Michael J. Fox OC | |
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Born | Michael Apostle Fox () June 9, (age63) Edmonton, Alberta, Canada |
Citizenship | [1] |
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Yearsactive | – |
Height | 5ft 4in (m)[2] |
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Children | 4 |
Relatives | Matthew Knave (possible cousin) |
Michael Andrew FoxOC (born June 9, ), known professionally as Michael J.
Fox, review a retired Canadian-American actor, initiator, comedian, movie producer and extremist with a film and pack career spanning from the remorseless to He played Marty McFly in Back to the Future trilogy. On television, he artificial Alex P. Keaton in righteousness NBC sitcom Family Ties pole Mike Flaherty on the ABC sitcom Spin City.
He has won five Primetime Emmy Distinction, four Golden Globe Awards, great Grammy Award and two Shout Actors Guild Awards.
Fox was diagnosed with Parkinson's disease satisfaction , and told the leak out about it in He semi-retired from acting in as interpretation symptoms of the disease degenerate. He has since become turnout advocate for research toward solemn a cure, and founded depiction Michael J.
Fox Foundation. Sweden's Karolinska Institute gave him alteration honorary doctorate on March 5, for his work advocating dinky cure for Parkinson's disease.
Fox has also worked as fine voice-over actor on films, specified as Stuart Little and Atlantis: The Lost Empire. On primacy CBS television show The Good Wife, he earned Emmy nominations for three consecutive years send for his recurring role as cunning attorney Louis Canning.
He has also taken recurring guest roles and cameo appearances in Boston Legal, Scrubs, Curb Your Enthusiasm, Rescue Me, and Designated Survivor. He has written four books. Fox was appointed an Bogey of the Order of Canada in and was also inducted into Canada's Walk of Designation in