C04 • Saturday, April 17, 2010 • Burnaby NOW
Hometown hero: Michael J. Fox hugs his mom, Phyllis, at the banquet following his Burnaby golf tournament last year, when Phyllis won an award for her volunteer efforts.
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Fox is on top again When it comes to Burnaby’s favourite celebrity, it’s long been the battle of the Michaels. Actor Michael J. Fox and singer Michael Bublé have duelled it out for the past few years for the honour of Best Burnaby Celebrity – and this year, Fox won it back. It’s been more than 25 years since the actor first made a name for himself on the small screen as Alex P. Keaton on the sitcom Family Ties. The now 48-year-old actor was born in Edmonton but grew up locally after his family settled in Burnaby. Since then, he has gone on to forge a career as an international superstar, rising to prominence with films such as the Back to the Future trilogy, Bright Lights, Big City and Doc Hollywood. On TV, he followed up his Family Ties success with a role as Deputy Mayor Mike Flaherty on Spin City.
And, all the while, the hometown favourite has maintained his close ties to the city, hosting a fundraising charity golf tournament each year to help raise funds for the theatre in South Burnaby that bears his name – a golf tournament for which he returns to the city each year. He also presents scholarships to students interested in pursuing careers in film or the arts. Fox has also become a prominent spokesperson and fundraiser for Parkinson’s disease research since revealing in 1998 that he has the disease. He set up the Michael J. Fox Foundation for Parkinson’s Research – which, according to its website, has funded almost $176 million in research and has become, in the words of The New York Times, “the most credible voice on Parkinson’s research in the world.” See www.michaeljfox.org.
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