The Biography of Michael J. Fox: On a Quest to Cure Parkinson's Disease | Parkinson's Disease MICHAEL'S STORY Childhood Michael J. Fox was born Michael Andrew Fox in 1961 to parents William and Phyllis in Edmonton, the capital of the Canadian province of Alberta. (He later adopted the "J" as an homage to legendary character actor Michael J. Pollard.) Fox, a self-described "Army brat," moved several times during his childhood along with his parents, brother, and three sisters. The Foxes finally planted roots in Burnaby, British Columbia (a suburb of Vancouver), when William Fox retired from the Canadian Armed Forces in 1971. Career Like most Canadian kids, Fox loved hockey and dreamed of a career in the National Hockey League. In his teens, his interests expanded. He began experimenting with creative writing and art and played guitar in a succession of rock-and-roll garage bands before ultimately realizing his affinity for acting. Fox debuted as a professional actor at 15, co-starring in the sitcom Leo and Me on Canadian Broadcasting Corp. (CBC) with future Tony Award-winner Brent Carver.

Over the next three years, he juggled local theater and TV work, and landed a few roles in American TV movies shooting in Canada. When he was 18, Fox moved to Los Angeles. He had a series of bit parts, including one in CBS' short-lived (yet critically acclaimed) Alex Haley/Norman Lear series "Palmerstown USA" before winning the role of lovable conservative Alex P. Keaton on NBC's enormously popular "Family Ties" (1982-89). During Fox's seven years on "Ties," he earned three Emmy Awards and a Golden Globe, making him one of the country's most prominent young actors. "Spin City" reunited Fox with Family Ties creator/executive producer Gary David Goldberg. Together with Bill Lawrence, Goldberg created the series expressly for Fox, establishing it as a joint venture of Dreamworks SKG, Goldberg's UBU Productions, and Lottery Hill Entertainment (run by Fox and partner Nelle Fortenberry, now a member of the Board of Directors of The Michael J. Fox Foundation). Goldberg served as co-executive producer with Fox for Spin City's first and second seasons, and Lawrence stepped in during the third.

For the fourth seasons, Rosenthal and Cadiff shared duties with Fox. In other television work, Fox starred in Woody Allen's "Don't Drink the Water" in 1994. He directed Teri Garr and Bruno Kirby in an episode of "Tales From the Crypt" and later directed an installment of the series "Brooklyn Bridge." Fox also had time during his busy TV work to become an international film star, appearing in over a dozen features showcasing his keen ability to shift between comedy and drama. These include the Back to the Future trilogy, The Hard Way , Doc Hollywood , The Secret of My Success , Bright Lights , Big City , Light of Day , Teen Wolf , Casualties of War , Life With Mikey , For Love or Money , The American President , Greedy , The Frighteners , and Mars Attacks! Fox married his "Family Ties" co-star, actress Tracy Pollan, in 1988. Together they have four children. Inspired to find projects that his kids would enjoy, Fox has lent his voice to a variety of hit children's films since the early 1990s. He began as Chance the dog in Disney's Homeward Bound movies.

In December 1999, he provided the voice of Stuart Little for the Sony feature of the same name, and in the summer of 2001 Fox's voice was heard as that of the lead in Atlantis The Lost Empire , his first animated feature for The Walt Disney Co. Living and working with Parkinson's disease Though he would not share the news with the public for another seven years, Fox was diagnosed with young-onset Parkinson's disease in 1991. Upon disclosing his condition in 1998, he committed himself to the campaign for increased Parkinson's research. Fox announced his retirement from "Spin City" in January 2000, effective upon the completion of his fourth season and 100th episode. Expressing pride in the show, its talented cast, writers, and creative team, he explained that new priorities made this the right time to step away from the demands of a weekly series. Later that year he launched The Michael J.

Fox Foundation for Parkinson's Research, which the New York Times has called "the most credible voice on Parkinson's research in the world." Today the largest nonprofit funder of Parkinson's drug development in the world, the Foundation has galvanized the search for a cure for Parkinson's disease, and Michael is widely admired for his tireless work as a patient advocate. In 2012 Fox announced his intention to return to full-time acting. While the announcement may have upended public expectations, Fox had spoken publicly about finding a drug cocktail that helped him control the symptoms and side effects of his Parkinson's disease well enough to play a character with PD. In 2013, he returned to primetime network TV as Mike Henry on NBC's "The Michael J. Fox Show." The show, which quickly gained nationwide attention, centers on a beloved newscaster and family man who returns to work following a diagnosis with Parkinson's disease. Parkinson's families and Michael J. Fox Foundation supporters united around the power of optimism demonstrated by Fox's return, hosting more than 2,000 premiere night house parties around the country to celebrate the airing of the first episode.

