Actor Christopher Lloyd: Filmography and biography

American actor Christopher Lloyd celebrated his 77 years in October 2015, most recently. He is still full of strength and continues to withdraw.

The role of Lloyd is very peculiar, especially he succeeds in the role of charismatic, colorful personalities, who do not quite fit in the generally accepted norms. If his character is engaged in scientific activity, as, for example, in the film "Back to the Future", then he necessarily looks slightly "out of this world," and this adds extra charm to the image that Christopher Lloyd creates. And so in all the films in which this amazing actor participates.

Start

Christopher Lloyd, whose biography opened his first page on the day of his birth, on 22 October 1938, became the youngest child in the family of the laborer Samuel Lloyd and the housewife Ruth Lapham. Parents and seven of their children lived in the city of Stamford in the American state of Connecticut. Raising one child is not easy, but there were seven kids, each with his own character. Soon, the younger Christopher was sent to permanent residence in a prestigious boarding house, where he received primary school education.

It was Fessenden, an educational and training institution with a good reputation. There was a boarding house in West Newton, Massachusetts. After a few years, Christopher returned to the family and now began to leave his native home only on vacation. Once during a summer camp vacation, he performed on an improvised theatrical stage as a performer of the role of a vagabond boy. At that time he was 14 years old. That was when the first signs of the artistic talent of the young man appeared.

Meeting with Meryl Streep

Two years later, Christopher Lloyd enrolled at New York College High School Staples, which he graduated with honors in 1958. Then he moved to Manhattan and began to take acting lessons from the famous actor Sanford Meissner. The student differed enviable diligence, remained in the audience until the last minute, often alone, repeating the material he had passed through himself. Practical lessons Christopher attended carefully, in the viewing room certainly came when the fantastic films were shown. He looked through these films several times. His fascination with fiction later became the main leitmotif in his work.

Having gained knowledge, the young artist began to practice on various theatrical platforms of Broadway. Then he went to the Yale Theater, where fate brought him with the beginning actress Meryl Streep, whom he warmly remembers so far. Throughout his life, Christopher Lloyd did not part with the theatrical stage. The last performance with his participation was the production on Broadway in 2010 - "The Death of a Salesman."

Debut

In the film Lloyd Christopher, films with which millions of spectators are watching today, began to appear rather late. His first role was Max Taber, a psychiatric hospital patient, one of the characters in the movie "One Flew Over the Cuckoo's Nest" by Milos Forman. The picture tells about the events in the hospital, the everyday existence of people of different ages and social status, by the will of fate to be cured. At that time Lloyd was already 37 years old. It was then that the active creative period began with a length of forty years, during which numerous films of comedy and fantasy genre were shot, both light and deep psychological. The actor sat for a long time over scenarios, on the set appeared already fully ready for work.

After some time, Christopher Lloyd moved to California, he was attracted to Los Angeles and Hollywood, the actor decided to devote himself entirely to the cinema.

First Movie Awards

Popularity came after the television series "Taxi", in which Christopher played Jim Ignatowski. Filming continued for six years, from 1978 to 1983. During this time, Lloyd Christopher, whose films became increasingly popular, managed to get two Emmy awards in the nomination "Best Supporting Actor".

Starring role

In 1985, on the big screen came the film "Back to the Future", directed by Robert Zemeckis in the script of Bob Gale. It was the first part of a fantastic film trilogy about a teenager named Marty McFly and his friend, an eccentric inventor named Emmett Brown.

The plot of the film tells about the fantastic invention of Doc - this was the nickname of the inventor. Thanks to his time machine it was possible to overcome several decades and find himself in the distant past. The first traveler was Marty McFly, an unlucky young man. He teleported from 1985 in 1955, where he had to meet with his future mother. The woman was then of the same age and was carried away by Marty, not assuming that her future son was standing in front of her. However, Marty himself knew this and therefore tried in every possible way to bring his future mother closer to his future father.

The intrigue of the film unfolded in full force, when Emmett Brown appeared on the stage and put everything in its place. The adventures that fell on Marty's share, gradually passed to the scientist, and he, along with his youngest friend, began to travel in time.

The film was extremely exciting and collected a record $ 308 million with a modest budget of 19 million. If you take into account the stunning visual effects that the picture abounds, then its commercial success becomes understandable. The film was watched by hundreds of millions of moviegoers around the world. The film was repeatedly returned to the screen and because of high demand, two sequels were shot - in 1998 and 2000.
The film made Christopher Lloyd famous. The role of Dr. Brown became for the actor the most significant in his career. Christopher Lloyd, whose photo did not leave the pages of newspapers and magazines, instantly became popular and recognizable. The actor could not walk calmly along the street, he was constantly surrounded by fans asking him to give an autograph.

Career in cinema

Christopher Lloyd in his youth was shot a little, all of his prominent roles fall on the period after the release of the epic "Back to the Future". In total, the actor starred in 80 films, starting in 1975 to the present.

Christopher Lloyd: Filmography

In 1984, the actor played Colonel Krudzha in the famous series "Star Trek", the next role was Judge Doom, the character of the film "Who Framed Roger Rabbit?", Directed by Robert Zemeckis in 1988. Then Lloyd took part in the creation of the series "Family Adams" and "Values of the Adams family" in 1991 - 1993. The actor played Faster Adams.

Dimpl's role in "Road to Avonly," a series that was filmed from 1989 to 1996, brought Lloyd the third Emmy award. He was recognized as the best performer of the dramatic plan.

Since 1987, Christopher starred in the following roles in the following films:

• A fairy tale "The Legend of the White Dragon", year 1987;
• A fantastic comedy "Commando from the suburbs," the 1991 issue;
• Science fiction series (1995 - 1997) "Deadly games";
• A horror film "Autobahn", filmed in 1997;
• Carroll Lewis's fairy tale "Alice in Wonderland", year 1999;
• Comedy series "The Blonde in a Bookshop", 2005-2006;
• Horror films "Piranhis 3D" and "Piranhas 3DD", filmed in 2012;
• Comedy parody "The Scariest Film", 2012;
• Criminal comedy "The Last Bell", was released in 2013.

Christopher Lloyd, whose filmography continues to replenish with new paintings, is not going to stop there. Currently, the actor is working on several scenarios, shooting for which will begin in the near future.

Personal life

The actor married the first time in 1959, when he turned twenty-one. His wife was Kathleen Boyd, an American actress. The marriage lasted until 1971, followed by a divorce. The second wife appeared in 1974, Kay Thornborg was also an actress. Divorced in 1987. A year and a half later, Lloyd married for the third time. The chosen one was Carol Ann Vanek, an actress. We lived together for about three years. The fourth wife of the actor in 1992 was screenwriter Jane Walker Wood. And again a divorce, in 2005-m. Christopher Lloyd does not have any children.