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Fox’s Foundation Pumps $3B Into Parkinson Drug Trials

7/24/2026

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Michael J. Fox’s foundation has funded more than $3 billion and backs roughly 180 human-testing Parkinson’s drug programs.
Fox was diagnosed with Parkinson’s at age 29 in 1991 and disclosed it publicly in 1998, calling the disclosure “hell on” his wife Tracy Pollan.
He returned to acting on Apple TV+’s “Shrinking,” earned an Emmy nomination, and said the role has prolonged his life.

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Michael J. Fox’s foundation has funded more than $3 billion and backs roughly 180 human-testing Parkinson’s drug programs.
Fox was diagnosed with Parkinson’s at age 29 in 1991 and disclosed it publicly in 1998, calling the disclosure “hell on” his wife Tracy Pollan.
He returned to acting on Apple TV+’s “Shrinking,” earned an Emmy nomination, and said the role has prolonged his life.