
Self
1996TV
The Rosie O'Donnell Show
Self - Guest
1996TV
Spin City
Producer
1996TV
Blue in the Face
Pete Maloney
1995Movie
The American President
Lewis Rothschild
1995Movie
Your Studio and You
Curious Guy on the Porch
1995Movie
Coldblooded
Tim Alexander
1995Movie
Coldblooded
Producer
1995Movie
Don't Drink the Water
Axel Magee
1994Movie
Greedy
Daniel
1994Movie
Inside the Actors Studio
Self
1994TV
Homeward Bound: The Incredible Journey
Chance (voice)
1993Movie
For Love or Money
Doug Ireland
1993Movie
Life with Mikey
Michael Chapman
1993Movie
Where the Rivers Flow North
Clayton Farnsworth
1993Movie
Time Machine: The Journey Back
Self
1993Movie
Late Night with Conan O'Brien
Self - Guest
1993TV
Late Show with David Letterman
Self - Guest
1993TV
James Cagney: Top of the World
Self - Host
1992Movie
Blast 'Em
Self (uncredited)
1992Movie
Shelley Duvall's Bedtime Stories
Narrator (voice)
1992TV
The Hard Way
Nick Lang
1991Movie
Doc Hollywood
Benjamin Stone
1991Movie
Brooklyn Bridge
Director
1991TV
Back to the Future Part III
Marty McFly / Seamus McFly
1990Movie
The Secrets of the 'Back to the Future' Trilogy
Self
1990Movie
Back to the Future Part II
Marty McFly / Marty McFly Junior / Marlene McFly
1989Movie
Casualties of War
Private Eriksson
1989Movie
Back to the Future (Part II): Behind-the-Scenes Special Presentation
Self
1989Movie
Tales from the Crypt
Prosecutor ("segment "The Trap")
1989TV
Tales from the Crypt
Director
1989TV
Bright Lights, Big City
Jamie
1988Movie
Mickey's 60th Birthday
Alex P. Keaton (archive footage) (uncredited)
1988Movie
Light of Day
Joe Rasnick
1987Movie
The Secret of My Success
Brantley Foster aka Carlton Whitfield
1987Movie
Citizen Steve
Self - Actor
1987Movie
Dear America: Letters Home from Vietnam
Raymond Griffiths (voice)
1987Movie
The Return of Bruno
Michael J. Fox
1987Movie
Happy 100th Birthday, Hollywood
Self
1987Movie
The Making of Back to the Future
Self
1986Movie
The Ice Man Hummeth
1986Movie
Back to the Future
Marty McFly
1985Movie
Teen Wolf
Scott Howard
1985Movie
Poison Ivy
Dennis Baxter
1985Movie
Family Ties Vacation
Alex P. Keaton
1985Movie
Night of 100 Stars II
Self
1985Movie
The NBC All Star Hour: Let's All Be There
1985Movie
Time Travel: Fact, Fiction and Fantasy
Self
1985Movie
Don't Ask Me, Ask God
Future Son
1984Movie
Night Court
Eddie Simms
1984TV
Goldene Kamera
Self
1984TV
High School U.S.A.
Jay-Jay Manners
1983Movie
Class of 1984
Arthur
1982Movie
Family Ties
Alex P. Keaton
1982TV
Teachers Only
1982TV
Late Night with David Letterman
Self - Guest
1982TV
This Week
1981TV
Here's Boomer
1981TV
Midnight Madness
Scott Larson
1980Movie
Trouble in High Timber Country
Thomas Elston
1980Movie
Palmerstown, U.S.A.
Willy-Joe Hall
1980TV
Letters from Frank
Ricky
1979Movie
CBS News Sunday Morning
Self
1979TV
Trapper John, M.D.
Elliot Schweitzer
1979TV
Leo and Me
Jamie
1978TV
Family
Richard
1976TV
Saturday Night Live
Self - Host
1975TV
People's Choice Awards
Self - Presenter
1975TV
The Tonight Show Starring Johnny Carson
Self
1962TV
The Emmy Awards
Self
1949TV
Dragoons
Dougie (voice)
—Movie