Fox also continues to thrill fans in his multi-episode guest arc as Lewis Canning, a devious attorney who uses his tardive dyskinesia to his clients' advantage, in the CBS hit drama "The Good Wife" starring Julianna Margulies. In 2011, he guest starred in "Larry versus Michael J. Fox," the season eight finale of Larry David's acclaimed HBO comedy "Curb Your Enthusiasm." In spring 2009 he portrayed embittered, drug-addicted Dwight in Denis Leary's hit FX Network drama "Rescue Me," a role that earned him his fifth Emmy Award. His 2006 recurring guest role in the ABC legal drama "Boston Legal" was nominated for an Emmy, and he appeared as Dr. Kevin Casey in the then-NBC series "Scrubs" in 2004. Fox is the recipient of several lifetime achievement awards for accomplishments in acting, including the 2011 Hoerzu Magazine Golden Camera Award and the 2010 National Association of Broadcasters Distinguished Service Award.

Offstage Fox also is the bestselling author of three books, all with Hyperion: A Funny Thing Happened on the Way to the Future , a compendium of wisdom for graduates, was published in April 2010. Always Looking Up: The Adventures of an Incurable Optimist , published in April 2009, debuted at number two on the New York Times bestseller list. It was accompanied by an ABC-TV prime time special that was nominated for an Emmy award for Outstanding Nonfiction Special; additionally, its audio recording by Fox won the 2010 Grammy award for Best Spoken Word Album, an honor for which all three books were nominated. His first book, the 2002 memoir Lucky Man , also was a New York Times and national bestseller. Fox is the recipient of honorary degrees from The Karolinska Institute in Sweden, New York University, Mount Sinai School of Medicine and the University of British Columbia. He also has received numerous humanitarian awards for his work and was appointed an Officer of the Order of Canada in 2010. Fox has spoken and written extensively about his predisposition to look at challenges, including his Parkinson's disease, through a lens of optimism and humor.

His message has always been one of gratitude for the support he has received from his fellow Parkinson's patients, and hope and encouragement for every decision to take action -- no matter how big or small -- to help advance the pursuit of a cure. Michael J. Fox - Biography - IMDb Michael J. Fox Biography Showing all 97 items Jump to: Overview (4) | Mini Bio (1) | Spouse (1) | Trade Mark (4) | Trivia (65) | Personal Quotes (16) | Salary (6) Overview (4) 5' 4½" (1.64 m) Mini Bio (1) Michael J. Fox was born Michael Andrew Fox on June 9, 1961 in Edmonton, Alberta, Canada, to Phyllis Fox (née Piper), a payroll clerk, and William Fox. His parents moved their ten-year-old son, his three sisters, Kelli Fox , Karen, and Jacki, and his brother, Steven, to Vancouver, British Columbia, after his father, a sergeant in the Canadian Army Signal Corps, retired. It was during these years that Michael developed his desire to act.

At age fifteen, he successfully auditioned for the role of a 10-year-old in a series called Leo and Me (1978). Gaining attention as a bright new star in Canadian television and movies, Michael realized his love for acting when he appeared on stage in "The Shadow Box". At age 18, he moved to Los Angeles and was offered a few roles in television series but early acting success ended fast when the roles stopped coming. For a while, he survived on boxes of macaroni and cheese. Then his agent called to tell him that he got the part of Alex P. Keaton on the situation comedy Family Ties (1982). He starred in the feature films Teen Wolf (1985), High School U.S.A. (1983), Poison Ivy (1985) and Back to the Future (1985). - IMDb Mini Biography By: A.

Nonymous Spouse (1) ( 16 July 1988 - present) (4 children) Trade Mark (4) Usually plays easygoing, even-tempered nice guy characters Brown hair and blue eyes Short stature Youthful voice Trivia (65) Revealed in the December 7, 1998 issue of People magazine that he was diagnosed with Parkinson's disease in 1991. Listed as one of twelve "Promising New Actors of 1985" in John Willis' Screen World, Vol. 37. Parents are William and Phyllis Fox . Adopted the "J." as an homage to character actor Michael J. Pollard . Owned a black Ferrari Mondial coupe (1987). Quit high school before graduating from his senior year. Has said he regrets quitting high school as a "stupid youthful mistake". Has forbidden any of his kids to quit high school for Hollywood, demanding that they at least finish high school and maybe attend 1-2 years of college. According to an interview with Fox, he originally decided to use the middle initial J instead of his own A because he didn't want teen magazines to use headlines such as "Michael, A Fox!".

