Harrison Ford admits to the challenges of playing a character with Parkinson's disease as he prepares for new series of Apple TV's Shrinking amid fan concerns for his own health Have YOU got a story? Email [email protected] By Kirsten Murray For Mailonline Published: 06:53 EDT, 24 September 2024 | Updated: 06:58 EDT, 24 September 2024 e-mail View comments Harrison Ford has opened up about the challenges of playing a character with Parkinson's disease as he prepares for the second series of Apple TV+ series Shrinking. The Hollywood star, 82, plays Dr.
Paul Rhodes in the comedy series, who is a mentor figure to grieving therapist Jimmy Laird (Jason Segel). At the end of series one it was revealed Paul was suffering with Parkinson's and with series two set to air on October 16, Harrison has revealed the disease's progression won't be 'sugarcoated'. Speaking to Entertainment Weekly , Harrison explained: 'You're going to see increasing difficulty that arises from his disease and complications from his disease.
'He's going to meet those challenges with what we know is in his quiver, personality-wise. But it's a very challenging and difficult disease and we're not going to sugarcoat it.' Harrison Ford has admitted to the challenges of playing a character with Parkinson's disease as he prepares for the new series of Apple TV's Shrinking amid fan concerns for his own health The Hollywood star, 82, plays Dr.
Paul Rhodes in the comedy series and it was revealed at the end of series one.
