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NEW YORK, Aug. 20 (UPI) -- Television icon Michael J. Fox has signed to guest star in the U.S. drama series "The Good Wife" next season, CBS announced.
Fox is a five-time Emmy Award winner best known for his roles on the sitcoms "Family Ties" and "Spin City."
Diagnosed in real life with Parkinson's Disease, he has been semi-retired from acting for years, occasionally making guest appearances on shows like "The Practice," "Scrubs" and "Rescue Me."
CBS said Fox will appear in "Wife" as Simon Canning, a shrewd litigator whom Alicia, played by Julianna Margulies, faces in a massive class action lawsuit.
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, the network said in a synopsis of the Season 2 episode.
"We're absolutely thrilled that Michael has agreed to play this role," executive producers and show creators Robert and Michelle King said in a statement. "His intelligence as an actor, combined with his incredible comic timing will really bring this smart, cynical lawyer to life."
Season 2 of "The Good Wife" is to premiere Sept. 28.
The series' first season received nine Emmy nominations.
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