Welcome to the Cast Bios section, where you can find short biographies and filmographies for all major cast members of Family Ties, as well as a picture of most of the cast members. The filmography lists show all movies and TV shows that each cast member has appeared in, from the time Family Ties started airing (1982) till now.

Note! All the regular cast members below, except for Brian Bonsall (I e. Michael J. Fox, Justine, Tina, Michael Gross and Meredith), also appeared in the TV movie Family Ties Vacation from 1985. Because of its obvious connection to Family Ties, this movie is not listed in the filmographies below (although you can find some information about it in the Synopses page on this web site). This does not apply to any of the major guest stars featured on this page (Tracy Pollan, Courteney Cox, Marc Price or Scott Valentine).

This page contains: | Michael J. Fox | Justine Bateman | Tina Yothers | Brian Bonsall | Michael Gross | Meredith Baxter | Tracy Pollan | Courteney Cox | Marc Price | Scott Valentine |

MICHAEL J. FOX (Alex P. Keaton) His real name is Michael Andrew Fox. Born on June 9th 1961 in Edmonton, Alberta, Canada. He has one brother, Steven, and three sisters, Karen, Jackie and Kelli. He is 5' 5" tall (approximately 165 centimeters). Married to Tracy Pollan (Ellen Reed in Family Ties) since July 16th 1988. He has three children with Tracy: Sam Michael Fox (born May 30th 1989 in Los Angeles), the twins Aquinnah Kathleen Fox and Schuyler Frances Fox (born February 15th 1995 in New York) and Esme Annabelle Fox (born November 5th 2001). He is currently living in New York City, New York. Picture from: ABC Television, 1998

Filmography:

(**) means that he was also executive producer for the respective movie or TV show. Beside these, Michael J. Fox are also executive producer of the TV series "Anna Says", starring Tracy Pollan (his wife), which was supposed to start airing in the U.S. the fall of 1999. I'm currently uncertain as to whether or not this show is still aired (or ever have been). If you have any details about this show, please e-mail me. According to the Internet Movie Database, he is also executive producer for the new/upcoming TV series "Otherwise Engaged" (I don't have any information on what this is, for the time being).

Major TV guest star appearances: Anna Says (1999), The Daily Show (1996), Night Court (1986), The Love Boat (1983) and Teachers Only (1982)

JUSTINE BATEMAN (Mallory Keaton) Born on February 19th 1966 in Rye, New York, USA. Her father is Kent Bateman, an actor/producer/writer. She has one brother, Jason. She is currently living in Los Angeles, California. She is single. Suffered from anorexia during a 10-year period, during the shooting of Family Ties, according to IMDB. She also confirmed this in an interview for Entertainment Tonight during the fall of 1999 (a program called "The Real Family Ties"). She is also a licensed pilot and a certified Scuba diver (according to IMDB). She now also works as a fashion designer. More biographies to come (hopefully). If you have any, please send them to me.

Filmography:

Major TV guest star appearances: Blind Date (2002), 4 episodes of Lois & Clark: The New Adventures of Superman (1996), Rugrats (1991) (voice), Tales from the Darkside (1984), It's Your Move (1984) and Glitter (1984)

TINA YOTHERS (Jennifer Keaton) Her full name is Kristina Louise Yothers. Born on May 5th 1973 in Whittier, California, USA. She has three brothers; Jeffery, Randy and Cory; and one sister, Kari. She is currently living in Huntington Beach, California. She is now the lead singer of the band Jaded. They recently released their first CD, called "Confessions" (should be in most music stores in the US, although it might be hard to get hold of it in other countries). She is single. (Note: If you have any newer photo of Tina, please send it to me.

Filmography:

Major TV guest star appearances: The Weakest Link (2001), Sports Talk (1998), Married... with Children (1987), Domestic Life (1984) and Father Murphy (1981).

BRIAN BONSALL (Andrew Keaton) appeared in Family Ties from season 5 (1986) and forward as a regular cast member. The character also appeared before season 5, but was back then played by uncredited twins (Garrett and Taylor Merriman). Born on December 3rd 1981 in Torrance, California, USA. He now works as a radio DJ. He is currently living in Detroit, Michigan. Graduated from high school in June 2000. More biographies to come. If you have any, please send them to me. I'm also looking for more normal photos. Please e-mail it to webmaster@familyties-tv.com or daniel.hofverberg@telia.com.

Filmography:

Major TV guest star appearances: Parker Lewis Can't Lose (1982), The Young Riders (1991), The Super Mario Bros. Super Show (1989) and Day by Day (1988)

MICHAEL GROSS (Steven Keaton) Born on June 21st 1947 in Chicago, Illinois, USA. His sister is actress Mary Gross Graduated from Yale University's School of Drama.. Married to Elza Bergeron since 1984. He has two stepchildren. He is currently living in Chicago. More biographies to come. If you have any, please send them to me.

