Michael J Fox
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The actor shares personal stories and observations about illness and health, aging, the strength of family and friends, and how perceptions about time affect the consideration of mortality.
Diagnosed at age 29, Fox is engaged in Parkinson's advocacy work, raising global awareness of the disease and helping find a cure through The Michael J. Fox Foundation for Parkinson's Research, the world's leading non-profit funder of PD science. Here he shares...
2) Lucky man
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"If you were to rush in to this room right now and announce that you had struck a deal-with God, Allah, Buddha, Christ, Krishna, Bill Gates, whomever-in which the ten years since my diagnosis could be magically taken away, traded in for ten more years as the person I was before, I would, without a moment's hesitation, tell you to take a hike." In September 1998, Michael J. Fox stunned the world by announcing that he had been diagnosed with Parkinson's...
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There are many words to describe Michael J. Fox: Star. Husband. Father. Activist. But one word encapsulates it all: Optimist. Struck with Parkinson's disease at the height of his fame, Fox has taken what some might consider cause for depression and turned it into a beacon of hope for millions. Now he writes about the personal philosophy that carried him through his darkest hours, and shows how he became a happier person by recognizing the gifts of...
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Con man Frank Bannister (Fox) has a unique scam-- he works with a group of ghosts who haunt a home until Frank comes along to drive them out, for the right price. But the small town of Fairwater is plagued by a serial killer's evil spirit and Frank and his spiritual cronies face the challenge of getting rid of the ghost before the police decide to get rid of Frank.
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Stuart Little is back for more action-packed adventure. This time around Stuart and the reluctant Snowbell embark on a dangerous mission to rescue Stuart's new friend Margalo from a villainous falcon. But the journey proves more difficult than he ever imagines, and Stuart has to decide if he's up to the task.
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Back to the Future: It's the mid-80's, and Marty McFly is your average 17-year-old slacker who happens to be friends with an inventor, Doc Brown. Doc's latest invention is a time machine, that ends up transporting Marty back to 1955 where he must bring his parents together so that he will exist when he gets back to his own time.
Back to the Future Part II: Marty visits 2015 to straighten out the future of the McFly family, but Biff Tannen steals...