Michael J. Fox

Age: 48
Height: 5' 4 1/2"

Birth Place: Edmonton, Alberta, Canada
Born: Jun. 9th, 1961

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Michael J. Fox's Main TV Roles

Show	Character(s)
Spin City	Mike Flaherty
Family Ties	Alex P. Kea…
Showbiz Today	Michael J. …
100 Greatest Teen Stars	Michael J. …
Leo and Me (CA)	Jamie
Palmerstown, U.S.A.	Willy-Joe H…

NOTE: Complete List of Works can be found at IMDB

BIOGRAPHY:

Born Michael Andrew Fox in Edmonton, Alberta, Canada, he adopted the "J" as an homage to character actor Michael J. Pollard. Moving several times during the course of his childhood, Michael and his family settled in Burnaby, a suburb of Vancouver. At the age of 15 he made his professional acting debut in the situation comedy "Leo and Me" (1981).

Moving to Los Angeles at the age of 18, Fox appeared in several small parts and a television series, "Palmerstown, U.S.A." (1980), before landing the role that would bring him to prominence in "Family Ties" (1982). Some of his other films include Bright Lights, Big City (1988), The Hard Way (1991), Light of Day (1987), Doc Hollywood (1991) and the three "Back to the Future" films.

TRIVIA:

Went to the same school as 'Bryan Adams (I)' (qv) during the 1970s.
Had a relationship with 'Claudia Wells (I)' (qv), his girlfriend in _Back to the Future (1985)_.
Due to his suffering from Parkinson's Disease, during his run on _"Spin City" (1996)_ (qv), he often hid his left hand in his pocket.
_"Family Ties" (1982)_ (qv) creator 'Gary David Goldberg' (qv) didn't like Michael after his first audition, stating that he played Alex too smart-alecky. Casting director 'Judith Weiner' (qv) fought for him, so Goldberg gave him one more chance. He approached the second audition differently and was later called and offered the part.
He was on Planet Hollywood's Wall Of Fame.
In 1982, appeared on the first episode of the 'Peter Marshall (I)' (qv) wish-fulfilling show _"Fantasy" (1982)_ (qv). Marshall mentioned that Fox was a great fan of 'James Cagney' (qv), then drew Fox's attention to a video screen. Cagney appeared in a taped statement, telling Fox "Keep a-goin'!" This brought tears to Fox's eyes. Marshall then announced that Cagney had personally selected Fox to play him in a developing biopic about the legendary actor. Fox was overwhelmed with joy, but sadly, the film never got made.
Is a vegetarian.
While filming _Teen Wolf (1985)_ (qv), 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' (qv) movie called _Back to the Future (1985)_ (qv). 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' (qv) was fired as Marty McFly, on Back to the Future, Fox went on to replace him and the ambition came true.