Overview
- The Back to the Future star closed the ceremony’s “I Am an Actor” opener in Los Angeles to a sustained ovation captured on the Netflix broadcast.
- He reflected on moving from Canada to Hollywood, credited Family Ties with introducing him to Tracy Pollan, and saluted their four children.
- Gesturing to his eldest, Sam, he joked that his look-alike was “just my date.”
- The appearance came as he continues to live with Parkinson’s, a condition he was diagnosed with in 1991 and has long advocated around through his foundation.
- After stepping back from acting in 2020, he has taken selective roles, including Shrinking season 3, and he closed by saying, “I’m a dad, and I’m an actor.”