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Goldene Kamera

Today, he got in Germany the golden camera Award for his lifework (category: lifetime achievement award). Compare the German site of this article for sources. (-: --Soenke Rahn (talk) 23:37, 5 February 2011 (UTC) http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=S0N1S51Crz8 --Soenke Rahn (talk) 15:37, 6 February 2011 (UTC)[reply]

He was considered to play Robin the Batman sidekick

I recall in 1983 how he was considered for the role of Robin (the Batman sidekick) in an addition of the franchise that never made it out of development hell, and according to this online source - "just might have had the boyish charm to pull it off" - and at the time I thought him a natural for the role too - https://batman-news.com/2013/07/04/10-batman-films-that-almost-happened/ — Preceding unsigned comment added by Mr gobrien (talk • contribs) 15:28, 13 April 2019 (UTC)[reply]


Picture

Aren't there any more recent pictures of him that could be used? He obviously looks somewhat different now than he did when the pictures in the article were taken. Tad Lincoln (talk) 19:43, 17 August 2012 (UTC)[reply]

Check commons:Category:Michael J. Fox for other images you could use. I'm unsure which one would be the best but there are ones from 2011. Regards SoWhy 09:09, 22 August 2012 (UTC)[reply]
 Done --Rafael Wiki (talk) 00:28, 29 August 2012 (UTC)[reply]

MICHAEL J. FOX...

MICHAEL J. FOX RULES!!! (58.160.93.113 (talk) 10:23, 17 December 2012 (UTC))[reply]

Someone changed the birthday to 1959, and added a claim that Fox is the father of David Spade. Also, David Spade was linked to "Midget". I have fixed the link to David Spade, then made a little research and figured out the edits of user SubaruLion8000 was incorrect or unsupported by references. Then I reverted the article. Harzem (talk) 19:49, 24 January 2013 (UTC)[reply]

Minor Edit Request

Under the section Acting Career > Early Career the internal link for "hip" should be changed to a piped internal link like so:

Hip < to > Hip

[[Hip]] < to > [[Hip_(slang)|Hip]] — Preceding unsigned comment added by 76.233.128.187 (talk • contribs) 04:31, 21 February 2013‎ (UTC)[reply]

 Done, thank you for noticing that. --Bongwarrior (talk) 05:01, 21 February 2013 (UTC)[reply]

Photo

Can we find a better photo of Michael J. Fox? I am talking about the first photo, in the upper right corner. This photo is really bad. And he looks like Donald Trump in it. Matthijs J (talk) 18:00, 29 November 2013 (UTC)[reply]

I agree, he looks terrible in the photo. Perhaps there could be a photo of him from his new show put in the top. — Preceding unsigned comment added by Brendenhows (talk • contribs) 02:39, 8 January 2014 (UTC)[reply]

Michael j fox

The Michael J Fox article doesn't say anything about his new show The Michael J Fox Show. There is a The Michael J Fox Show article referencing the Michael J Fox article, but nothing the other way around.

Thank you.

— Preceding unsigned comment added by 24.1.9.174 (talk) 17:08, 3 March 2014 (UTC)[reply]

Should The Michael J. Fox Show be mentioned in the lead?

Even though it was immediately cancelled? Gendralman (talk) 20:19, 26 March 2014 (UTC)[reply]

god bless you Michael J Fox just watching one of your movies. happy Mother's Day to your wife. — Preceding unsigned comment added by 172.56.12.121 (talk) 19:35, 11 May 2014 (UTC)[reply]

Move?

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The result of the move request was: Speedy procedural close. See Wikipedia:Splitting if you want to split his filmography. Wbm1058 (talk) 00:46, 9 June 2014 (UTC)[reply]

Michael J. Fox → Michael J. Fox filmography –

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Health section?

Can you add a "Fox actually had taken a medicine for Parkinson's disease" line on the section's text? --182.191.184.143 (talk) 04:17, 30 June 2015 (UTC) 182 user.[reply]

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In the opener

This sentence is uneditable, I'm trying to fix it but I can't, someone else do it, lol.


He was appointed anOfficer of the Order of Canada in 2010.[4]He was the best actor of all-time to bad he got diagnosed with Parkinson's disease — Preceding unsigned comment added by 71.80.197.77 (talk) 10:48, 5 November 2015 (UTC)[reply]

Better photo?

