Name
Michael J. Fox
Known For
Acting
Birthday
1961-06-09 (65 years old)
Place of Birth
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.
Known For
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Eighties teenager Marty McFly is accidentally sent back in time to 1955, inadvertently dis...
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Marty and Doc are at it again as the time-traveling duo head to 2015 to nip some McFly fam...
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The final installment finds Marty digging the trusty DeLorean out of a mineshaft and looki...
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A fleet of Martian spacecraft surrounds the world's major cities and all of humanity waits...
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A short kid from a Canadian army base becomes the international pop culture darling of the...
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Stuart, an adorable white mouse, still lives happily with his adoptive family, the Littles...
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Before the Seavers leave for a family vacation to San Francisco, they drop off their pets ...
- 1996 Mars Attacks! as Jason Stone
- 1985 Back to the Future as Marty McFly
- 1989 Back to the Future Part II as Marty McFly / Marty McFly Junior / Marlene McFly
- 1990 Back to the Future Part III as Marty McFly / Seamus McFly
- 1999 Stuart Little as Stuart Little (voice)
- 1989 Casualties of War as Private Eriksson
- 1987 Light of Day as Joe Rasnick
- 1987 The Secret of My Success as Brantley Foster aka Carlton Whitfield
- 1994 Don't Drink the Water as Axel Magee
- 1996 The Frighteners as Frank Bannister
- 2001 Atlantis: The Lost Empire as Milo (voice)
- 2002 Stuart Little 2 as Stuart Little (voice)
- 2002 Interstate 60 as Mr. Baker
- 2005 Stuart Little 3: Call of the Wild as Stuart Little (voice)
- 1995 Blue in the Face as Pete Maloney
- 1991 The Hard Way as Nick Lang
- 1982 Class of 1984 as Arthur
- 1993 Homeward Bound: The Incredible Journey as Chance (voice)
- 1991 Doc Hollywood as Benjamin Stone
- 1985 Teen Wolf as Scott Howard
- 1996 Homeward Bound II: Lost in San Francisco as Chance (voice)
- 1993 For Love or Money as Doug Ireland
- 1995 The American President as Lewis Rothschild
- 1994 Greedy as Daniel
- 2021 Back Home Again as Michael J. Bird (voice)
- 1987 Citizen Steve as Self - Actor
- 1993 Life with Mikey as Michael Chapman
- 1987 Dear America: Letters Home from Vietnam as Raymond Griffiths (voice)
- 1983 High School U.S.A. as Jay-Jay Manners
- 1988 Bright Lights, Big City as Jamie
- 1985 Poison Ivy as Dennis Baxter
- 1980 Midnight Madness as Scott Larson
- 1993 Where the Rivers Flow North as Clayton Farnsworth
- 2012 Final Cut: Ladies and Gentlemen as (archive footage)
- 2023 Mr. Dressup: The Magic of Make Believe as Self
- 1990 The Secrets of the 'Back to the Future' Trilogy as Self
- 2013 Drew: The Man Behind the Poster as Self
- 1985 Family Ties Vacation as Alex P. Keaton
- 2001 Eriksson's War: A Talk with Actor Michael J. Fox as Self
- 2002 NBC 75th Anniversary Special as Self
- 1995 Your Studio and You as Curious Guy on the Porch
- 1980 Trouble in High Timber Country as Thomas Elston
- 2011 The Love We Make as Self
- 1998 The Making of 'The Frighteners' as Self
- 2015 Back in Time as Self
- 1992 James Cagney: Top of the World as Self - Host
- 2015 Being Canadian as Self
- 2023 STILL: A Michael J. Fox Movie as Self
- 1984 Don't Ask Me, Ask God as Future Son
- 1985 Night of 100 Stars II as Self
- 2014 Annie as Self
- 2015 Mr. Calzaghe as Self
- 2015 Back To the Present: The Special
- 1995 Coldblooded as Tim Alexander
- 2016 A.R.C.H.I.E. as A.R.C.H.I.E. (voice)
- 2002 Back to the Future: Making the Trilogy as Self
- 2006 Looking Back at the Future as Himself
- 2009 Looking Back to the Future as Self (archive footage)
- 1987 The Return of Bruno as Michael J. Fox
- 1989 Back to the Future (Part II): Behind-the-Scenes Special Presentation as Self
- 1993 Time Machine: The Journey Back as Self
- 2018 A.R.C.H.I.E. 2: Mission Impawsible as A.R.C.H.I.E. (voice)