Is a vegetarian. Younger sister is stage (Stratford and Shaw Festivals) and television actress Kelli Fox . Was not the first choice to play Alex P. Keaton on Family Ties (1982). He was only chosen after Matthew Broderick , who was originally considered for the role, refused to have a long-term television obligation. Has written his own book titled "Lucky Man" about Parkinson's and other things he has to deal with in life. When filming Doc Hollywood (1991), he noticed his finger twitching. He was unable to control it. He then saw a doctor and was diagnosed with Parkinson's. Although he never received a real high school diploma, Fox was given an honorary high school diploma from John Dewey High School in Coney Island, Brooklyn, New York, when he spoke at their graduation in 1984. Has a theatre named after him located in his hometown of Burnaby, Brtitish Columbia, Canada. Received his General Educational Development in 1995. Received his first guitar for Christmas when he was 8. He taught himself how to play. He was on Planet Hollywood's Wall of Fame.

Received a star of the Hollywood Walk of Fame at 7021 Hollywood Boulevard in Hollywood, California on December 16, 2002. Good friends with Boston Bruins legend Cam Neely . He attended the retirement of Neely's number on January 12, 2004 at the Fleet Center in Boston. NBC President Brandon Tartikoff didn't initially like him because he couldn't see his face looking good on a lunch box. Ironically, Fox did not allow this type of marketing when Family Ties (1982) became popular. Negotiated the deal for Family Ties (1982) from a phone booth outside a now defunct Pioneer Chicken restaurant in Hollywood because he had no phone at home. He was told the network would need to call, and he said he was only home between the hours of four and five. He waited for the call, and fortunately he was there to answer it and secure the Family Ties (1982) role. Accidentally injured co-star James Woods 's finger on the set of The Hard Way (1991).

Woods was throwing him into a popcorn machine when his finger got caught in the button hole of Fox's jacket and dislocated it. Orginally, Robert Zemeckis and Bob Gale were unable to get Michael J. Fox, their first choice for the role of Marty McFly due to scheduling conflicts. The role had then gone to Eric Stoltz . After filming for six weeks, Eric Stoltz was let go from the film because Robert Zemeckis and Bob Gale felt he was "too intense" for the character. Michael J. Fox, who was then available, accepted when asked again and took over the role of Marty McFly. Announced he is leaving Spin City (1996) because of Parkinson's disease. [January 2000] He, Jim Carrey and the late Raymond Burr head the list of top Canadians in American television compiled by Banff Television Festival. [June 2002] Family Ties (1982) creator Gary David Goldberg did not like Michael after his first audition, stating that he played Alex too smart-alecky. Casting director Judith Weiner fought for him, so Goldberg gave him one more chance.

He approached the second audition differently and was later called and offered the role. There is a pub in London, Ontario, called "The Alex P. Keaton" in honor of his character on Family Ties (1982). Due to his suffering from Parkinson's Disease, during his run on Spin City (1996), he often hid his left hand in his pocket. Ranked #23 in TV Guide's list of "TV's 25 Greatest Teen Idols" (January 23, 2005 issue). His best-known roles, Alex P. Keaton and Marty McFly, both contain numerous references to Ronald Reagan . Alex P. Keaton is a conservative Republican whose hero is Ronald Reagan. In Back to the Future (1985), Marty informs an incredulous Doc Brown that Ronald Reagan, the actor, becomes the President of the United States. In Back to the Future Part II (1989), Marty goes into the Cafe 80s, which is "hosted" by a computer-generated video image of President Reagan. In Back to the Future Part III (1990), Michael almost got to work with Reagan himself.

By this time, Reagan's second term was drawing to a close, if not already over, so director Robert Zemeckis offered him the role of the 1885 mayor of Hill Valley (which may have been in reference to Reagan's first public office, that of Governor of California). Reagan declined. When he was paying his dues as a struggling actor in Hollywood, he sold half of a sectional couch to a neighbor, and sold paper back books to a local bookstore for cash to buy groceries. He also had to borrow money from his parents to pay the rent, shortly before he landed the role in Family Ties (1982). He donated many items to Rocky Stone to be given to less fortunate kids as part of the Toy Mountain Campaign. Having both American and Canadian passports, he also lived near the Nantucket Bay area of the Eastern United States. Once lived in Montreal, Quebec, Canada. In 1982, appeared on the first episode of the Peter Marshall wish-fulfilling series Fantasy (1982). Marshall mentioned that Fox was a great fan of James Cagney , then drew Fox's attention to a video screen.

