What Michael J. Fox Wants successful the Next 30 Years

For Michael J. Fox, the champion awards travel from the enactment helium does distant from the screen.

On Nov. 19, the Emmy victor stepped retired for the 2022 Governors Awards successful Los Angeles. But alternatively of being recognized for his latest performances, the 61-year-old received the Jean Hersholt Humanitarian Award for his philanthropic efforts.

"It's nice," Michael told E! News successful an exclusive interrogation connected the reddish carpet. "Everybody likes to deliberation that the bully they tried to bash successful the satellite is recognized—and I'm truly excited astir this." 

According to the Back to the Future star, this grant isn't astir him but rather the Michael J. Fox Foundation. His non-profit is dedicated to uncovering a cure for Parkinson's illness and improved therapies for those surviving with Parkinson's today.

"The attraction that they're getting, the information that our enactment volition proceed on, I emotion the glare of the attention," Michael said, "because it forces america to truly beryllium superior astir it, get the enactment done."

"They just couldn't judge it," Tracy told E! News when recalling the family's absorption to Michael's award. "They're truly proud." 

While the weekend was each astir celebrating his foundation work, Michael besides couldn't assistance but look backmost connected his career. When asked to question backmost to the past and stock proposal to his younger self, the histrion couldn't assistance but poke amusive astatine the designation helium received for his show arsenic Alex Keaton successful Family Ties.

"Be cautious of the Emmys," helium joked to E!, "because precise pointy and I don't cognize if I should beryllium cautious with the Oscars. I perceive they are truly heavy, but I don't cognize yet. I'll archer you successful a fewer hours."