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Michael J. Fox
Birthdate:	9, June 1961
Category:	Movies

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" (1976) (TV)_ .

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 which would bring him to prominence in "Family Ties" (1982). His other films include Bright Lights, Big City (1988), Hard Way, The (1991), Light of Day (1987), Doc Hollywood (1991) and the three Back to the Future films. Revealed in the 7 December 1998 issue of People magazine that he was diagnosed with Parkinson's disease in 1991. Is a vegetarian

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Resume:

1. "Clone High" (2002) TV Series .... Ghandi's Remaining Kidney
   ... aka "Clone High U.S.A." (2003) (USA)
2. Stuart Little 2 (2002) (voice) .... Stuart Little
3. Interstate 60 (2002) (uncredited) .... Mr. Baker
   ... aka Interstate 60: Episodes of the Road (2002) (USA)
4. Atlantis: The Lost Empire (2001) (voice) .... Milo James Thatch
5. Saturday Night Live: Presidential Bash 2000 (2000) (TV) (archive footage) .... Dan Quayle
   
   
6. Stuart Little (1999) (voice) .... Stuart Little
7. "Spin City" (1996) TV Series .... Michael 'Mike' Flaherty (1996-2000)
8. Mars Attacks! (1996) .... Jason Stone
9. Frighteners, The (1996) .... Frank Bannister
   ... aka Frighteners (1997) (UK)
   ... aka Robert Zemeckis Presents: The Frighteners (1996) (USA: complete title)
10. Homeward Bound II: Lost in San Francisco (1996) (voice) .... Chance
11. American President, The (1995) .... Lewis Rothschild
12. Blue in the Face (1995) .... Pete Maloney
13. Coldblooded (1995) .... Tim Alexander
    ... aka Reluctant Hitman, The (1995) (Australia: video title)
14. Don't Drink the Water (1994) (TV) .... Axel Magee
15. Greedy (1994) .... Daniel McTeague
16. Where the Rivers Flow North (1993) .... Clayton Farnsworth
17. For Love or Money (1993) .... Doug Ireland
    ... aka Concierge, The (1993) (Australia) (USA: working title)
18. Life with Mikey (1993) .... Michael Chapman
    ... aka Give Me a Break (1993)
19. Homeward Bound: The Incredible Journey (1993) (voice) .... Chance
20. Trap, The (1991/I) (TV)
21. Doc Hollywood (1991) .... Dr. Benjamin Stone
22. Hard Way, The (1991) .... Nick Lang/Ray Casanov
23. Sex, Buys & Advertising (1990) (TV)
24. Back to the Future Part III (1990) .... Marty McFly/Seamus McFly
    
    
25. Back to the Future Part II (1989) .... Marty McFly/Marty McFly Jr/Marlene McFly
26. Casualties of War (1989) .... Eriksson
27. Bright Lights, Big City (1988) .... Jamie Conway
28. Secret of My Succe$s, The (1987) .... Brantley Foster aka Carlton Whitfield
29. Light of Day (1987) .... Joe Rasnick
30. Family Ties Vacation (1985) (TV) .... Alex P. Keaton
31. Teen Wolf (1985) .... Scott Howard
32. Back to the Future (1985) .... Marty McFly
33. Poison Ivy (1985) (TV) .... Dennis Baxter
34. High School U.S.A. (1983) (TV) (as Michael Fox) .... Jay-Jay Manners
35. "Family Ties" (1982) TV Series .... Alex P. Keaton
36. Class of 1984 (1982) .... Arthur
37. Trouble in High Timber Country (1980) (TV) .... Thomas Elston
    ... aka Yeagers, The (1980) (TV)
38. "Palmerstown, U.S.A." (1980) TV Series .... Willy-Joe Hall
    ... aka "Palmerstown" (1980) (USA: short title)
39. Midnight Madness (1980) .... Scott
    
    
40. Letters from Frank (1979) (TV) .... Ricki
41. "Leo and Me" (1976) TV Series (as Mike Fox) .... Jamie
    

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