Michael J. Fox

The Canadian and American actor, producer, director, writer and activist Michael J. Fox rose to prominence following the release of the sitcom Family Ties and the film trilogy Back to the Future. The artist has three Emmy and Golden Globe awards, two Screen Actors Guild awards and two dozen nominations for prestigious film awards. Fox has a personal star on the Hollywood Walk of Fame.

The future movie star was born in the summer of 1961 in the administrative center of the Canadian province of Alberta. In the city of Edmonton, the actor lived until the age of 18. The Fox family is semi-creative: mother - professional actress Phyllis Piper - acted in films in her youth. After marriage and the birth of five offspring, the woman left her career as an artist and worked as a clerk.

A woman's career in cinema was also hampered by her husband's work: Bill Fox served in the Canadian armed forces. On duty, he moved from one city to another, and a large family traveled with him around the country.

The nomadic way of life ended when Michael was 13 years old: the head of the family resigned. The Foxes settled in Burnaby, a suburb of Vancouver. Michael went to school where Brian Adams, a senior for a year and a half, studied.

The teenager's first serious hobby was hockey, but due to his short stature - 1.64 m - the guy had to give up his dreams of a sports career. Soon Michael Fox found another occupation: the boy showed acting talent.

The actor's cinematic biography began when young Fox was 15 years old. Perseverance helped the young man to achieve the role: the producers were looking for a 10-year-old boy, but the guy's appearance (Fox looked younger) and his ardent desire to get on the set helped to break through to the screens. The schoolboy starred in the multi-part project "Leo and Me".

Working in the cinema hall fascinated Michael Fox so much that he never dreamed of any other profession. As soon as Fox turned 18, he shocked his parents by announcing that he was going to Los Angeles. The decision was influenced by the advice of the producer of the series Letters from Frank, in which the young man starred in 1979. Ronald Schaedloe was the first to consider the future star in Michael and recommended to move to Hollywood.

Upon arrival at the "dream factory" the young man had to take a pseudonym: the namesake - a characteristic actor Michael Fox - was already on the list of the Guild of American Actors. This is how a creative pseudonym appeared, under which the world recognized the star from Canada: Michael J. Fox. The beginning artist borrowed his second name from his idol - Michael Jay Pollard.

The beginning of the career of the young man who arrived from Burnaby cannot be called cloudless. Michael J. Fox saw the reason for the growth failure and tried to “compensate” for the deficiency by gaining weight. As a result, Fox had to resort to a brutal diet to get back into shape.

The roles were unlucky: Michael was offered episodes or work in low-budget projects. The young artist lost heart, there were debts. Fox was already packing his suitcases, preparing to return to his homeland, when the life-saving bell rang in the rented apartment: Michael Jay Fox was invited to a project that soon turned his life upside down.

The debut in the full-length American comedy Midnight Madness, where the Canadian got a bright role, opened the door to Hollywood. 2 years later, in 1982, Michael Jay Fox was invited to play a key character in the stellar sitcom Family Ties, where he starred for 7 years. The role of Alex P. Keaton brought the artist 3 Emmy and Golden Globe awards. The series was broadcast on the national television channel NBC and stretched for 7 seasons.

In the mid-1980s, director Robert Zemeckis began filming the cult fantasy comedy Back to the Future. For the role of Marty McFly, the creator of the project initially planned Michael Jay Fox, but the producer of "Family Ties" did not let go of the main actor. Zemeckis had to take the American artist Eric Stolz.

Soon, the director interrupted filming: Stolz did not have the charisma, without which McFly had no chance of becoming a favorite of the audience.

Fortunately, Fox's partner Meredith Baxter, who gave birth to twins, returned to the set of Family Ties. The producer of the project relented and let Michael go to film with Zemeckis, setting a condition: from 10.00 to 18.00 the Canadian starred in the series, and in the evening he can work on the site of the comedy "Back to the Future".

