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Michael J. Fox in his earlier days.

Michael J. Fox (born June 9, 1961) is a Canadian-born actor, made famous by his roles as Marty McFly in the Back to the Future trilogy and as Alex P. Keaton on the sitcom Family Ties.

Born Michael Andrew Fox in Edmonton, Alberta, Canada, he adopted the J as a homage to character actor Michael J. Pollard.

Notable roles include the Back to the Future movies, Mars Attacks!, Teen Wolf, and the TV series Family Ties and Spin City. He is the voice of Stuart Little in the series of movies based on the popular book by E. B. White, Chance in the Homeward Bound series, and Milo Thatch in Atlantis: The Lost Empire.

Michael J. Fox has also written an autobiographical book, called Lucky Man, about his experience of young-onset Parkinson's disease.

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Michael J. Fox testifying in the United States Congress.

In 1991 he was diagnosed with Parkinson's disease. Since then he has been a strong advocate of Parkinson’s disease research, especially stem cell research, which he believes may one day help sufferers of Parkinson's and other debilitating illnesses.

In 2000, he announced that he would be retiring from the lead role of Spin City after being diagnosed with Parkinson's disease. (A new lead character would be created for Fox's replacement, Charlie Sheen.)

In 2003, he wrote a pilot episode for a sitcom series entitled Hench at Home, but a full series was not produced.

Fox married actress Tracy Pollan in 1988. He has four children.

Select filmography

Back to the Future (1985)
Teen Wolf (1985)
The Secret of My Succe$s (1987)
Casualties of War (1989)
Back to the Future Part II (1989)
Back to the Future Part III (1990)
Doc Hollywood (1991)
Homeward Bound: The Incredible Journey (1993) (voice)
For Love or Money (1993)
Greedy (1994)
The American President (1995)
Mars Attacks! (1996)
Homeward Bound II: Lost in San Francisco (1996) (voice)
The Frighteners (1996)
Stuart Little (1999) (voice)
Atlantis: The Lost Empire (2001) (voice)
Stuart Little 2 (2002) (voice)
Scrubs (2003/2004) (guest appearance)

References

Mills, Brandi M. The Michael J. Fox Database: Hench At Home. Retrieved December 3, 2004.

External links

Michael J. Fox at IMDb
The Michael J. Fox Foundation for Parkinson's Research
Back to the Future Online Message Board. A Back to the Future and Michael J. Fox Fan Message Board

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 '''Michael J. Fox''' (born [[June 9]], [[1961]]) is a Canadian-born actor, made famous by his roles as [[Marty McFly]] in the ''[[Back to the Future]]'' trilogy and as Alex P. Keaton on the sitcom ''[[Family Ties]]''.
-Born Michael Andrew Fox in [[Edmonton, Alberta]], [[Canada]], he adopted the J as a homage to character actor [[Michael J. Pollard]].  He has written an [[autobiography|autobiographical]] book, called ''Lucky Man'', about his experience of young-onset [[Parkinson's disease]].
+Born Michael Andrew Fox in [[Edmonton, Alberta]], [[Canada]], he adopted the J as a homage to character actor [[Michael J. Pollard]].
 Notable roles include the ''[[Back to the Future]]'' movies, ''[[Mars Attacks!]]'', ''[[Teen Wolf]]'', and the TV series ''[[Family Ties]]'' and ''[[Spin City]]''. He is the [[voice actor|voice]] of [[Stuart Little]] in the series of movies based on the popular book by [[E. B. White]], Chance in the ''[[Homeward Bound]]'' series, and Milo Thatch in ''[[Atlantis: The Lost Empire]]''.
+Michael J. Fox has also written an [[autobiography|autobiographical]] book, called ''Lucky Man'', about his experience of young-onset [[Parkinson's disease]].
 [[Image:Michael J. Fox Testifying.jpg|thumb|250px|left|Michael J. Fox testifying in the [[United States Congress]].]] In 1991 he was diagnosed with [[Parkinson's disease]].  Since then he has been a strong advocate of Parkinson&#8217;s disease research, especially [[stem cell research]], which he believes may one day help sufferers of Parkinson's and other debilitating illnesses.