Cagney appeared in a taped statement, telling Fox "Keep a-goin'!" This brought tears to Fox's eyes. Marshall then announced that Cagney had personally selected Fox to play him in a developing biopic about the legendary actor. Fox was overwhelmed with joy, but sadly, the film never got made. He and his wife paid $6,300,000 for a newly built, six-bedroom house in Quogue, New York (2008). Met his wife, Tracy Pollan , on his situation comedy Family Ties (1982). Received an honorary degree (Doctor of Fine Arts) from New York University in May 2008. Received an honorary degree (Doctor of Laws) from the University of British Columbia on May 22, 2008. Received a star on Canada's Walk of Fame in Toronto, Ontario in September 2008. Michael J. Fox was invited by Sandeep Marwah President AAFT to visit the Asian Academy of Film and Television in film city Noida, India to interact with film and acting students.

Admits there was a period when he was living, and working in the United States illegally, and would not return to Canada, for fear of not being allowed back in to the United States. Had to hire immigration lawyers to "straighten it all out". As he revealed in his autobiography "Lucky Man", he happened to be sitting right next to Princess Diana at the world premiere of Back to the Future (1985). Michael was the first guest on The Daily Show (1996) when Jon Stewart took over as host on January 11, 1999. Longtime friends with Denis Leary . They both share a love of hockey. Brother-in-law of Michael Pollan . His father William Fox died on January 6, 1990. Fox was a supporter of then-candidate Barack Obama during the 2008 presidential election. He says in "Always Looking Up" that on Election Day, he went to vote wearing a t-shirt reading "Barack to the Future" that a friend had made for him; the shirt's words and design were both references to Fox's famous role in the "Back to the Future" movies.

Fox says in his autobiography "Always Looking Up" that although he was raised nominally Anglican, he is now a member of a Reform Jewish congregation in New York. His wife, Tracy Pollan , was raised Jewish; their wedding ceremony had Jewish ritual elements (including a chuppah, the traditional Jewish wedding canopy); and their four children are being raised Jewish. In 2010, he was given an honorary doctorate by Sweden's Karolinska Institute, the same organization that awards the Nobel Prize in medicine. The honor was given in recognition of his work in advocating a cure for Parkinson's disease. In his book "Always Looking Up" (2009), he reveals that in 2000 he and his entire family flew from Paris back to New York on a Concorde on a Monday, the day before the Concord plane crash occurred. Originally, they had considered flying on Tuesday, the same day the plane crashed. When Michael heard about the tragedy on the news, he was so shocked and relieved that he immediately started crying. Was considered for the role of Conrad in Ordinary People (1980) but Timothy Hutton , who went on to win the Best Supporting Actor Oscar for his performance, was cast instead.

Fox has often recounted that when he went to tell one of his teachers that he was about to drop out of high school to pursue an acting career, the teacher told him, "Fox, you're not going to be cute forever", to which Fox responded, "Maybe just long enough, sir". When he retold the story on David Letterman 's show in 2011, Fox added, "it turns out we were both right". His quote, "Pain is temporary, film is forever", is from the comedy movie Three O'Clock High (1987). Pictured on one of a set of four nondenominated ("permanent") Canadian postage stamps commemorating Difference Makers, issued 22 May 2012. Others honored in this issue were Rick Hansen , Sheila Watt-Cloutier and Louise Arbour . Became a father for the 1st time at age 27 when his wife Tracy Pollan gave birth to their son Sam Michael Fox on May 30, 1989.

Became a father for the 2nd and 3rd time at age 33 when his wife Tracy Pollan gave birth to their daughters Aquinnah Kathleen Fox and Schuyler Phyllis Fox on February 15, 1995. Became a father for the 4th time at age 40 when his wife Tracy Pollan gave birth to their daughter Esme Annabelle Fox on November 3, 2001. His acting mentor was Gary David Goldberg . He has Irish, English, and Scottish ancestry. Becomes the 2209th actor that puts his star of the Hollywood Walk of Fame at 7021 Hollywood Boulevard in Hollywood, California on December 16, 2002. Michael J. Fox is good friends with Boston Bruin's Legend, Cam Neely. He attended the retirement of Cam Neely's number on January 12th, 2004 at the Fleet Center in Boston.

He has two roles in common with David Kaufman : (1) Fox played Marty McFly in Back to the Future (1985), Back to the Future Part II (1989), Back to the Future Part III (1990) and Back to the Future: The Game - Episode 5, Outatime (2011) while Kaufman played him in Back to the Future (1991) and (2) Fox played Stuart Little in Stuart Little (1999), Stuart Little 2 (2002) and Stuart Little 3: Call of the Wild (2005) while Kaufman played him in Stuart Little (2003). Was mentioned by Eminem in the songs "Cold Wind Blows" and "Won't Back Down". Personal Quotes (16) Pain is temporary, film is forever. I am careful not to confuse excellence with perfection. Excellence I can reach for; perfection is God's business.

