Michael J. Fox
Born June 09, 1961 (Age: 64)
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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.
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
Zootopia 2
2025
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as Michael J. The Fox (voice)
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Age: 64
Michael J. Fox
2017
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as Self
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Age: 56
Annie
2014
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as Self
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Age: 53
Tales from the Future
2010
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as Self
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Age: 49
Michael J. Fox: Adventures of an Incurable Optimist
2009
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as Self
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Age: 47
Looking Back to the Future
2009
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as Self (archive footage)
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Age: 47
Saving Milly
2005
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as Self (uncredited)
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Age: 43
101 Most Shocking Moments in Entertainment
2003
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as Self (archive footage)
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Age: 42
Back to the Future: Making the Trilogy
2002
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as Self
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Age: 41
Stuart Little 2
2002
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as Stuart Little (voice)
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Age: 41
Interstate 60
2002
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as Mr. Baker
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Age: 40
The Making of 'Atlantis: The Lost Empire'
2002
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as Self
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Age: 40
No Image
Eriksson's War: A Talk with Actor Michael J. Fox
2001
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as Self
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Age: 40
Atlantis: The Lost Empire
2001
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as Milo James Thatch (voice)
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Age: 39
Stuart Little
1999
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as Stuart Little (voice)
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Age: 38
The Making of 'The Frighteners'
1998
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as Self
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Age: 37
Walt Disney World's 25th Anniversary Party
1997
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as Self
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Age: 35
Mars Attacks!
1996
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as Jason Stone
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Age: 35
The Frighteners
1996
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as Frank Bannister
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Age: 35
The Universal Story
1996
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as Self (archive footage)
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Age: 34
Homeward Bound II: Lost in San Francisco
1996
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as Chance (voice)
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Age: 34
The American President
1995
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as Lewis Rothschild
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Age: 34
Blue in the Face
1995
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as Pete Maloney
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Age: 34
Greedy
1994
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as Daniel
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Age: 32
For Love or Money
1993
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as Doug Ireland
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Age: 32
Time Machine: The Journey Back
1993
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as Self
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Age: 32
Where the Rivers Flow North
1993
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as Clayton Farnsworth
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Age: 32
Life with Mikey
1993
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as Michael Chapman
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Age: 31
Homeward Bound: The Incredible Journey
1993
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as Chance (voice)
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Age: 31
James Cagney: Top of the World
1992
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as Self - Host
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Age: 31
Doc Hollywood
1991
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as Benjamin Stone
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Age: 30
The Hard Way
1991
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as Nick Lang
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Age: 29
The Secrets of the 'Back to the Future' Trilogy
1990
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as Self
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Age: 29
Back to the Future Part III
1990
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as Marty McFly / Seamus McFly
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Age: 28
Back to the Future Part II
1989
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as Marty McFly / Marty McFly Junior / Marlene McFly
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Age: 28
Casualties of War
1989
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as Private Eriksson
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Age: 28
Mickey's 60th Birthday
1988
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as Alex P. Keaton (archive footage) (uncredited)
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Age: 27
Bright Lights, Big City
1988
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as Jamie
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Age: 26
Dear America: Letters Home from Vietnam
1987
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as Raymond Griffiths (voice)
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Age: 26
Happy 100th Birthday, Hollywood
1987
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as Self
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Age: 25
The Secret of My Success
1987
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as Brantley Foster aka Carlton Whitfield
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Age: 25
The Return of Bruno
1987
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as Michael J. Fox
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Age: 25
Light of Day
1987
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as Joe Rasnick
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Age: 25
Citizen Steve
1987
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as Self - Actor
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Age: 25
The Ice Man Hummeth
1986
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as
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Age: 25
Family Ties Vacation
1985
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as Alex P. Keaton
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Age: 24
The NBC All Star Hour: Let's All Be There
1985
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as
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Age: 24
Teen Wolf
1985
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as Scott Howard
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Age: 24
Back to the Future
1985
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as Marty McFly
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Age: 24
Night of 100 Stars II
1985
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as Self
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Age: 23
Poison Ivy
1985
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as Dennis Baxter
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Age: 23
Don't Ask Me, Ask God
1984
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as Future Son
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Age: 22
Trouble in High Timber Country
1980
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as Thomas Elston
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Age: 19
Midnight Madness
1980
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as Scott Larson
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Age: 18