Overview
- Fox walked the red carpet in New York City on Nov. 15 with wife Tracy Pollan and their four children at A Funny Thing Happened on the Way to Cure Parkinson’s.
- Denis Leary hosted and Jackson Browne performed, with attendees including Nikki Glaser, Jon Stewart, Meg Ryan, Katie Couric, Julianna Margulies and others.
- Fox praised his family as “so supportive and so great,” saying they have been there for him year after year during his decades living with Parkinson’s.
- Pollan emphasized the challenges of caregiving and the resilience required, noting that optimism helps but the disease is difficult for families and patients.
- The Michael J. Fox Foundation marked its 25th anniversary, reporting more than $2.5 billion endowed, as the family also shared marriage advice for newlywed son Sam and joined Fox onstage for a brief guitar moment.