Michael J. Fox
Actor, author and Parkinson's advocate
Michael J. Fox is a Canadian and American actor and activist, known for Back to the Future and Family Ties. He has also written memoirs, including Always Looking Up.
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Born 1961 in Edmonton, Canada
About Michael J. Fox
Michael J. Fox began acting as a child and became a film star as Marty McFly in the Back to the Future trilogy. On television he played Alex P. Keaton in Family Ties and Mike Flaherty in Spin City. He was diagnosed with Parkinson's disease in 1991 and spoke about it publicly in 1998. In 2000 he founded The Michael J. Fox Foundation to help fund research toward a cure. Always Looking Up is one of his New York Times bestselling books, alongside Lucky Man and A Funny Thing Happened on the Way to the Future.