In the first photo to this article Michael Fox looks like he is reacting to something really unpleasant. Do anyone have a different, sharp photo of him taken in 2006 or later? I think it would be suitable to use a photo of him as middle-aged.

2015-12-31 Lena Synnerholm, Märsta, Sweden. — Preceding unsigned comment added by 213.114.144.9 (talk) 19:03, 31 December 2015 (UTC)[reply]

Or a very recent ones Laceygirl101 (talk) 01:56, 25 November 2016 (UTC)[reply]

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Contradictory year of diagnosis statements

The intro states "Fox was diagnosed with Parkinson's disease in 1991 at age 29," and later it is said "After being privately diagnosed with Parkinson's Disease in 1991."

However, also stated is "Fox started displaying symptoms of early-onset Parkinson's disease in 1991 while shooting the movie Doc Hollywood, although he was not properly diagnosed until the next year," which would obviously make the year of diagnosis 1992. Which one is it?

I am a homosexual.

98.143.208.135 (talk) 06:22, 6 January 2019 (UTC)[reply]

First line

@Moxy: The source mentioned in this edit describes him as "Canadian-American actor". Could you explain the reasoning for the "Canadian-born U.S. citizen" wording? Hrodvarsson (talk) 05:07, 5 December 2019 (UTC)[reply]

For clarity.....we have a problem with Americans not understanding what nationality is...andding Canadian-American to top level actors at random...but not minor ones Jason Priestley or Leonard Cohen. or Paul Anka. We dont see this stuff on other articles like Albert Einstein.or Oscar de la Renta or Christiane Amanpour or Hamdi Ulukaya or Mario J. Molina. Last debates on the matter resulted in the wording seen at Mike Myers Andrew Grove and Frank Gehry that are factually correct with no undue weight to citizenships over nationally.--Moxy 🍁 06:16, 5 December 2019 (UTC)[reply]
I had no involvement in those previous discussions. I am just going by MOS:CONTEXTBIO. If other nationalities are relevant to mention in the lead, I don't see why it should be expressed in a contorted way such as "Canadian-born U.S. citizen actor". As I said, the "Canadian-American actor" wording is also used by the source you mentioned in the edit summary, so I still do not see the rationale for the reversion. Hrodvarsson (talk) 04:29, 6 December 2019 (UTC)[reply]


Moxy - I'm not sure why you're claiming that it's "hard to deal with Americans that don't understand what this means", in reference to his nationality. I'm from Canada. I'm not American. So why can't we describe him as being "Canadian-American"? As Hrodvarsson pointed out it's not going against any Wikipedia rules AFAIK, he has dual citizenship and he still identifies himself as being Canadian (as pointed out in the sources in the second paragraph below). Also, shouldn't there be a WP:RFC to see what other users feel his lede should say (either Canadian, Canadian-born American or Canadian-American or whatever else users want)? As it stands, I see no WP:Consensus reached on what his lede sentence should say unless you can point it out. The archives for his talk page don't seem to show any resolved conclusion either.

He has been described as being Canadian-American before: "The Canadian-American actor", and several sources state he has dual citizenship (EDIT: The Hollywood Reporter says he became a U.S citizen in 2000): [1][2]. Even if he has been more notable in America and currently resides there, [3], as well as saying, when asked in a NYT interview about any plans of ever moving back to Canada [4]: "I built a life here and became a citizen so I could vote,” he said. “And now I want to be here to help fix what’s going on. There’s a cleansing happening. Things are going to get better," he still describes himself as being "Canadian" [5]: "There's something I have about being Canadian — there's a distance it gives you when you live in the States and operate in American culture. You approach familiar things a different way; you come at it from a different angle. It's a trait that runs through a lot Canadian artists' work and actors' work and musicians' — that kind of special remove." And here [6] Here's an archive in case: Fox is a dual citizen but still identifies strongly as a Canadian ... "I became an American citizen … mostly because I had children and I wanted to vote and I wanted to have a say in what's going on, which as you can see is very crucial right now," he said. "But … let's put it in these terms: When I watch hockey and it's Canada against the U.S., it's no question – I'm cheering for Canada. I have the red and white on. And my references are all Canadian and my influences are all Canadian, so I think of myself as Canadian first." Clear Looking Glass (talk) 00:25, 1 March 2021 (UTC)[reply]

