The overriding emotion I felt upon listening to Michael J Fox’s “Lucky Guy” – my first audio book – was complete and utter admiration for the actor, the father and the husband.
I’ve had this audio cd for a few years and never quite found the time to sit down and listen to it all the way through, something far more important – as I saw it anyway – always cropped up! Listening to a cd should be a breeze shouldn’t it? I was taken aback by the sincerity and emotion that emanated from the cd; pleased that Michael came across so unforced and honest, delighted that I felt part of his account as I do with most books I read.
Michael, better known for his role as Marty McFly in the movie trilogy “Back to the Future” and as Alex P. Keaton in TV’s phenomenon “Family Ties” – (although I have to admit I hardly watched the television show, I was more a “Spin City” fan myself) – is now known as a highly influential spokesman for Parkinson’s disease(UK Link). Diagnosed in 1991 with the debilitating disease, he claims in the audio book that the ten years since his diagnosis “have been the best years of my life“.
Born in Edmonton, Alberta on the 9th June 1961, the Canadian was appointed an Officer of the Order of Canada last year – no mean feat considering the knockbacks he has faced over the years.
The decision to cast him as Alex Keaton in “Family Ties” wasn’t unanimous. Created by Gary David Goldberg the powers that be at NBC weren’t enamoured with the casting but Goldberg stuck to his guns and the management finally capitulated – the rest as they say is history …
