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So I never spend a lot of time analyzing why people respond to my work. But I think that it's just the joy, a passion for life, that I think has always been in my characters. Beyond that, I'm just grateful for it.

Michael J. Fox

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Michael J. Fox
Age: 63
Born: 1961
Born: June 9
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