Michael J. Fox has received an Emmy nomination for his guest starring role in season three of Shrinking.

The Apple TV series, which stars Jason Segel and Harrison Ford, saw Fox in a multi-episode arc at one point meet Dr. Paul Rhoades (Ford) in a therapist office waiting room. “What are you in for?” Fox asked Paul. “Parkinson’s. You?” Paul responded, to which Fox joked, “Just a haircut,” and they both laughed.

Fox will compete in the category against Brett Goldstein (Shrinking), Hamish Linklater (Widow’s Bay), Christopher McDonald (Hacks) and Connor Storrie (Saturday Night Live). Ford’s character Paul was revealed to have Parkinson’s in season one, with the character initially trying to hide it until he realized he needed to face his disease.

The guest role on Shrinking marked Fox’s return to acting after stepping away in 2020 due to memory and speech issues from Parkinson’s disease. He made Emmy history in 1986 when Fox was a second-time nominee for playing Alex P. Keaton, the conservative-leaning eldest child of former hippie parents on NBC’s sitcom Family Ties — and a burgeoning movie star on the heels of 1985’s Back to the Future and Teen Wolf.

At 25, he won the award for best lead actor in a comedy series, beating out such veterans as Harry Anderson, Ted Danson and Bob Newhart, and became the youngest actor ever to win the prize. Fox joining Shrinking reunited him with series co-creator Bill Lawrence.

The two previously worked together on the ABC sitcom Spin City for four seasons, which Fox starred in until 2000, when he departed due to Parkinson’s-related issues. Fox also had a guest role on Lawrence’s Scrubs.

The 2026 Emmy nominations were announced on Wednesday morning during ceremony that streamed live from the TV Academy’s Saban Media Center. Mariska Hargitay will host the 2026 Emmys, which will air live on NBC and Peacock on Monday, Sept. 14 at 8 p.m. ET/5 p.m. PT.

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