Michael J. Fox Inspired How Parkinsons Is Depicted on Shrinking, Says Creator: Not Sad or Tragic Way (Exclusive)

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Michael J. Fox Inspired How Parkinsons Is Depicted on Shrinking, Says Creator: Not Sad or Tragic Way (Exclusive)

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Bill Lawrence found inspiration for Shrinking from Michael J. Fox and his journey with Parkinson's. The Shrinking co-creator revealed to PEOPLE that Fox's public Parkinson's diagnosis helped shaped Harrison Ford's character Paul in the series. In the AppleTV+ show, Ford plays a therapist who is navigating his Parkinson's diagnosis as he continues to practice mental health therapy. At the Dec. 12 "An Evening with Shrinking at PaleyLive" event, Lawrence, 55, told PEOPLE that he and co-creator Brett Goldstein both have a "deep history" with the disease, citing how both their fathers have Parkinson's.
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