Danny Glover has revealed he is battling Alzheimer’s disease, opening up about the diagnosis in a new interview on the “Today” show.
The 79-year-old “Lethal Weapon” star discussed his health with Lester Holt in a pre-taped segment that aired Wednesday morning.
Glover said he received the diagnosis “not long after” winning an honorary Oscar in 2022.
“I could live with it in a sense,” the actor said.
Still, Glover acknowledged the disease will bring harder days ahead.
“I’m sure as it advances, things are going to be different and changing.”
The longtime actor and activist credited his family with standing firmly behind him as he faces the diagnosis.
He said they have “absolutely … got [his] back.”
Glover’s daughter, Mandisa, also spoke with Holt and said her father wanted to speak about the diagnosis on his own terms.
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She said it is “really important” for him to have “control of his own narrative, of his own life story.”
She added, “That’s really important. And the time is now. What better time but now for him to speak for himself? It’s important because people ask questions sometimes, and I don’t want to be a dishonest person and say, ‘Oh, yeah, everything is all right. It’s all great.’”
Glover also reflected on his long career, naming “Places in the Heart” with Sally Field as his “favorite” project.
The Emmy nominee said his legacy is tied not only to acting, but to teaching “young people” about their “responsibilities.”
“Justice is our collective responsibility. One thing I learned from my parents most of my life is the capacity of people to change through their own. They become the architect of their change.”
Glover became a household name as Roger Murtaugh in the “Lethal Weapon” franchise, starring opposite Mel Gibson in one of Hollywood’s most recognizable buddy-cop pairings.
He also built a career that stretched across drama, comedy and activism, with roles in “The Color Purple,” “Places in the Heart” and other major projects.
The Alzheimer’s disclosure is not the first time Glover has spoken publicly about a serious health struggle.
He previously opened up about epilepsy, saying he had his first seizure at 15 and managed the condition with medication for roughly two decades.
Glover later said he learned to recognize when a seizure was coming.
“I could say, wherever I was, ‘Something is happening to me. Please grab me. Please hold me. I’m about to have a seizure,’” the Grammy nominee noted.
He once recalled feeling an episode coming on during a play and fighting through it backstage.
“I will not have this seizure.”
Glover said that each time he pushed through, he felt stronger.
“Each time I got a bit stronger, and the symptoms began to diminish to the point where I was ready to go on stage.”
He has not suffered a seizure since age 35.
Now, decades after becoming one of the most familiar faces in American film, Glover is facing a different kind of fight.
And this time, he is doing it with his family at his side and his story in his own words.
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