(on his future wife Tracy Pollan ) One day, she came back from lunch with bad breath and I said "Whoa, scampi for lunch?", and she said "You are the rudest son of a bitch I have ever met in my life" and I was immediately attracted to her like "Who is this woman?!". [on being diagnosed with Parkinson's disease] People always ask me if I say to myself "Why me?" and I tell them, "Why not me?". If 2 + 2 = 4 every time, what good is it? That's no fun. In every aspect, I have been blessed with the opportunity to work toward leaving an impact on the world and on the lives around me and to be a partner in the critical research for answers. [on Back to the Future Part II (1989)] I think this movie's gonna blow people away. It's just everything. It's everything... everything you go to movies for. A creative mess is better than idle tidiness. When you're a short actor you stand on apple boxes, you walk on a ramp. When you're a short star everybody else walks in a ditch. After a year or so, I really thought I was Howard Hughes.

Here I was at eighteen years old, getting all these checks... Family is not an important thing. It's everything. [on The Michael J. Fox Show (2013)] My view of life is colored by humor and looking at the best in any situation. One of the things I love about the show is that it gives me the opportunity to tell people who have disabilities or different challenges that they deal with, that you can step back into life. You can be a part of life. You just have to allow for the facts of your situation. Instead of hiding that or being in denial about it, put it out there. That's what I'm doing. You hear people say "Keep your head down" when times are tough. But I find the opposite is better: Keep your head up! In a happy marriage, there are no heroes. It's gotta be steam all the way! [2014] Look at the choices you have, not at the choices that have been taken a way from you. In them, there are whole worlds of strength and new ways to look at things. [In 2001, on his "Family Ties" co-star] Justine Bateman who played my sister Mallory.

Two names that I think now become part of lexicon of American girls names that I don't think either one of them were really prevalent before. You meet so many 15 and 16-year old girls whose names are Justine and Mallory now that it's interesting. She was amazing. She came from a acting background in the sense that she and her brother Jason Bateman are both talented actors. We immediately bonded. Our three-year age difference shrunk over time, so we got closer over time. She was fantastic. She was nominated for an Emmy, and she didn't win, and she was nominated again, and I was really sad that she didn't win. She did work that was undervalued. She would set me up and I come back with something. There is a generous way to do that, and an ungenerous way to do that. But she would set up lines that were beautiful. She would talk about her character's boyfriend, "Nick and I--it's like we've one heart, we've one mind." She would leave it out there, and I could just wait and wait and say, "Who's using it tonight?" That kind of partnership, that kind of willingness to make the thing work.

She was tremendously talented. It was probably difficult for her to be that attractive and that successful and that young, but I think she did a pretty good job at it. She was always fantastic to work with. Salary (6) Michael J. Fox - IMDb IMDb 17 January 2017 2:03 PM, UTC NEWS Actor | Producer | Miscellaneous Crew Michael J. Fox was born Michael Andrew Fox on June 9, 1961 in Edmonton, Alberta, Canada, to Phyllis Fox (née Piper), a payroll clerk, and William Fox. His parents moved their ten-year-old son, his three sisters, Kelli Fox , Karen, and Jacki, and his brother, Steven, to Vancouver, British Columbia, after his father, a sergeant in the Canadian Army ...

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See more » Trivia: Admits there was a period when he was living, and working in the United States illegally, and would not return to Canada, for fear of not being allowed back in to the United States. Had to hire immigration lawyers to "straighten it all out". See more » Trademark: Back to the Future: a timeline of Michael J Fox’s career Back to the Future: a timeline of Michael J Fox’s career Feature Actor and activist: Michael J Fox is an exceptional man as well as an exceptional entertainer Credit: Rex/Everett Collection / Rex Feature 21 October 2015 • 9:54am On Back to the Future Day, we time-travel through Michael J Fox’s inspirational life Thirty years since the beginning of the franchise, we’ve finally made it back to the future . Today is Back To The Future Day – the date that Michael J Fox’s character Marty McFly time-travelled to from 1989 in Back to the Future Part II. The series of films cemented his reputation for comedy acting in American sitcoms, and after he would continue to bring light to the big and the small screens.

But in 1991, only two years after the second Back To The Future film and when he was at the top of his game, lightning stuck his own life as he was diagnosed with the degenerative Parkinson’s disease. He hid it for years, but this marked him out for a different future: that of an inspiring man as well as an inspiring entertainer. We travel back through the actor and activist’s history. 1961: Michael Andrew Fox is born On June 9, 1961, six years after Marty McFly’s parents are supposed to meet in Back to the Future, Michael J Fox is born in Canada to a police officer and an actress. His father’s career meant that the family spent time moving around the country, eventually settling in Vancouver in 1971.

