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| The biggest thing that I can be in this situation and still love life as much as I do.
Life is great. Sometimes, though, you just have to put up with a little more crap.
~ Michael J. Fox ~ |
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 Fox was born in Edmonton, Alberta, Canada, the son of Phyllis, an actress and payroll clerk, and William Fox, a police officer and member of the Canadian Forces. Fox's family lived in various cities and towns across Canada because of his father's career. The family finally settled in Burnaby, British Columbia, a suburb of Vancouver when his father retired in 1971. Fox also attended Burnaby South Secondary, which currently has a theater named after him.Fox co-starred in the Canadian television series Leo and Me at age fifteen, and in 1979, at eighteen, moved to Los Angeles to pursue an acting career. He was "discovered" by producer Ronald Shedlo and made his American television debut in the television movie Letters from Frank, credited under the name "Michael Fox". He intended to continue to use the name, but when he registered with the Screen Actors Guild, which does not allow duplicate registration names to avoid credit ambiguities, he discovered that Michael Fox, a veteran character actor, was already registered under the name. As he explained in his autobiography, Lucky Man, and in interviews, he needed to come up with a different name. He did not like the sound of "Andrew" or "Andy" Fox. He decided against using his middle initial because he didn't want to fit into a Canadian stereotype, as in Michael "Eh?" Fox, and because he did not want teen fan magazines referring to him as "Michael, A Fox!". He decided to adopt a new middle initial and settled on "J" in reference to character actor Michael J. Pollard. Sometimes he jokes that the J stands for "Jenius" or "Jenuine". | Michael J. Fox Information:
| | Full Name: Michael Andrew Fox | | Eye color: Blue | | Height: 5' 4½" (1.64 m) | | Nickname(s): | | Notable feature(s): | Education: Quit high school before graduating from his senior year. Has said he regrets quitting high school as a "stupid youthful mistake."
Although he never received a real high school diploma, Fox was given an honorary high school diploma from John Dewey High School in Coney Island, Brooklyn, New York, when he spoke at their graduation in 1984
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Family:
| Father: William Fox (Deceased: 1990)MOTHER: Phyllis Fox |
| Brother: Steven |
| Sisters: Karen, Jackie & Kell |
| Wife: Tracy Pollan (16 July 1988 - present) |
| 4 children
Children: Samuel Michael Fox
Aquinna Kathleen Fox (Twin)
Schuyler Francis Fox (Twin)
Esme Annabelle Fox (11.03.01) |
| | Michael J. Fox`s autobiography: Lucky Man: A Memoir hit the shelves. It was announced that all of Michael's profits from the book would go to the Foundation. On July 19, 2002 Stuart Little 2 arrived in theaters and he has made several guest appearances on network television. Michael remained true to his word and had not 'gone away' in any sense of the word. | | Resides in: | | Religious affiliations: | | Political affiliation: | | Personal interests/hobbies: | Charities/Causes:
- Causes
- AIDS,
- At-Risk/Disadvantanged Youths,
- Children,
- Disaster Relief,
- Health,
- Homelessness,
- Women
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Awards: Won 4 Golden Globes. Another 16 wins & 24 nominations
| His Secret: After going through experimental brain surgery, in which there was a small chance that Michael could die, he realized that he couldn't keep his illness a secret any longer. During the second season of "Spin City" Michael made the announcement that he had Parkinson's Disease. He was very positive about his illness and emphasized that although the disease had slowed him down, it didn't mean that he was going away.
During the third season of "Spin City", Michael decided to retire from the show and focus his attentions on helping to find a cure for Parkinson's Disease and to spend more time with his family. He announced that he planned to continue to act and would make guest appearances on "Spin City." However, most of his efforts would be spent dealing with Parkinson's and finding a cure, which researchers claimed could be found within the next decade.
Michael realized that he could have a positive impact and started a foundation for finding a cure for Parkinson's Disease called The Michael J. Fox Foundation for Parkinson's Disease Research. He also testified before the Senate Approprations committee. |
The Movie Back to Future: While filming Teen Wolf (1985), a location scout was in the same neighborhood, and Michael asked what company he was with. The scout said it was for the new Robert Zemeckis movie called Back to Future (1985). Michael remarked how it sounded like a good movie and how he hoped someday he'd be part of a film like that. When Eric Stoltz was fired as Marty McFly, on Back to the Future, Fox went on to replace him and the ambition came true. |
Why Michael "J" Fox?: Adopted the "J." as an homage to character actor Michael J.Pollard- | Few things you might not know about Michael J Fox:
Shares a birthday with Johnny Depp and Natalie Portman.
When he was paying his dues as a struggling actor in Hollywood, he sold every last piece of furniture he owned shortly before he landed the role in Family Ties.
Is a vegetarian.
Received his Hollywood Walk Of Fame Star on December 16th 2002.
Due to his suffering from Parkinson's Disease, during his run on "Spin City" (1996), he often hid his right hand in his pocket. | | |
