Christopher Allen Lloyd (born October 22, 1938) is an American actor. He has appeared in many theater productions, films, and television shows since the 1960s. He is known for portraying

Emmett Brown Dr. Emmett Lathrop Brown, commonly referred to as "Doc Brown", is a fictional scientist in the ''Back to the Future'' franchise. He was created by Robert Zemeckis and Bob Gale. First appearing in the 1985 film ''Back to the Future'', he is an ...

in the ''Back to the Future'' trilogy (1985–1990) and

Jim Ignatowski The Reverend Jim "Iggy" Ignatowski is a fictional character in the 1970s television series ''Taxi''. He was played by Christopher Lloyd. A gentle soul, Jim, in his own words, was "the living embodiment of the Sixties." His most noticeable characte ...

in the comedy series ''

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'' (1978–1983), for which he won two

Emmy Award The Emmy Awards, or Emmys, are an extensive range of awards for artistic and technical merit for the television industry. A number of annual Emmy Award ceremonies are held throughout the year, each with their own set of rules and award categor ...

s. Lloyd came to public attention in Northeastern theater productions during the 1960s and early 1970s, earning

Drama Desk The Drama Desk Awards are among the most esteemed honors in New York theater, recognizing outstanding achievements across Broadway, Off-Broadway, and Off-Off-Broadway productions within the same categories. The awards are considered a signific ...

and

Obie The Obie Awards or Off-Broadway Theater Awards are annual awards given since 1956 by ''The Village Voice'' newspaper to theater artists and groups involved in off-Broadway and off-off-Broadway productions in New York City. Starting just after th ...

awards for his work. He made his cinematic debut in ''

One Flew Over the Cuckoo's Nest One Flew Over the Cuckoo's Nest may refer to: * ''One Flew Over the Cuckoo's Nest'' (novel), a 1962 novel by Ken Kesey * ''One Flew Over the Cuckoo's Nest'' (play), a 1963 stage adaptation of the novel starring Kirk Douglas * ''One Flew Over the ...

'' (1975) and went on to star as Commander Kruge in '' Star Trek III: The Search for Spock'' (1984), Professor Plum in ''

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'' (1985),

Judge Doom Judge Doom is a fictional character and the main antagonist in the 1988 film ''Who Framed Roger Rabbit'', portrayed by Christopher Lloyd. He is depicted as the much-feared, cruel and evil judge of Toontown, who later in the film is revealed as t ...

in ''

Who Framed Roger Rabbit ''Who Framed Roger Rabbit'' is a 1988 American fantasy comedy film directed by Robert Zemeckis from a screenplay written by Jeffrey Price and Peter S. Seaman. It is loosely based on the 1981 novel ''Who Censored Roger Rabbit?'' by Gary K. Wol ...

'' (1988),

Uncle Fester Uncle Fester (Addams) is a member of the fictional Addams Family and has been played by numerous actors, beginning with Jackie Coogan in the television series ''The Addams Family'' (1964–1966). Character Uncle Fester is a completely hairl ...

in ''

The Addams Family The Addams Family is a fictional family created by American cartoonist Charles Addams. They originally appeared in a series of 150 standalone single-panel comics, about half of which were originally published in ''The New Yorker'' between 193 ...

'' (1991) and its sequel ''

Addams Family Values ''Addams Family Values'' is a 1993 American supernatural black comedy film directed by Barry Sonnenfeld and written by Paul Rudnick, based on the characters created by Charles Addams. It is the sequel to ''The Addams Family'' (1991). The film ...

'' (1993), Switchblade Sam in '' Dennis the Menace'' (1993), Mr. Goodman in ''

Piranha 3D ''Piranha 3D'' is a 2010 American 3D horror comedy film that serves as a remake of the comedy horror film '' Piranha'' (1978) and an entry in the ''Piranha'' film series. Directed by Alexandre Aja and written by Pete Goldfinger and Josh Sto ...

'' (2010), Bill Crowley in ''

I Am Not a Serial Killer ''I Am Not a Serial Killer'' is a 2009 horror novel written by American author Dan Wells, originally published by Tor Books. It is Wells' debut novel and the first installment in the John Cleaver series. It is followed by five books, and has ...

'' (2016) and David Mansell in ''

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'' (2021). Lloyd earned a third Emmy for his 1992 guest appearance as Alistair Dimple in ''

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'', and won an

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for his performance in ''

Twenty Bucks ''Twenty Bucks'' is a 1993 American comedy-drama film directed by Keva Rosenfeld and starring Linda Hunt, Brendan Fraser, Gladys Knight, Elisabeth Shue, Steve Buscemi, Christopher Lloyd, William H. Macy, David Schwimmer, Shohreh Aghdashloo and S ...

''. He has done extensive voice work, including Merlock in '' DuckTales the Movie: Treasure of the Lost Lamp'',

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in ''

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'', the Hacker in

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' ''

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'', which earned him

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nominations, and the Woodsman in

Cartoon Network Cartoon Network (CN) is an American cable television television channel, channel and the flagship property of the Cartoon Network, Inc., a sub-division of the Warner Bros. Discovery Networks division of Warner Bros. Discovery. It launched on ...

's ''

Over the Garden Wall ''Over the Garden Wall'' is an American animated dark fantasy television miniseries created by Patrick McHale for Cartoon Network. The series centers on two half-brothers who travel through a mysterious forest to find their way home, encount ...

''.

