Martin "Marty" McFly is a fictional character and the main protagonist in the Back to the Future motion picture trilogy, played by actor Michael J. Fox in the three films and voiced by David Kaufman in the animated series.

Biography

Marty was born in 1968 in Hill Valley, California.

Little is known about Marty's life prior to the first Back to the Future film, except for the fact that he set his parents' living room rug on fire when he was 8.

In 1985, Marty plays lead guitar with The Pinheads and likes listening to Huey Lewis and the News, Tom Petty and the Heartbreakers, and Eddie Van Halen. He is a talented skateboarder.

Although often accident prone, when faced with danger, Marty is always brave and can be very resourceful and clever. His only major character flaw is his persistent desire to show others that he is not a coward, which causes him to take unnecessary risks. He cannot abide being called 'chicken', a trait he shares with James Dean's character Jim Stark from Rebel Without a Cause (coincidentally made in 1955).

Family

Marty is the youngest of three children to George and Lorraine McFly. He has a brother Dave and a sister Linda. His secondary entourage consists of girlfriend Jennifer Parker and best friend Emmett Brown, a scientist who Marty (and Jennifer) call "Doc." There is an impression that Marty is embarrassed by his family and does not spend much time at home, preferring to hang out with Doc, Jennifer, or the guys in his band, The Pinheads.

How exactly Marty and Doc met has never been explained, although a draft script for the first film states that, in 1983, Doc turned up at Marty's garage one day and offered him $50 a week, plus free beer and use of his record collection, to clean his garage. This explanation is not accepted by most fans, however, as it contradicts the characterizations of Marty and Doc seen in the finished film. Writers Robert Zemeckis and Bob Gale say they once considered expanding on their relationship, but decided against it, reasoning that children and adolescents are often attracted to eccentric or mysterious neighbors.

Back to the Future: The Animated Series

In the animated series, Marty and Jennifer study at Hill Valley College after graduating from Hill Valley High School. Marty spends a lot of time visiting the Brown house where Doc, Clara, and their sons now live. He accompanies the family on many of their time travel adventures.

The animated series reveals that Marty has his "chicken" problem established in the films. For instance, Bifficus Antanneny taunts Marty into a chariot race by calling him the Latin word for "chicken."

An episode set in 2091 establishes that Marty's music becomes famous to Elvis-like proportions, as there are Marty impersonators mimicking his act on stage. His great-granddaughter Marta remarks, "If only my great-grandfather was still alive to see that his music continues on...."

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