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Michael J. Fox to guest star on 'Wife'
NEW YORK, Television icon Michael J. Fox has signed to guest star in the U.S. drama series "The Good Wife" next season, CBS announced.
Fox is a five-time Emmy Award winner best known for his roles on the sitcoms "Family Ties" and "Spin City."
Diagnosed in real life with Parkinson's Disease, he has been semi-retired from acting for years, occasionally making guest appearances on shows like "The Practice," "Scrubs" and "Rescue Me."
CBS said Fox will appear in "Wife" as Simon Canning, a shrewd litigator whom Alicia, played by Julianna Margulies, faces in a massive class action lawsuit.
Canning is willing to use anything in court, including symptoms of his neurological condition, to create sympathy for his otherwise unsympathetic client: a giant pharmaceutical company, the network said in a synopsis of the Season 2 episode.
"We're absolutely thrilled that Michael has agreed to play this role," executive producers and show creators Robert and Michelle King said in a statement. "His intelligence as an actor, combined with his incredible comic timing will really bring this smart, cynical lawyer to life."
Season 2 of "The Good Wife" is to premiere Sept. 28.
The series' first season received nine Emmy nominations.
NEW YORK, Television icon Michael J. Fox has signed to guest star in the U.S. drama series "The Good Wife" next season, CBS announced.
Fox is a five-time Emmy Award winner best known for his roles on the sitcoms "Family Ties" and "Spin City."
Diagnosed in real life with Parkinson's Disease, he has been semi-retired from acting for years, occasionally making guest appearances on shows like "The Practice," "Scrubs" and "Rescue Me."
CBS said Fox will appear in "Wife" as Simon Canning, a shrewd litigator whom Alicia, played by Julianna Margulies, faces in a massive class action lawsuit.
Canning is willing to use anything in court, including symptoms of his neurological condition, to create sympathy for his otherwise unsympathetic client: a giant pharmaceutical company, the network said in a synopsis of the Season 2 episode.
"We're absolutely thrilled that Michael has agreed to play this role," executive producers and show creators Robert and Michelle King said in a statement. "His intelligence as an actor, combined with his incredible comic timing will really bring this smart, cynical lawyer to life."
Season 2 of "The Good Wife" is to premiere Sept. 28.
The series' first season received nine Emmy nominations.
