Alan Alda Has No Intention of Letting Parkinson's Slow Him Down: 'My Life Hasn't Changed Much'

Photo: John Nowak/Turner Entertainment Networks, Inc. Alan Aldais in no hurry to slow down. “I’m busy,” Alda tells PEOPLE exclusively in this week’s issue. “I do occasionally do nothing and sit around. But I believe in doing everything in moderation, including moderation. So far it’s working.” CBS Photo Archive/Getty At home in New York City with his wife of 61 years, Arlene, Alda has applied his secret to life: “Adapt, adjust, revise,” he says.

Alan Alda Is Auctioning His 'M*A*S*H' Boots and Dog Tags 40 Years Later

Photo: Robin Marchant/Getty Alan Aldais giving up his combat boots and dog tags for a good cause! Proceeds from the event will go to the Alda Center for Communicating Science at Stony Brook University in New York. The television star helped create the center in 2009 to allow scientists and doctors to improve their communication skills with various exercises and strategies. AP Photo/LM Otero The actor wrote and directed the final episode of the show and won five Emmy awards for his performance in the series.

Alan Alda Reveals Parkinson's Diagnosis: 'I'm Not Angry... It Hasn't Stopped My Life at All'

Photo: Cindy Ord/GettyAlan Aldais speaking publicly about his battle with Parkinson’s disease for the first time.Appearing onCBS ThisMorning, Tuesday, the actor — widely known for his leading role of Hawkeye Pierce onMAS*H—revealed he was diagnosed with the neurodegenerative disorder three and a half years ago. But despite the daily challenges, it hasn’t stopped him from living his life.“I’ve had a full life since [my diagnosis],” he said. “I’ve acted, I’ve given talks, I help at theAlda Center for Communicating Science… It hasn’t stopped my life at all.

Alan Alda Says 'Actors Can Help' a Divided America While Accepting SAG Lifetime Achievement Award

Alan Aldahas a new trophy to add to his impressive shelf of awards — and with it, he’s urging his fellow actors to keep doing what they’re doing. Tom Hankspresented Alda, 82,with the Life Achievement Awardat the2019 SAG Awardson Sunday night, honoring his career achievements and humanitarian accomplishments. “Oh my God, hello,” said the veteran actor after receiving a standing ovation. “You know, it’s really hard to describe to you what it feels like to look out and see my fellow actors, my colleagues, my heroes, to welcome me up there like this.

Alan Alda Says He Would Work with Woody Allen Again: 'I'm Not Qualified to Judge Him'

Photo: Matt Licari/Invision/AP/REX/Shutterstock; Sundholm Magnus/Action Press/REX/Shutterstock “I’d work with him again if he wanted me,” the 82-year-old actor, who has appeared in three of Allen’s films, recently toldThe Hollywood Reporter, ahead of receiving theLifetime Achievement Awardat the Screen Actors Guild Awards on Sunday “I don’t know all the facts, I don’t know if he’s guilty or innocent. But you can be uncertain — that’s what I go on,” Alda continued, referencing theaccusations of sexual abusefrom Allen’s daughter Dylan, one of his three children with exMia Farrow.