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Maybe. He may have been famous at the time Back to the Future came out, but people don't really remember him for Family Ties anymore. So it may not have MADE him famous - but it KEPT him famous.
He was already famous, a little show called Family Ties sound familiar. Just like Reggie Jackson, he didn't become a star on Back to the Future, he brought his star with him.