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Posted: 2018-07-31T12:55:38Z | Updated: 2018-07-31T18:31:11Z

Actor Alan Alda revealed on Tuesday that he has been diagnosed with Parkinsons disease.

The 82-year-old, whos best known for his role as Army Capt. Hawkeye Pierce in the TV series M*A*S*H, shared the news on CBS, saying he was diagnosed three and a half years ago but only decided now to go public about it after seeing some of the diseases physical effects progress.

NEW: Actor @AlanAlda just revealed he has Parkinson's disease. The award-winning actor says he was diagnosed with the disease three and a half years ago.

(Details: https://t.co/bQ3NPrawsy) pic.twitter.com/B3SuQ3FJ0m

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NEW: Actor @AlanAlda just revealed he has Parkinson's disease. The award-winning actor says he was diagnosed with the disease three and a half years ago.

(Details: https://t.co/bQ3NPrawsy ) pic.twitter.com/B3SuQ3FJ0m

CBS This Morning (@CBSThisMorning) July 31, 2018

Ive had a full life since then, he said of the years since his diagnosis. Ive acted, Ive given talks, I help at the Alda Center for Communicating Science at Stony Brook [University]. I started this new podcast. And I noticed that I had been on television a lot in the last couple of weeks talking about the new podcast and I could see my thumb twitch in some shots and I thought, its probably only a matter of time before somebody does a story about this from a sad point of view, but thats not where I am.