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‘Shrinking’ creator says Michael J. Fox inspired the show’s portrayal of Parkinson’s disease
Shrinking co-creator Bill Lawrence has said the show’s portrayal of Parkinson’s disease was inspired by Michael J. Fox.The second season of the comedy drama show has just completed its run on Apple TV+ and stars Harrison Ford as Dr. Paul Rhoades, a therapist who has the neurodegenerative disease.Lawrence, who created the show alongside lead star Jason Segel (How I Met Your Mother) and Brett Goldstein (Ted Lasso), spoke about the influence that the Back To The Future star had in the character’s inception in a live interview with People earlier this month (December 12).“It’s cool to get to write about things you care about now,” Lawrence said.