Since publicly disclosing his 1991 diagnosis and launching the Michael J. Fox Foundation for Parkinson's Research in 2000, actor Michael J. Fox, 59, has been an advocate in the crusade to find a cure. Partnered with Shake It Up Australia Foundation, an aggressively funded research agenda to the value of over $15million (AUD), has ensured not only the fight to find a cure, but also the development of improved therapies for those with the disease. In a statement to Daily Mail Australia for World Parkinson's Day, this Sunday April 11, Michael said he's 'absolutely certain' they are 'tip of the spear' in finding a cure.