Christopher Allen Lloyd (born October 22, 1938) is an American actor.
He has appeared in theater productions, films, and television since
1961, and is known for portraying Dr. Emmett "Doc" Brown in the Back
to the Future trilogy (1985â€"1990) and Jim Ignatowski in the comedy
series Taxi (1978â€"1983), winning two Emmy Awards for the
latter.Lloyd came to public attention in Northeastern theater
productions during the 1960s and early 1970s, earning Drama Desk and
Obie awards for his work, and making his cinematic debut in One Flew
Over the Cuckoo's Nest (1975). Lloyd also starred as Commander Kruge
in Star Trek III: The Search for Spock (1984), Judge Doom in Who
Framed Roger Rabbit (1988), and Uncle Fester in The Addams Family
(1991) and its sequel Addams Family Values (1993).Lloyd earned a third
Emmy for his 1992 guest appearance in Road to Avonlea, and won an
Independent Spirit Award for his performance in Twenty Bucks (1993).
He has done extensive voice work, including Merlock in DuckTales the
Movie: Treasure of the Lost Lamp (1990), Grigori Rasputin in Anastasia
(1997), the Woodsman in the Cartoon Network miniseries Over the Garden
Wall (2014), and the Hacker in PBS Kids series Cyberchase
(2002â€"present), which earned him two further Emmy nominations. Lloyd
has also been nominated for two Saturn Awards and a BIFA Award.Lloyd
was born on October 22, 1938, in Stamford, Connecticut, the son of
Ruth Lloyd (née Lapham; 1896â€"1984), a singer and sister of San
Francisco mayor Roger Lapham, and her husband Samuel R. Lloyd, Jr, a
lawyer. He is the youngest of three boys and four girls, one of whom,
Samuel Lloyd, was an actor in the 1950s and 1960s. Lloyd's maternal
grandfather, Lewis Henry Lapham, was one of the founders of the Texaco
oil company, and Lloyd is also a descendant of Mayflower passengers,
including John Howland. Lloyd was raised in Westport, Connecticut,
where he attended Staples High School and was involved in founding the
high school's theatre company, Staples Players.
He has appeared in theater productions, films, and television since
1961, and is known for portraying Dr. Emmett "Doc" Brown in the Back
to the Future trilogy (1985â€"1990) and Jim Ignatowski in the comedy
series Taxi (1978â€"1983), winning two Emmy Awards for the
latter.Lloyd came to public attention in Northeastern theater
productions during the 1960s and early 1970s, earning Drama Desk and
Obie awards for his work, and making his cinematic debut in One Flew
Over the Cuckoo's Nest (1975). Lloyd also starred as Commander Kruge
in Star Trek III: The Search for Spock (1984), Judge Doom in Who
Framed Roger Rabbit (1988), and Uncle Fester in The Addams Family
(1991) and its sequel Addams Family Values (1993).Lloyd earned a third
Emmy for his 1992 guest appearance in Road to Avonlea, and won an
Independent Spirit Award for his performance in Twenty Bucks (1993).
He has done extensive voice work, including Merlock in DuckTales the
Movie: Treasure of the Lost Lamp (1990), Grigori Rasputin in Anastasia
(1997), the Woodsman in the Cartoon Network miniseries Over the Garden
Wall (2014), and the Hacker in PBS Kids series Cyberchase
(2002â€"present), which earned him two further Emmy nominations. Lloyd
has also been nominated for two Saturn Awards and a BIFA Award.Lloyd
was born on October 22, 1938, in Stamford, Connecticut, the son of
Ruth Lloyd (née Lapham; 1896â€"1984), a singer and sister of San
Francisco mayor Roger Lapham, and her husband Samuel R. Lloyd, Jr, a
lawyer. He is the youngest of three boys and four girls, one of whom,
Samuel Lloyd, was an actor in the 1950s and 1960s. Lloyd's maternal
grandfather, Lewis Henry Lapham, was one of the founders of the Texaco
oil company, and Lloyd is also a descendant of Mayflower passengers,
including John Howland. Lloyd was raised in Westport, Connecticut,
where he attended Staples High School and was involved in founding the
high school's theatre company, Staples Players.
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