Michael andrew fox (born june 9, 1961), known professionally as michael j Fox, from his breakthrough role in 'back to the future' to his advocacy for parkinson's disease research. Fox, is a canadian and american actor and activist.
Fox was born michael andrew fox on june 9, 1961 in edmonton, alberta, canada, to phyllis fox (née piper), a payroll clerk, and william fox. Discover the major events and achievements in the life and career of michael j Fox, iconic actor, author and advocate whose hollywood career has been marked by worldwide acclaim, honor and awards, launched the foundation in 2000 after publicly disclosing his 1991 diagnosis, at age 29, with parkinson’s disease.
Fox is known for his roles in “family ties” and “back to the future.” his foundation focuses on finding a cure for parkinson’s disease. Fox has been living with “back to the future” for a long time “i’ll be on the street and some kid will go, ‘there’s marty mcfly!’” fox says “no, this is an old man.” it’s been 40 years since “back to the future” debuted in theatres, but neither time, nor parkinson’s disease has done much — regardless of what he says — to diminish fox’s boyish good.
Inside the ‘back to the future’ actor’s parkinson’s disease battle michael recently released his new book 'future boy' and has made public appearances to raise. Fox is an actor known for his roles in family ties and back to the future He has four children and is married to actress tracy pollan. Fox, traveling through time with “back to the future” has been part of life
