By Kenzie Dudra. Early Life Born on July 9 th 1961 in Edmonton, Alberta, Canada Parents are...

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Michael J. Fox By Kenzie Dudra

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Michael J. FoxBy Kenzie Dudra

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Early Life Born on July 9th 1961 in Edmonton, Alberta, Canada Parents are William Fox and Phyllis Fox. moved several times during my childhood along with my

parents, brother, and three sisters. Like most Canadian kids, I dreamed of being a hockey

player. At the age of 10, my family moved to Vancouver, British

Columbia where I caught the acting bug.

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Moving to U.S.A At 15, I got my first break playing the lead role in the TV

series, "Leo and Me." A short time later, I landed a role in a TV movie, "Letters

from Frank." I left Canada for Los Angeles when I turned 18.

I became a dual Canadian-U.S. citizen in 2000.

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Family I married the actress Tracy Pollan (who played Ellen, my

characters girlfriend, on Family Ties) in 1988. We have four children: son Sam, twin girls Aquinnah and Schuyler, and daughter Esmé Annabelle.

Our marriage started with a decision to keep our wedding private as we promised our love for one another.

We got married on July 16, 1988 at the West Mountain Inn under a tent on a wooded hillside in Arlington, Vermont.

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Acting Career Best known as Marty McFly in the “Back To The Future”

trilogy Scott Howard in the 1985 movie “Teen Wolf”, Stuart in “Stuart Little”.

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Back To The Future Back to the Future is a 1985 film. It is directed by Robert

Zemeckis, written by Zemeckis and Bob Gale, produced by Steven Spielberg

In 1985, Doc Brown invents time travel; in 1955, Marty McFly accidentally prevents his parents from meeting, putting his own existence at risk

I Made $300,000 - $1,000,000 for this movie

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Stuart Little The Little family adopt a mouse named Stuart, but the

family cat wants rid of him. Stuart Little is a 1999 film, directed by Rob Minkoff Co-stars: Geena Davis, Hugh Laurie, Jonathan Lipnicki

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Teen Wolf The film was followed by a sequel in 1987 entitled Teen

Wolf Too, an TV series which ran on CBS from 1986 to 1987, and a current TV series which premiered on MTV in June 2011.

Scott Howard discovers he’s a werewolf Came out the same time as the first Back To The Future

movie

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Parkinson’s- A Disease of Aging I was diagnosed Parkinson's disease in 1991 but didn’t tell

the public until 1998. Parkinson's disease is a disorder of the brain that leads to

shaking and difficulty with walking, movement, and coordination.

Since 1998, I have dedicated myself to the campaign for Parkinson’s disease.

I Created the Michael Fox Campaign in 2000 There is still no cure for Parkinson’s disease

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Lucky Man My first book, Lucky Man, focused on how, after seven

years of denial of the disease, i set up the Michael J Fox Foundation, stopped drinking and began to be an advocate for Parkinson's disease sufferers.

I also wrote that I did not take my medication prior to my testimony before the Senate Appropriations Subcommittee in 1998