Michael J. Fox Used To Hitchhike To Work
The insanely popular Michael J. Fox has an estimated net worth of about $65 million, however he didn’t always start off that way. In fact, when the show started out, he didn’t have much cash so he would hitchhike to the Hollywood set from Brentwood.
Matthew Broderick Was First Choice To Play Alex
Don’t need an independent financial advisor to know that no one but Michael J. Fox was suited for the role of Alex! However turns out that Matthew Broderick was the first to be offered the part. Although, Broderick turned it down because he simply did not wish to move to LA. Moreover, Gary David Goldberg initially wasn’t even interested in Michael J. Fox for the role but he was convinced to bring him back see him read again. “So, [Weiner] calls him in, and I say, ‘Anything you want me to tell you?’ He goes, ‘No, just do it better, huh?’ And he gives me this little smile, and I’m thinking, ‘Matthew who?’ It was like ‘boom.’ He nailed it. He just played who he was, he played another side. He was Mike. And as soon as he left, I turned to Judith and I said, ‘This kid’s great. Why didn’t you tell me about him?’”