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Michael J. Fox
Canada
At age 23, Michael J. Fox played Marty McFly in Back to the Future 1985, following his role as Alex P. Keaton on Family Ties 1982. Diagnosed with Parkinson's disease in 1991, he became an advocate for research, establishing the Michael J. Fox Foundation. He won five Emmy Awards and received the Presidential Medal of Freedom in 2025.