MICHAEL J. FOX at HOLLYWOOD TEEN MOVIES

FACT FILE :

* Michael's mother is actress 'Phyllis Fox'.

* He changed his name from Michael Andrew Fox to Michael J. Fox because he didn't want to be known as Michael A Fox, as in "is a Fox". He adopted the "J." as a homage to character actor Michael J. Pollard.

* In the late 70's Michael went to school in Vancouver, Canada, with singer Bryan Adams.

* Michael appeared in a few films before achieving success on TV, Disney's Midnight Madness (1980) & the violent school film "Class of 1984" (1982).

* It wasn't until 1982 that Fox shot to fame as Alex P. Keaton on the TV sitcom "Family Ties". The series ran until 1989, winning Fox three Emmy awards.

* It wasn't long before Michael moved his success from the small screen to the big-screen when he starred as time-traveler Marty McFly in the blockbuster "Back To The Future" trilogy(1985,1989,1990).

* Michael was listed as 1 of 12 "Promising New Actors of 1985" in John Willis' Screen World.

* Fox is married to actress Tracey Pollan who played his girlfriend on "Family Ties." They have 3 children: Schuyler Frances & Aquinnah Kathleen (twins born: 1995) & Sam (born: 1989)

* During the 90's Michael starred in a number of moderately successful comedies including: The Hard Way (1991), Doc Hollywood (1991), For Love or Money (1993), Greedy (1994), The American President (1995), & Mars Attacks (1996).

* In 1996 Michael left the big-screen & returned to television in the hit series "Spin City".

* Michael revealed in December 98 to "People" magazine that he had be suffering with Parkinson's disease since 1991.

* In January 2000 he announced he was leaving 'Spin City' because of Parkinson's disease.

* Michael & Tracy are expecting their fourth child in December 2001.

* Michael continues to work lending his voice to a number of successful children's films .

SELECTED FILMOGRAPHY :
* 2003 - The Magic 7 (TV)
* 2002 - Stuart Little 2 (voice)
* 2002 - Interstate 60
* 2001 - Atlantis: The Lost Empire (voice)
* 2000 - SNL: Presidential Bash (TV)
* 2000 - David Blaine: Frozen in Time (TV)
* 1999 - Stuart Little (voice)
* 1997 - I Am Your Child (TV)
* 1996 - Mars Attacks!
* 1996 - Spin City (TV Series) (1996-2000)
* 1996 - The Frighteners
* 1996 - Homeward Bound II (voice)
* 1995 - The American President
* 1995 - Blue in the Face
* 1995 - Coldblooded (aka The Reluctant Hitman)
* 1994 - Greedy
* 1994 - Don't Drink the Water (TV)
* 1993 - For Love or Money (aka The Concierge)
* 1993 - Homeward Bound (voice)
* 1993 - Life with Mikey (aka Give Me a Break)
* 1993 - Where the Rivers Flow North
* 1991 - Doc Hollywood
* 1991 - The Trap (TV)

* 1991 - The Hard Way
* 1990 - Secrets of Back to the Future (TV)
* 1990 - Back to the Future Part III
* 1990 - Miles Turns 21 (TV)
* 1989 - Back to the Future Part II
* 1989 - Casualties of War
* 1988 - Bright Lights, Big City
* 1987 - Dear America (TV) (voice)
* 1987 - Light of Day
* 1987 - The Secret of My Success
* 1985 - Family Ties Vacation (TV)
* 1985 - Teen Wolf
* 1985 - Back to the Future
* 1985 - Poison Ivy (TV)
* 1983 - High School U.S.A. (TV)
* 1982 - Family Ties (TV Series)
* 1982 - Class of 1984
* 1980 - Trouble in High Timber Country (TV)
* 1980 - Palmerstown, U.S.A. (TV Series)
* 1980 - Midnight Madness
* 1979 - Letters from Frank (TV)
* 1976 - Leo and Me (TV Series)