“The Screen Actors Guild prohibits any two members from working under the same stage name, and they already had a ‘Michael Fox’ on the books. My middle name is Andrew, but ‘Andrew Fox’ or ‘Andy Fox’ didn’t cut it for me. ‘Michael A. Fox’ was even worse, the word fox having recently come into use as a synonym for attractive. (Presumptuous?) It also sounded uncomfortably Canadian – Michael Eh? Fox – but maybe I was just being oversensitive. And then I remembered one of my favorite character actors, Michael J. Pollard, the guileless accomplice in Bonnie and Clyde. I stuck in the J, which sometimes I tell people stands for either Jenuine or Jenius, and resubmitted my forms.”
-Michael A. Fox
Michael J Fox is a rebel. The wholesome, lovable kind of rebel.
Man it’s always the purist of heart and awesome people who get fucked with the disease roulette. It’s never like Putin with ass cancer.
I love him all the more for it. 🤌🏼
That’s pretty funny. Thanks for sharing
This is spectacular
That’s actually pretty funny. A lot of actors have stage names, and they chose them because of the above reason, but his choice to stick in a random middle isn’t one I’ve heard before.
John Wayne’s real name was Marion Moore, Emma Stone was known as Emily Stone her whole life up until she joined the SGA, Chevy Chase’s first name is actuallyCornelius, Nicholas Cage’s real last name is Coppola, etc…
Anjrew
The J is for Jitters
Jay, but the J is silent
I thought Bob was the silent one
It’s pronounced “gif”
My childhood is a lie!
