Overview
- The Television Academy announced Wednesday that Fox was nominated in the Guest Actor in a Comedy Series category for his multi-episode arc on Shrinking.
- Fox’s nomination is his 18th career acting Emmy nod and his first since 2016, following a five-year acting retirement he described in his 2020 memoir.
- Bill Lawrence created the part of Gerry specifically for Fox after Fox reached out about appearing on the show, and the character shares the actor’s Parkinson’s diagnosis.
- Harrison Ford, who stars on Shrinking as Paul Rhoades, also received a Supporting Actor in a Comedy Series nomination for his work on the same season.
- The recognition highlights how creators and performers are bringing disability and lived experience into mainstream scripted television and may prompt more roles that reflect actors’ real health conditions.