Michael J. Fox

NEW YORK, Dec. 17 /PRNewswire-USNewswire/ -- The Michael J. Fox Foundation for Parkinson's Research closes 2009 with $2.1 million in awards to high-risk, high-reward approaches to Parkinson's therapeutic development through its Rapid Response Innovation Awards. Over the course of the year, the funds were awarded to 28 research teams working on a broad range of projects, including the development of neuroprotective approaches to treat PD...  

Beth Israel Deaconess Medical Center (BIDMC) neurologists Alvaro Pascual-Leone, MD, PhD, and Daniel Tarsy, MD, have been awarded grants totaling more than $1.5 million from the Michael J. Fox Foundation for Parkinson's Research (MJFF) to conduct investigations aimed at improving the quality of life for patients with Parkinson's disease.  

Michael J. Fox's newest book, A Funny Thing Happened on the Way to the Future, will be published on April 13, 2010 by Hyperion, with the former "Spin City" and 'Back to the Future' star offering advice and encouragement to graduates. "When things go bad, as they sometimes will, don't run, don't hide, stick it out and be scrupulous in facing every part of your fear," the upbeat Fox writes with his trademark optimism. Of course, the 48-year-old...  

Recommended Yes, he's Biff, and yes, he's as funny as you've heard.A few years back, actor Tom Wilson went viral with a video of "Biff's Question Song," in which he joked about getting asked the same questions about his stint as Biff in the "Back to the Future" movies. ("What's Michael J. Fox like? / He's nice. / What's Michael J. Fox like? / Nice guy. / What's Michael J. Fox like?") To folks who...  

My, how times have changed. The National Association of Broadcasters is honoring Michael J. Fox with their Distinguished Service Award for his work in television for “raising awareness for Parkinson’s Disease through the Michael J. Fox Foundation for Parkinson’s Research.”...  

Michael J. Fox surprised fans at a Parkinson's Disease event on Saturday (21Nov09) by performing alongside rockers Steven Tyler, Roger Daltrey and Elvis Costello.   The musicians rocked with the Back to the Future star, who suffers from the disease, at New York's Waldorf Astoria Hotel for the A Funny Thing Happened on the Way To Cure Parkinson...  

In his never faltering style, Michel J. Fox rocked out at his 'A Funny Thing Happened on the Way To Cure Parkinson's' Benefit, MC'd by funnyman Dennis Leary and held Saturday November 21st, in New Yorks famous Waldorf Astoria Hotel. Parkinson's??? Pshaw! Michael J. held his own, while rocking... ...read full story  

Actor Michael J. Fox and his wife Tracy Pollan pose with three of their children — twin daughters Aquinnah Kathleen and Schuyler Frances, 14, and son Sam Michael, 20 –  at the “A Funny Thing Happened on the Way to Cure Parkinson’s” benefit, held last Saturday evening in Manhattan. Michael and Tracy are also parents to [...]  

Courtesy BeliefnetMajor Tobin Griffeth and Capt. Katie Illingworth​That's more or less the question being posed over on Beliefnet, where readers are being asked to vote for "The Most Inspiring Person of 2009." Capt. Chesley "Sully" Sullenberger and the former Alex...  

Michael J. Fox joined Elvis Costello, Steven Tyler, and Blues Traveler’s John Popper onstage at the “A Funny Thing Happened On The Way To Cure Parkinson’s” benefit in New York. Wait, that’s seriously what it’s called? It’s super inconvenient to say, plus the event has nothing to do with Broadway musicals or comedy – who [...]  

Stars collided with rock n' rollers on Saturday night for a night of comedy and music to benefit The Michael J. Fox Foundation for Parkinson's Research. "It's like Thanksgiving or a holiday, you always look forward to it," Fox said of the evening. TV star Denis Leary came out for the event and talked to ET about his friend's charity. "It's obviously a great cause and a lot of fun. ... One of the highlights, generally speaking, is when Mike...  

The Canadian Expat Association, representing the 2.8 million Canadian citizens living outside Canada, announces the winner of the contest it hosted to determine the most influential Canadian expatriate, after inviting its members and the public to nominate individuals active around the world. The ensuing short list for voting was based on the number of multiple nominations being received. Those making the short list, including many widely...  

Carla Gugino has spent the better part of the last decade playing some of the most complicated and interesting female characters in Hollywood. After early roles in lighthearted fare like Son in Law, she played an appropriately combative counterpart for Michael J. Fox's deputy Mayor on Spin City before appearing in Wayne Wang's The Center of the World as a troubled seductress, Robert Rodriguez' Sin City as a tough-as-nails parole officer...  

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