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Soon to be mother-in-law and Emily. Family ties, both those inherited and those married into, form a complicated web or love, hope, and everything in between. I wish them both well in this journey.
Michael J. Fox (born Michael Andrew Fox on June 9, 1961 in Edmonton, Alberta, Canada) is an Emmy Award-winning, Canadian-American actor who has had success both in television and in film. His best known roles include Marty McFly from the Back to the Future trilogy (1985-1990), Alex P. Keaton from Family Ties (1982-1989), and Mike Flaherty from Spin City (1996-2000).
Fox was diagnosed with Parkinson's disease in 1991, and disclosed his condition to the public in 1998. As the symptoms of his disease worsened, he retired from full-time acting in 2000 and has since become an outspoken advocate for embryonic stem cell research.
Michael and his family lived in various cities and towns across Canada, including North Bay, Ontario, because of his father's career in the Canadian Armed Forces. The family finally settled in the Vancouver, British Columbia, suburb of Burnaby when his father, William Fox, retired in 1971.
Fox co-starred in the Canadian television series Leo and Me at age 15 and moved to Los Angeles, California, at 16 to pursue an acting career. He made his American television debut in the television movie Letters from Frank and was credited under the name "Michael Fox". He intended to continue to use the name, but when he registered with the Screen Actors Guild, which does not allow duplicate registration names to avoid credit ambiguities, he discovered that Michael Fox, a veteran character actor, was already registered under the name. As he explained in his autobiography, Lucky Man, and in interviews, he needed to come up with a different name. He did not like the sound of "Andrew" or "Andy" Fox. He decided against using his middle initial because he didn't want to fit into a Canadian stereotype, as in Michael "Eh?" Fox, and because the word "fox" was increasingly being used to describe a person with exceptional sex appeal, as in "Michael, a fox!", which was not the image he wanted to cultivate. He decided to adopt a new middle initial and settled on "J" in reference to character actor Michael J. Pollard. Sometimes he jokes that the J stands for "Jenius" or "Jenuine".
Fox auditioned for the role of Alex P. Keaton, the arrogant, wise-cracking Republican teenager on the television series Family Ties. The first audition did not go very well, as creator Gary David Goldberg did not think he was right for the part. But casting director Judith Weiner convinced Goldberg to give Fox another shot. Goldberg had a change of heart at the next audition, but now Fox faced opposition from NBC executive Brandon Tartikoff. Goldberg tried to convince Tartikoff that Fox would be good for the role, and Tartikoff finally relented, famously commenting, "Go ahead if you insist. But I'm telling you, this is not the kind of face you'll ever see on a lunch box". A few years later, after Back to the Future opened to big success, Tartikoff received a lunch box in the mail that had Fox's picture on it. There was a note inside that read, "To Brandon: This is for you to put your crow in. Love and Kisses, Michael J. Fox." Tartikoff kept the lunch box in his office for the rest of his career.
Family Ties struggled out of the gate, barely getting renewed in its first season. But in 1984, it was paired up with The Cosby Show on Thursday nights, and the two shows ranked in the top two for the Nielsen ratings until 1987, when Family Ties was moved to Sunday nights. Fox won three Emmy Awards and one Golden Globe for his portrayal of Alex P. Keaton. A famous episode in 1987, called "My Name is Alex" was directed like a theatrical play, with Alex seeing a psychiatrist to cope with the death of his best friend. This episode was picked as the 68th best in television history in a 1997 issue of TV Guide. In a 1999 issue, Alex P. Keaton was ranked #27 on their list of the 50 Greatest TV Characters Ever. Fox also met his future wife Tracy Pollan, when she portrayed Alex's girlfriend Ellen Reed in the 1985–1986 season. The couple met again on the set of his 1988 movie, Bright Lights, Big City.
Some other notable productions Fox has been a part of include the Back to the Future movies, Mars Attacks!, Teen Wolf, For Love or Money, The Secret of My Success and The American President (film). He is also the voice of Stuart Little in the movies based on the popular book by E. B. White, Chance in the Homeward Bound series, and Milo Thatch in Atlantis: The Lost Empire. Fox has also guest starred in the comedy Scrubs as a doctor suffering from an obsessive-compulsive disorder.
In 2006, Fox guest starred in four episodes of Boston Legal as a lung cancer patient who used his influence in an experimental drug test to ensure he received the real drug instead of a placebo. The producers brought him back in a recurring role for season 3 this fall, beginning with the season premiere September 24. His character has since been killed off. Fox has been nominated for an Emmy Award for best guest appearance in this role.
Ill be forever amazed of the overwhelming power of love and family ties. Grandpa embraces his grandson just as he did with his own son thirty years ago, as if those years had never happened... he turns 20 again.
Life... is amazing.
This is still one of my favorite drawings that I took the time to put on paper. I drew this years ago...
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There is nothing quite like family time spent together, relaxing with loved ones makes life special. It is best with the whole family but also great fun with just a few!! Make sure to utilize your free time well!
One of life's most simple pleasures is spending time with those we love... - Ash Sweeney
Time spent with family is time well spent. Family is the one constant element in life. -
Unknown
Having strong relationships means spending time together. Dont become too busy for your family. Make time for the people you love today! - Unknown
Love between friends may change with time. Love between spouses may fade with time. But a mother's love stays strong till the end of time... - Nour
Take control of the time you have with your kids as one day they will be all grown up and have their own friends and things to do. Cherish every moment you have with them now as you might not see them as they get older. It becomes their schedule not yours! -
Kevin McCarty
Spend quality time with your children to make them feel loved, wanted, worthy and build their self-esteem up so they go out into the world with confidence! -Nishan Panwar
In time of test, family is best. -
Burmese Proverb
Let us make one point, that we meet each other with a smile, when it is difficult to smile. Smile at each other, make time for each other in your family. -
Mother Teresa of Calcutta
A good family is one that spends time together once in a while. A great family creates memories that lasts for generations. -
Michael Kilby
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Remember that kid from Family Ties with Michael J. Fox? Yeah, he grew up and abused his girlfriend and got arrested for it.
