Michael J. Fox

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.

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June 9 - 1961 - Canadian - Marty McFly - Back to the Future - Alex P. Keaton - Family Ties

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Born Michael Andrew Fox in Edmonton, Alberta, Canada, he adopted the J as a homage to character actor Michael J. Pollard. Since his father was a member of the Canadian Armed Forces, Michael and his family lived in various cities and towns across Canada including North Bay, Ontario, before finally settling in the Vancouver, British Columbia suburb of Burnaby after his father retired in 1971.

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Edmonton, Alberta - Canada - Michael J. Pollard - Canadian Armed Forces - North Bay, Ontario - Vancouver - British Columbia - Burnaby

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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 '.

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Back to the Future - Mars Attacks! - Teen Wolf - Family Ties - Spin City - Voice - Stuart Little - E. B. White - Homeward Bound

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Fox has also written an autobiographical book, called Lucky Man, about his experience of young-onset Parkinson's disease, with which he was diagnosed in 1991. 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.

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Autobiographical - Parkinson's disease - 1991 - Stem cell research

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In 2000, he announced that he would be retiring from the lead role of Spin City due to his illness. (A new lead character would be created for Fox's replacement, Charlie Sheen.)

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2000 - Retiring - Spin City - Charlie Sheen

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

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2003 - Pilot episode - Sitcom

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Fox married actress Tracy Pollan on July 16, 1988. The couple have four children.

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Tracy Pollan - 1988

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