Michael J. Fox Celebrates His Marriage: ‘Best 35 Years of My Life’
By Movieguide® Contributor
Michael J. Fox is thankful for having a loving relationship with his wife for 35 years.
“We just make it up as we go along,” he revealed. “It’s interesting, being married for 35 years. Yeah. I mean, the joke is you say I’ve been married 35 years, and it’s [been] the best 35 years of my life so think about that one for a second.”
Fox met his wife, Tracy Pollan, in 1985 on the FAMILY TIES set. They married in 1988.
“But it’s great. It’s great having a partner and having someone that knows you in a [certain] way when everyone in the world thinks they know you. [Only] one person actually knows you,” he added.
Fox has battled a Parkinson’s diagnosis for over 30 years, which is “an incurable degenerative disorder of the central nervous system.” Fox recently shared with PEOPLE how those close to him help him to navigate his health struggles.
“With the help of family, with the help of people that I work with, I’ve been able to meet those challenges and go beyond them and do new things,” Fox said. “And the whole thing is just keep having new experiences, whether it’s experiences that push forward, what we’re trying to do and our mission with foundation.”
The actor started The Michael J. Fox Foundation to help search for a cure for Parkinson’s.
“The Michael J. Fox Foundation (MJFF) exists for one reason: to accelerate the next generation of Parkinson’s disease (PD) treatments,” the website reads. “In practice, that means identifying and funding projects most vital to patients; spearheading solutions around seemingly intractable field-wide challenges; coordinating and streamlining the efforts of multiple, often disparate, teams; and doing whatever it takes to drive faster knowledge turns for the benefit of every life touched by PD.”
Movieguide® previously reported:
Michael J. Fox opened up about his battle with Parkinson’s and shared the good he has been able to achieve through his experience with the disease.
“The positivity is really sincere. I really feel it, and it’s genuine,” Fox said. “But it’s hard fought, and it’s hard won, I should say.”
“We can find ways to just give ourselves a break, give ourselves credit for getting through life on life’s terms,” he continued. “And, in order to do that, you have to stop and say, ‘It’s not that bad. It’s not that bad.’”
“They say the absence of fear is faith,” he added.
While Fox has found much strength to fight within himself since being diagnosed with the disease in 1991, he’s also extremely grateful for his wife Tracy Pollan’s support.
“She’s an amazing person and has gone through a lot. It’s no small thing,” he said. “I didn’t know what to expect, and neither did she. But she indicated to me by saying, ‘For better or for worse and [in] sickness and in health,’ that she was going to hang on and get me through it or go through it with me.”
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