He Also Saw Himself In The Character
Michael J. Fox has admitted that he saw quite a lot himself in the role of Alex and that this role taught him a ton about acting. “What I learned about acting, especially doing that show, is that I thought as acting, when I was younger, as something you put on a character. You’re trying to be somebody else, and really what it is, is trying to take stuff off. That’s the great fun of playing Alex: he is a kid who’s putting on all this stuff, and when it was really effective was when you see him naked. You see he’s just this scared kid.”
Skippy Is Now A Stand Up Comedian
Irwin “Skippy” Handelman is best remembered for his role of Alex’s nerdy friend and Mallory’s not-so-secret admirer. Ever since the show went off air, Marc Price has continued to make people double over with laughter. He now does stand-up work, and furthermore in 2006 he was featured on Last Comic Standing.