| Alex P. Keaton | |
|---|---|
| First appearance | "Pilot" |
| Last appearance | "Alex Doesn't Live Here Anymore: Part 2" |
| Cause/reason | End of the series |
| Created by | Gary David Goldberg |
| Portrayed by | Michael J. Fox |
| Information | |
| Gender | Male |
| Age | 24 (in 1989) |
| Date of birth | 1965 (Africa) |
| Occupation | Wall Street Investor (1989-2000) Ohio U. See also Family Ties Season 1 1982-1983 Season 2 1983-1984 Season 3 1984-1985 Season 4 1985-1986 Family Ties is a Television Sitcom that aired on NBC for seven seasons from 1982 to 1989 Gary David Goldberg (born June 25, 1944 -) is an American writer and producer for television and film best known for his work on Family Michael J Fox (born Michael Andrew Fox; June 9 1961 is a Canadian / American S. Senator (2000-) |
| Family | Steven Keaton (dad) Elyse Keaton (mom) Mallory "Mal" Keaton (sister) Jennifer Keaton Andrew Keaton (brother) |
Alex P. Keaton is a fictional character, portrayed by Michael J. Fox, on the 1980s American sitcom Family Ties. Michael J Fox (born Michael Andrew Fox; June 9 1961 is a Canadian / American The United States of America —commonly referred to as the Family Ties is a Television Sitcom that aired on NBC for seven seasons from 1982 to 1989 Alex is most famous for being a conservative Republican, and a passionate student of economics, which is rooted in his obsession with money. Economics is the social science that studies the production distribution, and consumption of goods and services. Money is anything that is generally accepted as Payment for Goods and services and repayment of Debts. In particular, he was a proponent of supply-side economics. Supply-side economics is an arguably heterodox school of Macroeconomic thought that argues that economic growth can be most effectively created using incentives for Keaton kept a picture of Richard Nixon above his bed [1], and noted an affinity for William F. Buckley Jr., Ronald Reagan, and Milton Friedman. William Frank Buckley Jr ( November 24 1925 – February 27 2008) was an American Author and conservative Milton Friedman (July 31 1912 November 16 2006 was an American Nobel Laureate Economist and Public intellectual. His favorite television show was Wall $treet Week, then hosted by Louis Rukeyser. Wall $treet Week ( W$W) was a long-running Investment news and information TV program broadcast weekly each Friday on PBS Louis Richard Rukeyser ( January 30 1933 &ndash May 2 2006) was a U Keaton routinely read The Wall Street Journal, and was an ardent supporter of its conservative editorial page. Conservatism is a term used to describe political philosophies that favour Tradition, where tradition refers to various religious cultural or nationally defined The editorial page (also known as the opinion page is the page reserved in a Newspaper or Magazine for the publication's Editorial.
The character of Alex P. Keaton became a symbol of America's move towards more conservative political thinking in the 1980s. In fact, Ronald Reagan once stated that Family Ties was his favorite television show.
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Early life
Keaton's conservative attitudes contrast sharply with his liberal, former-hippie parents and his three less politically opinionated siblings. The Hippie Subculture was originally a Youth movement that began in the United States during the early 1960s and spread around the world His character was born in the mid 1960s while his parents were in Africa volunteering for the Peace Corps. The Peace Corps is an independent United States federal agency. Alex's staple was his propensity to always dress up in a shirt and tie while carrying a briefcase, even though he attended a public high school. Alex's high grades intimidated his sister Mallory, prompting her mother to claim that her problem was not that she wasn't as smart as Alex but that she wasn't as motivated as Alex. Her father added, "Napoleon wasn't as motivated as Alex!"
