Ryan Reynolds says Michael J. Fox helped his late father James 'feel いっそう少なく alone' in his 20-year 戦う／戦い with Parkinson's in emotional 地位，任命する
Ryan Reynolds credits Michael J. Fox with making his late father James Chester Reynolds 'feel いっそう少なく alone' as he 戦う／戦いd Parkinson's 病気 before he died in 2015.
The 47-year-old actor 賞賛するd Fox, 62, in a thoughtful essay for TIME's 100 Most 影響力のある People of 2024.?
The 年上の Reynolds died in 2015 に引き続いて a 20-year fight with the degenerative 条件, which Fox also has.
Ryan took to social マスコミ to 株 his essay about Michael 令状ing:?'I met マイク 17 years ago,'
'I've watched him raise the 妨げる／法廷，弁護士業 for 目的 and passion. It'd be kinda lazy to 簡単に characterize him as the greatest 支持する／優勝者 of Parkinson's 研究 on the 惑星. He's someone who helped my dad, along with millions of others, feel いっそう少なく alone.'
Ryan Reynolds credits Michael J. Fox with making his late father James Chester Reynolds 'feel いっそう少なく alone' as he 戦う／戦いd Parkinson's 病気 before he died in 2015.; Fox, Reynolds, and Fox's wife Tracy Pollan pictured in 2019?
Ryan pictured with mom Tammy and dad Jim in November 2005 - Jim died in 2015
On Instagram, Ryan prefaced his TIME essay with a 公式文書，認める to his 51.4 million 信奉者s.
It read: 'I wrote this short blurb about Michael J Fox (@realmikejfox) for the 年次の?#Time100.
'This man means a lot to me. And I know he means a lot to many of you…'
His 尊敬の印 began, 'I know Michael J. Fox. Like, I know him pretty damn 井戸／弁護士席. He’s funny. He’s warm. He’s handsome and intensely smart.'
It was 追加するd: 'He also 落ちるs a lot. Not just because he has Parkinson’s. He 落ちるs a lot because he’s unafraid to 飛行機で行く.
'I met マイク 17 years ago. I’ve watched him raise the 妨げる／法廷，弁護士業 for 目的 and passion. It’d be kinda lazy to 簡単に characterize him as the greatest 支持する／優勝者 of Parkinson’s 研究 on the 惑星.'
Ryan, who 株 four children with wife Blake Lively, continued, 'It’d be kinda lazy to 簡単に regard him as a movie 星／主役にする who 形態／調整d the lives of people all over the 惑星 with a uniquely electric wit and self-aware charm. He’s the sum of these beautiful parts. And so many more.'
Then, 言及／関連ing his daughter James, who is 指名するd after his father, Ryan said, 'Last year I watched 支援する to the 未来 with my 8-year-old daughter. It’s become her favourite film.'
Earlier this week, Ryan took to social マスコミ to 株 the bit he wrote about Michael for the 遺産／遺物 出版（物）
Ryan 株d this photo of him and his dad online when he 発表するd his death in 2015
Fox took to Instagram to thank Reynolds, 株ing in a comment: 'With friends like @vancityreynolds it’s easier to 遂行する anything. Thanks buddy'
About the 1985 movie starring Fox, he went on, 'And for now, that’s enough for me―and her. One more kid from one more 世代 sees what I saw.
'I know how lucky I am to call マイク a friend. She still has no idea that I know him. I don’t need to teach my daughter the level of compassion マイク has mastered.'
'Or teach her to tell stories the way マイク tells stories. I need to teach her that it’s 承認する to 落ちる a lot. It’s the 絶対の best way to know you’re 飛行機で行くing,' he 結論するd.
The 地位，任命する has so far collected more than 740,000 likes.?
Fox took to Instagram to thank Reynolds, 株ing in a comment: 'With friends like @vancityreynolds it’s easier to 遂行する anything. Thanks buddy.'?
