Michael J. Fox
- Known for
- Acting
- Born
- June 9, 1961 (age 65)
- Birthplace
- Edmonton, Alberta, Canada
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.
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Filmography
Dragoons
Movie · as Dougie (voice)
Michael J Fox: Actor, Activist, Optimist
Movie · as Self (Archive Footage)
Zootopia 2
Movie · as Michael J. The Fox (voice)
A Future on Stage
Movie · as Self
Mr. Dressup: The Magic of Make Believe
Movie · as Self
STILL: A Michael J. Fox Movie
Movie · as Self
Shrinking
TV · as Gerry · 3 eps
Back Home Again
Movie · as Michael J. Bird (voice)
Reunited Apart
TV · as Self · 1 ep
See You Yesterday
Movie · as Mr. Lockhart
Cola Wars
Movie · as Self (archive footage)
A.R.C.H.I.E. 2: Mission Impawsible
Movie · as A.R.C.H.I.E. (voice)
Corner Gas Animated
TV · as Michael J. Fox (voice) · 1 ep
Back to the Future: The Hill Valley Chronicles
TV · as Marty McFly · 11 eps
Michael J. Fox
Movie · as Self
The Good Fight
TV · as Louis Canning · 2 eps
A.R.C.H.I.E.
Movie · as A.R.C.H.I.E. (voice)
Designated Survivor
TV · as Ethan West · 5 eps
Back in Time
Movie · as Self
Being Canadian
Movie · as Self
Mr. Calzaghe
Movie · as Self
Back To the Present: The Special
Movie
The Late Show with Stephen Colbert
TV · as Self - Guest · 1 ep
Annie
Movie · as Self
The Tonight Show Starring Jimmy Fallon
TV · as Self · 1 ep
Drew: The Man Behind the Poster
Movie · as Self
The Michael J. Fox Show
TV · as Mike Henry · 22 eps
Final Cut: Ladies and Gentlemen
Movie · as (archive footage)
The Love We Make
Movie · as Self
Tales from the Future
Movie · as Self
Vancouver 2010 Olympic Closing Ceremony
Movie · as Self
Looking Back to the Future
Movie · as Self (archive footage)
Michael J. Fox: Adventures of an Incurable Optimist
Movie · as Self
The Good Wife
TV · as Louis Canning · 26 eps
Watch What Happens Live with Andy Cohen
TV · as Self - Guest · 2 eps
VH1 Rock Honors: The Who
Movie · as Self
Phineas and Ferb
TV · as Werewolf / Michael (voice) · 1 ep
The Graham Norton Show
TV · as Self - Guest · 1 ep
Looking Back at the Future
Movie · as Himself
Stuart Little 3: Call of the Wild
Movie · as Stuart Little (voice)
Saving Milly
Movie · as Self (uncredited)
The Reichen Show
TV · as Self · 1 ep
Boston Legal
TV · as Daniel Post · 6 eps
Rescue Me
TV · as Dwight · 5 eps
Comedy Central Roast of Denis Leary
Movie · as Self
101 Most Shocking Moments in Entertainment
Movie · as Self (archive footage)
ABC's 50th Anniversary Celebration
Movie · as Self
The Ellen DeGeneres Show
TV · as Self · 1 ep
Comedy Central Roasts
TV · as Self · 1 ep
Jimmy Kimmel Live!
TV · as Marty McFly · 1 ep
Stuart Little 2
Movie · as Stuart Little (voice)
Interstate 60
Movie · as Mr. Baker
NBC 75th Anniversary Special
Movie · as Self
Back to the Future: Making the Trilogy
Movie · as Self - Marty McFly
The Making of 'Atlantis: The Lost Empire'
Movie · as Self
Clone High
TV · as Gandhi's Remaining Kidney (voice) · 1 ep
Atlantis: The Lost Empire
Movie · as Milo (voice)
Eriksson's War: A Talk with Actor Michael J. Fox
Movie · as Self
The Concert for New York City
Movie · as Self
Scrubs
TV · as Kevin Casey · 2 eps
Curb Your Enthusiasm
TV · as Michael J. Fox · 2 eps
Stuart Little
Movie · as Stuart Little (voice)
Stuart Little: Making It Big
Movie · as Self
The Making of 'The Frighteners'
Movie · as Self
Walt Disney World's 25th Anniversary Party
Movie · as Self
The View
TV · as Self - Guest · 2 eps
Mars Attacks!
