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"John Noble has confirmed that he has resumed filming on Fringe. Production on the Fox drama&amp;#039;s final season was temporarily shut down last month so that Noble - who plays Walter Bishop - could be treated for a sleep disorder.  63-year-old Noble told Entertainment Weekly that he was suffering from a combination of insomnia and sleep apnea, two conditions that have affected him for years. &amp;quot;I couldn&amp;#039;t even think,&amp;quot; said the actor. &amp;quot;I basically hit a wall, and we had to deal with it. &amp;quot;I went to the hospital, had all the tests, and we put the strategies into place to deal with both of those issues, including the space-age mask that I wear to bed now - it&amp;#039;s pretty unsightly,&amp;quot; he laughed. &amp;quot;People were so bloody supportive, it was really touching. I&amp;#039;m feeling more well rested now and sleeping better than I have in 20 years.&amp;quot;  The Australian star quipped: &amp;quot;Walter probably would have just taken some LSD. That really wasn&amp;#039;t an option for me.&amp;quot; The fifth and final season of Fringe will premiere as scheduled on September 28. Sky1 airs in the series in the UK. &amp;gt; Fringe to conclude with three-part series finale &amp;gt; Fringe exec: &amp;#039;Series finale will be satisfying and bittersweet&amp;#039; Watch John Noble and the stars of Fringe discuss the final season with Digital Spy below:  "^^<http://www.w3.org/2001/XMLSchema#string>
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