Michael J. Fox

Name: Michael J. Fox
Date of Birth: June 09, 1961
Place of Birth: Edmonton, Alberta

Mini-bio: Michael J. Fox was born in Edmonton, Alberta, Canada on June 9, 1961 as Michel Andrew Fox. His parents, Bill and Phyllis, moved their ten-year-old son, his three sisters, Kelli, Karen and Jacki and hi...( read more)

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The biggest thing that I can be in this situation and still love life as much as I do.
Life is great. Sometimes, though, you just have to put up with a little more crap.
~ Michael J. Fox ~

Fox was born in Edmonton, Alberta, Canada, the son of Phyllis, an actress and payroll clerk, and William Fox, a police officer and member of the Canadian Forces. Fox's family lived in various cities and towns across Canada because of his father's career. The family finally settled in Burnaby, British Columbia, a suburb of Vancouver when his father retired in 1971. Fox also attended Burnaby South Secondary, which currently has a theater named after him.Fox co-starred in the Canadian television series Leo and Me at age fifteen, and in 1979, at eighteen, moved to Los Angeles to pursue an acting career. He was "discovered" by producer Ronald Shedlo and made his American television debut in the television movie Letters from Frank, credited under the name "Michael Fox". He intended to continue to use the name, but when he registered with the Screen Actors Guild, which does not allow duplicate registration names to avoid credit ambiguities, he discovered that Michael Fox, a veteran character actor, was already registered under the name. As he explained in his autobiography, Lucky Man, and in interviews, he needed to come up with a different name. He did not like the sound of "Andrew" or "Andy" Fox. He decided against using his middle initial because he didn't want to fit into a Canadian stereotype, as in Michael "Eh?" Fox, and because he did not want teen fan magazines referring to him as "Michael, A Fox!". He decided to adopt a new middle initial and settled on "J" in reference to character actor Michael J. Pollard. Sometimes he jokes that the J stands for "Jenius" or "Jenuine".

Michael J. Fox Information:

Full Name: Michael Andrew Fox

Eye color:Blue

Height: 5' 4½" (1.64 m)

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Education: Quit high school before graduating from his senior year. Has said he regrets quitting high school as a "stupid youthful mistake."

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

Family: Father: William Fox (Deceased: 1990)MOTHER: Phyllis Fox
Brother: Steven
Sisters: Karen, Jackie & Kell
Wife: Tracy Pollan (16 July 1988 - present) 4 children
Children: Samuel Michael Fox
Aquinna Kathleen Fox (Twin)
Schuyler Francis Fox (Twin)
Esme Annabelle Fox (11.03.01)

Michael J. Fox`s autobiography: Lucky Man: A Memoir hit the shelves. It was announced that all of Michael's profits from the book would go to the Foundation. On July 19, 2002 Stuart Little 2 arrived in theaters and he has made several guest appearances on network television. Michael remained true to his word and had not 'gone away' in any sense of the word.

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Charities/Causes: The Michael J. Fox Foundation for Parkinson's Disease Research.

Awards: Won 4 Golden Globes. Another 16 wins & 24 nominations

His Secret: After going through experimental brain surgery, in which there was a small chance that Michael could die, he realized that he couldn't keep his illness a secret any longer. During the second season of "Spin City" Michael made the announcement that he had Parkinson's Disease. He was very positive about his illness and emphasized that although the disease had slowed him down, it didn't mean that he was going away.

During the third season of "Spin City", Michael decided to retire from the show and focus his attentions on helping to find a cure for Parkinson's Disease and to spend more time with his family. He announced that he planned to continue to act and would make guest appearances on "Spin City." However, most of his efforts would be spent dealing with Parkinson's and finding a cure, which researchers claimed could be found within the next decade.

Michael realized that he could have a positive impact and started a foundation for finding a cure for Parkinson's Disease called The Michael J. Fox Foundation for Parkinson's Disease Research. He also testified before the Senate Approprations committee.

The Movie Back to Future: While filming Teen Wolf (1985), a location scout was in the same neighborhood, and Michael asked what company he was with. The scout said it was for the new Robert Zemeckis movie called Back to Future (1985). Michael remarked how it sounded like a good movie and how he hoped someday he'd be part of a film like that. When Eric Stoltz was fired as Marty McFly, on Back to the Future, Fox went on to replace him and the ambition came true.

Why Michael "J" Fox?:
Adopted the "J." as an homage to character actor Michael J.Pollard-
Michael J.Fox

Few things you might not know about Michael J Fox:

Shares a birthday with Johnny Depp and Natalie Portman.

When he was paying his dues as a struggling actor in Hollywood, he sold every last piece of furniture he owned shortly before he landed the role in Family Ties.

Is a vegetarian.

Received his Hollywood Walk Of Fame Star on December 16th 2002.

Due to his suffering from Parkinson's Disease, during his run on "Spin City" (1996), he often hid his right hand in his pocket.

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pisanni

This man is such an inspiration. He not only is a great actor, but he also has such a big heart. He never let the bad stuff get him down, and has taught us that no matter how bad life seems, we must smile and charge on through.

Loved Back to the Future, and LOVE Family Ties 4ever!!!

posted 68 days ago
rcrchewbacca21

Hi. I'a huge fan!
I love this man since the 1srt time a saw Back to the future in 1990. I was only 4 years old.
It's really sad what happened to him, but it's really admirable what he is doing... he is a hero and a wish him the best. You deserve it.
Keep on with the good work.

posted 127 days ago
ZacEfronisHOTT

Back to the future is AWESOME AND YOU ARE THE #1 hottest guy in the world i LUV UUUUUUU SOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOO much!!! <3333333333333333333333333333333333333333333333333333333333333333333333333333333333333333333333333333333333333333333
(faint) I AM YOUR #1 FAN!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

posted 214 days ago
beckyloves

hi hows u i think ur hot u got a girlfriend lol

posted 223 days ago
emailabby1

Michael u make back 2 the future my fave movie!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
I LOVE ya!
It's like soooooooo terrible that u got sick.

posted 227 days ago
brumgalshaz07

love you so much!!! got most of ya dvds so far :P the best it bttf its great i no like everything about it 1,2,3 hehe ur the best actor ever!!!!!!

posted 234 days ago
onitshaquerales

Hola Michael para mi siempre has sido lo maximo en actuacion he visto todas las volver al futuro y tu serie sping city, de verdad siempre seras un actor especial.

Te quiero mucho

Mayerling Querales
Caracas - Venezuela

posted 235 days ago
meljweiler

I am a big fan of yours, Michael. I've watched most of your movies and think you're a great actor.

You inspire me to raise money for Parkinsons' every year.

Melissa

posted 300 days ago
starr4556

i luuuv back to the future!!!!its my fave movie eveR!

posted 372 days ago
zarazasc

I love Michael J.Fox in Back in the futur.

posted 373 days ago