Michael J. Fox

Michael J. Fox (born Michael Andrew Fox; June 9, 1961) is a Canadian-American actor, author, producer, and activist who is best known for his role as Marty McFly in the ' trilogy, on the NBC sitcom ' from 1982 to 1989, and Mike Flaherty on the ABC sitcom  from 1996 to 2001. He also voiced the titular character in the  films.

For Disney, he played Scott Larson in the 1980 film Midnight Madness. He also provided the voice of Chance in the 1993 film Homeward Bound: The Incredible Journey and its 1996 sequel, and additionally voiced Milo Thatch in the 2001 animated film Atlantis: The Lost Empire.

He also voiced Michael in the episode "The Curse of Candace" of the Disney Channel animated series, Phineas and Ferb. Additionally, he portrayed Michael Chapman in the 1993 Touchstone Pictures film Life with Mikey and Ethan West in the ABC TV show .

Since 1991, Fox was diagnosed with, and has since become an advocate for the disease's cure.

Trivia

 * Fox came up with the fake middle initial J because there was already another Michael Fox in the union and he didn't want magazine headlines to read "Michael A. Fox". He said that the J stood for "Jenius".
 * Fox was also considered for the role of Chicken Little in the 2005 film Chicken Little, along with Matthew Broderick and David Spade.
 * He was considered for the role of Obi-Wan Kenobi in Star Wars: The Phantom Menace.