Michael Andrew Fox OC (born June 9, 1961), known professionally as Michael J. Fox, is a retired Canadian-American actor. Beginning his career in the 1970s, he rose to prominence portraying Alex P. Keaton on the NBC sitcom Family Ties (1982–1989). Fox is famous for his role as protagonist Marty McFly in the Back to the Future film trilogy (1985–1990), a critical and commercial success. He went on to headline several films throughout the 1980s and 1990s, including Teen Wolf (1985), The Secret of My Success (1987), Casualties of War (1989), Doc Hollywood (1991), and The Frighteners (1996). Fox returned to television on the ABC sitcom Spin City in the lead role of Mike Flaherty from 1996 to 2000.
In 1998, Fox disclosed his 1991 diagnosis of Parkinson's disease. He subsequently became an advocate for finding a cure and founded the Michael J. Fox Foundation in 2000 to help fund research. Worsening symptoms forced Fox to reduce his activities and led to his return to television in Spin City when he was still a major movie star. He continued to make guest appearances on television, including recurring roles on the FX comedy-drama Rescue Me (2009) and the CBS legal drama The Good Wife (2010–2016) that garnered him critical acclaim. He voiced the lead roles in the Stuart Little films (1999–2005) and the animated film Atlantis: The Lost Empire (2001). His final major role was on the NBC sitcom The Michael J. Fox Show (2013–2014). Fox retired in 2020 due to his declining health.
Fox won five Primetime Emmy Awards, four Golden Globe Awards, two Screen Actors Guild Awards, and a Grammy Award. He was also appointed an Officer of the Order of Canada in 2010, along with being inducted to Canada's Walk of Fame in 2000 and the Hollywood Walk of Fame in 2002. For his advocacy of a cure for Parkinson's disease, he received an honorary doctorate in 2010 from the Karolinska Institute and an honorary Oscar in 2022. 마이클 J. 폭스(1961년생, Edmonton, Alberta, Canada) 는 배우로, 대표작으로 빽 투 더 퓨쳐, 빽 투 더 퓨쳐 2, 빽 투 더 퓨쳐 3가 있으며, 그 외에도 지미 팰런의 투나잇 쇼, Watch What Happens Live with Andy Cohen, 레이트 쇼 위드 스티븐 콜베어, 데일리 쇼, Late Show with David Letterman, 조니 카슨의 투나잇 쇼, 굿 와이프, 그레이엄 노튼쇼, Saturday Night Live, 피니와 퍼브, 주토피아 2, 커브 유어 엔수지애즘 등 다양한 작품에 출연했다. 특히 2026년에는 Michael J Fox: Actor, Activist, Optimist에도 참여해서 활동중이다. (오뜨랑에서 실시간으로 번역된 한글 프로필도 확인할 수 있어요) 2026년 Michael J Fox: Actor, Activist, Optimist에 출연했다. 2025년 A Future on Stage에 출연했다. 2025년 주토피아 2에서 Michael J. The Fox (voice) 역을 맡았다.