Back to the Future star Michael J. Fox received the Gene Hersholt Award from the Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences for his individual contribution to humanism. The ceremony took place on November 20. It has been reported Variation.
“He did not choose to have Parkinson’s or to be an advocate for those who suffer from it. But do not doubt that this is his greatest performance. It is the clearest example of how to fight and how to live. “The Michael J. Fox Parkinson Foundation has raised over $1 billion,” said host Woody Harrelson, presenting the statuette to J. Fox.
In 2020, Michael J. Fox announced that he had been diagnosed with Parkinson’s disease 20 years ago, which severely damaged his short-term memory. According to Fox, with age it became more difficult to remember lines for the shoot.
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