Michael J. Fox gained worldwide recognition starting in 1982 on the NBC sitcom Family Ties and continued his SET UP to fame for the next four decades.
of Back to the Future STAR was born in Alberta, Canada, in June 1961 and began his acting career at the age of 16 in the Canadian television series. Leo and Me. After moving to Los Angeles in 1979, Fox landed his breakout sitcom role Family Tieswhich aired from 1982 to 1989. The Stuart Little The role of “The New Republican” star Alex P. Keaton earned him three Emmy Awards in 1986, 1987 and 1989.
“I was still pretty fresh out of being an 11th grade dropout,” Fox said PBS in a May 2023 interview. “Literally, in three years, I’ll go from being a kid stuffed in closets to talking to Steven Spielberg about making his next movie. It doesn’t happen.”
While filming Family Lies, Fox met his future wife, Tracy Polanwhile on set. The pair married in 1988 and had four children – son Samuel in 1989, twins Aquinnah and Schuyler in 1995 and daughter Esmé in 2001.
The fox was later diagnosed with Parkinson’s disease in 1991, news he revealed publicly eight years later. While he retired from acting in 2020, he has continued to be a Parkinson’s advocate and even created a foundation named after him.
Keep scrolling for a look back at Fox’s life and career over the years:
