Overview
- Fox, 64, walked the red carpet on Nov. 15 in New York City with wife Tracy Pollan and their four children at the A Funny Thing Happened on the Way to Cure Parkinson’s gala.
- He praised his family’s unwavering support, telling People, “They’ve always been there for me, and they continue to be for me, year after year.”
- Co-chaired by Fox and Pollan, the event featured host Denis Leary, a performance by Jackson Browne, and stand-up sets from Nikki Glaser and Jon Stewart.
- Celebrities including Katie Couric, Meg Ryan, Kate Bosworth, Justin Long, Clark Gregg and others attended to support the annual fundraiser.
- Founded in 2000 after Fox’s 1991 Parkinson’s diagnosis, the Michael J. Fox Foundation marks 25 years as a leading funder with more than $2.5 billion endowed for research.