Ryan Reynolds pens touching tribute to friend Michael J Fox

Ryan Reynolds penned a touching tribute to friend Michael J Fox who was named as one of TIME Magazine‘s 100 Most Influential People of 2024.

The ‘Deadpool’ star, who has known Fox for 17 years, was asked to pen an essay in tribute to his life and work to be included in TIME Magazine.

Ryan has also served on the board of the Michael J Fox Foundation for Parkinson’s Research since 2019, the organisation Fox founded to find a cure for Parkinson’s.

“I met Mike 17 years ago,” Reynolds wrote for TIME, which he also re-posted on his Instagram handle having 51.5 million followers.

Revealing the impact that Fox has made on his life, his family’s, and millions of people around the world, Ryan said: “He’s funny. He’s warm. He’s handsome and intensely smart. He also falls a lot. Not just because he has Parkinson’s. He falls a lot because he’s unafraid to fly.”

“I’ve watched him raise the bar for purpose and passion. It’d be kinda lazy to simply characterize him as the greatest champion of Parkinson’s research on the planet. He’s someone who helped my dad, along with millions of others, feel less alone.”

“It’d be kinda lazy to simply regard him as a movie star who shaped the lives of people all over the planet with a uniquely electric wit and self-aware charm.

“He’s the sum of these beautiful parts. And so many more,” Reynolds added.

Reynolds went on to explain that his daughter’s favourite film is Back To The Future after watching it together last year, he added: “She still has no idea that I know him.”