Editing Michael J. Fox (section)

=== 1996–2020: Later career and retirement ===
[[File:Michael J. Fox Hand Prints.jpg|upright|thumb|Hand prints of Fox in front of [[The Great Movie Ride]] at [[Disney's Hollywood Studios]] theme park]]
''[[Spin City]]'' ran from 1996 to 2002 on American television network [[American Broadcasting Company|ABC]]. The show depicted a fictional New York City government, originally starring Fox as Deputy Mayor Mike Flaherty.<ref>{{cite book |editor-last1=Kaklamanidou |editor-first1=Betty |editor-last2=Tally |editor-first2=Margaret |date=2016 |title=Politics and Politicians in Contemporary US Television: Washington as Fiction |url=https://books.google.com/books?id=ST8lDwAAQBAJ&pg=PA8 |location=Abingdon-on-Thames and New York |publisher=[[Routledge]] |page=8 |isbn=978-1-4724-8604-2}}</ref> Fox served as an executive producer of ''Spin City'' alongside co-creators [[Bill Lawrence (producer)|Bill Lawrence]] and [[Gary David Goldberg]].<ref name="Sheen" /> He won an [[Emmy Award]] for ''Spin City'' in 2000,<ref name="Emmy"/> three [[Golden Globe Awards]] in 1998, 1999, and 2000,<ref name=globes/> and two [[Screen Actors Guild Awards]] in 1999 and 2000.<ref name=FoxFoundation/>  During the third season, Fox told the cast and crew of the show that he had Parkinson's disease, and during the fourth season, he announced his retirement from the show.<ref name="QuitsSpinCity">{{cite news |url=http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/entertainment/609629.stm |title=Fox quits Spin City |website=[[BBC News]] |date=January 19, 2000 |access-date=August 22, 2010 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20120309121615/http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/entertainment/609629.stm |archive-date=March 9, 2012 |url-status=live |quote=Fox revealed in 1998 that he had been suffering from Parkinson's since 1991. The condition was diagnosed after he noticed a twitch in his little finger while he was working on the set of the film, Doc Hollywood.}}</ref> A character played by [[Charlie Sheen]] replaced his,<ref name="Sheen">{{cite news |last=Weinraub |first=Bernard |author-link=Bernard Weinraub |date=May 7, 2001 |title=Charlie Sheen Delivers A New Spin To 'Spin City' |newspaper=[[The New York Times]] |url=https://www.nytimes.com/2001/05/07/arts/charlie-sheen-delivers-a-new-spin-to-spin-city.html |url-status=live |access-date=August 25, 2010 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20131002212446/http://www.nytimes.com/2001/05/07/arts/charlie-sheen-delivers-a-new-spin-to-spin-city.html |archive-date=October 2, 2013}}</ref> and he made three more appearances during the final season. In 2002, his Lottery Hill Entertainment production company attempted to set up a pilot for ABC with [[DreamWorks Television]] and [[ABC Signature|Touchstone Television]] company via first-look agreements, but it never went to series.<ref>{{cite magazine| last=Schneider| first=Michael| date=August 15, 2002| title=Fox spins ABC tale| url=https://variety.com/2002/scene/markets-festivals/fox-spins-abc-tale-1117871268/|access-date=January 11, 2022| magazine=Variety| archive-date=January 11, 2022| archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220111003806/https://variety.com/2002/scene/markets-festivals/fox-spins-abc-tale-1117871268/| url-status=live}}</ref><ref>{{cite magazine| last1=Schneider| first1=Michael| first2=Jill| last2=Schneider| date=March 16, 2003| title=Bierko ices ABC role| url=https://variety.com/2003/tv/news/bierko-ices-abc-role-1117882340/| access-date=April 17, 2022| magazine=Variety| archive-date=January 11, 2022| archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220111003807/https://variety.com/2003/tv/news/bierko-ices-abc-role-1117882340/| url-status=live}}</ref>

