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ciascuno di noi, in alcuni momenti privilegiati, compaiono delle persone
speciali, e meravigliose. Persone senza le quali la nostra vita sarebbe
stata completamente diversa, e meno ricca. Michael è una delle persone
speciali che sono entrate nella mia vita, anche se non ci siamo mai
incontrati. Mi ha donato ore di serenità e spensieratezza, mi ha fatto
volare su una macchina del tempo. E ora, attraverso la sua autobiografia, Lucky
Man, mi ha insegnato l'importanza di esserci, anche di fronte
al dolore; non scappare davanti a nulla. Prendersi la responsabilità di
compiere delle scelte quando si è chiamati a farlo, mantenendo un cuore
giovane e un sorriso pulito, sereno. Ho la sensazione di essere cresciuta
con lui...Michael, il mio amico,il mio Future Boy.
In everyone's life, in some privileged
moments, come some special people. Some wonderful people without whom your
life would be totally different, and poorer. Michael is one of the special
people who have come into my life, though we've never met each other. He
gave me joyful, thaughtless moments. He made me travel on a time machine.
And now, through his autobiography, Lucky Man, he taught me the
importance of being there, without running away, even when it's
pain that you're facing. Takin' your own responsibility; makin' choices
when you have to. Always being young at heart; always keeping a smile on
your face. A clear, sunny smile. I often get the feeling to have grown up
with him...Michael, my friend, my Future Boy.
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My
personal favourite movies and characters played by Michael... Back
To The Future, exspexially episode I... Michael/Marty's been my hero,
my best friend, for so many years - and he still is... Teen
Wolf, what an unforgettable story...Michael/Scott seems so tormented,
so confuse and vulnerable at first. You can see him changin', growin' up,
makin' his own choices along the way. I love the moment when his friend
Styles says to him: "Do the right thing". I think, in its own
way, it's a very delicate movie. (Note: In the Italian version,
Scott was called Marty, very probably with reference to Back To The
Future.) The
Secret Of My Success, how much I've enjoied that movie... It's
something you can never get enough of. A real sunny movie...lots of laughs.
There will be always a need for things like these... Casualties
Of War, a true Masterpiece. After so many years from the very first
time I saw it, it's still something I'm keeping inside of me. You learn so
much from a movie like that... Teachings about life, about being human,
about coping with the horrible aspects of being human...and about getting
over those aspects. Teachings about everything. Michael at his best. |
Michael's
Biography
Michael J. Fox was born Michael Andrew
Fox in 1961 to parents William and Phyllis in Edmonton, the capital of the
Canadian province of Alberta. (He later adopted the "J" as an
homage to legendary character actor Michael J. Pollard.)
Michael debuted as a professional actor
at 15, co-starring in the sitcom Leo and Me on Canadian
Broadcasting Corp. (CBC) with future Tony Award-winner Brent Carver. Over
the next three years, he juggled local theater and TV work, and landed a
few roles in American TV movies shooting in Canada.
When he was 18, Michael moved to Los Angeles. He had a series of bit parts,
including one in CBS' short-lived (yet critically acclaimed) Alex Haley/Norman
Lear series Palmerstown USA, before winning the role of lovable
conservative Alex P. Keaton on NBC's enormously popular Family Ties
(1982-89). During Fox's seven years on Ties, he earned three Emmy
Awards and a Golden Globe, making him one of the country's most prominent
young actors.
Michael returned to series television in 1996 with ABC's Spin City,
portraying Michael Flaherty, New York's deputy mayor. He won critical
praise, garnering three Golden Globe Awards, one Emmy Award, three Emmy
nominations, a GQ Man-of-the-Year Award (in the TV comedy category), a
People's Choice Award, and two SAG Awards. During his time on the show,
shot entirely in New York City, Fox did everything from galloping bareback
through Central Park to jumping into the Hudson River. He also served as
executive producer, along with Gary David Goldberg, Bill Lawrence, David
Rosenthal, and producer/director Andy Cadiff.
Michael also had time during his busy TV
work to become an international film star, appearing in over a dozen
features showcasing his keen ability to shift between comedy and drama.
These include the Back to the Future trilogy, The Hard Way, Doc
Hollywood, The Secret of My Success, Bright Lights, Big City, Light of
Day, Teen Wolf, Casualties of War, Life With Mikey, For Love or Money, The
American President, Greedy, The Frighteners, and Mars Attacks! |
Michael married
his Family Ties co-star, actress Tracy Pollan, in 1988. Together
they have four children. Inspired to find projects that his kids would
enjoy, Fox has lent his voice to a variety of hit children's films since
the early 1990s. He began as Chance the dog in Disney's Homeward Bound
movies. In December 1999, he provided the voice of Stuart Little for the
Sony feature of the same name, and in the summer of 2001 Fox's voice was
heard as that of the lead in Atlantis The Lost Empire, his first
animated feature for The Walt Disney Co.
Though he would not share the news with the public for another seven years,
Michael was diagnosed with young-onset Parkinson's disease in 1991. Upon
disclosing his condition in 1998, he committed himself to the campaign for
increased Parkinson's research.
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Michael
& Tracy |
Michael
announced his retirement from Spin City in January 2000, effective
upon the completion of his fourth season and 100th episode. Expressing
pride in the show, its talented cast, writers, and creative team, he
explained that new priorities made this the right time to step away from
the demands of a weekly series.
Though he maintains a strong commitment to his acting career and running
Lottery Hill Entertainment, Michael has shifted a good deal of his focus
and energies toward The Michael J. Fox Foundation for Parkinson's Research,
which he launched in year 2000, and its efforts to raise much-needed
research funding for and awareness about Parkinson's disease.
Fox wholeheartedly believes that if there is a concentrated effort from
the Parkinson's community, elected representatives in Washington, DC, and
(most importantly) the general public, researchers can pinpoint the cause
of Parkinson's and uncover a cure by 2010. Important:
your help is needed to find a cure for Parkinson's disease. For
further information, please visit www.michaeljfox.org,
Michael's official site. |
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"My
children, my wife, my friends, my experiences, my capacity to still be
amazed and awed by the things that happen in the world, my curiosity and
my desire to learn about things, the fact that I laugh harder now than I've
ever laughed before because I've learned the value of that — that's
priceless."
Michael
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Some
pics from Michael's sit coms and movies...
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Michael
with the "Family Ties" cast |
Michael
with the "Spin City" cast |
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