Denis Leary praises Michael J. Fox

Denis Leary has described his friend Michael J. Fox as "the greatest human being alive".

Fox appeared as a guest star in a number of episodes of Leary's Rescue Me as Dwight, a role which earned him his fifth Emmy Award.

Leary told The Hollywood Reporter that while he was slightly jealous of Fox's success, he couldn't hold a grudge because of his talent.

He said: "The only thing we won was for Michael J. Fox's guest role. I'm happy for him, but Mike's got, I'm guessing, four or five Emmys. So when you get to the point where one of your friends already has four Emmys, and you got him one of them, there's a greedy little part of me that's like, 'You know, I wouldn't mind having one'.

"If he gets nominated and wins this year [for The Good Wife], I'm going to his house and I'm stealing the Emmy from him. Like he needs another one! He also has, like, $600 billion in Spin City money. I hate him. He's a talented guy and nice and successful.

"He's the worst kind of friend because he's actually the greatest human being alive. There is no way to look good standing next to him."

Michael J. Fox is set to appear in an episode of Larry David's Curb Your Enthusiasm this summer.

Fox will also lend his voice to the final Back to the Future game from Telltale, to be released on June 23.