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Michael J. Fox Reflects on Mortality as He Returns in Shrinking and Releases 'Future Boy'

He calls Parkinson's unpredictable, noting reduced mobility after 35 years with the disease.

Overview

  • In new interviews, Fox says he hopes for a peaceful death in his sleep without drama after decades living with Parkinson's.
  • Following a five-year retirement, he filmed a three-episode guest role on Apple TV+'s Shrinking, playing a character with Parkinson's.
  • He reports he "doesn't walk much anymore" and adapts his routine daily based on how his symptoms present.
  • He describes Parkinson's progression as having "no timeline" and being "mysterious and enigmatic."
  • His Michael J. Fox Foundation has raised more than $2 billion for research, and he received the Presidential Medal of Freedom earlier this year.