Michael Andrew Fox was born in 1961, six years after Marty McFly’s parents are supposed to meet in Back to the Future Credit: Rex/Universal/Everett / Rex Features 1976: Fox acts in Canadian sitcom Leo and Me Fox got his first big acting role when he was just 15 in the sitcom Leo and Me, playing the 12-year-old nephew and charge of Brent Carver’s character Leo: a gambler who takes Fox’s character Jamie to live with him on a yacht he won at poker. It was released on CBC five years later. An investigation into the conditions of filming were launched in 2002 when it was noted that four of the sitcom’s cast and crew, including Fox and director Don S Williams, developed Parkinson’s disease in later life. 1979: American debut and becomes known as Michael J Fox After Leo and Me aired Fox moved to Los Angeles and came to the attention of producer Ronald Shedlo, who cast him in a television movie called Letters From Frank, in which he starred alongside Oscar-winning actress Maureen Stapleton. His feature film debut was in 1980’s Midnight Madness.

Seeming to foreshadow Back to the Future, he acted in a futuristic film in 1981 called Class of 1984. When wishing to register the name Michael Fox with the Screen Actors Guild, he realised the name was already taken by another actor, so chose the name Michael J Fox. 1982: Family Ties and television popularity Michael J Fox as part of the Keaton family in Family Ties Credit: NBC Fox became a household name when he played Alex Keaton, a young entrepreneur and wannabe Republican politician during the Reagan presidency in the NBC sitcom Family Ties, which ran for seven seasons between 1982 and 1989. Originally intended to focus on the hippy parents of Fox and his Conservative siblings, the show moved to focus on his own character due to Fox’s popularity with audiences. It also won him three consecutive Emmy awards in the category of Lead Actor in a Comedy Series. In a twist of fate that mirrors the casting of now Emmy Award-winning actor Bryan Cranston in AMC’s Breaking Bad, Fox got the part of Alex Keaton because Matthew Broderick didn’t take it.

1985: Back to the Future and fame The film’s director Robert Zemeckis wanted Fox to play the part of Marty McFly – the time-travelling teenager of the Back to the Future trilogy – from the very beginning. Though Eric Stoltz was originally cast to play the role, and the producer of Family Ties was reluctant to let him join the film’s cast, Fox eventually took the part, shooting the film after his contracted hours for Family Ties rehearsals during the day. It earned $381 million in the box office and spent eight weekends as the highest-grossing movie at the American box office. He would reprise his role in 1989’s Back to the Future Part II and 1990’s Back to the Future Part III. Alongside these he played an assortment of Eighties yuppies and comic roles in films such as 1987’s The Secret of My Success and 1988’s Bright Lights, Big City: an adaptation of Jay Mcinerney's novel of the same name criticising the excesses of the era. He also appeared alongside Sean Penn in Casualties of War, a gritty war film.

Michael J Fox in 1987’s The Secret Of My Success Credit: Moviestore Collection/REX 1991: Parkinson’s diagnosis Aged only 30 and enjoying the peak of his Hollywood success, Fox went to see a doctor after noticing a twitch in his finger. He was diagnosed with Parkinson’s, a neurological disease which causes parts of the body to move involuntarily, resulting in debilitating tremors. His doctor told Fox he’d only be able to carry on acting for another decade before the illness became too serious for him to work. Michael J Fox with co-star Heather Locklear in Spin City Credit: Paramount He decided to hide his condition in case this would put people off hiring him. He continued acting in films such as 1993’s For Love or Money, but his cinematic career slowed down and the roles became smaller. He turned to voice-acting in live-action films such as Disney’s Homeward Bound and Stuart Little films. His last major film role was a psychic in 1996’s horror comedy The Frighteners.

1998: Fox goes public with Parkinson's In 1996 Fox started acting in the ABC political comedy Spin City, in which he played the Deputy Mayor of New York, winning an Emmy and three Golden Globes. He had been living with Parkinson's disease for seven years, trying, with increasing difficulty, to hide his worsening tremors. In his 2002 memoir Lucky Man he admitted that he had effectively been living in denial about having the disease, and initially began drinking more heavily before going completely sober in 1992. In 1998 he announced that he was suffering from the disease and spoke about it in an interview with ABC broadcaster Barbara Walters. He retired from Spin City in 2000, returning occasionally for guest appearances. This would mark the beginning a second illustrious career for Fox: that of spokesperson and activist for Parkinson’s research. Micheal J Fox gave his first interview about Parkinson's to Barbara Walters on ABC in December, 1998 Credit: Virginia Sherwood He set up the Michael J Fox Foundation, which has raised $450 million for research to date.

