"I'm sorry, I know I sucked," he said, "but I had a really good time.". The escapades of the Keatons and the interesting dynamic between kids and parents made for a smash hit. While Esm also stays out of the And he very quickly and without much emotion pronounced I had Parkinson's and that I would - not to worry, I'd still be able to work for about 10 more years. Fox opens up about alcoholism, broken bones, and 'crazy Crispin' Glover in new doc. And it just was - it was a time when I all of a sudden really - I said, you know, put a shiny face on this. All Rights Reserved. And I was really proud of her for doing it. He was a very important mentor to me and an important person in my life and in the lives of a lot of people. He said, 'What do they mean when they say, 'For richer'? I mean, from the minute he said Mexicans are rapists and just this litany of garbage that came out of his mouth, by the time he got around to mocking disabled people, you think I would be inured to it, but it really pissed me off. My happiness grows in direct proportion to my acceptance, and in inverse proportion to my expectations. Fox went on to win three Emmys and a Golden Globe for his work on the show. He's seeing the world, and it all looks the same to him. See production, box office & company info. I stepped wrong, slipped on the tile and shattered my humerus, my left arm. pic.twitter.com/hE7KeTiDUi. Fox Instagram. GROSS: What's the process been like for you of trying to, you know, over the years come to terms with the fact that you have a condition that is progressive, that - you're not going to heal from it and suddenly not have it anymore? Fox is one proud papa. He was diagnosed with early-onset of the disease when he was 29 in 1991 and conceded that Im not gonna be 80., Youve not squandered any of your capacity, Pauley said. Entertainment Television, LLC A Division of NBCUniversal. ", Before the diagnosis, "I had been constantly taking care of this and making sure that was okay, and now Tracy and I are just in it. Sam Michael Fox, Esme Annabelle Fox, Michael J. GROSS: So in the '80s on "Family Ties," you played, you know, a young man who is very conservative, idolizes President Reagan.