Michael J. Fox
Fox will always be remembered as Alex Keaton from Family Ties, although his role as Mike Flaherty in Spin City will long be remembered as well. Of course, this generation of children will recognize his voice as Stuart Little's.
Michael was born in Edmonton, Alberta in 1961. As with many Canadians, hockey is a passion. He played well as a child until his size (or lack thereof) became an obstacle.
His first role was that of a ten year old boy on CBC (Canadian Broadcasting Corporation) in the series "Leo and Me".
Eventually he trekked to Hollywood, landed several bit-parts until he became Alex P. Keaton. A role he played for seven years.
He has also starred in several movies; Back to the Future, Teen Wolf, Secret of My Success, Greedy, Doc Hollywood, to name just a few. He has been busy directing and producing and has his own production company, Lottery Hill Entertainment.
He has chosen to retire in order to spend his time raising funds for Parkinson's and is overseeing the Michael J. Fox Foundation for Parkinson's Research. This endeavor is not an act, he is living with the disease.
Trivia Eh?
Family Ties made him the poster boy for the Republican Party but Fox can't vote in the USA, he's not an American citizen.
Married
to Tracy Pollan since 1988, they met on the set of Family Ties.
Fox lived all over Canada, his father was in the Canadian Military for 25 years.
Children of Canadian Military personnel are referred to as "Army Brats".
A drama teacher of Michael's saw his acting potential and arranged for him to meet a casting director.
His middle name does not begin with a J, it's actually Andrew.
Michael completed high school in 1995.