Michael J Fox’s career heights have been meteoric, with the acting legend once known as “the Prince of Hollywood” boasting an estimated net worth of $65 million (£52.7 million).
However, his own success doesn’t mean he’s less impressed by other entertainment industry greats, and Michael J Fox was positively beaming after the Bruce Springsteen show he attended on Saturday night.
Described on its website as the “world’s most famous arena”, the Manhattan venue has played host to some top notch music industry veterans, from Michael Jackson to Elvis Presley.
It was famously the scene of John Lennon’s final live appearance before he was shot dead, at an Elton John show on Thanksgiving night in 1974.
Last weekend, Michael looked thrilled to be at the Bruce Springsteen show, as he stood beside his wife Tracy Pollan in images published on her Instagram Stories.
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Tracy published some video snippets from the concert which she appeared to have recorded on her phone, and which captured the immense size of the venue.
She and Michael, who recently celebrated the 28th birthday bash of their twin daughters, Aquinnah and Schuyler, also have another daughter, Esme, who is 21, and a 33-year-old son, Sam.
It is not known how many of their kids joined the couple for their very musical night out.
Meanwhile, Michael has history with Bruce, as he sang the musical legend’s track Light of Day as a duet with Joan Jett in the 1987 movie of the same name.
The plot followed the story of a brother and sister (played by Michael and Joan), who start a garage band known as the Barbusters.
It had originally been hoped that Bruce would take a role in the film too, but as he declined, Michael was the male lead on the track instead.
On one occasion, Bruce performed the song at a charity concert intended to raise funds for those with Parkinson’s Disease – a cause close to Michael’s heart as he has suffered from the condition since he was just 29 years old.
After waking up one morning with uncontrollable shaking in his little finger, he was prompted to see a neurologist, who delivered the bad news – he had young-onset Parkinson’s Disease.
Of the one million adults living with the condition in the USA, just four percent of them are under 50 – and, according to the Parkinson’s Foundation, developing it before turning 30 is very unusual.
Michael tried desperately to disguise his symptoms by holding props in his hands, and the stress of hiding the truth contributed to him developing alcoholism.
However, he triumphantly revealed at the Utah Sundance Film Festival earlier this year, where he was premiering Still, a film documenting his struggles, that he has remained teetotal for decades.
“I was definitely an alcoholic. But I’ve gone 30 years without having a drink,” he vowed.
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