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Michael J. Fox

Biography

Michael J. Fox

Michael J. Fox gained fame by playing Alex P. Keaton on the sitcom "Family Ties." His blockbuster movies include Back to the Future, The Secret of My Success, Doc Hollywood, Casualties of War and The American President. He returned to television in his award-winning lead role as Deputy Mayor Mike Flaherty on "Spin City," followed by guest appearances in series like "Rescue Me," "Curb Your Enthusiasm" and "The Good Wife." His many awards include five Emmys, four Golden Globes, one Grammy, two Screen Actors Guild awards, the People’s Choice award, and GQ Man of the Year. In 2000, he launched the Michael J. Fox Foundation for Parkinson’s Research, which is now the leading Parkinson’s organization in the world. He is the author of three New York Times bestselling books: LUCKY MAN, ALWAYS LOOKING UP and A FUNNY THING HAPPENED ON THE WAY TO THE FUTURE. Michael lives with his family in New York City.

Michael J. Fox

Books by Michael J. Fox

by Michael J. Fox and Nelle Fortenberry - Memoir, Nonfiction

In early 1985, Michael J. Fox was one of the biggest stars on television. His world was about to get even bigger. Fox’s days were already dedicated to rehearsing and taping the hit sitcom "Family Ties," but soon, he committed his nights to a new time-travel adventure film being directed by Robert Zemeckis and produced by Steven Spielberg --- Back to the Future. Sitcom during the day, movie at night --- day after day, for months. Fox’s nightly commute from a soundstage at Paramount to the back lot at Universal Studios, from one dream job to another, would become his own space-time continuum. In FUTURE BOY, Fox tells the remarkable story of playing two landmark roles at the same time.

by Michael J. Fox - Memoir, Nonfiction

The entire world knows Michael J. Fox as Marty McFly, the teenage sidekick of Doc Brown in Back to the Future; as Alex P. Keaton in “Family Ties”; as Mike Flaherty in “Spin City”; and through numerous other movie roles and guest appearances on shows such as “The Good Wife” and “Curb Your Enthusiasm.” Diagnosed at age 29, Fox is equally engaged in Parkinson’s advocacy work, raising global awareness of the disease and helping find a cure through The Michael J. Fox Foundation for Parkinson’s Research. In NO TIME LIKE THE FUTURE, Michael shares personal stories and observations about illness and health, aging, the strength of family and friends, and how our perceptions about time affect the way we approach mortality.