MICHAEL J. Fox was seen in London giving fans a peace sign as he was pushed in a wheelchair.
The Back to the Future star appeared in good spirits during the outing amid his battle with Parkinson’s disease.
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Michael, 63, kept it casual, wearing jeans and a red bandana-print shirt.
He covered up with a brown jacket and wore stylish sneakers.
The Family Ties star flashed a peace sign with his fingers to fans watching as someone pushed him in his wheelchair.
Michael was seen leaving the Chiltern Firehouse after a night out with friends.
The sighting came months after he took to the stage at the BAFTAs, addressing the crowd in an emotional speech.
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SILENT FIGHT
Michael’s wife, Tracy Pollan, watched proudly as he spoke.
He bravely took the stand, leaving his wheelchair to speak.
“Five films are nominated in this category tonight and all five have something in common – they are the best at what we do,” he said.
“There’s a reason they say movies are magical – because movies can change your day.
“They can change your perspective and sometimes change your life.”
When he finished, the audience gave him a standing ovation.
Tracy was by Michael’s side throughout his battle with Parkinson’s.
The pair met while working on Family Ties.
Michael J. Fox’s Greatest Roles
Michael J. Fox rose to fame in the 1980s and has had an illustrious career. Here’s a look at his biggest roles:
- Back to the future
- Teen Wolf
- Back to the Future II
- Back to the Future III
- Doctor Hollywood
- Stuart Little
- War casualties
- Heading home
- Mars attacks!
- Polar Express
- A Christmas carol
In addition to supporting him through the effects of his illness, Tracy helped him with a secret battle against alcoholism.
Michael was diagnosed with Parkinson’s in 1991, which the actor said led him down the path of addiction.
At his worst, Michael’s wife found him passed out on the floor after a night out.
She was at the “end of the line” at that moment.
His desire to save his marriage helped him kick the habit.
After the BAFTAs, Michael and Tracy proudly posed together.
They stood arm in arm on the red carpet outside London’s Royal Festival Hall.
DEVASTATING DIAGNOSIS
Michael was at the height of his fame when he learned he had young-onset Parkinson’s, which caused him to start losing control of his body.
After receiving the diagnosis, he shared the news with his wife, who held him in her arms as they cried.
Tracy told him at the time, “You’re no different than you were yesterday. It’s easy to forget because nothing has changed.”
Michael tried to forget his condition by focusing on work, he said People.
At the same time, he was dealing with his alcohol addiction.
Although he reduced his alcohol consumption when he married Tracy in 1988, he began drinking bottled wine once again.
“I was isolating myself from my family,” he told the outlet.
In the documentary Still: A Michael J. Fox Movie, released in 2023, he revealed how much his alcoholism had worsened.
“I drank [as a] distraction, to escape my situation. I was an alcoholic,” he said.
After a big night out in 1992, however, his alcohol consumption peaked and he decided to stop.
Three years later, the couple welcomed twins Aquinnah Kathleen and Schuyler Frances.
They welcomed daughter Esmé Annabelle in 2001.
They are also parents to a son named Sam.
In 2023, Michael told US TV that he would have forgiven Tracy if she had decided to “come out” after her battle with Parkinson’s.
“At any point she would have been forgiven if she said, ‘I’m leaving,’” he said.
“But she didn’t do it.”
The actor described his diagnosis as a “tsunami of misfortune,” noting that he suffered a series of serious medical problems in a short space of time.
The worst happened in 2018, when he had spinal cord surgery to remove a benign tumor.
Michael continues to stay positive amid the battle, however.
He is an outspoken advocate for others battling the same disease.
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