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Michael J. Fox will be making his return to acting for the upcoming third season of Shrinking.
According to Deadline Hollywood, Fox will return to acting for the first time since 2020 for a guest role in Apple TV+‘s third season of Shrinking alongside Jason Segel and Harrison Ford.
While details surrounding Michael J. Fox’s role in the show is being kept under wraps, it is expected that his appearance will tie into a storyline revolving Ford, whose character was diagnosed with Parkinson’s Disease in season one.
Fox’s Shrinking casting will also see him reunite with series co-creator Bill Lawrence. The two had previously worked on the 1996 sitcom Spin City. Fox departed the project in 2000 after his Parkinson’s Disease symptoms worsened. Fox also had a two-episode arc as a genius doctor with OCD in Lawrence’s Scrubs.
Fox’s appearance in Shrinking comes after it was revealed late last year that the show’s portrayal of Parkinson’s disease was inspired by Michael J. Fox. Bill Lawrence said: “I found the first mentor in my life and career, Michael J. Fox, to be so inspiring. The way he took it in stride and continues to work harder than anybody I know. And we want to kind of carry that spirit if we can into the show.”
Michael J. Fox was diagnosed with Parkinson’s disease at age of 29 in 1991 and retired from acting in 2020. He went on to found the Michael J. Fox Foundation in 2000 to help fund research into finding a cure. His last roles to date come in the form of the TV series The Good Fight, and the 2021 film Back Home Again, for which he provided voice acting in 2020.
In April 2024, he shared that he was open to the idea of acting again: “If someone offers me a part and I do it and I have a good time, great. I would do acting if something came up that I could put my realities into it, my challenges, if I could figure it out.”
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