Mile Jay Fox, in order to be in time for two projects, had to shoot for 2 months seven days a week until half past three in the morning. The result was worth it: Zemeckis's picture became a hit and the box office leader, grossing $ 381.11 million worldwide. In 1989 and 1990, the director consolidated his success by filming the sequel to the stellar comedy. Michael J. Fox reappeared in the image of McFly.

During the filming of the second part of the trilogy, the actor became a father, and the work in the third film almost killed Fox: playing the scene with the hanging, Michael lost consciousness: the noose tightened around the neck of the "gallows" so tight that it blocked his breathing.

The trilogy has turned Michael into a world celebrity. Soon, viewers saw Fox in a number of sensational films in key roles.

Brian De Palma's drama War Losses, starring Michael J. Fox and Sean Penn, won a Golden Globe in 1990 for music by Ennio Morricone. The tape had no box office success, but film critics had no complaints about the work of an actor (Fox played Private Erickson).

The comedy directed by Herbert Ross "The Secret of My Success" was also nominated for a Golden Globe. Michael Jay Fox in the project got the role of Brentley Foster - the main character. The tape about the back side of the business grossed $ 110 million worldwide.

In the early 1990s the premiere of the action comedy directed by John Badham "Go Through", where viewers recognized their favorite actor in the form of Hollywood star Nick Lang, studying the work of a cop to enter the role.

Michael Jay Fox's striking works from the 1990s were The Concierge, Life with Mikey and Greed. In the drama "American President", the Canadian played Lewis Rothschild. The rating was two films, which premiered in 1996: Tim Burton's black comedy "Mars Attacks!" and the thriller Scarecrow. The comedy horror film "Scarecrows" is the last major work of the actor in the cinema.

From 1996 to 2002, the comedy sitcom "Spin City" was broadcast on ABC TV channel. Michael J. Fox appeared on the screen as the official Mike Flaherty. Work in the project brought the star "Emmy" and 3 "Golden Globes", but during the filming period, doctors diagnosed the actor with Parkinson's disease. In 2000, Fox announced that he would not be able to film in season 4.

Since then, the Canadian-American actor has avoided leading roles - starring in episodes, playing guest characters. His work on the series The Clinic, The Boston Lawyers and Save Me brought the star a nomination and an Emmy award.

In 2010, the fans of the star welcomed the return of the favorite to the screens: Michael J. Fox played a bright role in the drama The Good Wife. In 2013, the artist's own show was released, and in the fall of 2015 Fox, in a duet with Christopher Lloyd, starred in the Jimmy Kimmel Live TV show.

On the set of the star-studded sitcom Family Ties, Fox met colleague Tracy Pollan. The movie novel spilled over into real life and a year after the end of filming in the project, Michael and Tracy got married. A year later - in 1989 - the actor became the father of the first-born Sam Michael.

Twin girls Skyler and Aquinna were born in the mid-1990s. The fourth child - daughter Esme - appeared in 2001.

The wife of the star is Jewish. Pollan and Fox's children are Judaic. The family lives in Manhattan.

At the end of 2017, the famous actor was invited to the Oscar ceremony. Fox entered the stage in the company of a famous fellow countryman - Canadian Seth Rogen.

After the announcement of the diagnosis, Mile J. Fox focused his efforts on combating the disease and helping those who were diagnosed with Parkinson's disease. The artist created a foundation and is engaged in charity work, raising funds for researching the disease.

1980 - "Midnight Madness" 1982 - "Class 1984" 1982-1989 - "Family Ties" 1996-2002 - "Spin City" 1985 - "Back to the Future" 1985 - "Teen Wolf" 1987 - "Daylight" 1987 - "The Secret of My Success" 1988 - "Bright Lights, Big City" 1989 - "War Losses" 1991 - "Doctor Hollywood" 1991 - "Drive Through" 1993 - "Concierge" 1994 - "Greed" 1995 - "American President" 1996 - " Scarecrows "2006 -" Boston Lawyers "2009 -" Save Me "

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Michael J. Fox Net Worth 2021

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