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Zusatztext Michael J. Fox has a reputation for being young! smart! witty! and energetic.Ten years ago! when his little finger started trembling uncontrollablywhilst on location! he suspected something might be up. Shortly after hewas diagnosed as having Parkinson's Disease. For almost ten years he keptit a secret! depending on drugs to get him through his working day (incrediblyearning some of his best notices ever for his hit sitcom Spin City). Hehas now been forced to retire! despite only being in his thirties... Informationen zum Autor Michael J. Fox is best known today for his hit Channel Four sitcom Spin City that he also produced. In the eighties he became an international mega-star, first through TV shows such as Family Ties, then through the record-breaking Back To The Future movies. Klappentext In September 1998, Michael J. Fox stunned the world by announcing that he had been diagnosed with Parkinson's disease - in fact, he had been secretly fighting it for seven years. In this candid book, with his trademark ironic sensibility and sense of the absurd, he tells his life story - from his childhood in western Canada to his meteoric rise in film and television and, most importantly, the years in which - with the unswerving support of his wife, family and friends - he has dealt with his illness. He talks about what Parkinson's has given him: the chance to appreciate a wonderful life and career, and the opportunity to help search for a cure and spread public awareness of the disease. He feels as if he is a very lucky man indeed. Zusammenfassung In this candid book, with his trademark ironic sensibility and sense of the absurd, he tells his life story - from his childhood in western Canada to his meteoric rise in film and television and, most importantly, the years in which - with the unswerving support of his wife, family and friends - he has dealt with his illness.