- 1996 The Universal Story as Self (archive footage)
- 2001 The Concert for New York City as Self
- 1986 The Making of Back to the Future as Self
- 1988 Mickey's 60th Birthday as Alex P. Keaton (archive footage) (uncredited)
- 2009 Michael J. Fox: Adventures of an Incurable Optimist as Self
- 2019 See You Yesterday as Mr. Lockhart
- 2010 Tales from the Future as Self
- 1979 Letters from Frank as Ricky
- 2003 Comedy Central Roast of Denis Leary as Self
- 2002 The Making of 'Atlantis: The Lost Empire' as Self
- 1997 Walt Disney World's 25th Anniversary Party as Self
- 2008 VH1 Rock Honors: The Who as Self
- 1999 Stuart Little: Making It Big as Self
- 1987 Happy 100th Birthday, Hollywood as Self
- 2019 Cola Wars as Self (archive footage)
- 1986 The Ice Man Hummeth
- 2017 Michael J. Fox as Self
- 2003 101 Most Shocking Moments in Entertainment as Self (archive footage)
- 2005 Saving Milly as Self (uncredited)
- 2025 Zootopia 2 as Michael J. The Fox (voice)
- 1985 The NBC All Star Hour: Let's All Be There
- 2003 ABC's 50th Anniversary Celebration as Self
- 2010 Vancouver 2010 Olympic Closing Ceremony as Self
- 2025 A Future on Stage as Self
- 1985 Time Travel: Fact, Fiction and Fantasy as Self
- Soon Dragoons as Dougie (voice)
- 2026 Michael J Fox: Actor, Activist, Optimist as Self (Archive Footage)
- 1992 Blast 'Em as Self (uncredited)
- 1982 Family Ties ( 168 episodes ) as Alex P. Keaton
- 1994 Inside the Actors Studio ( 1 episode ) as Self
- 2009 The Good Wife ( 26 episodes ) as Louis Canning
- 2002 Clone High ( 1 episode ) as Gandhi's Remaining Kidney (voice)
- 1996 Spin City ( 103 episodes ) as Mike Flaherty
- 1981 This Week ( 1 episode )
- 1997 The View ( 2 episodes ) as Self - Guest
- 1996 E! True Hollywood Story ( 3 episodes ) as Self
- 1978 Leo and Me ( 12 episodes ) as Jamie
- 1993 Late Night with Conan O'Brien ( 1 episode ) as Self - Guest
- 1981 Here's Boomer ( 1 episode )
- 1980 Palmerstown, U.S.A. ( 18 episodes ) as Willy-Joe Hall
- 1949 The Emmy Awards ( 2 episodes ) as Self
- 2013 The Michael J. Fox Show ( 22 episodes ) as Mike Henry
- 1975 Saturday Night Live ( 1 episode ) as Self - Host
- 1996 The Daily Show ( 3 episodes ) as Self
- 2004 Boston Legal ( 6 episodes ) as Daniel Post
- 2000 Curb Your Enthusiasm ( 2 episodes ) as Michael J. Fox
- 1976 Family ( 1 episode ) as Richard
- 1979 CBS News Sunday Morning ( 1 episode ) as Self
- 1984 Night Court ( 1 episode ) as Eddie Simms
- 1975 People's Choice Awards ( 1 episode ) as Self - Presenter
- 2016 Designated Survivor ( 5 episodes ) as Ethan West
- 1962 The Tonight Show Starring Johnny Carson ( 3 episodes ) as Self
- 2007 Phineas and Ferb ( 1 episode ) as Werewolf / Michael (voice)
- 2005 The Reichen Show ( 1 episode ) as Self
- 2009 Watch What Happens Live with Andy Cohen ( 2 episodes ) as Self - Guest
- 1996 The Rosie O'Donnell Show ( 1 episode ) as Self - Guest
- 1992 Shelley Duvall's Bedtime Stories ( 1 episode ) as Narrator (voice)
- 1984 Goldene Kamera ( 1 episode ) as Self
- 2007 The Graham Norton Show ( 1 episode ) as Self - Guest
- 1982 Teachers Only ( 1 episode )
- 2018 Corner Gas Animated ( 1 episode ) as Michael J. Fox (voice)
- 2003 The Ellen DeGeneres Show ( 1 episode ) as Self
- 2003 Comedy Central Roasts ( 1 episode ) as Self
- 2004 Rescue Me ( 5 episodes ) as Dwight
- 2020 Reunited Apart ( 1 episode ) as Self
- 1989 Tales from the Crypt ( 1 episode ) as Prosecutor ("segment "The Trap")
- 2017 The Good Fight ( 2 episodes ) as Louis Canning
- 2014 The Tonight Show Starring Jimmy Fallon ( 1 episode ) as Self
- 2007 The Graham Norton Show ( 1 episode ) as Self
- 2015 The Late Show with Stephen Colbert ( 1 episode ) as Self - Guest
- 2023 Shrinking ( 3 episodes ) as Gerry
- 2001 Scrubs ( 2 episodes ) as Kevin Casey
- 1993 Late Show with David Letterman ( 1 episode ) as Self - Guest
- 1982 Late Night with David Letterman ( 1 episode ) as Self - Guest
- 2018 Back to the Future: The Hill Valley Chronicles ( 11 episodes ) as Marty McFly
- 1997 The View ( 1 episode ) as Self
- 1979 Trapper John, M.D. ( 1 episode ) as Elliot Schweitzer
- 1977 The Love Boat ( 1 episode ) as Jimmy Cowens
