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.
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Family Ties
as Alex P. Keaton
Episodes: 176
First Aired: Sep 22, 1982
Spin City
as Mike Flaherty
Episodes: 103
First Aired: Sep 17, 1996
The Good Wife
as Louis Canning
Episodes: 26
First Aired: Sep 22, 2009
The Michael J. Fox Show
as Mike Henry
Episodes: 22
First Aired: Sep 26, 2013
Palmerstown, U.S.A.
as Willy-Joe Hall
Episodes: 18
First Aired: Mar 20, 1980
Leo and Me
as Jamie
Episodes: 12
First Aired: Jan 05, 1978
Designated Survivor
as Ethan West
Episodes: 5
First Aired: Sep 21, 2016
Rescue Me
as Dwight
Episodes: 5
First Aired: Jul 21, 2004
Boston Legal
as Daniel Post
Episodes: 3
First Aired: Oct 03, 2004
Scrubs
as Kevin Casey
Episodes: 2
First Aired: Oct 02, 2001
Curb Your Enthusiasm
as Michael J. Fox
Episodes: 2
First Aired: Oct 15, 2000
The Good Fight
as Louis Canning
Episodes: 2
First Aired: Feb 19, 2017
Clone High
as Gandhi's Remaining Kidney (voice)
Episodes: 1
First Aired: Nov 02, 2002
Family
as Richard
Episodes: 1
First Aired: Mar 09, 1976
Night Court
as Eddie Simms
Episodes: 1
First Aired: Jan 04, 1984
Phineas and Ferb
as Werewolf / Michael (voice)
Episodes: 1
First Aired: Aug 17, 2007
Shelley Duvall's Bedtime Stories
as Narrator (Voice)
Episodes: 1
First Aired: Apr 21, 1992
Corner Gas Animated
as Michael J. Fox (voice)
Episodes: 1
First Aired: Apr 02, 2018
Tales from the Crypt
as Prosecutor
Episodes: 1
First Aired: Jun 10, 1989
E! True Hollywood Story
as Self
Episodes: 3
First Aired: Aug 21, 1996
The Daily Show
as Self
Episodes: 3
First Aired: Jul 22, 1996
The View
as Self - Guest
Episodes: 2
First Aired: Aug 11, 1997
The Tonight Show Starring Johnny Carson
as Self
Episodes: 2
First Aired: Oct 01, 1962
Watch What Happens Live with Andy Cohen
as Self - Guest
Episodes: 2
First Aired: Jul 16, 2009
Inside the Actors Studio
as Self
Episodes: 1
First Aired: Aug 14, 1994
Trapper John, M.D.
Episodes: 1
First Aired: Sep 23, 1979
This Week
Episodes: 1
First Aired: Nov 15, 1981
Late Night with Conan O'Brien
as Self - Guest
Episodes: 1
First Aired: Sep 13, 1993
Here's Boomer
Episodes: 1
First Aired: Mar 14, 1980
The Emmy Awards
as Self
Episodes: 1
First Aired: Jan 25, 1949
Saturday Night Live
as Self - Host
Episodes: 1
First Aired: Oct 11, 1975
CBS News Sunday Morning
as Self
Episodes: 1
First Aired: Jan 28, 1979
People's Choice Awards
as Self - Presenter
Episodes: 1
First Aired: Mar 04, 1975
The Reichen Show
as Self
Episodes: 1
First Aired: Nov 11, 2005
The Rosie O'Donnell Show
as Self - Guest
Episodes: 1
First Aired: Jun 10, 1996
Goldene Kamera Verleihung
as Self
Episodes: 1
First Aired: Jan 25, 1966
The Graham Norton Show
as Self - Guest
Episodes: 1
First Aired: Feb 22, 2007
Teachers Only
Episodes: 1
First Aired: Apr 14, 1982
The Ellen DeGeneres Show
as Self
Episodes: 1
First Aired: Sep 08, 2003
Comedy Central Roasts
as Self
Episodes: 1
First Aired: Aug 10, 2003
Reunited Apart
as Self
Episodes: 1
First Aired: Apr 27, 2020
The Tonight Show Starring Jimmy Fallon
Episodes: 1
First Aired: Feb 17, 2014
The Graham Norton Show
as Self
Episodes: 1
First Aired: Feb 22, 2007
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