BIOGRAPHY

(part 1)

Michael J. Fox was born Michael Andrew Fox on the 9th of June of the year 1961, in Edmonton, Canada. He's the 4th kid of a 5 kid family. His mother, Phyllis, a former actress, was then a payroll clerk and his father was a general in the Canadian army. The family was constantly moving from town to town. Michael was friends with everyone where he went, he didn't have much success with girls but he was a very open child. He became very soon a fan of guitars and rock n' roll. He played Stones and Zeppelin songs in a small bans called "Halex". He also was and still is, as many Canadians, crazy about hockey. But he was too small and many teams refused him. Then he tried and loved theatre, his extrovert attitude helped him in his success. He began in high school and one of is teachers found a part for him on TV: the part of Jamie, a ten year old kid in the Canadian series "Leo and Me" (1976): Michael was 15! But the fact that he looks younger than his age will help him in his career. The show was successful and Michael got small roles in other Canadian shows. Actors whom he worked with, advised him to try to get his chance in Hollywood, so did he.