Biography
Michael Andrew Fox, 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). Fox went on to star in films such as Teen Wolf (1985), The Secret of My Success (1987), Casualties of War (1989), Doc Hollywood (1991) and The Frighteners (1996). He returned to television on the ABC sitcom Spin City in the lead role of Mike Flaherty (1996–2000).
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Awards & recognition
- Presidential Medal of Freedom · 2025
- lifetime achievement award · 2023
- Jean Hersholt Humanitarian Award · 2022
- honorary doctor of the State University of New York at Stony Brook · 2017
- Great Immigrants Award · 2011
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- Grammy Award — Best Audio Book, Narration & Storytelling Recording · 2010
- Honorary Doctor at Karolinska Institutet · 2010
- Officer of the Order of Canada · 2010
- Primetime Emmy Award — Outstanding Guest Actor in a Drama Series · 2009
- star on Hollywood Walk of Fame · 2002
- Actor Awards · 2000
- Canada's Walk of Fame · 2000
- Golden Globe Award — Best Actor – Television Series Musical or Comedy · 2000
- Primetime Emmy Award — Outstanding Lead Actor in a Comedy Series · 2000
- Screen Actors Guild Award — Outstanding Performance by a Male Actor in a Comedy Series · 2000
- Actor Awards · 1999
- Golden Globe Award — Best Actor – Television Series Musical or Comedy · 1999
- Screen Actors Guild Award — Outstanding Performance by a Male Actor in a Comedy Series · 1999
- Golden Globe Award — Best Actor – Television Series Musical or Comedy · 1998
- People's Choice Awards · 1997
- Golden Globe Award — Best Actor – Television Series Musical or Comedy · 1989
- Kids' Choice Award — Favorite Male TV Star · 1988
- Primetime Emmy Award — Outstanding Lead Actor in a Comedy Series · 1988
- Primetime Emmy Award — Outstanding Lead Actor in a Comedy Series · 1987
- Primetime Emmy Award — Outstanding Lead Actor in a Comedy Series · 1986
- Saturn Award — Best Actor · 1986
- honorary doctorate from the University of British Columbia
Filmography50+ titles
Back to the Future
Scrubs
Curb Your Enthusiasm
Tales from the Crypt
Phineas and Ferb
Boston Legal
Still: A Michael J. Fox Movie
Shrinking
Cola Wars
Brooklyn Bridge
Back to the Future Part II
Zootopia 2
Mr. Dressup: The Magic of Make-Believe
The Good Fight
The Good Wife
Rescue Me
Clone High
Back to the Future Part III
The Tonight Show Starring Johnny Carson
Interstate 60
Night Court
Designated Survivor
The Graham Norton Show
Comedy Central Roasts
Casualties of War
Family Ties
Family
Drew: The Man Behind the Poster
Atlantis: The Lost Empire
Homeward Bound: The Incredible Journey
CBS News Sunday Morning
Corner Gas Animated
The Frighteners
Saturday Night Live
Homeward Bound II: Lost in San Francisco
Mr Calzaghe
Back in Time
The American President
Blue in the Face
The Secret of My Success
The Daily Show
Mars Attacks!
Where the Rivers Flow North
Doc Hollywood
Class of 1984
Annie
Greedy
For Love or Money
The Hard Way
Teen Wolf