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Michael J. Fox saw Harrison Ford's Parkinson's acting on 'Shrinking,' and immediately reached out
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The Apple series Shrinking centers around actor Jason Segel, who plays a therapist juggling grief, fatherhood, and experimenting with unconventional therapy practices with his patients. It also stars Harrison Ford, who plays Segel’s mentor and boss, a therapist who is living with Parkinson’s disease.
Actor Michael J. Fox, who notably has Parkinson’s in real life, was so moved by Ford’s “human” and “accessible” portrayal of the condition that he called up Bill Lawrence, his former Spin City boss, who also co-created Shrinking.
Michael J. Fox Admits He Thought People Would ‘Crucify’ Him for Joking About Parkinson’s Diagnosis in “Curb Your Enthusiasm”
Michael J. Fox feared viewers would criticize his 2011 cameo with Larry David on Curb Your Enthusiasm before agreeing to the role
Fox said improvising as himself made the HBO comedy experience especially fun
The actor called the episode a breakthrough for changing perceptions of people living with Parkinson's
Michael J. Fox initially thought he would get "crucified" for his appearance on Curb Your Enthusiasm with Larry David.
While talking to Michael Sebastian for an interview with Esquire, Fox, 65, recalled how much fun he had filming his 2011 cameo on the series. Sebastian started the conversation by mentioning that Fox was "in one of my favorite episodes of Curb Your Enthusiasm where you play Larry's upstairs neighbor and he accuses you of using your Parkinson's to basically get sympathy and so on and ruin his life."
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Michael J. Fox Reveals He Feared Backlash Over Parkinson’s Jokes on ‘Curb Your Enthusiasm’: ‘They’ll Crucify Us’
Michael J. Fox didn’t think the public would respond well to the Parkinson’s jokes he participated in as a guest star on Curb Your Enthusiasm.
In a new interview, the actor and advocate revealed that he was concerned about the response to his appearance — though people ended up loving it.
When Larry David first approached Fox about an appearance on Curb Your Enthusiasm, the Back to the Future alum had reservations.
“You are in one of my favorite episodes of Curb Your Enthusiasm, where you play Larry’s upstairs neighbor and he accuses you of using your Parkinson’s to basically get sympathy and so on,” the interviewer said to Fox during the recent conversation.
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