While campaigning for federal funding for stem cell research in 1999 he stopped taking his medication so the Senate Appropriations Subcommittee could see the naked effects of the disease. “It seemed to me that this occasion demanded that my testimony about the effects of the disease, and the urgency we as a community were feeling, be seen as well as heard,” he said in his memoir. Again in 2006 he demonstrated the true face of Parkinson’s when he appeared in an advert for Claire McCaskill’s Senatorial campaign unmedicated: she was an advocate for funding stem cell research; her Missouri incumbent was for criminalising it. The advert was praised widely, with the New York Times calling it "one of the most powerful and talked about political advertisements in years". It helped get McCaskill elected. 2009: Stem cell research legalised and Oprah interview When President Obama lifted the US ban on federally funded stem cell research in 2009, Fox spoke out on CNN about its importance for the hope of sufferers as well as medical progress. He also appeared for an interview on Oprah Winfrey’s show , shedding light on what it is like living with Parkinson’s.

The nature of his condition changes year to year, he admitted, and the constant movement of his body made the simplest of tasks, such as getting out of bed and brushing his teeth harder. Asked how much medication he needed to take before coming on the show, Fox said, “A boatload”. But he can sometimes go hours without tremors, meaning that he can do whatever physical activity he likes during that reprieve: his favourite is ice hockey, as Parkinson’s affects flowing movements such as ice-skating comparatively less than stop-start motions such as walking. Michael J Fox appearing alongside Julianna Margulies in The Good Wife Credit: CBS In recent years he has returned to acting on shows such as The Good Wife and Larry David’s Curb Your Enthusiasm, and appeared in The Michael J Fox Show on NBC in 2013-14, which was about a newscaster with Parkinson’s who retires from work. In 2007 Time magazine named him one of the 100 people "whose power, talent or moral example is transforming the world". They forgot to mention humour.

Fox has previously joked that Parkinson’s is “the gift that keeps on giving”, in a sense that him having it constantly allows him opportunities to use his profile in order to raise awareness for other less visible sufferers. Competition 28 Apr 2016 News 27 Apr 2016 Michael J. Fox Michael J. Fox Nationality: Canada Executive summary: Back to the Future Michael J. Fox's first prominent role came on a Canadian sitcom Leo and Me, where he played the main character's 10-year-old tag-along sidekick. Fox was 15 when he landed the part, but so short and baby-faced he easily passed for prepubescent. After that sitcom ended, he dropped out of high school to take a role in Letters from Frank, a well-reviewed TV movie starring Art Carney and Maureen Stapleton . Carney was impressed with Fox, and suggested he move to Hollywood. After relocating, Fox struggled and starved for a few years before he was cast in a recurring role as the grocery boy on Alex Haley 's Palmerstown, but that program was canceled before Fox made much of an impression in his small role.

By his own admission, Fox was awful in his audition for Family Ties, but he pleaded for a second audition and became that sitcom's breakout star, playing the all-too-Republican son of 1960s radicals Michael Gross and Meredith Baxter . It was one of the most popular shows of the 1980s, and gave Fox a springboard to movie stardom. In his best big screen efforts, he played Marty McFly, the time traveling teen in Back to the Future with Lea Thompson , an adolescent werewolf in Teen Wolf with James Hampton , a quick-rising junior executive in The Secret of My Success with Helen Slater , a coke-snorting office worker in the underrated Bright Lights, Big City with Kiefer Sutherland , a movie star adrift in the real world in The Hard Way with James Woods , and a big city surgeon stuck in a small town in Doc Hollywood with Barnard Hughes . After that, though, Fox starred in several disappointments -- Life With Mikey, For Love or Money, and Greedy with Kirk Douglas -- and by the mid-1990s Fox's cinema star had dimmed.

After a supporting role in The American President with Michael Douglas and Annette Bening , Fox returned to television with Spin City, playing the affable PR expert for bumbling mayor Barry Bostwick . The show was another hit, but Fox had been diagnosed with Parkinson's Disease in 1991, and by 2000 his tremors were severe enough he had to leave Spin City. Parkinson's Disease is a neurological disorder that affects the central nervous system, making movement and speech shaky and increasingly difficult to control. Some of the symptoms can be temporarily reduced with medicines, but there is no cure, and when he is off his medication Fox says it is hard to speak or even control his facial expressions. He wrote at length about his day-to-day difficulties in his memoir, Lucky Man. Fox met his wife, actress Tracy Pollan , when she played his romantic interest on a few memorable episodes of Family Ties. By most accounts, Fox was always willing to sign autographs and chat with fans, but he became more withdrawn from the public after a stalker sent him thousands of threatening letters. Fox and Pollan are extremely protective of their four children, almost never allowing them to be photographed for publication.

