Biography for
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Date of Birth

22 October 1938, Stamford, Connecticut, USA

Birth Name

Christopher Allen Lloyd

Nickname

Chris

Height

6' 1" (1.85 m)

Spouse

Jane Walker Wood	(21 February 1992 - 28 December 2005) (divorced)
Carol Vanek	(1988 - 1991) (divorced)
Kay Tornborg	(1974 - 1987) (divorced)
Catherine Boyd	(6 June 1959 - 1971) (divorced)

Trade Mark

Deep raspy voice

Wildly animated facial expressions

Often plays mad scientists and eccentric inventors

Trivia

Independent Spirit Award for Twenty Bucks (1993), best supporting actor.

Graduated from Staples High School in Westport, Connecticut in 1958.

His "Taxi" (1978) character, Reverend Jim Ignatowski, was a big fan of the original "Star Trek" (1966) series. Lloyd later went on to play the Klingon commander Kruge in Star Trek III: The Search for Spock (1984).

As a young actor, he performed at the Yale Repertory Theater with Meryl Streep.

Has appeared in over two hundred plays, including many on Broadway, regional, and summer stock productions.

His second cousin, John Willis, works for the Vermont Food Bank.

For his brief 1985 scenes in Back to the Future (1985), he wore prosthetic make-up to appear 30 years older than in his 1955 scenes, which dominate the film. In the sequels, the 1985 Doc Brown has more scenes. To avoid having to put him through extensive make-up every morning, writers Robert Zemeckis and Bob Gale came up with the idea of Doc Brown visiting a rejuvenation clinic in the future, which results in his face looking much younger.

Attended the Neighborhood Playhouse in New York City.

Attended the prestigious Fessenden School in West Newton, Massachusetts.

In a scene in Back to the Future (1985), his character Dr. Emmett L. "Doc" Brown, hangs on the arm of a large clock. This mimics a stunt done by Harold Lloyd (no relation) in the movie Safety Last! (1923).

To prepare for the role of Taber in One Flew Over the Cuckoo's Nest (1975), he lived in a mental institution for a few weeks and studied the patients. He modeled his character after one of the patients and stayed in character throughout all filming even when not on screen.

Has appeared with Mary Steenburgen in three films: Goin' South (1978), Back to the Future Part III (1990) and Wish You Were Dead (2002).

Uncle of Sam Lloyd.

Younger brother of Sam Lloyd Sr.

In Man on the Moon (1999), he appears as himself reprising his old role of Reverend Jim Ignatowski in scenes from "Taxi" (1978), 20 years after the sitcom had aired.

He is a devoted bicyclist. He once rode through Italy, pedaling from Milan to Venice, over the Dolomites, along the Amalfi coast and to Naples.

At age 19, he moved to Manhattan and began studying with the acting teacher Sanford Meisner at the Neighborhood Playhouse.

Graduate of the Darrow School, whose alumni include Chris 'Mad Dog' Russo, Gregory Hughes and photographer Jane Feldman.

Owns a home in Montana. His home in Montecito, California was destroyed in the Tea Fire of November 2008.

Where Are They Now

(August 2010) Playing Willie Loman in an off-Broadway production of "Death of a Salesman" in Weston, VT.