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Personal Info
Known For
Acting
Birthday
June 9, 1961
Place of Birth
Edmonton, Alberta, Canada
Also Known As
- Michael Andrew Fox
- Michael Fox
- Mike Fox
- 마이클 J. 폭스
- 마이클 제이 폭스
- ไมเคิล เจ. ฟอกซ์
- ไมเคิล แอนดรูว์ ฟอกซ์
- Майкл Дж. Фокс
- مایکل جی فاکس
Michael J. Fox
2.7 Popularity
Biography
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
7.7
Michael J. The Fox (voice)
Zootopia 2
2025
7.3
Self
Mr. Dressup: The Magic of Make Believe
2023
7.8
Self
STILL: A Michael J. Fox Movie
2023
7.0
Michael J. Bird (voice)
Back Home Again
2021
🎬
0.0
Self - Winner & Presenter
The 52nd Annual Emmy Awards
2020
5.5
Self
Reunited Apart
2020
7.8
Self (archive footage)
Cola Wars
2019
5.5
Mr. Lockhart
See You Yesterday
2019
3.8
A.R.C.H.I.E. (voice)
A.R.C.H.I.E. 2: Mission Impawsible
2018
6.9
Michael J. Fox (voice)
Corner Gas Animated
2018
Credits
Zootopia 2
as Michael J. The Fox (voice)
2025
7.7
Mr. Dressup: The Magic of Make Believe
as Self
2023
7.3
STILL: A Michael J. Fox Movie
as Self
2023
7.8
Back Home Again
as Michael J. Bird (voice)
2021
7.0
🎬
The 52nd Annual Emmy Awards
as Self - Winner & Presenter
2020
0.0
Reunited Apart
as Self
2020
5.5
Cola Wars
as Self (archive footage)
2019
7.8
See You Yesterday
as Mr. Lockhart
2019
5.5
A.R.C.H.I.E. 2: Mission Impawsible
as A.R.C.H.I.E. (voice)
2018
3.8
Corner Gas Animated
as Michael J. Fox (voice)
2018
6.9
Michael J. Fox
as Self
2017
0.0
The Good Fight
as Louis Canning
2017
7.5
Designated Survivor
as Ethan West
2016
7.1
A.R.C.H.I.E.
as A.R.C.H.I.E. (voice)
2016
6.0
Mr. Calzaghe
as Himself
2015
6.5
Back in Time
as Self
2015
6.5
Back To the Present: The Special
2015
7.6
Being Canadian
as Self
2015
5.5
The Late Show with Stephen Colbert
as Self - Guest
2015
6.2
Annie
as Himself
2014
6.2
The Tonight Show Starring Jimmy Fallon
as Self
2014
5.9
The Michael J. Fox Show
as Mike Henry
2013
5.9
Drew: The Man Behind the Poster
as Self
2013
7.0
Final Cut: Ladies and Gentlemen
as (archive footage)
2012
7.6
The Love We Make
as Self
2011
7.2
Tales from the Future
as Self
2010
6.7
The Good Wife
as Louis Canning
2009
7.6
Watch What Happens Live with Andy Cohen
as Self - Guest
2009
5.1
Michael J. Fox: Adventures of an Incurable Optimist
as Himself
2009
5.0
Looking Back to the Future
as Self (archive footage)
2009
7.3
VH1 Rock Honors: The Who
as Self
2008
0.0
Phineas and Ferb
as Werewolf / Michael (voice)
2007
7.9
The Graham Norton Show
as Self - Guest
2007
7.2
The Graham Norton Show
as Self
2007
7.2
🎬
Looking Back at the Future
as Himself
2006
7.3
The Reichen Show
as Self
2005
4.8
Stuart Little 3: Call of the Wild
as Stuart Little (voice)
2005
5.2
Saving Milly
as Self (uncredited)
2005
4.5
Boston Legal
as Daniel Post
2004
7.9
Rescue Me
as Dwight
2004
7.6
The Ellen DeGeneres Show
as Self
2003
5.6
Comedy Central Roasts
as Self
2003
7.0
Comedy Central Roast of Denis Leary
as Self
2003
5.9
101 Most Shocking Moments in Entertainment
as Self (archive footage)
2003
5.0
Back to the Future: Making the Trilogy
as Self
2002
7.7
Clone High
as Gandhi's Remaining Kidney (voice)
2002
7.5
Stuart Little 2
as Stuart Little (voice)
2002
5.8
NBC 75th Anniversary Special
as Self
2002
0.0
Interstate 60
as Mr. Baker
2002
7.4
The Making of 'Atlantis: The Lost Empire'
as Self
2002
7.3
🎬
Eriksson's War: A Talk with Actor Michael J. Fox
as Himself
2001
8.0
The Concert for New York City
as Self
2001
4.8
Scrubs
as Kevin Casey
2001
8.0
Atlantis: The Lost Empire
as Milo James Thatch (voice)
2001
7.0
Curb Your Enthusiasm
as Michael J. Fox
2000
8.0
Stuart Little
as Stuart Little (voice)
1999
6.1
Stuart Little: Making It Big
as Self
1999
0.0
The Making of 'The Frighteners'
as Himself
1998
8.7
The View
as Self - Guest
1997
4.3
Walt Disney World's 25th Anniversary Party
as Self
1997
5.5
Mars Attacks!