Filmography:

Major TV guest star appearances: Law & Order (2002), two episodes of Family Law (2000), Spin City (2000), Law and Order (2000), Batman Beyond (1999) (voice), two episodes of The Norm Show (1999), Ally McBeal (1999), The Hunger (1997), The Outer Limits (1996), Dream On (1994), Batman: The Animated Series (1993) (voice), Law & Order (1990), Day by Day (1988), Night Court (1986) and Finder of Lost Love (1985)

MEREDITH BAXTER formerly Meredith Baxter Birney (Elyse Keaton) Born on June 21st 1947 in Los Angeles, California, USA. Her mother is actress Whitney Blake, from the old sitcom "Hazel". She has two siblings, both older brothers. Was married to screen-writer Michael Blodgett from October 21st 1995 until a couple of years ago (they are divorced now). She is currently living in Santa Monica, California. She has five children: Ted (aged 32), Eva (aged 30), Kate (aged 25) and the twins Mollie and Peter (aged 16). The last two are the only ones who still live with Meredith. Meredith has recently started her own line of Meredith Baxter Personal Care Products (use the link for more information - it will open in a new window, close it to return to this site). Photo taken by: Lynda Fuller - Meredith Baxter Fan Club

Filmography:

(**) means that she was also Co-Executive Producer for the movie. (***) means that she was also executive producer for the TV show.

Major TV guest star appearance: Spin City (1997)

TRACY POLLAN (Ellen Reed) appeared in Family Ties in the 4th season (1985 - 1986) Born on June 22nd 1960 in Long Island, New York, USA. She is 5' 6" tall (approximately 170 centimeters). Her parents are named Steven and Corky. She has two sisters and one brother, named Michael Pollan. Married to Michael J. Fox (Alex P. Keaton in Family Ties) since July 16th 1988. She dated Kevin Bacon for a long period before that. She has three children with Michael: Sam Michael Fox (born May 30th 1989 in Los Angeles) and the twins Aquinnah Kathleen Fox and Schuyler Frances Fox (born February 15th 1995 in New York). She is currently living in New York City, New York. She is best friends with actress Jennifer Grey (according to IMDB).

Filmography:

Major TV guest star appearance: Law & Order - Special Victims Unit (two episodes; 1999) and Spin City (two episodes; 1997 and 1998)

COURTENEY COX nowadays Courteney Cox Arquette (Lauren Miller) appeared in Family Ties in the 6th and 7th season (1987 - 1989) Born on June 15th 1964 in Birmingham, Alabama, USA. Her nickname is Cece (according to IMDB). She has 3 siblings; one brother named Richard and two sisters named Virginia and Dottie Pickett. She also has 9 half-siblings. She is 5' 5" tall (approximately 165 centimeters). Married to David Arquette (her co-star from "Scream") since June 12th 1999. More biographies to come (hopefully). If you have any, please send them to me.

Filmography:

(**) means that she was also Executive Producer for the movie.

Major TV guest star appearances: WCW Monday Nitro (2000), TFI Friday (1997), The Larry Sanders Show (1995), Seinfeld (1994), Dream On (1992), Morton & Hayes (1991) and Murder, She Wrote (1986; two episodes)

MARC PRICE (Skippy Handleman) Note: Technically he was only a guest star in Family Ties, although he did appear in most episodes (thruout all seven seasons). Born on February 23rd 1968. He is nowadays performing as a standup comedian. More biographies to come. If you have any, please send them to me.

Filmography:

Major TV guest star appearance: The Weakest Link (2001), Hotel (1987), Archie Bunker's Place (1982) and One Day at a Time (1982).

SCOTT VALENTINE (Nick Moore) appeared in Family Ties in seasons 4 - 7 (1985 - 1989) Born on June 3rd 1958 in Saratoga Springs, New York, USA. Attended Adirondack Community College, Queensbury, New York. More biographies to come (hopefully). If you have any, please send them to me.

Filmography:

(**) means that he was also director for the movie.

Major TV guest star appearances: Providence (2000), JAG (2000), Batman Beyond (1999) (voice), NewsRadio (1997), Pinky and the Brain (1997) (voice), Promised Land (1997), Walker, Texas Ranger (1996), Superman (1997) (voice), Murder, She Wrote (two episodes, 1995 and 1993), Silk Stalkings (1995), Lois & Clark: The New Adventures of Superman (1995), Sirens (1994), The Hitchhiker (1990), Iron Man (1994), Renegade (1992), Batman: The Animated Series (1992) (voice), Matlock (1986) and Knight Rider (1985).

Note: Pictures with no source information are public domain photos, collected from various sources.

This page will hopefully be updated with additional biographies for all cast members soon! If you have any kind of biographies (complete or partial) for any of the actors/actresses mentioned on the page, especially if you have information not already available on the page, please e-mail them to me right away so I can make a more complete page. Also contact me if you find any incomplete or incorrect information on this page, and I'll fix it ASAP!

Also, if you have any pictures of cast members I don't have pictures of that I can include here, or if you know where to find such, please let me know right away. If you have pictures, you're welcome to e-mail them to me (as attachments) without any prior notice. Please send any pictures to daniel.hofverberg@telia.com instead of my usual address, due to the often large file sizes of pictures and the limited space available on my Yahoo account.

Information from: The Internet Movie Database

Written and compiled by: Daniel Hofverberg

Page last updated: 07-11-2002 (MM-DD-YYYY)