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Martin Seamus "Marty" McFly, Sr. is the protagonist in the Back to the Future film trilogy, and is portrayed by actor Michael J. Fox. Marty was also the protagonist in the animated series where he was voiced by David Kaufman. In the videogame by Telltale Games, he is voiced by AJ LoCascio.
Eric Stoltz was originally cast as Marty McFly, but after five weeks of shooting scenes for the first film, director Robert Zemeckis and executive producer Steven Spielberg chose to re-cast the role to Fox.
Marty was born in Hill Valley, California in 1968 to a family of Irish descent. Little is known about Marty's life prior to the first Back to the Future film, except for the fact that he accidentally set his parents' living room rug on fire when he was 8 (which we know from a statement of Marty's to his future parents).
In 1985, Marty plays lead guitar with his group The Pinheads and likes listening to Huey Lewis and the News, Tom Petty and the Heartbreakers, and Van Halen. He is also a talented skateboarder and proven to be an excellent shot with a gun, honed by endlessly playing shooting games such as Wild Gunman at his local 7-Eleven.
Michael J. Fox, OC (born Michael Andrew Fox; June 9, 1961) is a Canadian American actor, author, celebrity, producer, activist and voice-over artist. With a film and television career spanning from the late 1970s, Fox's roles have included Marty McFly from the Back to the Future trilogy (1985–1990); Alex P. Keaton from Family Ties (1982–1989) for which he won three Emmy Awards and a Golden Globe Award; and Mike Flaherty from Spin City (1996–2000), for which he won an Emmy, three Golden Globes, and two Screen Actors Guild Awards.
Fox was diagnosed with Parkinson's disease in 1991, and disclosed his condition to the public in 1998. Fox semi-retired from acting in 2000 as the symptoms of his disease worsened. He has since become an activist for research toward finding a cure. This led him to create the Michael J. Fox Foundation, and on March 5, 2010, Sweden's Karolinska Institutet gave him a honoris causa doctorate for his work in advocating a cure for Parkinson's disease.
Since 2000 Fox has mainly worked as a voice-over actor in films such as Stuart Little and Atlantis: The Lost Empire, and taken guest TV roles such as in Boston Legal, The Good Wife, Scrubs, Curb Your Enthusiasm and Rescue Me. He has also released three books, Lucky Man: A Memoir (2002); Always Looking Up: The Adventures of an Incurable Optimist (2009); and A Funny Thing Happened on the Way to the Future: Twists and Turns and Lessons Learned (2010). He was inducted as an Officer of the Order of Canada on May 27, 2011, for his outreach and fundraising work.
David Michael Letterman (born April 12, 1947) is an American television host and comedian. He hosts the late night television talk show, Late Show with David Letterman, broadcast on CBS. Letterman has been a fixture on late night television since the 1982 debut of Late Night with David Letterman on NBC. Letterman recently surpassed friend and mentor Johnny Carson for having the longest late-night hosting career in the United States of America.
Letterman is also a television and film producer. His company Worldwide Pants produces his show as well as its network follow-up The Late Late Show with Craig Ferguson. Worldwide Pants has also produced several prime-time comedies, the most successful of which was Everybody Loves Raymond, currently in syndication.
In 1996, David Letterman was ranked #45 on TV Guide's 50 Greatest TV Stars of All Time.
Letterman was born in Indianapolis, Indiana. His father, Harry Joseph Letterman (April 1915 – February 1973), was a florist of British descent; his mother Dorothy Letterman (née Hofert, now Dorothy Mengering), a Presbyterian church secretary of German descent, is an occasional figure on the show, usually at holidays and birthdays.
Actors: Dennis Hurley (producer), Dennis Hurley (writer), Dennis Hurley (actor), Vin Morreale Jr. (actor), Vincent C. Morreale (editor), Vincent C. Morreale (producer), Vincent C. Morreale (actor), Vincent C. Morreale (writer), Vincent C. Morreale (director), Paul Ezzy (actor), Paul Ezzy (writer), Lara Fury (writer), Lara Fury (actress), Doug Cowell (actor), Emmy Serviss (actress),
Genres: Comedy,Actors: Raymond Massey (actor), Burt Lancaster (actor), Warren Beatty (actor), Broderick Crawford (actor), James Cromwell (actor), Warren Beatty (actor), Anthony Hopkins (actor), Melvyn Douglas (actor), Michael Douglas (actor), Henry Fonda (actor), Henry Fonda (actor), Michael J. Fox (actor), John Cromwell (actor), Bob Gale (actor), Richard Nixon (actor),
Genres: Documentary,Actors: Scott Herriott (actor), Shane O'Donnell (director), Shane O'Donnell (editor), Shane O'Donnell (actor), Shane O'Donnell (producer), John Michael Hernandez (actor), Katie Howe (actress), Randy Cimino (actor), Ben Newkirk (actor), Jon Ritze (actor), Patricia A. O'Donnell (producer), Dave Keagle (actor), Patrick Craddock (actor), Jake Down (actor), Derek Findlan (actor),
Plot: Follow the members of Team Bad Wizard as they attempt to hike from Mexico to Canada on the Pacific Crest Trail through California, Oregon, and Washington. Walking 2600 miles through deserts, fires, snow and rain, the Wizards combine all of the blister-popping, dirty, salt-encrusted misery of five and a half months of hiking with the joys of nature, friendship, and far more dancing than you would expect in a trail documentary. About 300 people attempt to 'thru-hike' the PCT every year. The Wizards not only succeed -- they have fun doing it.
