Before becoming a movie star, Michael J. Fox was known for playing Alex P. Keaton on Family Ties. But according to producer Gary David Goldberg, he wasn’t the showrunners’ first choice.

One of the biggest feathers in his cap was Family Ties, even though he almost got it wrong. The seven successful seasons of ...

Family Ties star Michael Gross, 77, celebrated his on-screen son, Michael J. Fox's 64th birthday. Remind Magazine reported ...

Though the series eventually became one of the hottest sitcoms of the 1980s, a network executive almost removed 'Family Ties' ...

Throughout the episode, viewers got to see him say goodbye to all of his friends and family members as he ... about why the show ended. “'We got Alex P. Keaton, we’ve taken him through high ...

Family Ties brought together a mix of stars and ... Fox stole the show as young Republican Alex P. Keaton, earning five Emmy nominations and three awards for the role. "I remember walking into ...

From 1982-89, he played Alex P. Keaton, a briefcase-wielding teenage Republican, on Family Ties, a popular NBC sitcom. As Alex, Fox was rakishly clean-cut—strange as that may sound—and he made ...

It’s been decades since Michael J. Fox last stepped into Alex P. Keaton’s blazer, but the actor is still keenly aware of his Family Ties character’s preferences. During a Tuesday appearance ...

Fox was better known as Alex P. Keaton, the overachieving eldest child of Elyse (Meredith Baxter) and Steven Keaton (Michael Gross) on Family Ties. The sitcom followed followed the fictional ...

Family Ties would have looked a lot different had Michael J. Fox not portrayed Alex P. Keaton. But as it turns out, he nearly lost his job on the popular sitcom. The show marked Fox’s transition into ...

After working on some TV movies and a doing a handful of guest appearances on various shows, he got his big break in 1982 on "Family Ties ... Fox’s role as Alex P. Keaton.

I like it,' she said proudly. Michael J. Fox (starred as Alex P. Keaton) Michael J. Fox is the best known of the former Family Ties cast today, even though he has retired from acting as of 2021.