Bill Lawrence Says “Mentor” Michael J. Fox Influenced ‘Shrinking’s Depiction Of Parkinson’s

Its cool to get to write about things you care about now, Lawrence toldPeople.

Fox is my first mentor.

So we wanted to represent it in hopefully an inspiring and not sad or tragic way.

Michael J. Fox poses on a red carpet; Harrison Ford sits at a table in a ‘Shrinking’ still

‘Shrinking’ co-creator Bill Lawrence says Michael J. Fox inspired the show’s depiction of Parkinson’s disease.Terry Wyatt/Getty Images for The Michael J. Fox Foundation/Beth Dubber/Apple TV+/Courtesy Everett Collection

And we want to kind of carry that spirit if we can into the show.

Lawrence noted he generally has kind of attacked tough situations with comedy in his life.

Im saying this honestly, were just now writing a third season.

Bill Lawrence attends an evening withApple TV+‘s ‘Shrinking’ at Writers Guild Theater on Dec.12, 2024 in Beverly Hills, California. (Matt Winkelmeyer/Getty Images)

Hes since become a staunch advocate for the disease, raising money for Parkinsons research through The Michael J.