Christopher Lloyd is an actor, screenwriter, and producer whose career began in 1961. Throughout his career, he has performed on stage, in television, and in films. He is probably best known for his portrayal of Dr Emmett ‘Doc’ Brown in the ‘Back to the Future’ film trilogy. As a result of his successful career as an actor, Christopher Lloyd’s net worth is $40 million. Here is how the award-winning actor accrued his wealth.
His Early Life
Lloyd was born in Stamford, Connecticut, on October 22, 1938, and he was the youngest of seven children. He was raised in Westport, Connecticut, and attended Staples High School. It was during his time at high school that Christopher Lloyd became passionate about performing, and he was one of the founders of the school’s theater company, Staples Players.
Christopher Lloyd’s Career 1961 to 1999
After leaving high school, Lloyd moved to New York to pursue his career as an actor. At the beginning of his career, he was an apprentice at summer theaters in Hyannis, Massachusetts, and Mount Kisco, New York, while also taking acting classes. In 1961, Lloyd made his stage debut in a production of ‘And They Put Handcuffs on the Flowers.’ It wasn’t until 1969 that he made his Broadway debut when he performed in ‘Red, White, and Maddox.’ Throughout the first half of the 1970s, Lloyd continued to appear in both Broadway and off-Broadway productions. Lloyd made his film debut in the 1975 film ‘One Flew Over the Cuckoo’s Nest,’ in which he played a psychiatric patient. However, it wasn’t until the late 1970s and early 1980s that Lloyd began to make a name for himself in both television and film. One of Lloyd’s most notable roles was playing ‘Reverend’ Jim Ignatowski in the sitcom ‘Taxi.’ He played this role from 1978 to 1983, and he won two Primetime Emmy Awards for Outstanding Actor in a Comedy Series for his performance. It was this role that rose Lloyd to prominence. In the early 1980s, Lloyd had roles in many films. Some of these include ‘The Black Marble,’ ‘The Legend of the Lone Ranger,’ ‘The Postman Always Ring Twice,’ ‘National Lampoon’s Movie Madness,’ and ‘National Lampoon’s Joy of Sex.’
Lloyd then gained further attention when he landed the role of Emmett ‘Doc’ Brown in the ‘Back to the Future’ film trilogy, and it is for this role that he is still best known. He first played this role in the 1985 film ‘Back to the Future’. He resumed the role in the 1989 film ‘Back to the Future Part II’ and again in ‘Back to the Future Part III.’ During the second half of the 1980s, other films in which he appeared included ‘Clue,’ ‘Miracles,’ The Legend of the White Horse,’ ‘Who Framed Roger Rabbit,’ ‘Track 29,’ ‘Eight Men Out,’ and ‘The Dream Team.’ Lloyd’s success continued throughout the 1990s. In television, he appeared in multiple television films and series. During this decade, his longest-standing television role was playing Sebastian Jackal/ Jordan Kenneth Lloyd in ‘Deadly Games’ between 1995 and 1997. He also provided the voice for Dr. Emmett Brown in ‘Back to the Future: The Animated series,’ from 1991 to 1992. Films in which Lloyd had roles during the 1990s include ‘The Addams Family,’ ‘Addams Family Values,’ ‘Radioland Murders,’ ‘Twenty Bucks,’ ‘Dennis the Menace,’ ‘Camp Nowhere,’ ‘Things to Do When You’re Dead,’ ‘Anastasia,’ ‘The Real Blonde,’ ‘ Baby Geniuses,’ ‘Man on the Moon,’ and ‘Kids World.’
His Career from 2000 Onwards
Throughout the 2000s, Lloyd continued to work in both film and television and also became a television producer. During the mid-2000s, he played a regular character in the sitcom ‘Stacked.’ Lloyd produced 13 episodes of ‘Tremors: The Series’ and appeared as a character in three of the episodes he produced. Lloyd also returned to his roots, appearing in multiple stage productions in both leading and minor roles. However, he continued to take on guest roles on television and in films, including various voice roles.
Although Lloyd was in his 70s by 2010, he did not slow down like many other actors as he continued to take on television and film roles. During this decade, one of his main television roles was playing Professor Hargreaves in ‘Granite Flats,’ which he played from 2014 to 2015. His films during the 2010s include ‘Love, Wedding, Marriage,’ ‘Dead before Dawn,’ ‘Jungle Master,’ ‘A Million Ways to Die in the West,’ ‘Going in Style,’ ‘The Sound,’ ‘Making a Killing,’ ‘Cold Moon,’ and ‘Rerun.’ Lloyd currently has many projects in the pipeline. On television, he is a series regular on the upcoming series ‘Tooned Out,’ playing the role of The Therapist. He is also in two films set for release in 2021 called ‘Senior Moment’ and ‘Nobody.’ Lloyd also has roles in ‘A Very Senior High’ and ‘Tankhouse,’ both of which are in post-production. Furthermore, he is currently filming ‘The Tender Bar.’ It is an adaptation of the 2005 memoir of the same name that is directed by George Clooney.
Christopher Lloyd’s Net Worth
According to Celebrity Net Worth, Christopher Lloyd’s net worth is $40 million. He has accrued his wealth through his acting career, which has spanned seven decades. Lloyd has also made money as a screenwriter and television producer.
His Personal Life
Christopher Lloyd has been married five times. His first wife was Catherine Boyd, to whom he was married from 1959 until they divorced in 1971. He was then married to Kay Thornborg from 1974 until 1987. A year after his second divorce, he married his third wife, Carol Ann Vanek. Unfortunately, this marriage also ended in divorce in 1991. Lloyd’s fourth wife was Jane Walker Wood, and they were married from 1992 to 2005. Since 2016, Lloyd has been married to Lisa Loiacono. Although Lloyd has been married five times, he has no children.
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