as Jason Stone
1996
6.4
Spin City
as Mike Flaherty
1996
7.0
E! True Hollywood Story
as Self
1996
8.1
The Daily Show
as Self
1996
6.4
The Frighteners
as Frank Bannister
1996
6.9
The Rosie O'Donnell Show
as Self - Guest
1996
3.9
The Universal Story
as Self (archive footage)
1996
7.7
Homeward Bound II: Lost in San Francisco
as Chance (voice)
1996
6.6
The American President
as Lewis Rothschild
1995
6.5
Blue in the Face
as Pete Maloney
1995
6.5
Coldblooded
as Tim Alexander
1995
6.2
Your Studio and You
as Curious Guy on the Porch
1995
6.8
Don't Drink the Water
as Axel Magee
1994
5.5
Inside the Actors Studio
as Self
1994
7.5
Greedy
as Daniel
1994
6.1
For Love or Money
as Doug Ireland
1993
6.2
Late Night with Conan O'Brien
as Self - Guest
1993
7.2
Time Machine: The Journey Back
as Himself
1993
7.0
Where the Rivers Flow North
as Clayton Farnsworth
1993
6.2
Life with Mikey
as Michael Chapman
1993
5.7
Homeward Bound: The Incredible Journey
as Chance (voice)
1993
7.0
Tales from the Crypt - Uncut
1992
0.0
James Cagney: Top of the World
as Self - Host
1992
10.0
Shelley Duvall's Bedtime Stories
as Narrator (voice)
1992
10.0
Doc Hollywood
as Benjamin Stone
1991
6.3
The Hard Way
as Nick Lang
1991
6.1
The Secrets of the 'Back to the Future' Trilogy
as Self
1990
4.8
Back to the Future Part III
as Marty McFly / Seamus McFly
1990
7.5
Back to the Future Part II
as Marty McFly / Marty McFly Junior / Marlene McFly
1989
7.8
Back to the Future (Part II): Behind-the-Scenes Special Presentation
as Himself
1989
7.7
Casualties of War
as Private Eriksson
1989
7.1
Tales from the Crypt
as Prosecutor ("segment "The Trap")
1989
8.0
Mickey's 60th Birthday
as Alex P. Keaton (archive footage) (uncredited)
1988
6.7
Bright Lights, Big City
as Jamie
1988
5.7
Dear America: Letters Home from Vietnam
as Raymond Griffiths (voice)
1987
7.1
Happy 100th Birthday, Hollywood
as Self
1987
5.7
The Secret of My Success
as Brantley Foster aka Carlton Whitfield
1987
6.5
The Return of Bruno
as Michael J. Fox
1987
6.5
Light of Day
as Joe Rasnick
1987
5.5
Citizen Steve
as Self - Actor
1987
5.9
The Ice Man Hummeth
1986
0.0
The Making of Back to the Future
as Self
1986
7.6
Family Ties Vacation
as Alex P. Keaton
1985
4.7
The NBC All Star Hour: Let's All Be There
1985
0.0
Teen Wolf
as Scott Howard
1985
6.2
Back to the Future
as Marty McFly
1985
8.3
Night of 100 Stars II
as Self
1985
8.0
Poison Ivy
as Dennis Baxter
1985
5.9
🎬
Goldene Kamera
as Self
1984
5.7
Night Court
as Eddie Simms
1984
7.3
Don't Ask Me, Ask God
as Future Son
1984
0.0
High School U.S.A.
as Jay-Jay Manners
1983
5.4
Family Ties
as Alex P. Keaton
1982
7.2
Class of 1984
as Arthur
1982
6.4
Teachers Only
1982
5.0
This Week
1981
9.0
Trouble in High Timber Country
as Thomas Elston
1980
0.0
Palmerstown, U.S.A.
as Willy-Joe Hall
1980
5.5
Here's Boomer
1980
5.3
Midnight Madness
as Scott Larson
1980
5.7
Letters from Frank
as Ricky
1979
0.0
Trapper John, M.D.
1979
6.5
CBS News Sunday Morning
as Self
1979
6.9
🎬
Leo and Me
as Jamie
1978
0.0
Family
as Richard
1976
7.2
Saturday Night Live
as Self - Host
1975
7.0
People's Choice Awards
as Self - Presenter
1975
9.0
The Tonight Show Starring Johnny Carson
as Self
1962
7.5
The Emmy Awards
as Self
1949
7.9