| Profile | |
| Born | Michael Andrew Fox June 9, 1961 (1961-06-09) (age 47) Edmonton, Alberta, Canada |
| Years active | 1973 "present |
| Spouse(s) | Tracy Pollan (1988 "present) 4 children |
| Awards won | |
| Emmy Awards | |
| Outstanding Lead Actor - Comedy Series 1986 Family Ties 1987 Family Ties 1988 Family Ties 2000 Spin City | |
| Golden Globe Awards | |
| Best Actor in a Television Comedy 1989 Family Ties 1998 Spin City 1999 Spin City 2000 Spin City | |
| Screen Actors Guild Awards | |
| Best Actor in a Comedy Series 1998 Spin City 1999 Spin City | |
Fox married actress Tracy Pollan on 16 July 1988, at West Mountain Inn in Arlington, VT. The couple have four children: Samuel Michael (born May 30, 1989), twins Aquinnah Kathleen and Schuyler Frances (born February 15, 1995), and Esmé Annabelle (born November 3, 2001). Fox holds dual Canadian-U.S. citizenship.
Fox started displaying symptoms of early-onset Parkinson's disease in 1990 while Read more...
In late October 2006, Fox appeared in a television campaign commercial, endorsing Claire McCaskill, the Democratic candidate for U.S. Senate in Missouri and opposing incumbent senator Jim Talent for his specific opposition to federal funding of embryonic stem cell research. Fox also made similar ads in Wisconsin (supporting Governor Jim Doyle) and in Maryland, endorsing senatorial candidate Congressman Read more...
Parkinson's disease (PD) is a chronic neurological disorder which can be characterized by four cardinal symptoms: rigidity (specifically "leadpipe" and "cogwheeling" rigidity), resting tremor, postural instability, and bradykinesia (slow movement). At present, there is no cure, but medications provide some relief from the symptoms. Fox manages his symptoms using Sinemet, a commercial form of Levodopa Read more...