Michael J. Fox Explains Why He Returned to Acting Amid Parkinson’s Battle
Fox said the role let him work as himself while adapting scenes to his Parkinson’s-related challenges.
9 Articles
9 Articles
Why Michael J. Fox returned to acting after retiring
Why Michael J. Fox returned to acting after retiringMichael J. Fox is talking about why he came back to acting, even though Parkinson's disease has made it harder for him to remember his lines. The 65-year-old actor, who was diagnosed with early-onset Parkinson's at age 29, said he returned...
Why Michael J. Fox returned to acting despite Parkinson's impacting his 'ability to memorize lines'
Michael J. Fox said "the 12 hour work day was behind me," as he struggled to "memorize lines" amid his Parkinson's disease, but he still returned to acting in "Shrinking."
"I Can’t Do This Anymore": Michael J. Fox Reveals Why He Returned To Acting With 'Shrinking' After Six Years
Michael J. Fox had stepped away from acting after Parkinson’s complications made long days and memorizing lines increasingly difficult. For years, it seemed like the ‘Back to the Future‘ star had accepted that chapter of his career was over. Then ‘Shrinking‘ offered him something different: a role where he didn’t have to hide what he […]
The actor, who recently returned to the performance with the Shrinking series, will receive the Lasker Foundation award for his commitment to research on this neurodegenerative disease.
Coverage Details
Bias Distribution
- 43% of the sources are Center, 43% of the sources lean Right
Factuality
To view factuality data please Upgrade to Premium
