At 61, Michael J. Fox, famed for his portrayal of Marty McFly in the legendary “Back to the Future” series, opens up about his decades-long struggle with Parkinson’s disease, which he was first diagnosed with at age 29.
In a candid interview with CBS Sunday Morning, Fox characterizes his ongoing battle with the relentlessly progressive disease as dealing with a “gift that keeps on taking.”
Fox discovered his diagnosis a year after the final installment of the much-beloved “Back to the Future” trilogy was released. This marked the beginning of his daunting fight against Parkinson’s disease.
