Michael J. Fox falls onstage at ‘Back to the Future’ expo amid Parkinson’s battle

Michael J. Fox gave “Back to the Future” expo attendees a scare Sunday when he fell onstage.

The 61-year-old, who was diagnosed with Parkinson’s disease in 1991 at age 29, was walking onto the stage at the Pennsylvania Convention Center in Philadelphia when he tripped.

To fans’ relief, Fox landed on a couch and was able to continue the Q&A panel with his co-stars Christopher Lloyd and Tom Wilson.

The Emmy-winning actor’s public appearance came weeks after he told “CBS Sunday Morning” viewers about how much “harder” his battle with Parkinson’s has become.

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[Palapito]

This man's soul is astounding. Sad to see someone's body turn against itself at such a young age.. 😢

[lamara]

That takes guts to continue to do appearances knowing your body is not in control of itself! I have nothing but respect for MJ Fox!

[foreveryoung]

He is so brave in his struggle. Love to see him but it hurts to see him struggle. 🙏🙏

[Harris]

He’s is such an inspirational man.. my uncle had Parkinson’s and it completely broke him mentally and physically.. I hope they find a cure

[MysteriousTimes]

I was sad to hear him falling ... Almost started to cry... But then I saw this and I'm happy 😊 he's so awesome

[edub]

Bro's outlook on life is inspiring.

[camdenritter]

I saw a series of pictures of him falling on a news site when I woke up. I was tearing up because it looked a lot worse than this video. It's so inspiring that he chooses to walk still. What a terrible thing Parkinson's disease is.

[rochelleb]

How sad. But he is tough as nails, and handled it like a rock star 🙏

[Zickcermacity]

He manages to fall into the CoucheLorean instead of on the stage though. Nothing can dampen this guy's reflexes! 🙏

[briannamckinney]

You know, I went through a mental facility for some mental problems I had... of course... there was a woman who worked there who had parkinsons disease as well. She was a very strong woman and very kind. I stopped to ask her how she could work with a condition like this and it must be so hard for her. She told me "It is hard pretty much all the time, but helping people gives me the motivation to keep going." That simple. I was wowed by her so much and I had very much respect for her. Michael, you are a huge inspiration. It's not even the fact that you are a movie star and I absolutely loved you in Back to the Future. You keep pushing even though this is a daily constant struggle. I pray they find a cure for parkinson's disease and I pray that your strength will help others along with their parkinsons, and give them hope. :)

[kairo]

Michael, thanks for your talent. You never failed to entertain us, always do know that there are millions of fans who look up to you :)

[masterfactchecker]

What's wrong? That's how I get on the couch everyday after a long day's work !

[kaysebain]

Man love how he just shrugged it off guy is so cool 😎

[susanlindauer]

Talk about RESILLIENCE!!! This is Real Courage and Perseverance.

[rohan-ghosh]

take it easy brother, we all love you.

[nikozguri]

this man must be protected at all costs!

[chabelitapitufina]

I'm glad I watched this, because I thought he fell to the ground. I'm so glad he didn't. What an amazing spirit he has!

[enchanted_swiftie]

I really am feeling so bad. Recently I discovered Back to the future triology and watched in 2 days. I never knew Michel before but I loved him, his acting his calm and transparent expressions won me. And just watching this video after some other video where I found that he has Parkinson's desease. I can't describe my emotions. He is such a generous person. How cool he looked in the movies and now this!? Love you Michel ❤

I want to hug him.

[edwardcatt]

Brushed it off like the f*ckin’ brass-balled champion that he is 👍

[GabrielCroft]

What a champ! He popped right up and said, “I’m still me!”