Christopher Lloyd is an American successful film actor with a 50-year career. Most recognizable from the films "Back to the Future", "The Addams Family", "One Flew Over the Cuckoo's Nest", "Who Framed Roger Rabbit?" He has more than 100 films and three Emmy awards to his credit.
Biography of Christopher Lloyd
Christopher Lloyd (full name - Christopher Allen Lloyd) was born on October 22, 1938 in Stamford, Connecticut, USA. His parents were lawyer Samuel R. Lloyd and a popular singer at the time named Ruth Lafam, who was the daughter of a successful American entrepreneur.
Christopher grew up surrounded by four more sisters and two brothers, one of whom also devoted his life to acting. This inspired Lloyd and decided to follow his brother. The actor himself later said that after he received a driver's license at the age of 16, he visited the cinema every evening. Cinema became the meaning of his life. “I don’t know how to do anything except how to play,” declared Christopher Lloyd.
Christopher Lloyd's career
Lloyd began his early career in New York City with acting classes at the age of 19. Christopher then got the chance to debut in the theatrical production of And They Handcuffed A Flower in 1961, sponsored by the then prestigious producer Fernando Arrbal. He appreciated the young actor's acting and offered to pursue a career in the field of art and entertainment. In 1969, the actor made his Broadway debut, where he embodied images from many classics ("A Midsummer Night's Dream", "King Lear", etc.). For a while, Christopher Lloyd walked with a bald head, which helped him a lot to get one of the important roles.
Christopher Lloyd's first film success came after his role in the drama One Flew Over the Cuckoo's Nest in 1975. To prepare for filming, the actor even lived for several weeks in a mental hospital, communicating with mentally ill patients and studying their behavior.
He won an Emmy Award for Most Promising Actor for his performance on the TV series Taxi.
Another landmark film in Christopher Lloyd's career was the Back to the Future trilogy in 1985, in which he took on the character of the quirky Dr. Emmett Brown. With a budget of $ 19 million, the film grossed just under $ 400 million at the box office, having paid for itself 20x.
As the actor himself admitted, he enjoyed playing paired with Michael J. Fox, who charged him with positive emotions throughout the filming. The actor is very fond of this film, and is even ready to star in the fourth part, if they decided to shoot a sequel. “I met a lot of people who said that these films changed their lives. I am so proud to be a part of this "creative effect".
The actor has developed a good relationship with Robert Zenekis, the director of Back to the Future, who, in turn, in the third part decided to pay more attention to the character Dr. Brown and put him at the center of the romantic story. In an interview, the actor said that in his entire career it was his first on-screen kiss with the heroine Clara Clayton, played by Mary Steenburgen.
The next memorable image was the film "The Addams Family" - a gothic black comedy, where the actor starred as Uncle Fester.
In the 1990s, Christopher Lloyd avoided interviews for magazines, radio, did not participate in television shows. The actor himself later said that he was simply too shy. With age, he realized that he was able to share with many about the experience that he had accumulated over the years.
Currently Christopher Lloyd is actively involved in film and television projects. Among them:
- horror "I'm not a serial killer" (2016);
- crime thriller "Cold Moon" (2016);
- the crime comedy Leaving Nicely (2016) with Michael Caine and Morgan Freeman;
- horror "Sound" (2017);
- Horrors "Muse of Death" (2017);
- comedy drama Border (2018) with Christopher Plummer and Vera Farmiga.
Throughout his 50-year career, Christopher Lloyd has often chosen eccentric characters for himself. Thanks to his deep, husky voice, Christopher Lloyd was invited to voice over animated films. Among them are The Simpsons, Robot Chicken, Arnold! And Grigory Rasputin from the 1997 cartoon Anastasia.
Personal life of Christopher Lloyd
Throughout his life, the actor was seen in many novels, some of which were legalized by marriages, but ended in divorce.
The first wife was Katherine Dallas Dixston Boyd, an actress with whom Lloyd officially lived for 12 years. The alleged reason for the divorce is a lack of understanding between the spouses. Three years later, in the acting circle, Christopher Lloyd met another actress - Kay Thornborg. Their marriage lasted 13 years.
In the late 80s, Lloyd married for the third time to Carol Ann Vanek. The couple lived together for 11 years.
The fourth wife of the actor was Jane Walker Wood, a screenwriter. Christopher divorced her in 2005.
Finally, recently, Christopher Lloyd is married for the fifth time. The chosen one was Lisa Loyakono, a real estate agent. There were no children in any of the marriages. The actor currently lives in Montecito, California, USA.
Christopher Lloyd's hobbies
In life, the actor loves outdoor activities. For a time he lived in Montana, surrounded by magnificent wildlife, which he called "the best doctor."
In his spare time, Lloyd goes hiking and fishing. In the 1970s, he and a friend traveled by bicycle through Italy, then sailed on a steamer to Greece, and then continued the ride on horses and a cart.
Christopher Lloyd once drove alone along the coast from San Diego to Seattle, and another time from the west coast to Nova Scotia.
