"reunited for the first time on February 7, 2008 for an interview on ""The Today Show"". Family Ties Family Ties is an American sitcom that aired on NBC for seven seasons, premiering on September 22, 1982, and concluding on May 14, 1989. The series, created by Gary David Goldberg, reflected the move in the United States from the cultural liberalism of the 1960s and 1970s to the conservatism of the 1980s. This culture was particularly expressed through the relationship between young Republican Alex P. Keaton (portrayed by Michael J. Fox) and his ex-hippie parents, Steven and Elyse Keaton (portrayed by"
"when Alex P. Keaton lost his own girlfriend before getting another one. In the second episode of the first season of Broad City, when offered ""a few pages from [his] dad's prescription pad,"" by a young boy, Abbi refers to him as Alex P. Keaton. Alex P. Keaton Alex P. Keaton is a fictional character on the United States television sitcom ""Family Ties,"" which aired on NBC for seven seasons, from 1982 to 1989. ""Family Ties"" reflected the move in the United States away from the cultural liberalism of the 1960s and 1970s to the conservatism of the 1980s. This"
"Michael J. Fox as Outstanding Lead Actor in a Comedy Series. Set in suburban Columbus, Ohio, during the Reagan administration, Steven and Elyse Keaton (Michael Gross and Meredith Baxter) are baby boomers, liberals and former hippies, raising their three children: ambitious, would-be millionaire entrepreneur Alex (Michael J. Fox); fashion-conscious, gossipy Mallory (Justine Bateman); and tomboy Jennifer (Tina Yothers). Married in 1964, Elyse is an independent architect and Steven, a native of Buffalo, New York, is the station manager of WKS, a local public television station. Much of the humor of the series focuses on the cultural divide during the 1980s"
"the help of Nike via two auctions, one in Hong Kong and the other in London. Michael J. Fox Michael Andrew Fox (born June 9, 1961), known professionally as Michael J. Fox, is a Canadian-American actor, author, and film producer with a film and television career spanning from the 1970s. He starred in the ""Back to the Future"" trilogy where he portrayed Marty McFly. Other notable roles have included Mike Flaherty on the ABC sitcom ""Spin City"" (1996–2000) and his portrayal of Alex P. Keaton on the American sitcom ""Family Ties"". He has won five Primetime Emmy Awards, four Golden"
"Michael Keaton Michael John Douglas (born September 5, 1951), known professionally as Michael Keaton, is an American actor, producer, and director. He first rose to fame for his roles on the CBS sitcoms ""All's Fair"" and ""The Mary Tyler Moore Hour"" and his comedic film roles in ""Night Shift"" (1982), ""Mr. Mom"" (1983), ""Johnny Dangerously"" (1984), and ""Beetlejuice"" (1988). He earned further acclaim for his dramatic portrayal of the title character in Tim Burton's ""Batman"" (1989) and ""Batman Returns"" (1992). He is also known for playing The Vulture in the Marvel Cinematic Universe, beginning with """" (2017) and in the"
"Michael Keaton Michael John Douglas (born September 5, 1951), known professionally as Michael Keaton, is an American actor, producer, and director. He first rose to fame for his roles on the CBS sitcoms ""All's Fair"" and ""The Mary Tyler Moore Hour"" and his comedic film roles in ""Night Shift"" (1982), ""Mr. Mom"" (1983), ""Johnny Dangerously"" (1984), and ""Beetlejuice"" (1988). He earned further acclaim for his dramatic portrayal of the title character in Tim Burton's ""Batman"" (1989) and ""Batman Returns"" (1992). He is also known for playing The Vulture in the Marvel Cinematic Universe, beginning with """" (2017) and in the"
