American actor Alan Alda speaks on stage as a master of ceremony during the announcement of the prestigious 2012 Kavli prizes for neuroscience, astrophysics, and nanoscience, in Oslo, on September 4, 2012. AFP PHOTO / SCANPIX NORWAY / ERLEND AAS ***NORWAY OUT*** (Photo credit should read AAS, ERLEND/AFP/GettyImages)
The 82-year-old says he’s not angry and considers it a challenge. Alda says he has acted and given talks since then. He says he could see his thumb twitch in a recent podcast and thought someone would soon do a sad story.
Alda says revealing his diagnosis might be helpful to others with Parkinson’s that there are things they can do.
Alda played a senator who ran for president on “The West Wing” and he also hosted “Scientific American Frontiers” on PBS.
