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Aug 16, 2018 · The two met in 1985 when Pollan auditioned and landed a role on Family Ties. While Pollan and Fox quickly became friends, the actress was dating actor Kevin Bacon and wasn’t immediately smitten ...
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Jul 16, 2023 · It's only fitting that Michael J. Fox and Tracy Pollan met on a show called Family Ties. A lot of care went into picking the right actress to play Alex P. Keaton's girlfriend, wanting to find a ...
- Michael J. Fox and Tracy Pollan Meet on The Set of Family Ties
- December 26, 1987: Michael J. Fox Proposes to Tracy Pollan
- July 16, 1988: Michael J. Fox and Tracy Pollan Wed
- Michael J. Fox Is Diagnosed with Parkinson's Disease
- Michael J. Fox Goes Public with His Parkinson's Diagnosis
- August 15, 2018: Michael J. Fox and Tracy Pollan Reflect on 30 Years of Marriage
- Tracy Pollan Supports Michael J. Fox During "Darkest Moment"
- October 24, 2021: Michael J. Fox and Tracy Pollan Discuss Being Empty Nesters
- June 22, 2023: Michael J. Fox Celebrates Tracy Pollan's 63rd Birthday
- July 16, 2023: Michael J. Fox and Tracy Pollan Celebrate Their 35th Anniversary
Fox and Pollan met when she landed a role on Family Ties, playing the smart and sensitive Ellen Reed, the love interest of Fox's character, Alex P. Keaton. In fact, Fox actually played a role in her casting, choosing Pollan out of a number of candidates with whom he read. "Tracy had strengthbut she wasn't overbearing," Fox said of his then-costar i...
It didn't take long for Fox to know that Pollan was the one. He proposed just before the new year, on Dec. 26, 1987. "I wasn't really worried that she would say no," he later told PEOPLE during his 1989 cover story. "The toughest part was trying to figure out when to get married, and then to figure out how nobody else could know about it."
Fox and Pollan got married on July 16, 1988, in Woodstock, Vermont. While the couple had initially wanted a private wedding, paparazzi found out the location of the nuptials and caused quite a spectaclein the small Vermont town, and the wedding had to have intense security measures. "It was nuts," Fox told PEOPLE in 1989. "Inside, it was like anybo...
In 1991, Fox was diagnosed with Parkinson'sdisease, an incurable degenerative condition of the central nervous system that affects motor function over time. He was 29 years old at the time and did not go public with his diagnosis for several years. Fox said he first noticed a "twitch" in his left pinkie while on the set of Doc Hollywood. After unde...
While he had been diagnosed with Parkinson's in 1991, Fox did not speak publicly about his diagnosis for over seven years. In 1998, Fox was tired of being bullied by the paparazziand decided to open up about his diagnosis. "It was seven or eight years after I had been diagnosed," he recalled in 2021. "The paparazzi and stuff, they would stand outsi...
Just after they celebrated their 30th anniversary, Fox and Pollan revealed what makes their relationship work. "Big families, middle children," Fox told PEOPLE. "Sense of humor. Both our families had that." Pollan added, "It was us against the world. That's exactly what we've created." When asked if they had any marriage advice, Pollan said, "Just ...
In 2018, Fox underwent spinal surgery to remove a noncancerous tumor that was growing rapidly and causing horrible pain throughout his body. Post-surgery, Fox spent four months learning how to walk again. Feeling confident in his recovery, he vacationed with his family and then returned to N.Y.C. to film a cameo for a Spike Leemovie. But an unexpec...
At a Michael J. Fox Foundation event, which celebrated 20 years of the foundation, the couple discussed their new life as empty nesterssince their youngest daughter Esmé had just left for college. "We get more food," Fox joked to PEOPLE. "They're not taking it all." Fox and Pollan previously told PEOPLE that they planned to do some traveling and ha...
Fox gave Pollan a sweet shout-out on Instagramin honor of her birthday. "My forever Summer girl, my love, my best friend, and the most beautiful amazing mom to our four stupendous kids," he captioned several images of his wife. "Love love love you."
Fox and Pollan marked their 35th anniversaryby posting sweet tributes to each other on Instagram. Pollan shared a throwback photo of the couple vacationing together along with a sweet caption. "35 years!!! Happy anniversary my love," she wrote. "Here’s to many more glorious adventures together. I could not love you more💗." Meanwhile, Fox shared ot...
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Tracy Pollan and Kevin Bacon during "Top Gun" New York City Premiere at Lowe's Plaza Theater in New York City, New York, United States. Get premium, high resolution news photos at Getty Images
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Actor Kevin Bacon and actress Tracy Pollan attend the Los Angeles American Ballet Theatre Opening Night Gala on May 5, 1984 at the Beverly Wilshire Hotel in Beverly Hills, California.
Kevin Bacon and Tracy Pollan at an event for Perfect (1985) People Kevin Bacon, Tracy Pollan. Titles Perfect. Photo by Ron Galella/Ron Galella Collection via Getty ...
