Wednesday, June 23, 2004

Tracy Pollan

Yesterday was a birthday for Tracy Pollan (44) who played Alex P. Keaton's first girlfriend, Ellen Reed, and later married Michael J. Fox. I'm always interested to see real-life couples act onscreen. There's something extra in knowing that no matter what their roles are, these two ended up together for real.

From my viewer's perspective, their relationship seems to have the substance that makes marriage work. They've no doubt been tested by Fox's Parkinson's Disease and come out stronger for it.

Incidentally, Pollan's father is financial advisor Stephen Pollan, author of the book, Die Broke.

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