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Michael J Fox says achieving fame in the 1980s was harder: ‘You had to be talented’

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Michael J Fox has said that celebrities who became famous during the Eighties were much “tougher” than the ones rising to fame now, thanks to social media

In a recent interview with , the Emmy-winning actor, who made his name in the 1980s following his roles in and , compared the state of the entertainment industry now.

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