Actor Christopher Lloyd: filmography and biography

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American actor Christopher Lloyd celebrated his 77th birthday in October 2015, most recently. He is still full of energy and continues to shoot.

Lloyd's role is very peculiar, he especially succeeds in the role of charismatic, colorful personalities who do not quite fit into generally accepted norms. If his character is engaged in scientific activities, as, for example, in the movie "Back to the Future", then he necessarily looks a little "out of this world", and this adds additional 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 its first page on his birthday, October 22, 1938, became the youngest child in the family of worker Samuel Lloyd and housewife Ruth Lapham. Parents and their seven children lived in the city of Stamford, Connecticut, USA. Raising one child is not an easy task, but here there were seven kids, each with their own character. Soon, the younger Christopher was sent to permanent residence in a prestigious boarding school, where he received his primary school education.

It was "Fessenden", an educational institution withgood reputation. The boarding house was located in West Newton, Massachusetts. A few years later, Christopher returned to the family and now began to leave his home only for the holidays. One day, while on vacation at a summer camp, he performed on an impromptu theater stage as a vagabond boy. At that time he was 14 years old. It was then that the first signs of the young man's artistic talent appeared.

Meeting Meryl Streep

Two years later, Christopher Lloyd entered New York's High School Staples, graduating with honors in 1958. Then he moved to Manhattan and began taking acting lessons from the famous actor Sanford Meisner. The student was distinguished by enviable perseverance, he remained in the audience until the last minute, often alone, repeating the material he had studied to himself. Christopher attended practical classes carefully, he would certainly come to the screening room when science fiction films were shown. He watched such films several times. His passion for fantasy subsequently became the main leitmotif in his work.

Having gained knowledge, the young artist began to practice at various theater venues on Broadway. Then he entered the Yale Theater, where fate brought him together with the aspiring actress Meryl Streep, whom he fondly remembers to this day. Throughout his life, Christopher Lloyd did not part with the theater stage. The last performance with his participation was the production on Broadway in 2010 - "Death of a Salesman".

Debut

In cinematography Lloyd Christopher, whose films are now watched by millions of viewers, began acting rather late. His first role was Max Taber, a patient in a psychiatric hospital, one of the characters in the film "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, who, by the will of fate, got to be cured. At that time, Lloyd was already 37 years old. It was then that an active creative period of forty years began, during which numerous films of the comedy and fantasy genre, both light and deeply psychological, were shot. The actor sat on the scripts for a long time, on the set he appeared already fully prepared for work.

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

First Film 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 more and more in demand, managed to win two Emmy awards in the Best Supporting Actor nomination.

Star role

In 1985, the film "Back to the Future" was released on the big screen,directed by Robert Zemeckis from a script by Bob Gale. It was the first part of a fantastic movie 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 yourself in the distant past. The first traveler was Marty McFly, an unlucky young man. He teleported from 1985 to 1955, where he had to meet his future mother. The woman was then the same age as him 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 his best 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 befell Marty smoothly turned to the scientist, and he, together with his younger friend, began to travel through time.

The film turned out to be extremely exciting and grossed a record 308 million dollars on a fairly modest budget of 19 million. If you take into account the stunning visual effects that abound in the picture, then its commercial success becomes clear. The film was watched by hundreds of millions of moviegoers around the world. The film was repeatedly returned to the screen and due to the high demand, two sequels were filmed - in 1998 and 2000. The film was made by ChristopherLloyd famous. The role of Dr. Brown became the most significant for the actor 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 calmly walk down the street, he was constantly surrounded by fans asking for an autograph.

Movie career

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

Christopher Lloyd Filmography

In 1984, the actor played Colonel Kruj in the famous TV series Star Trek, the next role was Judge Doom, the character in the film Who Framed Roger Rabbit?, directed by Robert Zemeckis in 1988. Lloyd then took part in the creation of the series "The Addams Family" and "Values of the Addams Family" in 1991-1993. The actor played Fester Adams.

The role of Dimple in "The Road to Avonlea", a series that was filmed from 1989 to 1996, brought Lloyd his third Emmy Award. He was recognized as the best performer of a dramatic plan.

Since 1987, Christopher has starred in the following films:

• fairy tale "The Legend of the White Dragon", year 1987;
• fantastic comedy "Suburban Team", 1991 issue;
• sci-fi series (1995 - 1997) "Death Games";
• horror movieFreeway, filmed 1997;
• fairy tale by Carroll Lewis "Alice in Wonderland", year 1999;
• comedy series "Blonde in a bookstore", 2005-2006;
• 2012 "Piranha 3D" and "Piranha 3DD" horror films;
• comedy parody "The Scariest Movie", 2012;
• crime comedy "Last Call", was released in 2013.

Christopher Lloyd, whose filmography continues to grow with new pictures, is not going to stop there. The actor is currently working on several scripts, which will begin filming soon.

Private life

The actor married for the first time in 1959, when he was twenty-one years old. His wife was Kathleen Boyd, an American actress. The marriage lasted until 1971, then a divorce followed. 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. They lived together for about three years. The fourth wife of the actor in 1992 was the screenwriter Jane Walker Wood. And again a divorce, in 2005. Christopher Lloyd has no children.