Inspector Gadget & Care Bears voice actor Dan Hennessey dies aged 82 after Parkinson’s battle as family lead tributes

Voice actor Dan Hennessey has died

CARTOON voice actor Dan Hennessey had died at the age of 82. The Canadian star – famed for voicing Braveheart Lion in Care Bears and Chief Quimby in Inspector Gadget – had been suffering from […]

Dexys Midnight Runners founding member Andy Leek dies aged 66 after battle with Parkinson’s

He was a member of Dexys Midnight Runners

Dexys Midnight Runners founding member Andy Leek has died aged 66 after a battle with Parkinson’s disease. Leek performed as the 80s Birmingham band’s pianist before enjoying a successful solo career as a singer-songwriter. 5 […]

Baywatch star Michael Newman dead at 68 from ‘heart complications’ after 18-year battle with Parkinson’s disease

Baywatch star Michael Newman has died following his battle with Parkinson's disease

BAYWATCH star Michael Newman has died following his battle with Parkinson’s disease. The actor, who was first diagnosed with the condition in 2006, passed away “from heart complications” on Sunday evening at 68. 4 Baywatch […]

Ryan Reynolds Recalls Late Father’s Parkinson’s Hallucinations, Strained Relationship

Ryan Reynolds Recalls Late Father's Parkinson's Hallucinations, Strained Relationship

“At the time I just thought, ‘My dad’s losing his mind.’ My father was really slipping down a rabbit hole where he was struggling to differentiate between reality and fiction,” the actor wrote of his […]

How Michael J Fox’s devastating Parkinson’s diagnosis saved him from booze & ‘sheltered existence fuelled by fear’

Michael J Fox with Tracy, his wife of 36 years

IT was a moment that had fans in tears – as ailing movie star Michael J Fox was brought on to the Pyramid Stage during Coldplay’s headlining Glastonbury set and Chris Martin paid a moving […]

Richard Lewis dead at 76: Curb Your Enthusiasm comic suffered from Parkinson’s disease in ‘rocky’ years before death

Curb Your Enthusiasm star Richard Lewis has died

CURB Your Enthusiasm star Richard Lewis has died. Richard recently discussed his Parkinson’s disease on social media. 1 Curb Your Enthusiasm star Richard Lewis has diedCredit: Getty The fan-favorite stand-up comedian was 76 as his […]

Star Trek star Mickey Cottrell dies aged 79 after Parkinson’s battle

Star Trek actor Mickey Cottrell (right) died aged 79

STAR Trek actor Mickey Cottrell has died aged 79. The death of the Hollywood publicist, actor and producer was confirmed by his sister Suzie Cottrell-Smith, who revealed he had suffered from Parkinson’s disease. 3 Star Trek […]

‘I wanted to play but my hand wouldn’t move’: making an album with Parkinson’s | Country

Pianist Matt Rollings agreed to play on Samuel Smith’s album In the Springtime because he really connected with it.

It was 3 December 2020 when I found out. For months I had been battling stiffness in my right arm. Now, the test results had come back from the lab. “You do know what’s going […]

Michael J. Fox Reflects On Life Expectancy With Parkinson’s: ‘I’m Not Gonna Be 80’

Michael J. Fox is the subject of the upcoming Apple TV+ film “Still."

Actor Michael J. Fox, who was diagnosed with Parkinson’s disease at age 29, is opening up about his shortened life expectancy. “You don’t die from Parkinson’s. You die with Parkinson’s,” he says in a “CBS […]

Michael J. Fox Says Parkinson’s Battle Is Getting ‘Harder,’ Doesn’t Think He’ll Live to 80

Michael J. Fox Says Parkinson's Battle Is Getting 'Harder,' Doesn't Think He'll Live to 80

“It’s gettin’ tougher. Every day it’s tougher,” the 61-year-old actor admits in an interview with “CBS Sunday Morning.” Michael J. Fox is opening up about his battle with Parkinson’s disease. In a preview for an […]