Wait a minute, Doc, are you telling me its Marty McFly's birthday? Photo credit: Looper.com[https://www.looper.com/229580/marty-mcflys-entire-backstory-explained/].And theanswer is: yes! Reigning in his 60th year, Michael J. Fox celebrates hisbirthday today with his usual class, poise and style. Since his retirement fromacting in 2020, Fox has continued to use his name recognition and lifelongsuccess to raise money for great causes. More specifically, Fox remains activein the Michael J. Fox Foundation for Parkinson's Research that he founded in2000. After receiving the diagnosis of Parkinson's Disease in the early 1990s,Fox founded the research-based organization to aid the cause for a cure. Todate, the foundation is the largest non-profit research institution forParkinson's in the world, and has raised over $1 billion in profit. Photo credit: Getty Images for The Michael J. Fox Foundation.However, Fox wasn'talways the philanthropist, activist and Emmy award-winner that he is today. Bornin Edmonton, Canada, in 1961, Fox moved around Canada with his family untilsettling just outside Vancouver in 1971. It was there that Fox starred in hisfirst role at age 15 in the Canadian television series Leo and Me. Shortlyafter, Fox added the "J." to his name to distinguish himself from other actorsby the same name, and to pay homage to actor Michael J. Pollard. Between 1982 and 1989, Fox spent seven seasons as Alex Keaton in the hittelevision show Family Ties. According to a 2014 Jimmy Fallon interview, theactor was able to negotiate his role only because actor Matthew Broderick wasunavailable. Luckily so, too, as the show went on to hold the hearts and mindsof the American public throughout the '80s (in fact, it's estimated that a thirdof American households watched the show every week). Fox won three Emmy awardsfor Family Ties in 1986, 1987, and 1988. Photo credit: CBS Paramount Network Television.After becoming somewhat of a teenidol, Fox was cast in the legendary 1985 film Back to the Future. For two monthsstraight, Fox went straight from 10 AM-6 PM shooting of Family Ties to the setof Back to the Future, where he shot until 2:30 AM. Thankfully, the film was animmediate success. It spent eight consecutive weekends as the number-onegrossing movie at the U.S. box office in 1985, and eventually earned a worldwidetotal of $381.11 million. After working on a slew of other movies – including, but not limited to TeenWolf (1985), Mars Attacks! (1996), voice acting in the Homeward Bound series(1993) and voice acting in Disney's Atlantis: The Lost Empire (2001) – Foxannounced his Parkinson's diagnosis in 2000. Following the announcement, Foxcommenced his gradual retirement as well as the initiation of his Foundation.Today, he remains active in his Foundation and an immortalized figure in filmand television. Rock on, Marty. Check out the trailer for Back to the Future below.