In 2004, Fox guest-starred in two episodes of the comedy-drama ''[[Scrubs (TV series)|Scrubs]]'' – created by ''Spin City'' creator Bill Lawrence – as Dr. Kevin Casey, a surgeon with severe [[obsessive-compulsive disorder]].<ref name=Scrubs>{{cite news |url=https://www.usatoday.com/life/television/news/2004-01-05-michaeljfox-scrubs_x.htm |title=Michael J. Fox to scrub up twice for 'Scrubs' |newspaper=[[USA Today]] |date=April 1, 2004 |access-date=August 25, 2010 |first1=Bill |last1=Keveney |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20100929233950/http://www.usatoday.com/life/television/news/2004-01-05-michaeljfox-scrubs_x.htm |archive-date=September 29, 2010 |url-status=live}}</ref><ref>{{cite web| url=https://www.avclub.com/scrubs-my-clean-break-my-catalyst-1798177304| title=Scrubs: 'My Clean Break'/'My Catalyst'| last=McNutt| first=Myles| website=[[The A.V. Club]]| date=July 8, 2013| access-date=February 6, 2018| archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20180207005235/https://tv.avclub.com/scrubs-my-clean-break-my-catalyst-1798177304| archive-date=February 7, 2018|url-status=live}}</ref> In 2006, he appeared in four episodes of ''[[Boston Legal]]'' as a lung cancer patient. The producers brought him back in a recurring role for season three, beginning with the season premiere. Fox was nominated for an [[Emmy Award]] for best guest appearance.<ref name="Emmy" />
[[File:Michael J. Fox 2012 (cropped).jpg|left|thumb|254x254px|Fox speaking at [[Lotusphere]] 2012]]
In 2009, Fox appeared in five episodes of the television series ''[[Rescue Me (U.S. TV series)|Rescue Me]]'' which earned him an Emmy for [[Primetime Emmy Award for Outstanding Guest Actor in a Drama Series|Outstanding Guest Actor in a Drama Series]].<ref name="Emmy" /> Starting in 2010, Fox played a recurring role in the American drama ''[[The Good Wife]]'' as crafty attorney Louis Canning and earned Emmy nominations for three consecutive years.<ref name="GoodWife">{{cite news| last1=Bobbin| first1=Jay| title='The Good Wife' Season 5: Emmy nominee Michael J. Fox 'open' to returning| url=http://www.zap2it.com/blogs/the_good_wife_season_5_emmy_nominee_michael_j_fox_open_to_returning-2013-07|access-date=March 18, 2015| publisher=[[Zap2it]]| date=July 27, 2013| archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20140915085758/http://www.zap2it.com/blogs/the_good_wife_season_5_emmy_nominee_michael_j_fox_open_to_returning-2013-07| archive-date=September 15, 2014| url-status=dead}}</ref> In 2011, Fox portrayed himself in the eighth season of Larry David's ''[[Curb Your Enthusiasm]]'', in which David's fictionalized self becomes Fox's neighbor and accuses him of using his Parkinson's disease as a manipulative tool. Fox returned in 2017 for a brief appearance, referencing his prior time on the show.<ref>{{cite news| title=Curb Your Enthusiasm| url=https://www.avclub.com/articles/larry-vs-michael-j-fox,61416/| website=[[The A.V. Club]]| access-date=August 24, 2012| first=Meredith| last=Blake | author-link=Meredith Blake | date=September 12, 2011| archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20120815165417/http://www.avclub.com/articles/larry-vs-michael-j-fox%2C61416/| archive-date=August 15, 2012| url-status=dead}}</ref><ref>{{cite web| title=Curb Your Enthusiasm – Larry confronts Michael J. Fox – Season 8 Ep. 10| url=https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=GIjDo-btyL0|via=YouTube| access-date=August 24, 2012| author=TheGuysTravel| date=September 12, 2011| archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20130612013352/http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=GIjDo-btyL0| archive-date=June 12, 2013| url-status=live}}</ref>

In August 2012, [[NBC]] announced that Fox would star in ''[[The Michael J. Fox Show]]'', loosely based on his life. It was granted a 22-episode commitment from the network and premiered in September 2013,<ref>{{cite news| title=NBC: Michel J. Fox Will Return To Series TV| url=http://hosted.ap.org/dynamic/stories/U/US_TV_MICHAEL_J_FOX_RETURNING?SITE=AP&SECTION=HOME&TEMPLATE=DEFAULT| archive-url=http://webarchive.loc.gov/all/20120821043959/http://hosted.ap.org/dynamic/stories/U/US_TV_MICHAEL_J_FOX_RETURNING?SITE=AP&SECTION=HOME&TEMPLATE=DEFAULT| url-status=dead| archive-date=August 21, 2012| publisher=[[Associated Press]]| first=Frazier| last=Moore| access-date=April 17, 2022}}</ref> but was taken off the air after 15 episodes and later cancelled.<ref>{{cite web| url=https://tvseriesfinale.com/tv-show/the-michael-j-fox-show-nbc-sitcom-officially-cancelled-32530/| title=Michael J. Fox Show: NBC Sitcom Now Officially Cancelled| date=May 11, 2014| access-date=January 19, 2021| website=TV Series Finale| archive-date=February 19, 2022| archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220219102435/https://tvseriesfinale.com/tv-show/the-michael-j-fox-show-nbc-sitcom-officially-cancelled-32530/| url-status=live}}</ref>