"Fox) is the oldest child of Steven and Elyse Keaton (Michael Gross and Meredith Baxter), who were baby boomers and Democrats during the early years of the Presidency of Ronald Reagan. Married in 1964, Steven, a manager in a local Public Broadcasting Service station, and Elyse, an independent architect, were hippies during the 1960s. According to the episode ""A Christmas Story"" in season one, Alex was born in 1965 while his parents were on assignment in Africa, having been influenced by John F. Kennedy to participate in the Peace Corps. Alex has two younger sisters, Mallory (Justine Bateman) and Jennifer"
"Michael J. Fox Michael Andrew Fox (born June 9, 1961), known professionally as Michael J. Fox, is a Canadian-American actor, author, and film producer with a film and television career spanning from the 1970s. He starred in the ""Back to the Future"" trilogy where he portrayed Marty McFly. Other notable roles have included Mike Flaherty on the ABC sitcom ""Spin City"" (1996–2000) and his portrayal of Alex P. Keaton on the American sitcom ""Family Ties"". He has won five Primetime Emmy Awards, four Golden Globe Awards, a Grammy Award and two Screen Actors Guild Awards. Fox was diagnosed with Parkinson's"
"Keaton pursues a liberal psychology student with feminist leanings, Lauren Miller, who is played by Courteney Cox. This relationship ends when he has an affair with music major Martie Brodie (played by Jane Adams) while Lauren is out of town. After graduation, Alex accepts a job on Wall Street. The humor of the series focused on a real cultural divide during the 1980s, between the baby boomers and Generation X. According to Stephen Kiehl, this was when the ""Alex Keaton generation was rejecting the counterculture of the 1960s and embracing the wealth and power that came to define the '80s."""
"because his middle initial sounded too much like the Canadian ""eh?"" He also didn't like the sound of ""Andrew"" or ""Andy,"" so he decided to adopt a new middle initial and settled on ""J,"" as a tribute to actor Michael J. Pollard. Fox's first feature film roles were ""Midnight Madness"" (1980) and ""Class of 1984"" (1982), credited in both as Michael Fox. Shortly afterward, he began playing ""Young Republican"" Alex P. Keaton in the show ""Family Ties"", which aired on NBC for seven seasons from 1982–89. In an interview with Jimmy Fallon in April 2014, Fox stated he negotiated the"
"6"", about the 1986 World Series bid by the Boston Red Sox. He had a cameo in the Tenacious D short film ""Time Fixers"", an iTunes exclusive. The 9-minute film was released to coincide with ""Tenacious D in The Pick of Destiny"". Keaton reportedly was cast as Jack Shephard in the series ""Lost"", with the understanding that the role of Jack would be a brief one. Once the role was retooled to be a long-running series regular, Keaton withdrew. The part was then given to actor Matthew Fox. The show ran for six seasons, with the Shephard role continuing throughout."
"Eva Green. In 2018, it was reported that Keaton would reprise his role as Adrian Toomes/The Vulture in """". Keaton was married to Caroline McWilliams from 1982 to 1990, a marriage which produced one son, Sean in 1983. He had a relationship with actress Courteney Cox from 1989-95. Keaton, a longtime Pittsburgh resident and fan of its sports teams, negotiated a break in his ""Batman"" movie contract in case the Pirates made the playoffs that year, although they ultimately did not. He also wrote an ESPN blog on the Pirates during the final months of their 2013 season. In the"
"who played Blanche Morton saying, ""This is Larry Keating and he is going to be your husband now"". The pair greeted and complimented each other on their previous work. George remarked that if they are going to be so nice to each other, no one will believe they are married. Keating played Roger Addison, the next door neighbor (of Wilbur Post, who was played by Alan Young) on the television series ""Mister Ed"" from 1961 until his death in 1963. Keating actually appeared in 3 of the first 4-season 4 episodes. His last appearance was in episode 4, season 4."