To the Screen Actors Guild an actor's name is his trademark, and when Fox joined the union another actor was already registered as Michael Fox. So our Fox, whose middle name is Andrew, called himself Michael J. Fox, taking his stage middle initial as a tribute to longtime Hollywood character actor Michael J. Pollard . Pollard is perhaps best known as the dimwitted gas station attendant in Bonnie & Clyde, or as a teenaged orphan in an episode of the original Star Trek where a disease killed children at adolescence. The other Michael Fox died in 1996, and is best remembered as the announcer in The Longest Yard with Burt Reynolds . Fox still works as an actor occasionally, most notably voicing Stuart Little, but he devotes most of his time and energy to his Michael J. Fox Foundation for Parkinson's Research, which has raised more than $80 million to fight the disease. He often visits Washington DC, trying to break through some politicians' resistance to stem cell research, which holds the best promise for curing Parkinson's disease. Michael J. Fox Net Worth - biography, quotes, wiki, assets, cars, homes and more Michael J.

Fox Net Worth Net Worth $ 65 Million About Quotes Trivia Born on: 9th Jun 61 Born in: Canada Marital status: Married Occupation: Actor, Author and Producer Michael J Fox net worth is estimated at $65 million. Fox is a famous Hollywood actor of Canadian origin. He started his career in showbiz way back in the late 1970s with his successful 1980 debut film “Midnight Madness”. Fox again proved his acting capabilities in the hugely successful film series “Back to the Future”. Fox’s starring role in the American TV sitcom “Family Ties” earned him three Emmy awards and a Golden Globe Award. The artist has also tried his luck as a voice artist in the blockbuster “Stuart Little” movie series. Fox has also penned several successful books. All these became the source to Michael J Fox net worth. Michael’s acting prowess has transformed him into a multimillionaire with an estimated net worth of "$65 million". Remuneration from films has provided more than half of Michael J Fox net worth. A sizeable amount of money has also been made by acting in blockbuster TV sitcoms.

MNC giant Pepsi has tapped into Fox’s immense popularity to sell their soft drinks and signed up the actor in a lucrative endorsement deal. Books authored by the artist have also registered impressive sales bringing in a lot of royalty money to Michael J Fox net worth. The actor’s massive bank balance has ensured that he can easily afford to give all material comforts of life to his family. Fox loves large mansions and currently resides in a massive 6 bedroom property situated in the middle of a 1.2 acre estate in Southampton, New York valued at "$6.4 million", thanks to the huge Michael J Fox net worth. Michael once owned a massive 121 acre farmhouse in Vermont but has moved out of it many years back. The actor is the perfect family man and devotes a lot of quality time to his wife and kids. Fox’s bitter battle with Parkinson’s disease spanning almost a quarter of a century has turned him into a staunch advocate of stem cell research in the hope of finding a cure to this disease. The Michael J. Fox Foundation started by the actor tries to find a remedy to Parkinson’s disease by funding advanced genetic research. This act added a cute charisma to Michael J Fox net worth.

Michael Fox was born in Canada and is the only son of actress Phyllis and police officer William Fox. He grew up in a very stable family environment. Fox’s personal life has been completely free of any kind of controversy and he enjoys the well-earned reputation of a committed family man. The actor met actress Tracy Pollan during the filming of the movie "Family Ties" and tied the knot on July 1988. The happy couple has been blessed with four children. The artist was diagnosed with the Parkinson disease more than 20 years back but fortunately he has managed to overcome the calamity and has recovered to a great extent with the aid of medication. "Family is not an important thing. It's everything." "Acceptance doesn't mean resignation; it means understanding that something is what it is and that there's got to be a way through it." "I like to encourage people to realize that any action is a good action if it's proactive and there is positive intent behind it." "The more I expect, the more unhappy I am going to be. The more I accept, the more serene I am." "I see possibilities in everything.

For everything that's taken away, something of greater value has been given." He won three Emmy Awards and a Golden Globe Award for his role from Family Ties from 1982 to 1989. He won an Emmy, three Golden Globes, and two Screen Actors Guild Awards for his role as Mike Flaherty in Spin City from 1996 to 2001. He was listed as one of twelve "Promising New Actors of 1985" in John Willis Screen World, Vol. 37. He received an honorary Doctor of Fine Arts degree from New York University in May 2008. He was named one of the 100 people "whose power, talent or moral example is transforming the world" in 2007 by Time magazine. Family & relationships

Question: In which country was Michael J. Fox born?
Answer: Canada