About
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....
Known for
The Love BoatSeries • 1977
Phineas and FerbSeries • 2007
The Good WifeSeries • 2009
Curb Your EnthusiasmSeries • 2000
ScrubsSeries • 2001
Boston LegalSeries • 2004
Zootopia 2Movie • 2025
Night CourtSeries • 1984
The Good FightSeries • 2017
Family TiesSeries • 1982
Spin CitySeries • 1996
Back to the FutureMovie • 1985
Rescue MeSeries • 2004
Designated SurvivorSeries • 2016
ShrinkingSeries • 2023
Tales from the CryptSeries • 1989
Trapper John, M.D.Series • 1979
Back to the Future Part IIMovie • 1989
FamilySeries • 1976
Back to the Future Part IIIMovie • 1990
Atlantis: The Lost EmpireMovie • 2001
Clone HighSeries • 2002
Corner Gas AnimatedSeries • 2018
Stuart LittleMovie • 1999