Playing Against Type

By Shaun HarrisonNov 5, 2010 12:00 AM EDT

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Best known as clean-cut son Alex P. Keaton and underdog Marty McFly, Michael J. Fox appears on The Good Wife this week, playing a big pharmaceutical company lawyer who manipulates his illness for the jury. In anticipation, we look back at some performers who surprised us by breaking away from their usual pop culture personas.

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