Genres: Adventure, Comedy, Documentary, Sport,Actors: Dub Taylor (actor), Marc McClure (actor), Bill McKinney (actor), Michael J. Fox (actor), Burton Gilliam (actor), Michael J. Fox (actor), Christopher Lloyd (actor), Richard Dysart (actor), Matt Clark (actor), Flea (actor), Pat Buttram (actor), Harry Carey Jr. (actor), Michael Klastorin (actor), Jeffrey Weissman (actor), James Tolkan (actor),
Plot: Stranded in 1955, Marty McFly receives written word from his friend, Doctor Emmett Brown, as to where can be found the DeLorean time machine. However, an unfortunate discovery prompts Marty to go to his friend's aid. Using the time machine, Marty travels to the old west where his friend has run afoul of a gang of thugs and has fallen in love with a local schoolteacher. Using the technology from the time, Marty and Emmett devise one last chance to send the two of them back to the future.
Keywords: 17-year-old, 1880s, 1950s, 1980s, 19th-century, 20th-century, abandoned-mine, actor-playing-multiple-roles, actress-playing-multiple-roles, adult-actor-playing-teenage-boyActors: Kirk Cameron (actor), Robert Zemeckis (actor), Mary Kay Bergman (actress), Mary Steenburgen (actress), Mary Steenburgen (actress), Bob Gale (producer), Frank Marshall (producer), Jean-Michel Michenaud (producer), George Zaloom (producer), Michael J. Fox (actor), Michael J. Fox (actor), Christopher Lloyd (actor), Thomas F. Wilson (actor), Thomas F. Wilson (actor), Thomas F. Wilson (actor),
Plot: Released around the release of Back to the Future Part III, 'The Secrets of the Back to the Future Trilogy' joins Kirk Cameron in 1885 with Doc Brown's DeLorean. With a little help from the filmmakers, Cameron plans to answer some of the biggest questions that have plagued many a fan of the film.
Keywords: behind-the-scenes, making-of, tv-specialActors: James Tolkan (actor), Gian Maria Volonté (actor), Christopher Lloyd (actor), Crispin Glover (actor), Clint Eastwood (actor), Flea (actor), Neil Ross (actor), Charles Fleischer (actor), George 'Buck' Flower (actor), Michael J. Fox (actor), Michael J. Fox (actor), Michael J. Fox (actor), Joe Flaherty (actor), Thomas F. Wilson (actor), Jeffrey Weissman (actor),
Plot: Marty McFly has only just gotten back from the past, when he is once again picked up by Dr. Emmett Brown and sent through time to the future. Marty's job in the future is to pose as his own son to prevent him from being thrown in prison. Unfortunately, things get worse when the future changes the present.
Keywords: 17-year-old, 1950s, 2010s, abandoned-library, absent-mindedness, actor-playing-female-role, actor-playing-multiple-roles, adult-actor-playing-teenage-boy, altering-history, alternate-historyActors: Thomas F. Wilson (actor), Billy Zane (actor), James Tolkan (actor), George DiCenzo (actor), Read Morgan (actor), Jason Hervey (actor), Tom Tangen (actor), Norman Alden (actor), George 'Buck' Flower (actor), Michael J. Fox (actor), Marc McClure (actor), Courtney Gains (actor), Crispin Glover (actor), Lea Thompson (actress), Christopher Lloyd (actor),
Plot: Marty McFly, a typical American teenager of the Eighties, is accidentally sent back to 1955 in a plutonium-powered DeLorean "time machine" invented by slightly mad scientist. During his often hysterical, always amazing trip back in time, Marty must make certain his teenage parents-to-be meet and fall in love - so he can get back to the future.
Keywords: 1950s, 1980s, 555-phone-number, altering-history, alternate-history, audio-feedback, automobile, band, barn, battle-of-the-bands