Michael J. Fox shares devastating news during rare public appearance

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Back to the Future star, Michael J. Fox, has revealed that his mother, Phyllis Fox, passed away two weeks ago, on 24 September, ago aged 92.MORE: 'There is a time for everything': Michael J.

Fox says he's going into a second retirementAccording to the MailOnline, Michael, 61, made the sad revelation whilst making a rare public appearance at the 2022 New York Comic Con at the weekend.WATCH: Stars turn out for Golden Globe awardsRecalling a funny story about his late mother, the actor explained: "I was 23 years old, and I called her, she was in Canada, and I said, 'They want me to do this Steven Spielberg movie, but I have to do it at night and I have to do Family Ties in the daytime.' And she replied, 'You'll be too tired.'"READ: Tom Hanks loses his cool with overzealous fan following health fearsSEE: Elvis creator Baz Luhrmann reveals major future project following show-stopping biopicHe added, "To this day — well, till two weeks ago — my mother thought it was a really bad idea for me to do Back to the Future.

She loved the movie, [but she was right], I got tired." Michael and his mother Phyllis when he received his Hollywood starPhyllis was dedicated to raising awareness for diabetes and Parkinson's disease, something Michael himself has suffered with since being diagnosed at the age of 29.Since his diagnosis, Michael has been passionate about finding a cure.

Taking to his Instagram account earlier this year, he shared a powerful video in a collaboration with AARP. He made the announcement at Comic Con where he reunited with Christopher LloydIn the clip, he explains: "I went through a real crisis in 2018, I was sitting on the floor and I was thinking.