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Michael J. Fox's breakout role in "Family Ties" came at a dire time in his life. Speaking to Route magazine, the beloved actor revealed that he made the bold move of dropping out of his high school in Canada and moving to America to make his Hollywood dreams a reality. However, when left to his own devices, the young man struggled to make ends meet. Fox was surviving on boiled macaroni and earning extra money by selling rented furniture that didn't belong to him. Of course, paying rent and taxes was basically out of the question for him at that point, so he had to figure out creative ways to avoid his landlord.

During a May 2023 interview with Variety, the "Spin City" star recalled how he even had to dumpster dive for food at

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