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"Billy Connolly has undergone surgery for prostate cancer. The comedian and actor is also receiving treatment for the &amp;quot;initial symptoms&amp;quot; of Parkinson&amp;#039;s disease, it was announced on Monday (September 16).  &amp;quot;Billy Connolly recently underwent minor surgery in America after being diagnosed with the very early stages of prostate cancer,&amp;quot; said Connolly&amp;#039;s spokesperson. &amp;quot;The operation was a total success, and Billy is fully recovered. &amp;quot;In addition, Billy has been assessed as having the initial symptoms of Parkinson&amp;#039;s disease, for which he is receiving the appropriate treatment. &amp;quot;Billy has been assured by experts that the findings will in no way inhibit or affect his ability to work, and he will start filming a TV series in the near future, as well as undertaking an extensive theatrical tour of New Zealand in the New Year.&amp;quot; Connolly has recently appeared in Quartet and The Hobbit: An Unexpected Journey, also voicing the character of Fergus in Disney Pixar&amp;#039;s Brave. He has been married to comedian and psychologist Pamela Stephenson since 1989. Watch Billy Connolly and his Quartet co-star Sheridan Smith talking to Digital Spy below:  "^^<http://www.w3.org/2001/XMLSchema#string>
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