Michael J. Fox

Quick Facts

Full Name	Michael J. Fox
Occupation	Movie Actor
Date Of Birth	Jun 9, 1961(1961-06-09)
Age	63
Birthplace	Edmonton
Country	Canada
Horoscope	Gemini

Michael J. Fox Biography

Michael J. Fox is one of the most popular and richest Movie Actor who was born on June 9, 1961 in Edmonton, Canada. Best known for starring as Marty McFly in the Back to the Future trilogy, he later won multiples Emmys for his role on Family Ties. He was diagnosed with Parkinson’s at only 29 years old, but didn’t go public with the diagnosis until 1998. Two years later, he created the Michael J. Fox Foundation, dedicated to Parkinson’s research.

He starred with Christopher Lloyd in the Back to the Future trilogy.

Michael Andrew Fox OC (born June 9, 1961), known professionally as Michael J. Fox, is a Canadian-American actor, comedian, author, film producer and activist with a film and television career spanning from the 1970s. He starred in the Back to the Future trilogy in which he portrayed Marty McFly. Other notable roles have included his portrayal of Alex P. Keaton on the American sitcom Family Ties (1982–1989) and Mike Flaherty on the ABC sitcom Spin City (1996–2000). He has won five Primetime Emmy Awards, four Golden Globe Awards, a Grammy Award, and two Screen Actors Guild Awards.

Fox’s first feature film roles were Midnight Madness (1980) and Class of 1984 (1982), credited in both as Michael Fox. Shortly afterward, he began playing “Young Republican” Alex P. Keaton in the show Family Ties, which aired on NBC for seven seasons from 1982–89. In an interview with Jimmy Fallon in April 2014, Fox stated he negotiated the role at a payphone at Pioneer Chicken. He received the role only after Matthew Broderick was unavailable. Family Ties had been sold to the television network using the pitch “Hip parents, square kids”, with the parents originally intended to be the main characters. However, the positive reaction to Fox’s performance led to his character becoming the focus of the show following the fourth episode. At its peak, the audience for Family Ties drew one-third of America’s households every week. Fox won three Emmy awards for Family Ties in 1986, 1987, and 1988. He also won a Golden Globe Award in 1989.

His father was a police officer and his mother was an actress. He married actress Tracy Pollan in July 1988 and the couple had four children together.

Michael J. Fox Net Worth

Michael J. Fox is one of the richest Movie Actor from Canada. According to our analysis, Wikipedia, Forbes & Business Insider, Michael J. Fox 's net worth $5 Million. (Last Update: December 11, 2023)

He played a 10-year-old character on the TV series Leo and Me at age 15. He moved to Los Angeles at age 18.

He starred as Mike Flaherty on Spin City from 1996 to 2000. He acted sporadically in the decade following the announcement of his Parkinson’s diagnosis, but he began acting more regularly in the 2010s, starring as Louis Canning on The Good Wife.

Michael Andrew Fox was born on June 9, 1961 in Edmonton, Alberta, Canada to Phyllis (née Piper), an actress/payroll clerk, and William Fox, a police officer and Canadian Forces member. He is of Irish, English and Scottish descent. His family lived in various cities and towns across Canada because of his father’s career. They finally moved to Burnaby, a large suburb of Vancouver, British Columbia, when his father retired in 1971. His father died on January 6, 1990 from a heart attack. Fox attended Burnaby Central Secondary School, and now has a theatre named for him at Burnaby South Secondary. At age 15, Fox starred in the Canadian television series Leo and Me, produced by the Canadian Broadcasting Corporation, and in 1979, at age 18, he moved to Los Angeles to further his acting career. Shortly after his marriage, he decided to move back to Vancouver. Fox is one of four members of the Leo and Me cast and crew who eventually developed Parkinson’s disease in mid-life, an unusually high number that led to some investigation as to whether an environmental factor may have played a role.

Height, Weight & Body Measurements

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Who is Michael J. Fox Dating?

According to our records, Michael J. Fox married to Tracy Pollan. As of December 1, 2023, Michael J. Fox’s is not dating anyone.

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In 1991, he starred in Doc Hollywood, a romantic comedy about a talented medical doctor who decides to become a plastic surgeon. While moving from Washington, D.C. to Los Angeles, he winds up as a doctor in a small southern town in South Carolina. Michael Caton-Jones, from Time Out, described Fox in the film as “at his frenetic best”. The Hard Way was also released in 1991, with Fox playing an undercover actor learning from police officer James Woods. After being privately diagnosed with Parkinson’s disease in 1991 and being cautioned he had “ten good working years left”, Fox hastily signed a three- film contract, appearing in For Love or Money (1993), Life With Mikey (1993), and Greedy (1994). The mid-1990s saw Fox play smaller supporting roles in The American President (1995) and Mars Attacks! (1996).

Facts & Trivia

Michael Ranked on the list of most popular Movie Actor. Also ranked in the elit list of famous people born in Canada. Michael J. Fox celebrates birthday on June 9 of every year.

His last major film role was in The Frighteners (1996), directed by Peter Jackson. The Frighteners tells the story of Frank Bannister (Fox), an architect who develops psychic abilities allowing him to see, hear, and communicate with ghosts. After losing his wife, he uses his new abilities by cheating customers out of money for his “ghost hunting” business. However, a mass murderer comes back from Hell, prompting Frank to investigate the supernatural presence. Fox’s performance received critical praise, Kenneth Turan in the Los Angeles Times wrote; “The film’s actors are equally pleasing. Both Fox, in his most successful starring role in some time, and [Trini] Alvarado, who looks rather like Andie MacDowell here, have no difficulty getting into the manic spirit of things.”

Is Michael J. Fox Still Alive 2020?

Michael J. Fox OC
Fox in 2020
Born| Michael Andrew Fox June 9, 1961 Edmonton, Alberta, Canada
Citizenship| Canada United States
Occupation| Actor author producer activist

What caused Michael J. Fox's Parkinson's disease?

It is believed that a combination of genetic and environmental factors, such as pesticides and pollution , may cause Parkinson’s; Fox later learned that at least four cast members of Leo & Me, a Canadian TV show he starred in as a teenager, also developed early-onset Parkinson’s.

What does Michael J. Fox suffer?

Michael J. Fox, iconic actor, author and advocate whose Hollywood career has been marked by worldwide acclaim, honor and awards, launched the Foundation in 2000 after publicly disclosing his 1991 diagnosis, at age 29, with Parkinson’s disease.

Is Michael J. Fox in a wheelchair?

No one listens to luggage’ Two years ago, Michael J Fox had surgery to remove a benign tumour on his spinal cord. The actor and activist, who had been living with Parkinson’s disease for nearly three decades, had to learn to walk all over again.

How long can you live with Parkinson's?

Parkinson’s Disease Is a Progressive Disorder According to the Michael J. Fox Foundation for Parkinson’s Research, patients usually begin developing Parkinson’s symptoms around age 60 and many live between 10 and 20 years after being diagnosed.