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. 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
Credits
- 2024 · Coldplay - Live at Glastonbury as Self
- 2024 · Coldplay: Live at Glastonbury 2024 as Self
- 2023 · Mr. Dressup: The Magic of Make Believe as Self
- 2023 · STILL: A Michael J. Fox Movie as Self
- 2021 · Back Home Again as Michael J. Bird (voice)
- 2020 · Reunited Apart as Self
- 2019 · See You Yesterday as Mr. Lockhart
- 2018 · A.R.C.H.I.E. 2: Mission Impawsible as A.R.C.H.I.E. (voice)
- 2018 · Corner Gas Animated as Michael J. Fox (voice)
- 2017 · The Good Fight as Louis Canning
- 2016 · Designated Survivor as Ethan West
- 2016 · A.R.C.H.I.E. as A.R.C.H.I.E. (voice)
- 2015 · Mr. Calzaghe as Himself
- 2015 · Back in Time as Self
- 2015 · Back To the Present: The Special as
- 2015 · Being Canadian as Self
- 2014 · Annie as Himself
- 2014 · The Tonight Show Starring Jimmy Fallon as
- 2014 · And the Oscar Goes To... as Self (archive footage)
- 2013 · The Michael J. Fox Show as Mike Henry
- 2013 · Drew: The Man Behind the Poster as Self
- 2012 · Final Cut: Ladies and Gentlemen as (archive footage)
- 2011 · The Love We Make as Self
- 2010 · Tales from the Future as Self
- 2009 · The Good Wife as Louis Canning
- 2009 · Watch What Happens Live with Andy Cohen as Self - Guest
- 2009 · Michael J. Fox: Adventures of an Incurable Optimist as Himself
- 2009 · Looking Back to the Future as Self (archive footage)
- 2008 · VH1 Rock Honors: The Who as Self
- 2007 · Phineas and Ferb as Werewolf / Michael (voice)
- 2007 · The Graham Norton Show as Self - Guest
- 2007 · The Graham Norton Show as Self
- 2006 · Looking Back at the Future as Himself
- 2005 · The Reichen Show as Self
- 2005 · VM Show Vol. 2 as Marty McFly (archive footage) (uncredited)
- 2005 · Stuart Little 3: Call of the Wild as Stuart Little (voice)
- 2004 · Boston Legal as Daniel Post
- 2004 · Rescue Me as Dwight
- 2003 · The Ellen DeGeneres Show as Self
- 2003 · Comedy Central Roasts as Self
- 2003 · Comedy Central Roast of Denis Leary as Himself
- 2002 · Back to the Future: Making the Trilogy as Self
- 2002 · Clone High as Gandhi's Remaining Kidney (voice)
- 2002 · Stuart Little 2 as Stuart Little (voice)
- 2002 · NBC 75th Anniversary Special as Self
- 2002 · Interstate 60 as Mr. Baker
- 2002 · The Making of 'Atlantis: The Lost Empire' as Self
- 2001 · Eriksson's War: A Talk with Actor Michael J. Fox as Himself
- 2001 · The Concert for New York City as Self
- 2001 · Scrubs as Kevin Casey
- 2001 · Atlantis: The Lost Empire as Milo James Thatch (voice)
- 2000 · Curb Your Enthusiasm as Michael J. Fox
- 1999 · Stuart Little as Stuart Little (voice)
- 1998 · The Making of 'The Frighteners' as Himself
- 1997 · The View as Self - Guest
- 1997 · Walt Disney World's 25th Anniversary Party as Self
- 1996 · Mars Attacks! as Jason Stone
- 1996 · Spin City as Mike Flaherty
- 1996 · E! True Hollywood Story as Self
- 1996 · The Daily Show as Self
- 1996 · The Frighteners as Frank Bannister
- 1996 · The Rosie O'Donnell Show as Self - Guest
- 1996 · The Universal Story as Self (archive footage)
- 1996 · Homeward Bound II: Lost in San Francisco as Chance (voice)
- 1995 · The American President as Lewis Rothschild
- 1995 · Coldblooded as Tim Alexander
- 1995 · Blue in the Face as Pete Maloney
- 1995 · Your Studio and You as Curious Guy on the Porch
- 1994 · Don't Drink the Water as Axel Magee
- 1994 · Inside the Actors Studio as Self
- 1994 · Greedy as Daniel McTeague
- 1993 · For Love or Money as Doug Ireland
- 1993 · Late Night with Conan O'Brien as Self - Guest
- 1993 · Time Machine: The Journey Back as Himself
- 1993 · Where the Rivers Flow North as Clayton Farnsworth
- 1993 · Life with Mikey as Michael Chapman
- 1993 · Homeward Bound: The Incredible Journey as Chance (voice)
- 1992 · James Cagney: Top of the World as Self - Host
- 1992 · Shelley Duvall's Bedtime Stories as Narrator (Voice)
- 1991 · Doc Hollywood as Benjamin Stone
- 1991 · The Hard Way as Nick Lang
- 1990 · The Secrets of the 'Back to the Future' Trilogy as Self
- 1990 · Back to the Future Part III as Marty McFly / Seamus McFly
- 1989 · Back to the Future Part II as Marty McFly / Marty McFly Jr. / Marlene McFly
- 1989 · Back to the Future (Part II): Behind-the-Scenes Special Presentation as Himself
- 1989 · Casualties of War as Private Eriksson
- 1989 · Tales from the Crypt as Prosecutor
- 1988 · Mickey's 60th Birthday as Alex P. Keaton (archive footage) (uncredited)
- 1988 · Bright Lights, Big City as Jamie
- 1987 · Dear America: Letters Home from Vietnam as Raymond Griffiths (voice)
- 1987 · The Secret of My Success as Brantley Foster aka Carlton Whitfield
- 1987 · A, My Name Is Alex as Alex P. Keaton
- 1987 · The Return of Bruno as Michael J. Fox
- 1987 · Light of Day as Joe Rasnick
- 1987 · Citizen Steve as Self - Actor
- 1986 · The Making of Back to the Future as Self
- 1985 · Family Ties Vacation as Alex P. Keaton
- 1985 · Teen Wolf as Scott Howard
- 1985 · Back to the Future as Marty McFly
- 1985 · Night of 100 Stars II as Self
- 1985 · Poison Ivy as Dennis Baxter
- 1984 · Night Court as Eddie Simms
- 1984 · Don't Ask Me, Ask God as Future Son
- 1983 · High School U.S.A. as Jay-Jay Manners
- 1982 · Family Ties as Alex P. Keaton
- 1982 · Class of 1984 as Arthur
- 1982 · Teachers Only as
- 1981 · This Week as
- 1980 · Trouble in High Timber Country as Thomas Elston
- 1980 · Palmerstown, U.S.A. as Willy-Joe Hall
- 1980 · Here's Boomer as
- 1980 · Midnight Madness as Scott Larson
- 1979 · Letters from Frank as Ricky
- 1979 · Trapper John, M.D. as
- 1979 · CBS News Sunday Morning as Self
- 1978 · Leo and Me as Jamie
- 1976 · Family as Richard
- 1975 · Saturday Night Live as Self - Host
- 1975 · People's Choice Awards as Self - Presenter
- 1966 · Goldene Kamera Verleihung as Self
- 1962 · The Tonight Show Starring Johnny Carson as Self
- 1949 · The Emmy Awards as Self