Movie · as Jason Stone
The Frighteners
Movie · as Frank Bannister
Homeward Bound II: Lost in San Francisco
Movie · as Chance (voice)
The Universal Story
Movie · as Self (archive footage)
Spin City
TV · as Mike Flaherty · 103 eps
E! True Hollywood Story
TV · as Self · 3 eps
The Daily Show
TV · as Self · 3 eps
The Rosie O'Donnell Show
TV · as Self - Guest · 1 ep
Blue in the Face
Movie · as Pete Maloney
The American President
Movie · as Lewis Rothschild
Your Studio and You
Movie · as Curious Guy on the Porch
Coldblooded
Movie · as Tim Alexander
Don't Drink the Water
Movie · as Axel Magee
Greedy
Movie · as Daniel
Inside the Actors Studio
TV · as Self · 1 ep
Homeward Bound: The Incredible Journey
Movie · as Chance (voice)
For Love or Money
Movie · as Doug Ireland
Life with Mikey
Movie · as Michael Chapman
Where the Rivers Flow North
Movie · as Clayton Farnsworth
Time Machine: The Journey Back
Movie · as Self
Late Night with Conan O'Brien
TV · as Self - Guest · 1 ep
Late Show with David Letterman
TV · as Self - Guest · 1 ep
James Cagney: Top of the World
Movie · as Self - Host
Blast 'Em
Movie · as Self (uncredited)
Shelley Duvall's Bedtime Stories
TV · as Narrator (voice) · 1 ep
The Hard Way
Movie · as Nick Lang
Doc Hollywood
Movie · as Benjamin Stone
Back to the Future Part III
Movie · as Marty McFly / Seamus McFly
The Secrets of the 'Back to the Future' Trilogy
Movie · as Self
Back to the Future Part II
Movie · as Marty McFly / Marty McFly Junior / Marlene McFly
Casualties of War
Movie · as Private Eriksson
Back to the Future (Part II): Behind-the-Scenes Special Presentation
Movie · as Self
Tales from the Crypt
TV · as Prosecutor ("segment "The Trap") · 1 ep
Bright Lights, Big City
Movie · as Jamie
Mickey's 60th Birthday
Movie · as Alex P. Keaton (archive footage) (uncredited)
Light of Day
Movie · as Joe Rasnick
The Secret of My Success
Movie · as Brantley Foster aka Carlton Whitfield
Citizen Steve
Movie · as Self - Actor
Dear America: Letters Home from Vietnam
Movie · as Raymond Griffiths (voice)
The Return of Bruno
Movie · as Michael J. Fox
Happy 100th Birthday, Hollywood
Movie · as Self
The Making of Back to the Future
Movie · as Self
The Ice Man Hummeth
Movie
Back to the Future
Movie · as Marty McFly
Teen Wolf
Movie · as Scott Howard
Poison Ivy
Movie · as Dennis Baxter
Family Ties Vacation
Movie · as Alex P. Keaton
Night of 100 Stars II
Movie · as Self
The NBC All Star Hour: Let's All Be There
Movie
Time Travel: Fact, Fiction and Fantasy
Movie · as Self
Don't Ask Me, Ask God
Movie · as Future Son
Night Court
TV · as Eddie Simms · 1 ep
Goldene Kamera
TV · as Self · 1 ep
High School U.S.A.
Movie · as Jay-Jay Manners
Class of 1984
Movie · as Arthur
Family Ties
TV · as Alex P. Keaton · 168 eps
Teachers Only
TV · 1 ep
Late Night with David Letterman
TV · as Self - Guest · 1 ep
This Week
TV · 1 ep
Here's Boomer
TV · 1 ep
Midnight Madness
Movie · as Scott Larson
Trouble in High Timber Country
Movie · as Thomas Elston
Palmerstown, U.S.A.
TV · as Willy-Joe Hall · 18 eps
Letters from Frank
Movie · as Ricky
CBS News Sunday Morning
TV · as Self · 1 ep
Trapper John, M.D.
TV · as Elliot Schweitzer · 1 ep
Leo and Me
TV · as Jamie · 12 eps
The Love Boat
TV · as Jimmy Cowens · 1 ep
Family
TV · as Richard · 1 ep
Saturday Night Live
TV · as Self - Host · 1 ep
People's Choice Awards
TV · as Self - Presenter · 1 ep
The Tonight Show Starring Johnny Carson
TV · as Self · 3 eps
The Emmy Awards
TV · as Self · 2 eps