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Michael J. Fox
Michael J. Fox’s screen credits include Marty McFly in Back to the Future and Marty McFly / Marty McFly Junior / Marlene McFly in Back to the Future Part II.
Born June 9, 1961 Edmonton, Alberta, Canada2 movies on MoviHero
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Back to the Future Part II
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About 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. …
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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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- 2026Michael J Fox: Actor, Activist, OptimistSelf (Archive Footage)
- 2025A Future on StageSelf
- 2025Zootopia 2Michael J. The Fox (voice)
- 2023Mr. Dressup: The Magic of Make BelieveSelf
- 2023STILL: A Michael J. Fox MovieSelf
- 2021Back Home AgainMichael J. Bird (voice)
- 2019Cola WarsSelf (archive footage)
- 2019See You YesterdayMr. Lockhart
- 2018A.R.C.H.I.E. 2: Mission ImpawsibleA.R.C.H.I.E. (voice)
- 2017Michael J. FoxSelf
- 2016A.R.C.H.I.E.A.R.C.H.I.E. (voice)
- 2015Mr. CalzagheSelf
- 2015Back in TimeSelf
- 2015Back To the Present: The SpecialActor
- 2015Being CanadianSelf
- 2014AnnieSelf
- 2013Drew: The Man Behind the PosterSelf
- 2012Final Cut: Ladies and Gentlemen(archive footage)
- 2011The Love We MakeSelf
- 2010Tales from the FutureSelf
- 2010Vancouver 2010 Olympic Closing CeremonySelf
- 2009Michael J. Fox: Adventures of an Incurable OptimistSelf
- 2009Looking Back to the FutureSelf (archive footage)
- 2008VH1 Rock Honors: The WhoSelf
- 2006Looking Back at the FutureHimself
- 2005Stuart Little 3: Call of the WildStuart Little (voice)
- 2005Saving MillySelf (uncredited)
- 2003Comedy Central Roast of Denis LearySelf
- 2003101 Most Shocking Moments in EntertainmentSelf (archive footage)
- 2003ABC's 50th Anniversary CelebrationSelf
- 2002Back to the Future: Making the TrilogySelf
- 2002Stuart Little 2Stuart Little (voice)
- 2002NBC 75th Anniversary SpecialSelf
- 2002Interstate 60Mr. Baker
- 2002The Making of 'Atlantis: The Lost Empire'Self
- 2001Eriksson's War: A Talk with Actor Michael J. FoxSelf
- 2001The Concert for New York CitySelf
- 2001Atlantis: The Lost EmpireMilo (voice)
- 1999Stuart LittleStuart Little (voice)
- 1999Stuart Little: Making It BigSelf
- 1998The Making of 'The Frighteners'Self
- 1997Walt Disney World's 25th Anniversary PartySelf
- 1996Mars Attacks!Jason Stone
- 1996The FrightenersFrank Bannister
- 1996The Universal StorySelf (archive footage)
- 1996Homeward Bound II: Lost in San FranciscoChance (voice)
- 1995The American PresidentLewis Rothschild
- 1995Blue in the FacePete Maloney
- 1995ColdbloodedProducer · Tim Alexander
- 1995Your Studio and YouCurious Guy on the Porch
- 1994Don't Drink the WaterAxel Magee
- 1994GreedyDaniel
- 1993For Love or MoneyDoug Ireland
- 1993Time Machine: The Journey BackSelf
- 1993Where the Rivers Flow NorthClayton Farnsworth
- 1993Life with MikeyMichael Chapman
- 1993Homeward Bound: The Incredible JourneyChance (voice)
- 1992James Cagney: Top of the WorldSelf - Host
- 1992Blast 'EmSelf (uncredited)
- 1991Doc HollywoodBenjamin Stone
- 1991The Hard WayNick Lang
- 1990The Secrets of the 'Back to the Future' TrilogySelf
- 1990Back to the Future Part IIIMarty McFly / Seamus McFly
- 1989Back to the Future (Part II): Behind-the-Scenes Special PresentationSelf
- 1989Casualties of WarPrivate Eriksson
- 1988Mickey's 60th BirthdayAlex P. Keaton (archive footage) (uncredited)
- 1988Bright Lights, Big CityJamie
- 1987Dear America: Letters Home from VietnamRaymond Griffiths (voice)
- 1987Happy 100th Birthday, HollywoodSelf
- 1987The Secret of My SuccessBrantley Foster aka Carlton Whitfield
- 1987The Return of BrunoMichael J. Fox
- 1987Light of DayJoe Rasnick
- 1987Citizen SteveSelf - Actor
- 1986The Ice Man HummethActor
- 1986The Making of Back to the FutureSelf
- 1985Family Ties VacationAlex P. Keaton
- 1985The NBC All Star Hour: Let's All Be ThereActor
- 1985Teen WolfScott Howard
- 1985Time Travel: Fact, Fiction and FantasySelf
- 1985Night of 100 Stars IISelf
- 1985Poison IvyDennis Baxter
- 1984Don't Ask Me, Ask GodFuture Son
- 1983High School U.S.A.Jay-Jay Manners
- 1982Class of 1984Arthur
- 1980Trouble in High Timber CountryThomas Elston
- 1980Midnight MadnessScott Larson
- 1979Letters from FrankRicky
- DragoonsDougie (voice)
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