Fox surprised Pollan with a romantic Parisian getaway in 2011 in honor of their 23rd wedding anniversary. “Oblivious to all the madness going on outside, Tracy and I danced the night away,” Fox gushed.Īfter decades in the spotlight, the duo’s love for one another only grew deeper. But Tracy and I had never conceived of our wedding as part of our oeuvre.”ĭespite planning to exchange vows “as far from Hollywood” as they could get - the ceremony took place in Vermont - they couldn’t avoid the attention. “Now, bad reviews I can normally handle - you put your work out there and anybody can take their shot. “I got married last summer and the reviews were terrible,” Fox wrote one year after tying the knot. The ’80s icon put a playful spin on the frenzy that surrounded his 1988 nuptials in an essay penned for Esquire. Their real-life romance officially began after they reunited on the big screen for the drama Bright Lights, Big City.įox and the New York native made their red carpet debut at the 39th annual Emmy Awards in 1987, where he won the trophy for Outstanding Lead Actor in a Comedy Series for Family Ties. Pollan played Ellen Reed, the love interest of Fox’s Alex P. The couple met while working together on season 4 of Family Ties in 1985.

… But all those years of hiding was shaking me awake.” “I told Tracy … ‘In sickness and in health,’ I remember her whispering,” the Canadian actor said in a voiceover. While reflecting on his health journey in the trailer for his 2023 documentary, Still, Fox remembered breaking the news to his spouse. The Back to the Future star received his diagnosis in 1991, three years after he married Pollan. Fox and wife Tracy Pollan‘s lasting love has helped them navigate the biggest challenges, including his battle with Parkinson’s disease.

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