Michael J. Fox

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born

June 09, 1961 in Edmonton, Alberta, Canada

gender

male

website

http://www.michaeljfox.org/

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Canadian/American film and television actor.

His roles include Marty McFly from the Back to the Future trilogy (1985–1990); Alex P. Keaton from Family Ties (1982–1989), for which he won three Emmy Awards and a Golden Globe Award; and Mike Flaherty from Spin City (1996–2000), for which he won an Emmy, three Golden Globes, and two Screen Actors Guild Awards. He also starred in Doc Hollywood and Secret of My Succe$s and the lead voices in Disney's Atlantis: The Lost Empire and in the film Stuart Little and it's sequel.

Fox was diagnosed with Parkinson's disease in 1991, and disclosed his condition to the public in 1998. As the symptoms of his disease worsened, he retired from full-time acting in 2000.

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Books by Michael J. Fox

Average rating: 3.81 · 11,901 ratings · 1,703 reviews · 6 distinct works

	Always Looking Up: The Adventures of an Incurable Optimist 3.68 avg rating — 5,554 ratings — published 2009 — 26 editions	My rating:
	Lucky Man: A Memoir 4.02 avg rating — 5,338 ratings — published 2002 — 27 editions	My rating:
	A Funny Thing Happened on the Way to the Future...: Twists and Turns and Lessons Learned 3.41 avg rating — 996 ratings — published 2010 — 7 editions	My rating:
	A Funny Thing Happened on the Way to the Future 0.00 avg rating — 0 ratings — published 2011	My rating:
	Nuclear War: Philosophical Perspectives: An Anthology 0.00 avg rating — 0 ratings	My rating:
	Stories to Comfort the Soul by Annette Funicello, Guideposts (Created by), Norman Vincent Peale (Contribution by) 4.33 avg rating — 3 ratings — published 2003 — 2 editions	My rating:
	Saving Milly: Love, Politics, and Parkinson's Disease by Morton Kondracke, Michael J. Fox (Foreword) 3.91 avg rating — 87 ratings — published 2001 — 4 editions	My rating:

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Quotes by Michael J. Fox

“I am careful not to confuse excellence with perfection. Excellence, I can reach for; perfection is God's business.”
― Michael J. Fox

tags: excelence , life-message , perfection

117 people liked it

“One's dignity may be assaulted, vandalized and cruelly mocked, but it can never be taken away unless it is surrendered.”
― Michael J. Fox

tags: abuse , courage , dignity , saving-milly , strength

102 people liked it

“My happiness grows in direct proportion to my acceptance, and in inverse proportion to my expectations.”
― Michael J. Fox

tags: acceptance , happiness , inspirational

67 people liked it

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