Person profile

Michael J. Fox

29%Slightly wokeWoke score · lower is better30% personal • 26% work

Published titles: 2
Crew roles: 1
Cast roles: 2
Profile updated: October 3, 2026
TMDB person ID: 521

Personal context

Summary

Michael J. Fox is an actor and writer known for Family Ties, the Back to the Future films, and Spin City, with a career largely built around comedy and mainstream entertainment. He founded the Michael J. Fox Foundation for Parkinson’s Research and has repeatedly advocated for Parkinson’s research and embryonic stem-cell research. He appeared in campaign ads supporting Democratic candidates John Kerry and Claire McCaskill and endorsed Pete Buttigieg in 2020. No public statements on identity politics, DEI, or activism around race, gender, or sexuality are on record.

Known Work

Published titles

STILL: A Michael J. Fox Movie
2023
Writeras Self
11%
See You Yesterday
2019
as Mr. Lockhart
85%