“After all that I'd been through, after all that I'd learned and all that I'd been given, I was going to do what I had been doing every day for the last few years now: just show up and do the best that I could do with whatever lay in front of me.”

Canadian and American actor and activist

Michael J. Fox is a Canadian and American actor and activist known for his work on screen and for public advocacy. He is also known as Michael Andrew Fox, and has had a long career across film and television. His honors include five Primetime Emmy Awards, four Golden Globe Awards, two Actor Awards, and a Grammy Award. He was inducted into Canada's Walk of Fame in 2000 and the Hollywood Walk of Fame in 2002, and was appointed a Companion of the Order of Canada in 2026.