Christopher Lloyd

Birthplace: Stamford, Connecticut, USA
Birthday: October 22, 1938

Renowned character actor Christopher Lloyd won over critics and audiences alike with the wide array of quirky, off-beat characters he brought to life on the big and small screens. A former Broadway actor, Lloyd seemed to spring from nowhere to earn a number of Emmys for his role as burnt out ex-hippie Jim Ignatowski on the acclaimed sitcom “Taxi” (ABC, 1978-82; NBC, 1982-83). Of the many times he portrayed mad scientists and inventors with unkempt hair and elastic facial expressions, his biggest legacy was that of bringing to life eccentric…more

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Credits

Actor

Old Friends
Jerry Forbes
Back to the Future
Angels in the Endzone
Al--the Angel
The Ransom of Red Chief
Sam Howard
Quicksilver Highway
Aaron Quicksilver

Producer

Frasier
Executive Producer
Frasier
Co-Executive Producer

Writer

Head Case
Writer
Frasier
Writer

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Career Milestones

2006
Cast in Showtime's "Masters of Horror" anthology series
2005
Cast in the Fox series, "Stacked" opposite Pamela Anderson
2001
Had supporting role in the HBO adaptation of "Wit"
2001
Starred opposite Holland Taylor in a Los Angeles production of Yasmina Reza's play "The Unexpected Man"
1999
Appeared as himself in Forman's "Man on the Moon", the biopic of Lloyd's "Taxi" cohort Andy Kaufman

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Awards

1993
Independent Spirit Award: Best Supporting Actor
1992
Emmy: Outstanding Lead Actor in a Drama
1983
Emmy: Outstanding Supporting Actor in a Comedy, Variety or Music Series
1982
Emmy: Outstanding Supporting Actor in a Comedy, Variety or Music Series
1973
Drama Desk Award: Outstanding Performance