HOLLYWOOD, Calif. — Michael J. Fox is returning to the small screen with a guest role on CBS' The Good Wife, the network announced Friday.
The 49-year-old actor will appear as Simon Canning, a shrewd and cynical litigator whom Alicia (Julianna Margulies) faces in a massive class action. 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.
"We're absolutely thrilled that Michael has agreed to play this role," said executive producers and show creators Robert and Michelle King. "His intelligence as an actor, combined with his incredible comic timing will really bring this smart, cynical lawyer to life."
Fox, a five-time Emmy winner, first rose to fame on the hit NBC sitcom Family Ties. He went on to star in the successful Back to the Future franchise and later found another television hit in ABC's Spin City.
In 1998, Fox revealed that he had been diagnosed with Parkinson's disease, which led to him walking away from his Spin City role two years later. He has since launched The Michael J. Fox Foundation, the world's largest non-profit funder of Parkinson's research.
The second season of The Good Wife premieres on Sept. 28.
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