"releases covering the final season. (The last annual was printed in a quite small quantity, due to the fading popularity of the show, and is thus considerably rarer.) Knight Rider (1982 TV series) Knight Rider is an American television series created and produced by Glen A. Larson. The series was originally broadcast on NBC from 1982 to 1986. The show stars David Hasselhoff as Michael Knight, a high-tech modern crime fighter assisted by KITT, an advanced artificially intelligent, self-aware and nearly indestructible car. This was the last series Larson devised at Universal Television before he moved to 20th Century Fox."
"Larry Keating Lawrence Keating (June 13, 1899 – August 26, 1963) was an American actor best known for his roles as Harry Morton on ""The George Burns and Gracie Allen Show"", which he played from 1953 to 1958, and next-door neighbor Roger Addison on ""Mister Ed"", which he played from 1961 until his death in 1963. Keating was born in St. Paul, Minnesota. In the late 1930s, Keating created ""Professor Puzzlewit"", a quiz program on KMJ radio in Fresno, California. He also was the program's quizmaster. Keating was an announcer for NBC in the 1940s, an announcer for ABC radio's"
"series saw Michael Knight (David Hasselhoff), a crime fighter who uses a high tech, artificially intelligent automobile, the Knight Industries Two Thousand (KITT). This car is a virtually indestructible weapon that fights for justice, and is voiced by actor William Daniels. The show was created and produced by Glen A. Larson, and was originally broadcast on NBC from 1982 to 1986. The show has 90 episodes over four seasons, was highly popular with audiences. The two-part episode ""Knight Rider"" episode ""Mouth of the Snake"", was a backdoor pilot for a 1984 series to be called ""All That Glitters"". Rejected by"
"as a police officer. The programme followed the activities of pathologist Sam Ryan, played by Amanda Burton, until she departed early in the eighth series. There was a succession of regular supporting characters, changing almost every series, but Dr Leo Dalton (William Gaminara) and Dr Harry Cunningham (Tom Ward), who were introduced in the sixth series, continued as lead characters following Ryan's departure, with Dalton replacing her as professor. A new character, Dr Nikki Alexander (Emilia Fox), was introduced in the eighth series. While working as a forensic anthropologist, she appropriates facilities and software in the pathology department to analyse"
"Stephen Collins Stephen Weaver Collins (born October 1, 1947) is an American actor and writer. He is known for playing Eric Camden on the long-running television series ""7th Heaven"" from 1996 to 2007. Since then, Collins has played the roles of Dr. Dayton King on the ABC TV series ""No Ordinary Family"" and Dr. Gene Porter in the television series ""Revolution"", father of Elizabeth Mitchell's character, Rachel Matheson. Before ""7th Heaven"", Collins was known for his role as Commander Willard Decker in the 1979 film """". In 2014, Collins admitted to sexually abusing three different underage girls between 1973 and"
"final episode, although his role was brief and uncredited. This season also marked a major change in the series, as a new character was introduced to take Eric's place named Randy Pearson (portrayed by new cast member Josh Meyers) and the departure of Michael Kelso, who was portrayed by Ashton Kutcher. Kutcher had quit the show at the end of season seven but remained on the series for five episodes during the eighth season. He appeared in the first four episodes to give closure to Kelso and he appeared again in the final episode titled ""That '70s Finale"". Also, Leo"
"Alex Roe Alexander Michael Roe-Brown (born 9 May 1990) is an English film and television actor, best known for playing Jay Keaton in the series ""The Fugitives"", Elliott Baden in ""The Cut"" and Ben in ""Siren"". He also plays Liam Page in the movie ""Forever My Girl"". Roe was born in Westminster, London. He enjoys sports, playing weekend association football with a recreational team in Chiswick (west London) in 2010 while already acting on network television. Roe made his acting debut in 2000 with the horror film ""The Calling"". Roe played the lead role of Jay Keaton in CITV's 2005"
