Biographie

Usually plays easygoing, even-tempered nice guy characters

Distinctive youthful voice

Short stature

Light blue eyes

Sculpted, slightly upturned nose

Negotiated the deal for Sacrée famille (1982) from a phone booth outside a now defunct Pioneer Chicken restaurant in Hollywood because he had no phone at home. He was told the network would need to call, and he said he was only home between the hours of four and five. He waited for the call, and fortunately he was there to answer it and secure the sitcom role.

Has forbidden any of his children to quit high school for Hollywood, demanding that they at least finish high school and maybe attend 1-2 years of college.

When filming Doc Hollywood (1991), he noticed his finger twitching. He was unable to control it. He then saw a doctor and was diagnosed with Parkinson's disease.

On account of his suffering from Parkinson's disease, during his run on Spin City (1996), he often hid his left hand in his pocket.

Fox has often recounted that when he went to tell one of his teachers that he was about to drop out of high school to pursue an acting career, the teacher told him, "Fox, you're not going to be cute forever", to which Fox responded, "Maybe just long enough, sir". When he retold the story on David Letterman's show in 2011, Fox added, "it turns out we were both right".

Pain is temporary, film is forever.

I am careful not to confuse excellence with perfection. Excellence I can reach for; perfection is God's business.

(on his future wife Tracy Pollan) One day, she came back from lunch with bad breath and I said "Whoa, scampi for lunch?", and she said "You are the rudest son of a bitch I have ever met in my life" and I was immediately attracted to her like "Who is this woman?!".

[on being diagnosed with Parkinson's disease] People always ask me if I say to myself "Why me?" and I tell them, "Why not me?".

If 2 + 2 = 4 every time, what good is it? That's no fun.

Les héritiers affamés (1994) - $5,000,000

Retour vers le futur 3 (1990) - $5,000,000

Retour vers le futur 2 (1989) - $5,000,000

Le secret de mon succès (1987) - $2,000,000

Teen Wolf (1986) - $750,000