- 2009: Appeared in four episodes of "Rescue Me" (FX) as Janet's (Andrea Roth) new love interest
- 2009: Will travel the world and seek out examples of what makes people from different cultures their happiest, as host of the one-hour ABC special, "Michael J. Fox: Adventures of an Incurable Optimist"
- 2006: Played a business tycoon who suffers from cancer in three episodes of ABC's "Boston Legal"; earned an Emmy nomination
- 2004: Guest-starred on "Scrubs" (NBC) as a surgeon with obsessive-compulsive disorder
- 2003: Wrote and produced the ABC sitcom pilot "Hench at Home" about a forcibly retired pro hockey player's home life
- 2003: Released the bestselling memoir Lucky Man
- 2002: Received a star on the Hollywood Walk Of Fame
- 2001: Provided the voice for the leading explorer in the Disney animated feature "Atlantis: The Lost Empire"
- 1999: Voiced the title character in the feature "Stuart Little"; returned for 2002 sequel "Stuart Little 2"
- 1998: Publicly disclosed his 1991 diagnosis of Parkinson's disease in an interview with People magazine (November); also revealed he underwent brain surgery to alleviate tremors
- 1997: Re-teamed with director Rob Reiner for the musical comedy special "I Am Your Child" (ABC)
- 1996: Joined the all-star cast of Tim Burton's "Mars Attacks!"
- 1996: Returned to series TV playing mayoral aide Michael Flaherty in the ABC sitcom "Spin City"; also executive produced; announced plans to leave the show in 2001 to concentrate on raising money and awareness for Parkinson's disease; remained on as an executive producer; won an Emmy for his work as an actor in his final season
- 1996: Re-teamed with Zemeckis (this time as executive producer) for Peter Jackson directed feature "The Frighteners"
- 1996: Reprised Chance for "Homeward Bound II: Lost in San Francisco"
- 1995: Appeared in Wayne Wang and Paul Auster's improvizational "Blue in the Face"
- 1995: Producing debut, "Coldblooded"; also appeared in a cameo
- 1995: Delivered dead-on portrayal of advisor to "The American President"
- 1994: Portrayed Alex Magee in ABC movie version of Woody Allen's "Don't Drink the Water"
- 1993: Provided the voice of Chance (the Bulldog) in "Homeward Bound: The Incredible Journey"
- 1993: Played rare supporting turn as a heavy in "Where the River Flows North"
- 1992: Helmed "Rainy Day" episode of "Brooklyn Bridge" (CBS); re-teaming with executive producer-creator Gary David Goldberg, who worked with Fox on "Family Ties"
- 1991: TV directorial debut with an episode of HBO's "Tales From the Crypt"
- 1989: Deleivered a fine dramatic turn as the conscience-stricken soldier in Brian De Palma's Vietnam drama "Casualties of War"
- 1988: Starred as a young Midwesterner whose NYC life is coming apart at the seams in "Bright Lights, Big City"
- 1987: Acted opposite rocker Joan Jett in Paul Schrader's "Light of Day"
- 1986: Directed first short, "The Iceman Hummeth" for "David Letterman's 2nd Annual Holiday Film Festival" (NBC)
- 1985: Feature debut in a leading role, playing Marty McFly in Robert Zemeckis' "Back to the Future"
- 1982: Achieved fame as Alex P Keaton, the conservative elder son of two former hippies, on the popular NBC sitcom "Family Ties"
- 1980: Made film debut in "Midnight Madness"
- 1980: TV series debut as a regular on "Palmerstown U.S.A." (CBS)
- 1979: TV-movie acting debut, "Letters From Frank" (CBS); encouraged by Art Carney to pursue acting in Los Angeles
- 1976: Professional acting debut on the CBC series, "Leo and Me"
- Raised in Canada
- Added middle initial 'J' to his professional name to distinguish him from the other Michael Fox (a much older character actor)
- Formed Snowback Productions with Matt Tolmach
- Reprised role of Marty McFly in "Back to the Future II" (1989) and "Back to the Future III" (1990); both directed by Zemeckis; also played multiple roles in both sequels
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