The “Spin City” star has always been proud of his Canadian heritage, especially through more turbulent moments in American history. “I’m real proud of the fact that if you say ‘Russia’ to the average American he thinks ‘Cold War’ and if you say ‘Russia’ to a Canadian he thinks ‘hockey,’” he said in 1987. “I’m proud to be part of that country.” But Fox, who has Parkinson’s disease, has also been an American citizen since 1999, and has used his celebrity to become a vocal advocate for government-funded medical research in the U.S., with a specific focus on stem cell research.