Michael J. Fox made a cheeky joke while introducing his son Sam to the audience in a speech at the Actor Awards, formerly the .
The ceremony traditionally opens with monologues from several of the assembled stars, who tell stories about their time in their profession and then close by stating their names and saying: 'I am an actor.'
Fox, 64 - who has - got such a massive round of applause when the camera alighted on him that he had to pause the start of his speech.
He proceeded to tell a story about how his acting career resulted in his introduction to his wife and Family Ties co-star Tracy Pollan, with whom he has four children.
The Back to the Future legend then pointed to his son Sam, 36, who was seated next to him, and quipped: 'By the way, he's not an actor, he's just my date.'
He added a heartwarming extra few words to the traditional closer of the monologue, saying: 'I'm Michael J. Fox and a dad, and I'm an actor.'
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Michael J. Fox made a cheeky joke while introducing his son Sam to the audience in a speech at the Actor Awards, formerly the SAG Awards
The ceremony traditionally opens with monologues from several of the assembled stars, who tell stories about their time in their profession
Fox began his speech: 'Before I left school....,' then had to trail off briefly in order to let his thunderous ovation die down before continuing.
'Before I left school and moved from Canada to LA to try and make it as an actor, a teacher of mine told me: "Fox, you're not gonna be cute forever." I didn't know what to say to that so I said: "Maybe just long enough, sir,"' he said to a laugh.
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