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Oh no, this is one of my favorite actors.
Unfortunately, he's also found out that he's 8-10 times more likely to develop Alzheimer's at some point in his life to the fact he's got 2 copies of the gene ApoE4, one from his mom and one from his dad. Only 2 to 3 percent of the global population carries two copies of the gene.
It's due to this recent development that Chris has decided to take an "indefinite break" from acting once he's finished with his press tour for his latest show, Limitless, which is a DocuSeries he's doing in collaboration with Disney+. The show is actually the reason he was able to make this discovery. It was confirmed after an in-depth series of blood work and genetic tests, which were initially supposed to be revealed live to camera, however, series creator Darren Aronofsky decided to tell him privately once he got the results.
Chris sat down for an in-depth interview with Vanity Fair back in November where he discussed the impact this revelation has had on his life, his priorities, and how he intends to move forward, and also explains how scary the thought of "not remembering" his beautiful life is to him.