Fox has made several appearances in other media. At the [[2010 Winter Olympics closing ceremony]] in Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada, he delivered comedy monologues, along with [[William Shatner]] and [[Catherine O'Hara]], in the "I am Canadian" part of the show.<ref name="montrealgazette1">{{cite news |url=https://montrealgazette.com/sports/2010+Michael+speaks+during+closing+ceremony+Vancouver+Winter+Olympics+Place/7786761/story.html |title=2010: Michael J. Fox speaks during the closing ceremony of the Vancouver Winter Olympics at B.C. Place on Feb. 28 |newspaper=[[Montreal Gazette]] |date=January 7, 2013 |access-date=September 30, 2013 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20140501143206/http://www.montrealgazette.com/sports/2010+Michael+speaks+during+closing+ceremony+Vancouver+Winter+Olympics+Place/7786761/story.html |archive-date=May 1, 2014 |url-status=live}}</ref>

Despite sound-alike [[A.J. LoCascio]] voicing Marty McFly in [[Back to the Future: The Game|the 2011 ''Back to the Future'' episodic adventure game]], Fox lent his likeness to the in-game version of Marty alongside [[Christopher Lloyd]]. Fox made a special guest appearance in the final episode of the series as an elder version of Marty, as well as his great-grandfather Willie McFly.<ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.gametrailers.com/video/e3-2011-back-to-the/714558 |title=Back To The Future Episode 5: OUTATIME Video Game, E3 2011: Exclusive Developer Diary HD |website=[[GameTrailers]] |access-date=June 3, 2011 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20110903010557/http://www.gametrailers.com/video/e3-2011-back-to-the/714558 |archive-date=September 3, 2011 |url-status=live}}</ref>

Fox appeared in five episodes of the [[List of Designated Survivor episodes#Season 2 (2017–18)|second season]] of the [[American Broadcasting Company|ABC]] political drama ''[[Designated Survivor (TV series)|Designated Survivor]]'', in the recurring role of Ethan West, investigating whether the president was fit to continue in the job.<ref name="Hipes">{{cite magazine| url=https://deadline.com/2018/01/michael-j-fox-designated-survivor-guest-role-abc-1202239957/| title=Michael J. Fox Joining 'Designated Survivor' For Arc| date=January 10, 2018| magazine=[[Deadline Hollywood]]| access-date=January 10, 2018| first=Patrick| last=Hipes| archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20180110193505/http://deadline.com/2018/01/michael-j-fox-designated-survivor-guest-role-abc-1202239957/| archive-date=January 10, 2018| url-status=live}}</ref><ref name="auto">{{cite web| url=https://screenrant.com/designated-survivor-show-season-2-michael-fox-villain/| title=Designated Survivor: Michael J Fox Was A Perfect Season 2 Villain| date=November 2, 2019| website=ScreenRant| access-date=January 19, 2021| archive-date=November 3, 2019| archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20191103115238/https://screenrant.com/designated-survivor-show-season-2-michael-fox-villain/| url-status=live}}</ref>
[[File:Coldplay_Glasto24_290624_(272)_(53836785472)_(cropped).jpg|thumb|Fox playing the guitar with [[Coldplay]] at the [[Glastonbury Festival]] in 2024]]
In 2020, Fox retired from acting due to the increasing unreliability of his speech.<ref name="AARPMag" /> Fox's memoir, ''No Time Like the Future: An Optimist Considers Mortality'', was released that November. In the book, Fox explained that, "not being able to speak reliably is a game-breaker for an actor" and that he was experiencing memory loss. Fox wrote, "There is a time for everything, and my time of putting in a 12-hour workday, and memorizing seven pages of dialogue, is best behind me...I enter a second retirement. That could change, because everything changes. But if this is the end of my acting career, so be it."<ref name="HollywoodReporter" />