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Michael J. Fox accepts the Bob Hope Humanitarian Award onstage during the 2026 Emmy Awards on Sept. 14, 2026. Trae Patton/NBC/Getty Images The Emmys honored Michael J. Fox on Monday night with the Bob Hope Humanitarian Award, recognizing his work in bringing attention to Parkinson’s disease with his Michael J. Fox Foundation. Julianna Margulies, who starred alongside Fox on The Good Wife, presented him with the award.
After thanking Margulies and the Television Academy for the honor, Fox spoke to the legacy of Bob Hope. “My parents were born during the Great Depression and came of age during World War II,” he said. “To them, Bob was more than an entertainer, he was a selfless champion of soldiers and military families like mine for decades. Christmases, Thanksgivings, and other holidays where he could have been celebrating with his family, he was showing up for the troops in Berlin, Saigon, and the Middle East with a turkey leg and a golf club.”
Fox said he would later learn from Hope’s example, praising how Hope would bring joy to people during tough times. “Initially, I kept my Parkinson’s diagnosis a secret,” Fox said. “I worried that it would affect my work and relationships with audiences. Would they laugh if they knew I was sick?” But ultimately, he found that the world accepted him, calling their support “uplifting.” He thanked the crowd for standing up for him.
