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My Take
Michael J. Fox will always be Marty McFly to me, the impossibly charming, pint-sized engine of so much 1980s joy through Family Ties and Back to the Future. But the role I respect most came later. Going public with Parkinson's disease while still young, refusing to hide it, and pouring his life into a research foundation took a courage that outshines anything on screen. The honorary doctorates and Grammy for his audiobook reflect that same candor. There's a kind of grace in how he keeps facing forward, finding humor in hardship. As an actor he delighted me; as a person, he keeps inspiring me.
Overview
Michael Andrew Fox (born June 9, 1961), known professionally as Michael J. Fox, is a Canadian and American actor and activist. Beginning his career as a child actor in the 1970s, he rose to prominence portraying Alex P. Keaton on the NBC sitcom Family Ties (1982–1989) and Marty McFly in the Back to the Future film trilogy (1985–1990).
Summary adapted from Wikipedia, licensed under CC BY-SA 4.0.
1. Profile
- Name (English)
- Michael J. Fox
- Name (Japanese)
- マイケル・J・フォックス
- Reading
- まいける・J・ふぉっくす
- Born
- June 9, 1961 (age 65)
- Zodiac / Chinese zodiac
- Gemini / Ox
- Origin
- Edmonton, Alberta, Canada
- Blood type
- Private
- Height
- Private
- Agency
- Private
- Occupation
- television actor / film actor / actor / voice actor / autobiographer
2. Background
- Elementary school
- Private
- Junior high
- Private
- High school
- Private
- University
- Private
Awards & achievements
- 2010 Officer of the Order of Canada
- 1989 Golden Globe Award for Best Actor – Television Series Musical or Comedy
- 1997 People's Choice Awards
- 1999 Actor Awards
- 2010 Grammy Award for Best Audio Book, Narration & Storytelling Recording
- 2000 Canada's Walk of Fame
- 2010 Honorary Doctor at Karolinska Institutet
- 2017 honorary doctor of the State University of New York at Stony Brook
3. Relationships
- Spouse
- Private
- Children
- Private
- Parents
- Private
- Siblings
- Private
4. Personality
Motto
Private
6. Links
Television actor — see all → · Film actor — see all → · More people from Canada →
7. About this entry
Tags
- Last updated
- 2026-06-02
Facts are limited to publicly available information up to 2024; non-public items are marked "Private / Unknown". English text is machine-assisted (facts translated by Sonnet, "My Take" written by Opus 4.8). The Japanese page is the source of record.