Michael J. Fox is coming out of acting retirement.
The Hollywood legend, 63, will make a guest appearance in “Shrinking” Season 3 following his five-year acting hiatus due to his Parkinson’s diagnosis.
“Big feelings incoming. Michael J. Fox joins the Shrinking cast as a guest star in season 3,” Apple TV and Fox wrote in a joint Instagram post Friday.
Harrison Ford, whose “Shrinking” character, Dr. Paul Rhodes, has Parkinson’s, reacted to the news of Fox joining the hit comedy series at a FYC Event on Sunday.
“His willingness to be part of our show is a great source of inspiration and gives us a real purpose,” Ford, 82, told People.
“It’s not just us coming together, two actors,” Ford continued. “There’s a story to tell, and our commitment to the story is what joins us together. I appreciate his willingness to be a part of the show.”
The “Star Wars” actor teased that “there will be subtle things that will show up later” in his portrayal of the disease after working with Fox.
“When we were together, it was an accomplishment of all of us trying to meet all the ambitions, both obvious and attendant, to the ideas we’re trying to deal with,” Ford explained. “I’ve done what I could to acquaint myself with the aspects of the disease that I’m portraying, and I’m at a much different stage of the disease.”
Ford also noted that his “Shrinking” character is “in a much different stage of the disease” than Fox is.
“But Michael, as Eric Todisco Bill [Lawrence] points out, is totally there on the intellectual level,” Ford added. “And emotionally, his humor and his courage are evident.”
In “Shrinking,” Ford plays one of therapist Jimmy Laird’s (Jason Segel) colleagues. His Parkinson’s diagnosis was revealed at the end of the first season.
Last year, Ford said that he takes his role as Paul “deadly f – – king seriously.”
“There’s no intention to make it into a joke, but there are people that absorb these kinds of experiences with grace and courage and a little bit of wisdom,” said Ford. “And that is not to say that some people do not.”
Lawrence told The Post in December: “The greatest gift of my professional career is getting to be involved in this stage of Harrison Ford’s career. It’s been really cool. He’s so conscientious. He’s so passionate.”
Fox previously worked with Lawrence, 56, on the ABC sitcom “Spin City,” which aired from 1996 to 2002.
The “Back to the Future” star was diagnosed with Parkinson’s disease in 1991 at the age of 29, but didn’t announce it publicly until 1998. The neurological disorder causes unintended stiffness, shakiness and difficulty with coordination.
Fox has not acted since he appeared on the CBS drama “The Good Fight” in 2020.
He announced that he was retiring from acting that same year.