At the beginning of the series, Keaton was in high school and determined to attend Princeton University. Napoleon Bonaparte (15 August 1769 – 5 May 1821 was a French military and political leader who had a significant impact on the History of Europe. Princeton University is a private Coeducational research university located in Princeton, New Jersey. While visiting Princeton, his sister Mallory, distraught after having just suffered an emotional crisis, barged in on Alex's admissions interview. Torn by his great desire to attend the university, Alex ultimately chose to tend to his sister rather than continue his interview, thus destroying his chances of attending the school. He graduated from Warren G. Harding High School in 1984
College
Alex ended up receiving a scholarship to the fictional Leland College. The college was located close enough to the Keaton home in Columbus, Ohio that Alex continued to live in his parents' house and commute to campus. Columbus is the Capital and the largest city of the US state of Ohio. While attending Leland, he was involved in two major romantic relationships with two characters who were vastly different from his conservative persona. One of these girlfriends, Ellen Reed, was portrayed by Tracy Pollan (who became Michael J. Tracy Jo Pollan (born June 22, 1960) is an American Actress. She is perhaps best-known for her recurring role as Ellen Reed on the Sitcom Fox's real-life wife). After they broke up, Keaton pursued a liberal psychology student with feminist leanings, Lauren Miller, who was played by Courteney Cox. Psychology (from Greek grc ψῡχή psȳkhē, "breath life soul" and grc -λογία -logia) is an Academic and Feminism is a discourse that involves various movements theories, and Philosophies which are concerned with the issue of Gender difference, advocate Courteney Cox (born June 15 1964 also known as Courteney Cox Arquette, is an American actress, Film producer, and former model
Keaton excelled at Leland College, and was even given the opportunity to teach an economics course as a teaching assistant. A teaching assistant (TA is a junior Scholar employed on a temporary contract by a College or University in teaching-related responsibilities
When explored more in depth, it became clear that many of Alex's actions were a result of an image he wanted to project rather than the truth of what he believed. For instance, in college and in high school, Alex was given time on the school radio to play his favorite music. Usually, Alex's musical taste was pre-rock and roll and he abhorred all modern forms of music. Rock and roll (also known as rock 'n' roll) is a form of Music that evolved in the United States in the late 1940s and early 1950s with roots in mostly African But in the episode "A, My Name is Alex" it was revealed that Alex secretly enjoyed The Doors, who celebrated the 1960s counterculture. This article is about the band For their self-titled debut album see The Doors (album; for the Oliver Stone film see The Doors (film; for Doors in computing Counterculture (also " counter-culture " is a sociological term used to describe the values and norms of behavior of a Cultural group, or [2] However, he never deviated from his conservative political beliefs.
Post graduate
Ultimately, Keaton graduated from Leland College at the end of the series and accepted a job on Wall Street in 1989. Wall Street is a street in lower Manhattan, New York City, United States. As Keaton stayed at home throughout his college years, the departure was a difficult and emotional one for his family.
According to one episode of Michael J. Fox's later series Spin City, Keaton eventually became a Republican Senator from Ohio. Spin City is an American Sitcom Television series that ran from 1996 to 2002 on ABC, and was created by The United States Senate is the Upper house of the bicameral United States Congress, the Lower house being the House of Representatives Ohio ( is a Midwestern state of the United States. As part of the Great Lakes region, Ohio has long been a cultural and geographical crossroads
Influences
There is a bar in London, Ontario, Canada named "The Alex P. London is a city in Southwestern Ontario, Canada along the Quebec City-Windsor Corridor with a metropolitan area population of 457720 the city proper Keaton", after the fictional character. The bar is located on the corner of Talbot Street and Albert Street. [3] Also, the song "Summer Girls" by LFO later quoted the show by lyrics "Michael J. " Summer Girls " is a Song by the pop group LFO that reached #3 in the US in 1999. Lyte Funky Ones ( LFO) was an American three-man pop / Rap group consisting of Rich Cronin, Devin Lima (born Harold Lima March 18 Fox was Alex P. Keaton. "
A song titled "Me and Alex P. Keaton" appears on the Victims of Circumstances' 2007 album "Do it Yourself. "
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