Michael J. Fox
Acting
Born June 9, 1961 · Edmonton, Alberta, Canada
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.
Films (86)
Nirvanna the Band the Show the Movie
2026
Zootopia 2
2025
Mr. Dressup: The Magic of Make Believe
2023
STILL: A Michael J. Fox Movie
2023
Back Home Again
2021
Cola Wars
2019
See You Yesterday
2019
A.R.C.H.I.E. 2: Mission Impawsible
2018
Michael J. Fox
2017
A.R.C.H.I.E.
2016
Mr. Calzaghe
2015
Back in Time
2015
Back To the Present: The Special
2015
Being Canadian
2015
Annie
2014
Drew: The Man Behind the Poster
2013
Final Cut: Ladies and Gentlemen
2012
The Love We Make
2011
Tales from the Future
2010
Vancouver 2010 Olympic Closing Ceremony
2010
Michael J. Fox: Adventures of an Incurable Optimist
2009
Looking Back to the Future
2009
VH1 Rock Honors: The Who
2008
Looking Back at the Future
2006
Stuart Little 3: Call of the Wild
2005
Saving Milly
2005
Comedy Central Roast of Denis Leary
2003
101 Most Shocking Moments in Entertainment
2003
ABC's 50th Anniversary Celebration
2003
Back to the Future: Making the Trilogy
2002
Stuart Little 2
2002
NBC 75th Anniversary Special
2002
Interstate 60
2002
The Making of 'Atlantis: The Lost Empire'
2002
Eriksson's War: A Talk with Actor Michael J. Fox
2001
The Concert for New York City
2001
Atlantis: The Lost Empire
2001
Stuart Little
1999
Stuart Little: Making It Big
1999
The Making of 'The Frighteners'
1998
Walt Disney World's 25th Anniversary Party
1997
Mars Attacks!
1996
The Frighteners
1996
The Universal Story
1996
Homeward Bound II: Lost in San Francisco
1996
The American President
1995
Blue in the Face
1995
Coldblooded
1995
Your Studio and You
1995
Don't Drink the Water
1994
Greedy
1994
For Love or Money
1993
Time Machine: The Journey Back
1993
Where the Rivers Flow North
1993
Life with Mikey
1993
Homeward Bound: The Incredible Journey
1993
James Cagney: Top of the World
1992
Doc Hollywood
1991
The Hard Way
1991
The Secrets of the 'Back to the Future' Trilogy
1990
Back to the Future Part III
1990
Back to the Future Part II
1989
Back to the Future (Part II): Behind-the-Scenes Special Presentation
1989
Casualties of War
1989
Mickey's 60th Birthday
1988
Bright Lights, Big City
1988
Dear America: Letters Home from Vietnam
1987
Happy 100th Birthday, Hollywood
1987
The Secret of My Success
1987
The Return of Bruno
1987
Light of Day
1987
Citizen Steve
1987
The Ice Man Hummeth
1986
The Making of Back to the Future
1986
Family Ties Vacation
1985
The NBC All Star Hour: Let's All Be There
1985
Teen Wolf
1985
Back to the Future
1985
Night of 100 Stars II
1985
Poison Ivy
1985
Don't Ask Me, Ask God
1984
High School U.S.A.
1983
Class of 1984
1982
Trouble in High Timber Country
1980
Midnight Madness
1980
Letters from Frank
1979