Celebrity Support
Over the years, many influential people have worked at Bike MS events.
Country singer Clay Walker was diagnosed with MS in 1996. His disease has progressed slowly, allowing him to remain active. Since his diagnosis, he has chosen “to focus on getting the most out of everything he still has.” A Houston native, he attends the annual Houston to Austin Bike MS event and encourages others living with MS that anything can be accomplished.
National talk show host Montel Williams, who lives with MS, supports Bike MS and started his own event, a 20-mile ride open to all people in Sag Harbor, N.Y.
Other affected celebrities and passionate supporters are singer Alan Osmond from The Osmonds, comedian Jonathan Katz, movie producer Carl Laemmle Jr., and singer and actress Lena Horne. The cast of Criminal Minds participates as Criminal Minds' actor Shemar Moore's mother has MS
Most events draw a mixture of local celebrity figures, such as government officials, radio and television station personalities and prominent business owners.
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