Michael J. Fox American Actor Born 1961 in Edmonton

Michael J. Fox, born 9 June 1961 in Edmonton, is an American actor. He is recognised as Marty McFly in Back to the Future Part II (1989).

Early life

He studied at Widdifield Secondary School and Burnaby Central Secondary School.

Career

Records list Leo and Me (1976) as his earliest screen credit. In the 1980s, he appeared in Back to the Future (1985, as Marty McFly) and Casualties of War (1989). The 1990s brought Back to the Future Part III (1990, as Marty McFly, Seamus McFly) and Mars Attacks! (1996). His 2000s credits include Scrubs (2001) and The Good Wife (2009). During the 2010s, he worked on The Michael J. Fox Show (2013) and Annie (2014).

In all, 37 films and 8 TV series appear in his credits from 1976 to 2023. Comedy is the most frequent genre among his listed titles (11), followed by family (4) and comedy drama (2). The newest title on record is Still: A Michael J. Fox Movie, from 2023. Of his three titles with worldwide box-office figures on record, Back to the Future Part II (1989) has the highest, at $333 million.

Flea appears in two of his listed titles. Other co-stars who recur in his credits are Courteney Cox (two titles) and Hugh Laurie (two titles). Rob Minkoff directed two of his titles on record, among them Stuart Little (1999) and Stuart Little 2 (2002).

Recognition

Michael J. Fox received the Jean Hersholt Humanitarian Award in 2022. Further recognition came with five Primetime Emmy Awards (between 1986 and 2009) and two Golden Globe Awards (1989 and 1998). Altogether, 24 wins are listed.

Personal life

He has been married to Tracy Pollan since 1988. He has 4 children on record.