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Michael J. Fox Reveals How His Wife Inspired Him To Get Sober

CLIP08/15/18
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Michael J. Fox hasn't had a drink in more than 25 years. The "Back to the Future" star revealed to PEOPLE that he turned to alcohol after receiving his young-onset Parkinson's disease diagnosis in 1991; and after a night of drinking, it was his wife, Tracy Pollan, who gave him the nudge he needed to nix his habit.

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Tags: Access, tracy pollan, drinking, alcohol, sober, sobriety, michael j fox, michael j. fox
S2018 E02 minInterviewNews and InformationDaytime

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