Justin Long

Justin Long Instagram – I #still smile when I hear the opening chords of the theme song to “Family Ties” – it preceded a half hour spent with the Keaton family that was guaranteed to be a blast. Reruns ran twice a day around noon and watching them was the highlight of being sick and “having” to stay home from school when I was a kid.
Easily the best part of the show was watching the actor who played Alex P Keaton: Michael J Fox. As my young brain was beginning to understand what “cool” and “funny” were, he became THE coolest and funniest. As he began to act in movies, I eagerly watched them all. I’ll never forget experiencing “Back to the Future” at our local theater (before the town next to us got a big multiplex). My seven year-old brain was blown. It was probably THE moment I fell madly in love with movies. Then came trips back to the theater to see him in “Teen Wolf” and “The Secret of My success” and later, his brilliant work in “Bright Lights, Big City”, “Light of Day” and “Casualties of War” – all of which I had to wait until I was in high school to watch because they were R rated. By then, I had begun falling in love with acting – and my matchmaker was Michael J Fox. Whenever he appeared in a new movie, I bought a ticket. I saw them all: “Life With Mikey”, “For Love Or Money”, “Greedy”.
Years later, now an actor myself (who understands that there’s much more to life than movies and acting), I admire Mike for the person he is – which, to me, is the embodiment of courage and human perseverance. But, as his latest movie clearly demonstrates, he’s also #still the funniest and coolest. I cannot recommend #Still enough – it’s out now on @appleTV. | Posted on 05/Jun/2023 01:39:22