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16 ‘Family Ties’ Facts All Michael J. Fox Fans Should Know

6. Alex was popular with both Democrats and Republicans

Michael J. Fox himself grew up in Canada so he didn’t have ties either way, but he said that both Democrats and Republicans loved the character of Alex. “As the character developed, Republicans really took Alex under their wing and made him a poster boy for the movement. At the same time, too, social liberals were writing me letters saying, ‘Way to go satirizing that point of view.’ So I was loved on both sides and that was uniquely about the character and uniquely about the show. It was one of the shows where it just caught a time. It just found its niche.”

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