On Wednesday, October 17, Community of Hope will host a forum on the Washington Post book, “Being A Black Man.” The book is based on a compilation of 15 insightful articles and interviews from Washington Post Black reporters.
Forum topics will include: Black Manhood, Spirituality, Black Wealth, Education, Relationships and Family Ties.
Featured Washington Post panelists: Hamil Harris, Robert Pierre and Kevin Merida.
Community of Hope’s own Pastor Tony Lee will be on the panel as well.
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This photo was taken in the late 1800's...of my ancestors...Lydia was born in 1860, and died in 1925. Arthur was born in 1861 and died in 1937. He lived in England before coming to the America's, settling in Canada. Arthur left his family and homeland of Sheffeild England in 1884. He apparently objected to addressing his boss as "Sir", (he was a farm laborer.) Arthur's father, Samuel James, (married to Harriet Small) shouted at him, "You are too independent!". "Well", repied Arthur, "I'm off to an independent country then." He appears to have severed his ties to the old country almost completely. He ended up working for a Carter's Mill in Fesserton, Ontario, earning $325.00 a year.
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Entro nel parcheggio e mi giro. Trovo questa piccola bici legata ad una bici da donna. Ho visto in questa catena un forte orgoglio reciproco di legame per non perdersi. Il piccolo proprietario poi l'ho anche conosciuto, caschetto in testa. Fiero e sicuro (d'altronde sulla bci è scritto 'big boy') mi ha presentato la Sua bicicletta rossa mentre mi spiegava che quella blu era della sua mamma. Per la precisione alla madre invece ho spiegato io, in via anticipata e a scanso di equivoci, perchè ero così interessato alle loro biciclette. Ha capito ....
Meredith Baxter (born June 21, 1947 in South Pasadena, California) is an American actress. Her mother was the late actress and sitcom creator Whitney Blake, and her father is Tom Baxter, who worked in radio. Her stepfather is sitcom writer, Allan Manings.
She was married three times, most notably to actor David Birney, whom she met on the set of the sitcom Bridget Loves Bernie; she played his wife on the series. After the show was canceled, the couple became engaged and were married in 1974. From that date until their divorce in 1989, she was credited as Meredith Baxter Birney, a name still commonly associated with her by the general public as she went by it during her most prominent period.
She is best known for her work on two television shows. She first became popular in Hollywood playing the role of Nancy Lawrence Maitland on the television drama Family from 1976 to 1980. She received two Emmy Award nominations for Outstanding Continuing Performance by a Supporting Actress in a Drama Series, in 1977 and 1978. The second role she is well-known for is ex-flower child Elyse Keaton on the sitcom Family Ties, which aired from 1982 to 1989. (Coincidentally, Meredith was born on the same date as her Family Ties husband, Michael Gross but in a different city.)
Since Family Ties was cancelled, Meredith has been directing and starring in TV movies. In 1992, she was nominated for an Emmy Award for Outstanding Lead Actress in a Miniseries or a Special for her work in A Woman Scorned: The Betty Broderick Story, in which she plays a divorcée who was convicted of murder in the shooting of her ex-husband and his young wife. She was nominated for a Daytime Emmy award in 1993 for her work as a lesbian raising a young son in a CBS after-school special. In 2000, she once again played the mother of a character played by Michael J. Fox, this time on the sitcom Spin City. In 2005, she began appearing in television commercials for Garden State Life Insurance Company.
Michael Gross (born June 21, 1947, in Chicago, Illinois) is a television and movie actor who plays both comedic and dramatic roles. His most notable roles are fatherly figure Steven Keaton from Family Ties and graboid hunter Burt Gummer from the Tremors film series.
Gross was born in Chicago, Illinois. He received his drama degree at the University of Illinois at Chicago before attending Yale University for his graduate degree. His sister, Mary, is a former Saturday Night Live cast member.
Gross is perhaps best known for his role as Steven Keaton in the 1980s sitcom Family Ties (coincidentally, he was born on the same date as Meredith Baxter, who played his wife on the show), and as "Burt Gummer" in the Tremors movies and subsequent TV series.
He also guest starred in an episode of the sitcom Night Court, in which he played a sexual predator to Markie Post's character, Christine Sullivan.
His other television credits include How I Met Your Mother, Batman Beyond, ER, Law & Order, and two of its spinoffs: Special Victims Unit and Criminal Intent.
He has been married to casting director Elza Bergeron since June 2, 1984, and they have two children.
Gross is a passionate railfan with an extensive collection of railroad antiques. He is an amateur railroad historian, photographer, modeller, and part-owner in a working railroad, the Santa Fe Southern Railway, a former branch line of the Atchison, Topeka and Santa Fe Railway which operates between Lamy and Santa Fe, New Mexico. He is also the spokesperson for the World's Greatest Hobby campaign sponsored by the Model Railroad Industry Association that promotes the hobby of model railroading. He has also been a spokesperson for Operation Lifesaver, a campaign promoting safety at railroad grade crossings.