Michael J. Fox: Matthew Broderick Almost Drove Me Out of Hollywood

Michael J. Fox was almost driven out of Hollywood and back to Canada, and it was partially thanks to Matthew Broderick, Fox revealed recently at the Casting Society of America's Artios Awards ceremony. "In 1982, I was desperate to have a job in LA. I owed money, and my phone was cut off. I was selling sections of my sectional sofa. I was ready to go back to Canada and pick up nails on my brother’s construction site," Fox recalled, according to Page Six. When he went in to read for Family Ties, "They [initially] wanted Matthew Broderick," Fox said. "He’d usually go in first for auditions, and you’d hear hands shaking. I was always losing jobs to Matthew Broderick." Of course, Fox got the job that time, and the rest is history. (More Michael J. Fox stories.)