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. On television, he played Alex P. Keaton on the
American sitcom Family Ties (1982â€"1989) and Mike Flaherty on the ABC
sitcom Spin City (1996â€"2000). He has won five Primetime Emmy Awards,
four Golden Globe Awards, a Grammy Award, and two Screen Actors Guild
Awards.Fox was diagnosed with Parkinson's disease in 1991 at age 29,
and disclosed his condition to the public in 1998. He semi-retired
from acting in 2000 as the symptoms of the disease worsened. He has
since become an advocate for research toward finding a cure, and
founded the Michael J. Fox Foundation. Sweden's Karolinska Institute
gave him an honorary doctorate on March 5, 2010 for his work
advocating a cure for Parkinson's disease.Since 1999, Fox has mainly
worked as a voice-over actor in films such as Stuart Little and
Disney's Atlantis: The Lost Empire. On the CBS TV show The Good Wife,
he earned Emmy nominations for three consecutive years for his
recurring role as crafty attorney Louis Canning. He has also taken
recurring guest roles and cameo appearances in Boston Legal, Scrubs,
Curb Your Enthusiasm, Rescue Me, and Designated Survivor. He has
written four books: Lucky Man: A Memoir (2002), Always Looking Up: The
Adventures of an Incurable Optimist (2009), A Funny Thing Happened on
the Way to the Future: Twists and Turns and Lessons Learned (2010),
and No Time Like the Future: An Optimist Considers Mortality (2020).
He was appointed an Officer of the Order of Canada in 2010, and was
also inducted into Canada's Walk of Fame in 2000.
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. On television, he played Alex P. Keaton on the
American sitcom Family Ties (1982â€"1989) and Mike Flaherty on the ABC
sitcom Spin City (1996â€"2000). He has won five Primetime Emmy Awards,
four Golden Globe Awards, a Grammy Award, and two Screen Actors Guild
Awards.Fox was diagnosed with Parkinson's disease in 1991 at age 29,
and disclosed his condition to the public in 1998. He semi-retired
from acting in 2000 as the symptoms of the disease worsened. He has
since become an advocate for research toward finding a cure, and
founded the Michael J. Fox Foundation. Sweden's Karolinska Institute
gave him an honorary doctorate on March 5, 2010 for his work
advocating a cure for Parkinson's disease.Since 1999, Fox has mainly
worked as a voice-over actor in films such as Stuart Little and
Disney's Atlantis: The Lost Empire. On the CBS TV show The Good Wife,
he earned Emmy nominations for three consecutive years for his
recurring role as crafty attorney Louis Canning. He has also taken
recurring guest roles and cameo appearances in Boston Legal, Scrubs,
Curb Your Enthusiasm, Rescue Me, and Designated Survivor. He has
written four books: Lucky Man: A Memoir (2002), Always Looking Up: The
Adventures of an Incurable Optimist (2009), A Funny Thing Happened on
the Way to the Future: Twists and Turns and Lessons Learned (2010),
and No Time Like the Future: An Optimist Considers Mortality (2020).
He was appointed an Officer of the Order of Canada in 2010, and was
also inducted into Canada's Walk of Fame in 2000.
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