"Knight Rider (1982 TV series) Knight Rider is an American television series created and produced by Glen A. Larson. The series was originally broadcast on NBC from 1982 to 1986. The show stars David Hasselhoff as Michael Knight, a high-tech modern crime fighter assisted by KITT, an advanced artificially intelligent, self-aware and nearly indestructible car. This was the last series Larson devised at Universal Television before he moved to 20th Century Fox. Self-made billionaire Wilton Knight rescues police Detective Lieutenant Michael Arthur Long after a near fatal shot to the face, giving him a new identity (by plastic surgery) and"
"I love you. God bless. Michael (Mr Wayne) Keaton."" Gough was added in ""In Memoriam"" at the 18th Screen Actors Guild Awards. Michael Gough Francis Michael Gough ( ; 23 November 1916 – 17 March 2011) was an English character actor who made over 150 film and television appearances, known for his roles in the Hammer Horror Films from 1958 and for his recurring role as Alfred Pennyworth in all four films of the Tim Burton / Joel Schumacher ""Batman"" tetralogy. Gough was born in Kuala Lumpur, Federated Malay States (now Malaysia) on 23 November 1916, the son of English"
"of an Invisible Man"" (1992), ""Beethoven"" (1992), ""The New Age"" (1994), and ""Space Jam"" (1996). Heaton was featured in three short-lived sitcoms—""Room for Two"", ""Someone Like Me"" and ""Women of the House""—before landing the role of Debra Barone on ""Everybody Loves Raymond"". She was nominated in each of the series' last seven seasons for the Primetime Emmy Award for Outstanding Lead Actress in a Comedy Series, winning in 2000 and 2001. With her win in 2000, she became the first of the cast members on the show to win an Emmy. She has also collected two Viewers for Quality Television"
"The other main character throughout the series is Wilbur's generally tolerant young wife, Carol (Connie Hines). The Posts also have two sets of neighbors, to whom Ed delights in making Wilbur appear as eccentric as possible. They included the Addisons, Roger (Larry Keating) and his wife Kay (Edna Skinner), who both appeared from the pilot episode until Keating's death in 1963; thereafter, Skinner continued appearing as Kay, without mention of Roger's absence, until the neighbors were recast. During this period, Kay's brother Paul Fenton (Jack Albertson), who had made occasional appearances before, appears. Following the Addisons, the Posts' new neighbors"
"lasting three years. Additionally, many TV series over the years that take place in the present time have characters age faster than normal while other characters age naturally. The character of Eric Forman was written out of the series at the end of the seventh season, as Topher Grace wanted to move on with his career. Ashton Kutcher switched to a recurring guest role when he also chose to depart following the seventh season. However, Kelso had not been written out yet, so to give better closure to the character, Kutcher appeared in the first four episodes of the eighth"
"one or two per season thereafter. He directed only the fourth of the 93 50-minute episodes, entitled ""I Saw the Whole Thing"" with John Forsythe. The last new episode aired on June 26, 1965, but the series has continued to be popular in television syndication for decades. Actors appearing in the most episodes include Patricia Hitchcock (Alfred Hitchcock's daughter), Dick York, Robert Horton, James Gleason, John Williams, Robert H. Harris, Russell Collins, Barbara Baxley, Ray Teal, Percy Helton, Phyllis Thaxter, Carmen Mathews, Mildred Dunnock, Alan Napier, Robert Vaughn, and Vincent Price. Many notable film actors, such as Robert Redford, Sir"
