Michael J. Fox gave wife, Tracy Pollan, permission to ‘step out’ – her response was unexpected
About 35 years ago, when Tracy Pollan vowed that she’d be with Michael J. Fox “for better or for worse and in sickness and in health,” she meant every word.
Since her husband was diagnosed with Parkinson’s disease only three years after they wed, Pollan stood by Fox, waiting for the bus “to hit.”
In early November, the star of Family Ties shared how he and his devoted wife navigate the progressive brain disease that’s slowly killing him.
Keep reading to learn more about this beautiful couple and how they handle a life-altering diagnosis.
Finding fame while portraying the ambitious and intelligent Alex P. Keaton in the hit TV series Family Ties (1982 to 1989), a young Michael J. Fox was poised to be one of Hollywood’s greatest stars.
The Golden Globe winning-actor was the cute preppy, Canadian-born actor that girls around the world were swooning over.
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But when he met Tracy Pollan, who played his girlfriend Ellen Reed on the award-winning comedy series that spanned seven seasons, it was game over.
Pollan, now 63, and Fox, 62, were married in 1988 at the height of his career, just as his TV personality was transitioning into a film star as Marty McFly in the Back to the Future trilogy.
In 1991, the same year his comedy film Doc Holiday was released, the Emmy Award-winning actor, 29 at the time, was diagnosed with Parkinson’s disease.
In November 2022, while accepting the Jean Hersholt Humanitarian Award in November 2022, Fox recalled his painful journey with Parkinson’s disease.
