Michael J Fox oozes elegance in an electric blue blazer as he's spotted at Santa Monica restaurant
SANTA MONICA, CALIFORNIA: Canadian-American actor Michael J Fox cut looked elegant as he went to the Giorgio Baldi restaurant for dinner in Santa Monica. The 61-year-old 'Back to the Future' actor, who reportedly revealed he had Parkinson's disease in 1998, seven years after his diagnosis at the age of 29, was dressed in an impressive electric blue blazer with a smart blue patterned shirt. Fox's friend was also present there beside him, providing support.
Accorind to 9News, he also wore black trousers and brown trainers while his friend appeared to carry a cane, seemingly for the actor. Parkinson’s affects the body’s nervous system, and causes tremors, muscle stiffness and a loss of balance. Medicines can help control the symptoms, but there is no definite cure. However, Fox did not seem to be too bothered with it as he looked cheerful in his classy black specs while he proceeded down the street.
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Fox had a reportedly long-awaited and emotional reunion with his friend and 'Back to the Future' co-star Christopher Lloyd, reuniting to talk about their past adventure. The duo reportedly met nearly 40 years after the sci-fi comedy saga was released. Llyod, who played Doc Brow, and Fox, who played Marty, participated in the panel discussion about the movie trilogy while they sat at the Javit’s Center in New York for the Comic-Con festival.
Fans grew concerned about Fox's health since his diagnosis in 1991. It was evident that the degenerative disease has created a deep impact on his physical appearance. Fox was seen staggering as he took to the stage at Comic-Con. He recounted his memorable experience when he first met Emmy Award-winning Lloyd in front of thousands of 'Back To The Future' fans in New York. "The best part of this film was working with Chris," he reportedly said, adding that he thought it was "fun" to work with Chris "because he’s just brilliant."
He also said the iconic duo had an "instant chemistry" while Lloyd called Fox the "King of Exposition." Fox appeared in good spirits as he gave a joyful wave to the thousands of fans who gave him and Lloyd a standing ovation, despite the stiffness and slowness of movement as he continued to experience the advancing stages of the disease.
Fox shared how his disease has taken a mental toll on him that affected his acting career and the type of projects he’s now taking on. He admitted that memorizing lines has become more difficult since he was first diagnosed while appearing on Mike Birbiglias' 'Elaboration of it' podcast. "When I did the spinoff from The Good Wife, which is The Good Fight, I couldn’t remember the lines. I just had this blank, I couldn’t remember the lines,” Fox said.
Fox reportedly said that it was not difficult for him to memorize the lines during his younger days, as he recalled his role on 'Family Ties', an NBC sitcom he starred in from 1982 to 1989. “I wanted to say, 'I’m in. Mallory, get off the phone.' And I knew it, like in an instant, and it stayed like that for me," the actor said. "I have 70 pages of dialogue about one [Brian] De Palma film, and knowing that a hugely expensive Steadicam shoot depends on me knowing the lines – not a drop of sweat on my forehead,” he added, referring to the 1989 film 'Casualties of War', in which he starred alongside Sean Penn.
Fox acknowledged that he no longer took on projects with many lines, "I can’t remember five pages of dialogue. I can’t do it. So I’m going to the beach,” he said.