"""The Suite Life of Zack & Cody"" and ""Army Wives"". He also starred in the 2000 television movie ""A Diva's Christmas Carol"". One of his earliest roles was as Greg, Alex Keaton's friend who is killed in a car accident in the 1987 ""Family Ties"" episode ""A, My Name Is Alex"" for which the writer won an Emmy Award. He had a lead role in the short-lived 1989 NBC sitcom ""The Nutt House"". He also starred in the Disney sci-fi tele-movie ""Earth Star Voyager"" and had a lead role on the television series ""Manhattan, AZ"" in 2000. He had a"
"Mr. Mom Mr. Mom is a 1983 American comedy film from 20th Century Fox, directed by Stan Dragoti, written by John Hughes, and produced by Lynn Loring, Lauren Shuler and Aaron Spelling. It stars Michael Keaton, Teri Garr, Jeffrey Tambor, Ann Jillian, Christopher Lloyd and Martin Mull. The film follows an unemployed Detroit engineer becoming a stay-at-home dad and taking care of three young children, after his wife lands a job and returns to the advertising business as an executive at a big advertising agency. Living with his wife, Caroline, and their three children, Alex, Kenny, and Megan, in a"
"during the season are Dr. Deaton (Seth Gilliam), Adrian Harris (Adam Fristoe), Coach Bobby Finstock (Orny Adams), Sheriff Stilinski (Linden Ashby), Danny Mahealani (Keahu Kahuanui), Marin Morrell (Bianca Lawson) and Mr. Lahey (John Wesley Shipp). Kali, Ennis, Ethan and Aiden make a brief appearance in the season finale, ""Master Plan"", as the members of the Alpha Pack that kidnapped Boyd and Erica. As of Season 3, they become recurring characters, with their leader Deucalion introduced in ""Tattoo"", the first episode. These characters are played by Gideon Emery (Deucalion), Brian Patrick Wade (Ennis), Felisha Terrell (Kali), Charlie Carver (Ethan) and Max"
"Turnabout (TV series) Turnabout is an American sitcom that first aired on NBC in 1979 and was based on a 1931 novel of the same title by Thorne Smith (which had already been developed into the 1940 movie, ""Turnabout""). The plot was about a husband and wife who found themselves inhabiting each other's bodies. The series lasted seven episodes. Sports writer Sam Alston (John Schuck) and his cosmetics-executive wife Penny (Sharon Gless) each envy the other's life. One day, Penny buys a small statue from a gypsy and the statue turns out to have the magical power to grant wishes."
"Roe appears in the coming-of-age film ""Hot Summer Nights"", which premiered at the South by Southwest festival in March 2017 and is expected to be released in 2018. He also plays a lead role in Freeform’s 2018 TV series, ""Siren"", as Benjamin Pownall. Alex Roe Alexander Michael Roe-Brown (born 9 May 1990) is an English film and television actor, best known for playing Jay Keaton in the series ""The Fugitives"", Elliott Baden in ""The Cut"" and Ben in ""Siren"". He also plays Liam Page in the movie ""Forever My Girl"". Roe was born in Westminster, London. He enjoys sports, playing"
"Rae Mahoney (season 6); Ellen McElduff as Billie Lou Hatfield (seasons 5–7); Austin Pendleton as Dr. George Griscom (season 7), and Jason Stanford as Joe Ryblack (seasons 6 and 7). A number of well-known actors and celebrities appeared on the show, including Steve Allen, Lewis Black, Wilford Brimley, Steve Burns, Steve Buscemi, Bruce Campbell, Joan Chen, Vincent D'Onofrio, Jeffrey Donovan, Tate Donovan, Charles Durning, Charles S. Dutton, Richard Edson, Kathryn Erbe, Edie Falco, Peter Gallagher, Paul Giamatti, John Glover, Moses Gunn, Luis Guzmán, Jake Gyllenhaal, Marcia Gay Harden, Neil Patrick Harris, Pat Hingle, James Earl Jones, Terry Kinney, Bruno Kirby,"
"intriguing cultural inversions characterizing the Reagan era: a conservative younger generation aspiring to wealth, business success, and traditional values, serves as inheritor to the politically liberal, presumably activist, culturally experimental generation of adults who had experienced the 1960s. The result was a decade, paradoxical by America's usual post–World War II standards, in which youthful ambition and social renovation became equated with pronounced political conservatism. ""When else could a boy with a briefcase become a national hero?"" queried ""Family Ties""' creator, Gary David Goldberg, during the show's final year. In 1999, ""TV Guide"" ranked Alex P. Keaton number 17 on its"