Trailer for "The Michael J. Fox" Show

Michael J. Fox is back!  Actually, it feels like he never really left.  Since departing his hit show Spin City due to complications from Parkinson's Disease in 2000, Fox started a foundation dedicated to Parkinson's research that has so far raised $325 million and supported 60 clinical trials to try and stamp out the disease.  He also became a best-selling author, and continued his TV work, appearing in episodes of Scrubs, Boston Legal, Rescue Me (for which he won an Emmy), The Good Wife, and Curb Your Enthusiasm.  He also reprised his Marty McFly role in an amazingly excellent Spike Scream Awards promo celebrating the 25th anniversary of Back to the Future.

He'll be returning to TV full-time this fall with The Michael J. Fox Show, which is basically based on Fox's own life, as a dad, husband, and TV personality dealing with Parkinson's who's returning to the airwaves after an early retirement.  And he's still funny as all hell:

I can't wait for this show.  I was eight years old when Family Ties first started in 1982, 11 when Back to the Future first opened in theaters, and in high school when Family Ties finished its run on NBC and the Back to the Future sequels were arriving in theaters.  So I grew up with Alex P. Keaton and Marty McFly, not to mention Mike Flaherty from Spin City, which pretty much covered my 20s.  So I'll happy to have him back on TV full-time.

The Michael J. Fox Show will air Thursdays this fall on NBC.