The Back to the Future star and Parkinson’s advocate is promoted to the country’s highest civilian honor, while veteran kids producer Roger Damon Price is also named.
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| Michael J. Fox | Jason Kempin/Getty Images |
Michael J. Fox has been promoted to the highest Canadian civilian honor for his Hollywood success and Parkinson’s advocacy, it was announced Friday, June 26.
Canadian-born Fox in 2011 first received the Order of Canada for his acting and raising money and awareness for Parkinson’s disease. His promotion to the Companion of the Order of Canada was given as Fox “is in a remarkable chapter of his life, blending selective acting with powerful global advocacy and unflinching honesty about Parkinson’s. Through his foundation, he drives transformative research and hope,” Mary Simon, Canada’s governor general, said in a statement.
Emmy Award winner Fox grew up in Burnaby, Canada, before cementing his Hollywood career with star turns in Family Ties, Spin City and the Back to the Future movie franchise. He does occasional acting gigs from his home in New York City while continuing to raise money and awareness through his The Michael J. Fox Foundation for Parkinson’s Research.
Also Friday, longtime kids TV producer Roger Damon Price was named as a Member of the Order of Canada. Damon Price is considered the father of Nickelodeon’s iconic green slime TV gag, and co-founded YTV, Canada’s cable kids TV network.
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| The kids’ sketch comedy show You Can’t Do That on Television slimed anyone who said, “I don’t know.” | Courtesy of Nickelodeon |
A castmember getting slimed first happened on You Can’t Do That on Television, a Canadian kids sketch comedy series Damon Price created and wrote for five seasons from 1979. The green goop eventually became a Nickelodeon signature when the Canadian series landed on the American kids channel in 1982 and helped define the U.S. cable TV brand, with slime becoming stapes on shows such as Double Dare and Figure It Out. Being slimed is now considered as being one of the highest honors that Nickelodeon can bestow on someone, with celebrities lining up to get slimed at the network's annual Kids' Choice Awards. Nickelodeon's slime even received its own music festival, bring slime, music and mayhem to fans around the world at SlimeFest.
New talent discovered on You Can’t Do That on Television included writer Bill Prady, an eventual co-creator of The Big Bang Theory, and a young Alanis Morissette, who appeared in five episodes.
Niv Fichman, a Canadian film producer of titles like The Red Violin and Blackberry, also made it onto the latest Order of Canada list as an Officer.
Michael Andrew Fox, C.C.Burnaby, British Columbia and New York, New York, United States of AmericaMichael J. Fox is in a remarkable chapter of his life, blending selective acting with powerful global advocacy and unflinching honesty about Parkinson’s. Through his foundation, he drives transformative research and hope. He has inspired millions worldwide by channelling his voice into writing, public speaking, and the acclaimed 2023 documentary Still.This is a promotion within the Order.Roger Damon Price, C.M.Ottawa, OntarioRoger Price is a groundbreaking creator of youth television whose influential series reshaped children’s programming. His imaginative storytelling and irreverent humour empowered young audiences and advanced both science fiction and sketch comedy. His legacy endures through continued work with You Can’t Do That Productions in Ottawa and remains widely celebrated.
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Original source: The Hollywood Reporter.
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