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Michael J. Fox no longer pursuing acting gigs amid battle with Parkinson's disease

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Michael J. Fox is opening up about how Parkinson's disease has impacted his acting career. The 59-year-old actor recently spoke with The New York Times about his fourth memoir, "No Time Like the Future," in which he addresses his struggles with Parkinson's.

In addition to motor skill difficulties, the neurodegenerative disorder can cause severe cognitive issues. In his book, Fox writes that "not being able to speak reliably is a game-breaker for an actor," the Times reports. "Absent a chemical intervention, Parkinson’s will render me frozen, immobile, stone-faced, and mute — entirely at the mercy of my environment," the star writes. "For someone for whom motion equals emotion, vibrance and relevance, it’s a lesson in humility." Michael J..

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