“Future Boy”: Michael J. Fox is Back — With Stories, Struggles & Hope

Michael J. Fox’s new memoir, Future Boy, lands on 14 October, and it promises to give more than just Hollywood stories. It’s a window into how he juggled fame, purpose, and a life shadowed by Parkinson’s — and how he’s finding new ways to keep moving forward. Fox doesn’t shy away from the hard stuff. In Future Boy, he revisits 1985, when his life was a balancing act. By day he was Alex P. Keaton on Family Ties; by night, he was Marty McFly in Back to the Future. It wasn’t glamorous—it was brutal, exhausting, chaotic. But those relentless months are the heart of his memoir. He shows us the person behind the roles, the one trying to hold it all together. Today, that struggle looks different. Parkinson’s, which he first publicly disclosed in 1998, now informs much of his day-to-day. He speaks openly about how his body sends signals each morning, and how he listens and adapts. Wheelchairs, fatigue, physical challenges—all part of it. But Fox sees those not as walls, but as windows: ways to learn, adjust, and keep going. He’s more than a patient, though. He’s a voice. In Future Boy, he leans into his role as advocate, storyteller, father, husband, friend. He doesn’t just tell stories of the past; he challenges us to see how life with Parkinson’s can be messy, resilient, and full of purpose. He reminds us that while disease shapes him, it does not define him. He hasn’t left acting behind entirely: Fox is returning to television with a guest arc in Shrinking, playing someone with Parkinson’s. It’s a powerful twist — bringing his real-life experience to screen, in a way that’s plain and human. Maybe the greatest thing Future Boy achieves is this: it turns a personal journey into a shared one. For fans of Back to the Future and Family Ties, it offers behind-the-scenes detail. For anyone touched by illness — in themselves or someone they care about — it offers honest courage. For all of us, it offers a reminder: life keeps writing, no matter the chapter.