Usually celebrities trend on Twitter because they died, retired, or are One Direction. None of that describes Back to the Future star Michael J. Fox. So why are so many people tweeting about him?

Michael J. Fox, a diminutive man with tremendous likability, is returning to primetime television in an eponymous sitcom, The Michael J. Fox Show, tonight on NBC. Even though the Emmy-winning actor has been around, in one capacity or another, since he publicly announced Parkinson's diagnosis, his appearances tend to elicit an unspoken pity from people who don't know what to expect: Uh, y'know, how's he doing? Is he OK? According to Rolling Stone cover story that just went online today, Michael J. Fox is doing very well. In fact, he seems pretty great.

Actor and concerned parent Michael J. Fox likely sealed his son Sam's fate Wednesday evening, when he told a reporter from Vulture that he would not advise his 23-year-old to date Taylor Swift.

NBC, the network that, three decades ago, put Michael J. Fox on the map with Family Ties, has agreed to pick up his new single-camera comedy for a full 22-episode series sight unseen.

Michael J. Fox may be about to end his primetime television hiatus with a little help from Arrested Development writer Sam Laybourne and Easy A director Will Gluck.

When making Back to the Future II, as I'm sure you know, the final scene of BttF had to be reshot to include Elizabeth Shue as the new Jennifer. Here, just because, is a side-by-side comparison of the two.

Today at Gawker.TV, Ken Jeong is the world's funniest sous-chef, a bearded Jay Leno, Michael J. Fox appears on The Good Wife, Stephen Colbert reacts to crab vending machines, and an interview with Rachel McAdams filled with longing, sexual glances.

Michael J Fox joins The Good Wife cast to play Louis Canning, a defense lawyer who uses his "neurological disorder" to sway his jury's ruling. He also makes Juliana Margulies late for the very hearing both lawyers are attending.

Back to the Future and its sequels have been quite the rage this week, certainly around these parts. But with the good must come the bad. While we love it, here is a collection of some of the film's mistakes.

This morning, Michael J. Fox, Christopher Lloyd, Lea Thompson and Robert Zemeckis talked a little about their memories of making the movies and the impact that they've had on our culture on the today Show. It's just great stuff.

[Monday was the 25th anniversary of Doc Brown being gunned down by Libyan terrorists in Back to the Future, and the cast—including actors Christopher Lloyd and Michael J. Fox—had a little reunion. Photo via AP.]

Five years from now, Marty McFly will show up in Hill Valley to save his kids. We wanted to see just how prophetic Zemeckis was in 1989, when he designed Hill Valley: 2015. Find out after the jump!

Today at Gawker.TV, Bill Murray rocks his full Ghostbusters costume, Christopher Meloni apologizes to NYC for his show's blockage of your street, and Michael J. fox and Christopher Lloyd reunite in front of a Delorean

Marty McFly and Doc Brown reunited at last night's Scream Awards and spent the bulk of their time thanking fans, Robert Zemekis, Christopher Lloyd's friend's daughter, Chuck Berry, and John Delorean amidst a flurry of pyrotechnics and screaming goth kids.

Michael J. Fox was on Good Morning America imparting some of the lessons he learned through his role in Back To The Future. Crushing everyone's childhood dreams, he let the world know that hover-boards do not actually exist.

Some people just have a good eye for spotting WTF-worthy moments on the silver screen. In this clip from classic 80s movie Back to the Future III, we see Doc's son for the perverted midget he really might have been.

Daniel Craig walking near Columbus Circle with girlfriend Satsuki Mitchell ... Jared Kushner and Ivanka Trump walking downtown ... Iman crossing the street with her daughter in SoHo ... Michael J. Fox watching a New York Giants game ... Kelly Ripa and Mark Consuelos seated next to Howard Stern and Beth Ostrosky at Lure on Saturday night ... Emily Blunt leaving her trailer on the set of The Adjustment Bureau in Midtown ... Mel Gibson walking with a friend in SoHo ... Adam Brody on the set of The Romantics on Long Island ... Sienna Miller walking her dog ... David Blaine hanging out in SoHo ... John McEnroe walking up Central Park West ... Liev Schreiber and Naomi Watts pushing a stroller downtown ... Mariah Carey filming her latest music video ... Taylor Swift heading to the SNL afterparty ... Katie Holmes going to dinner in Tribeca ... and Alex Rodriguez and Jay-Z leaving Nello's.

Natalie Portman turns 28 today. Johnny Depp turns 46. Michael J. Fox is 48. Embattled restaurateur Giuseppe Cipriani is 44. Writer/producer Aaron Sorkin (A Few Good Men, The West Wing) turns 48. Comedian Jackie Mason is 73. Crime writer Patricia Cornwell is turning 53. Former Secretary of Defense Robert McNamara turns 93. Screenwriter/director David Koepp (Jurassic Park, Mission Impossible) is turning 46. Guitar legend Les Paul is 94. And longtime basketball broadcaster Dick Vitale is celebrating his 70th today.

Google cofounder Sergey Brin and wife Anne Wojcicki are so unconcerned with privacy that they're donating their newborn son's DNA to science. So surely they won't mind if we tell you the kid's name.

Michael J. Fox is working again. As is Rebecca Romijn. Sean Penn and Melissa Leo make post-Oscar plans, and a great stage vet gets a potentially good role.