Billy Connolly Opens up About Parkinson's and Losing Friend Robin Williams — hollywoodreporter.com

Billy Connolly has had to struggle with a lot over the last couple of years, with one week in particular, proving more challenging than most after being diagnosed with Parkinson's disease, deafness and prostate cancer, he told The Daily Mirror on Monday.  The larger-than-life Scottish comedian-turned-actor and star of Brave, Quartet, Mrs. Brown and the upcoming The Hobbit: The Battle of The Five Armies is currently promoting the dramedy What I Did On Our Holiday, which also stars David Tennant and Rosamund Pike, and will be released in the U.K. on Friday. Speaking to the Mirror, he was in a reflective mood about the trials he has faced in recent years, including the recent death of his close friend Robin Williams. 

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