Hollywood actor Michael J Fox, star of Back To The Future, has shared a sweet snap with his family, including his wife and adult children.
He shared the picture on his Instagram profile on 8 May, which is when Mother’s Day is celebrated in the US.
The actor paid tribute to his wife Tracy Pollan, to whom he has been married for over 30 years.
She is known for her roles in the crime television series Law and Order: Special Victims Unit and the film A Stranger Among Us.
The caption read: “Our children are beautiful, sensitive, intelligent, empathetic, independent, compassionate, adventurous, lovely people. That’s your fault. We all love you so much. Happy Mother’s Day.”
(Image: realmikejfox/Instagram)
The couple first met on NBC’s sitcom show Family Ties which was popular in the 80s, also for which Michael won three Emmy Awards, and they had their first son a year after they were married in 1989.
The pair went on to have their twins, Aquinnah and Schuyler, back in 1995 and welcomed their fourth in 2001.
Michael is dedicated to raising awareness of Parkinson’s disease since he was diagnosed in 1991, aged just 29.
(Image: Getty Images The Michael J. Fox Foundation)
The Hollywood actor, who is perhaps best known for his role as Marty McFly in sci-fi classic Back To The Future, only shared the news seven years after he found out and does his best to bring the disease to the foreground and help fund research.
The symptoms of the disease include slow movement, muscle stiffness and most the well known are tremors, in which parts of the body shake uncontrollably.
He has previously spoken about his experience with the disease and how it has affected his career to The Guardian.
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Michael opened up: “It’s my walking. I used to walk fast, but every step is now like a frigging maths problem so I take it slow. With acting, I used to race to the punchline, but I started to really pay attention because I couldn’t just skate over any moment.”
His foundation, which was set up in 2000, aims to find a cure and to help those that are living with the disease and its symptoms.
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