Michael J. Fox Plays Guitar on Stage at Coldplay Show
Movie icon Michael J. Fox joined Coldplay on stage to play guitar for the acclaimed band's headlining set during Glastonbury. The Back to the Future actor played the song "Humankind" with the group and remained on stage for "Fix You."
Per Variety, Before performing "Humankind," Coldplay's Chris Martin freestyled lyrics to point out members of the crowd, including Fox. "With his Chuck Berry riff and the way he punched Biff, ladies and gentlemen, please welcome Michael J. Fox," Martin announced as he welcomed the actor to the stage. Fox was in a wheelchair for the rousing performance, having battled Parkinson's Disease for over three decades. "The main reason we're in a band is because of Back to the Future. So thank you to Michael, our hero," Martin heartwarmingly shared after the performance.
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Fox became a household name in the early '80s with his starring role on the NBC sitcom Family Ties. He achieved even greater stardom as Marty McFly in Back to the Future and as Scott Howard in Teen Wolf, with both films debuting in 1985. For more than three decades since, Fox has amassed a long list of credits, nominations, and awards for his work in film and television. The actor publicly revealed his Parkinson's diagnosis in 1998, and he officially stepped away from acting in 2020.
In a recent interview, Fox discussed the possibility of returning to acting, saying, "If someone offers me a part and I do it and I have a good time, great." Fox elaborated that he would be more open to the idea if the part offered explored his real-life challenges and struggles. He added, "I would do acting if something came up that I could put my realities into it, my challenges if I could figure it out."
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Michael J. Fox Believes Actors Were Tougher in the 1980s
Fox also discussed modern celebrities and '80s stars recently, opining that those of the Back to the Future era were tougher. "We were tougher. We didn't have social media, we didn't have any of that crap. We were just famous. Left to our own resources," he said. The actor believes celebrities of his era also had to be more talented to make a name for themselves.
"Well, you had to be talented. We used to bust our asses, our acting muscles, and watch other actors and sit around with other actors and talk about acting and talk about it. And now you've got people who just go like, who's your sweater? What's the sweater you're wearing? And what's that dance step? And you're the most famous person in the world," Fox explained.
Doc Brown (Christopher Lloyd, left) remote control in hand, and Marty McFly (Michael J. Fox, right) watch the DeLorean time machine (offscreen) return from a brief trip through time.
The Back to the Future trilogy will be available to stream on Netflix starting July 1, 2024.
Source: Variety
Marty McFly posing on the cover of Back to the Future
Back to the Future
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Marty McFly, a 17-year-old high school student, is accidentally sent 30 years into the past in a time-traveling DeLorean invented by his close friend, the maverick scientist Doc Brown.
Director Robert ZemeckisRelease Date July 3, 1985Studio Universal PicturesCast Michael J. Fox, Lea Thompson, Christopher LloydWriters Bob Gale, Robert ZemeckisRating PGRuntime 1 Hour 56 MinutesMain Genre AdventureGenres Sci-Fi, ComedyProduction Company Universal Pictures, Amblin Entertainment, U-Drive Productions