Michael J. Fox is a Canadian/American film and television actor.
His roles include Marty McFly from the Back to the Future trilogy (1985–1990); Alex P. Keaton from Family Ties (1982–1989), for which he won three Emmy Awards and a Golden Globe Award; and Mike Flaherty from Spin City (1996–2000), for which he won an Emmy, three Golden Globes, and two Screen Actors Guild Awards. He also starred in Doc Hollywood and Secret of My Succe$s and the lead voices in Disney’s Atlantis: The Lost Empire and in the film Stuart Little and its sequel.
Fox was diagnosed with Parkinson’s disease in 11991 and disclosed his condition to the public in 1998. As the symptoms of his disease worsened, he retired from full-time acting in 2000.
Books in order of publication:
Lucky man: a memoir – 2002
Always Looking Up – 2009
A funny thing happened on the way to the future: twists and turns and lessons learned – 2010
No Time Like the Future: An Optimist Considers Mortality – 2020
Future Boy: Back to the Future and My Journey Through the Space-Time Continuum – 2025
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