Wikipedia talk:Canadian Wikipedians' notice board#Canadian-American label.--Moxy- 00:40, 1 March 2021 (UTC)[reply]
Since a subjects nationality in the lede is based on a case by base basis, I think I'll do a RfC to get other opinions. Also, I've replied to your discussion and I'm not sure you can set a standard for Canadians who also have American citizenship. There's already countless debates and discussion about many notable people who have multiple citizenship. Clear Looking Glass (talk) 05:27, 1 March 2021 (UTC)[reply]
If only people understood the difference between nationality and citizenship beginner level read'. O well not here to hold people's hands.--Moxy- 00:48, 3 March 2021 (UTC)[reply]
At some point all we can do is hope that in the future ediotrs have a better understanding of what the terms mean. As seen below for some odd reason people equate citizenship and nationality as the same. Luckily this guy doesn't hold for 5 citizenships.
Yeah, the condescending strawman subposts you are making are not getting you anywhere given MOS:CONTEXTBIO. I understand the difference between the two, and I believe citizenship should be given greater weight than nationality under that guideline. Morbidthoughts (talk) 10:37, 6 March 2021 (UTC)[reply]
This lead sentence is not a record of Fox's nationality or citizenship. It is an introduction to an encyclopaedia article that needs to introduce the subject succinctly in terms that the lay reader best understands. Discussion about how he came about to have Canadian/American citizenship or nationality, or the difference between them (if really necessary), is best left to the article body. --Escape Orbit (Talk) 12:46, 5 March 2021 (UTC)[reply]

RFC: Lede sentence

How should the lede sentence refer to Michael J. Fox? Recently, there has been debate on what his lede should say, and I thought I'd get more opinions on this. Fox was born and raised in Canada, has dual Canadian and American citizenship, becoming a U.S citizen in 2000, and has been described as being "Canadian-American". Fox still "strongly identifies" as being Canadian, but has acknowledged also having American citizenship (he's used it to vote) and currently resides in the United States.

  1. Canadian-American
  2. Canadian-born American
  3. Canadian and American
  4. Other? (for ex - "Canadian-born" only) Clear Looking Glass (talk) 06:36, 1 March 2021 (UTC)[reply]
America is not based on ethnicity. Hence why it is common for immigrants to become citizens and become naturalized. One does not have to be 'ethnically America", no such thing. Eccekevin (talk) 03:37, 9 March 2021 (UTC)[reply]

RFC Discussion

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Tartikoff Family ties comment

On Tartikoff wiki it states the message was ""Brandon, They wanted me to put a crow in here, but... Love and Kisses, Michael J." which actually makes more sense so I'm gonna change it — Preceding unsigned comment added by 195.147.96.2 (talk) 21:09, 30 July 2020 (UTC)[reply]

shouldn't there be something about Fox (and his foundation's) involvement in PPMI?

it seems strange that PPMI is not even mentioned on his page.

it is likely the most comprehensive database on cohorts with Parkinson's Disease, with sites and samples from across the world.

he is the driving force behind this 100M initiative: https://www.michaeljfox.org/ppmi-clinical-study and it is probably the definitive source for this kind of data.

The mission of PPMI is to identify one or more biomarkers of Parkinson’s disease progression. The discovery of a biomarker is a critical step in the development of new and better treatments for PD. This study is being sponsored by The Michael J. Fox Foundation for Parkinson's Research.

not sure if this effort has to result in some kind of breakthrough to be noteworthy on his page, but it is certainly hard to argue he has not spent the money to warrant its mention. — Preceding unsigned comment added by 198.53.109.35 (talk) 23:04, 27 August 2020 (UTC)[reply]

Comedian

I know his career section says nothing about him doing comedy throughout his career, but is it ok if we can restore it back as his occupation? Because there are mostly times that he’s known for being funny, because there are some shows and films he did that were comedy. Especially Back to the Future, the filmmakers wanted someone who is good at comedy and everything and that’s why they replace Eric Stoltz with Fox, because they wanted someone who could make the audience laugh. So is it ok if we reinclued this again? 73.61.18.200 (talk) 16:03, 21 January 2021 (UTC)[reply]

WP:RS? Being a comedian and doing comedy films are two very different things. Vaselineeeeeeee★★★ 16:15, 21 January 2021 (UTC)[reply]

Well... I guess that makes sense. I’m just saying there are some occasional times were he was known for being funny. 73.61.19.30 (talk) 16:22, 21 January 2021 (UTC)[reply]

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