Early life

Lloyd was born on October 22, 1938, in

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, the son of Ruth Lloyd (née Lapham; 1896–1984), a singer and sister of San Francisco mayor

Roger Lapham Roger Dearborn Lapham (December 6, 1883 – April 16, 1966) was a shipowner and businessman who served as the 32nd mayor of San Francisco from 1944 to 1948. Life and career Lapham was born in New York City, the son of Antoinette N. (née Dearbo ...

, and her lawyer husband Samuel R. Lloyd Jr. (1897–1959). He is the youngest of six siblings, with two brothers and three sisters. Lloyd's maternal grandfather,

Lewis Henry Lapham Lewis Henry Lapham (March 13, 1858 – June 10, 1934) was an American businessman and entrepreneur who made a fortune consolidating smaller business in the leather industry. He was also one of the co-founders of the oil brand Texaco, Inc. (T ...

, was one of the founders of the

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oil company and Lloyd is also a descendant of ''

Mayflower ''Mayflower'' was an English sailing ship that transported a group of English families, known today as the Pilgrims, from England to the New World in 1620. After 10 weeks at sea, ''Mayflower'', with 102 passengers and a crew of about 30, reac ...

passenger A passenger is a person who travels in a vehicle, but does not bear any responsibility for the tasks required for that vehicle to arrive at its destination or otherwise operate the vehicle, and is not a steward. The vehicles may be bicycles, ...

John Howland John Howland (February 23, 1673) was an English indentured servant who accompanied the English Separatists and other passengers when they left England on the to settle in Plymouth Colony. In later years, he was an executive assistant and pers ...

. Lloyd was raised in

Westport, Connecticut Westport is a town in Fairfield County, Connecticut, United States. Located in the Gold Coast (Connecticut), Gold Coast along the Long Island Sound, it is northeast of New York City and is part of the Western Connecticut Planning Region, Connec ...

, where he attended

Staples High School Staples High School is a public high school in Westport, Connecticut, United States. It is named after Horace Staples, who founded the school on April 26, 1884. Westport is one of eight school districts in District Reference Group A (along with ...

and was involved in founding the high school's theater company, the Staples Players.

Career

Lloyd began his career apprenticing at summer theaters in

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, and

Hyannis, Massachusetts Hyannis is the largest of the seven villages in the town of Barnstable, Massachusetts, United States. It is the commercial and transportation hub of Cape Cod and was designated an urban area at the 1990 census. Because of this, many refer to Hya ...

. He took acting classes in New York City at age 19—some at the

Neighborhood Playhouse School of the Theatre The Neighborhood Playhouse School of the Theatre is a professional conservatory for actors in New York City. First operational from 1915 to 1927, the school re-opened in 1928 and has been active ever since. It is the birthplace of the Meisner ...

with

Sanford Meisner Sanford Meisner (August 31, 1905 – February 2, 1997) was an American actor and acting teacher who developed an approach to acting instruction that is now known as the Meisner technique. While Meisner was exposed to method acting at the Group ...

—and he recalled making his New York theater debut in a 1961 production of

Fernando Arrabal Fernando Arrabal Terán (; ; born August 11, 1932) is a Spanish playwright, screenwriter, film director, novelist, and poet. He was born in Melilla and settled in France in 1955. Regarding his nationality, Arrabal describes himself as "desterra ...

's play ''And They Put Handcuffs on the Flowers'', saying, "I was a replacement and it was my first sort of job in New York." He made his

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debut in the short-lived '' Red, White and Maddox'' (1969), and went on to

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roles in ''

A Midsummer Night's Dream ''A Midsummer Night's Dream'' is a Comedy (drama), comedy play written by William Shakespeare in about 1595 or 1596. The play is set in Athens, and consists of several subplots that revolve around the marriage of Theseus and Hippolyta. One s ...

'', ''

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'' (February 1973), ''The Harlot and the Hunted'', ''

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'' (January 1974), ''Total Eclipse'' (February 1974), ''

Macbeth ''The Tragedy of Macbeth'', often shortened to ''Macbeth'' (), is a tragedy by William Shakespeare, estimated to have been first performed in 1606. It dramatises the physically violent and damaging psychological effects of political ambiti ...

'', ''

In the Boom Boom Room ''In the Boom Boom Room'' is a play by David Rabe. The play follows a young go-go dancer who has a difficult relationship with her parents. Plot summary Chrissy arrives in 1960s Philadelphia with the dream of becoming a successful dancer. Despe ...

'', ''Cracks'', ''Professional Resident Company'', '' What Every Woman Knows'', ''The Father'', ''

King Lear ''The Tragedy of King Lear'', often shortened to ''King Lear'', is a Shakespearean tragedy, tragedy written by William Shakespeare. It is loosely based on the mythological Leir of Britain. King Lear, in preparation for his old age, divides his ...

'', ''Power Failure'' and, in mid-1972, appeared in a

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double bill, ''

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'' and ''

The Human Voice ''The Human Voice'' () is a monodrama first staged at the Comédie-Française in 1930, written two years earlier by Jean Cocteau. It is set in Paris, where a still-quite-young woman is on the phone with her lover of the last five years. He is t ...

'', at the Jean Cocteau Theater at 43 Bond Street. Lloyd returned to Broadway for the musical '' Happy End''. He performed in

Andrzej Wajda Andrzej Witold Wajda (; 6 March 1926 – 9 October 2016) was a Polish film and theatre director. Recipient of an Honorary Oscar, the Palme d'Or, as well as Honorary Golden Lion and Honorary Golden Bear Awards, he was a prominent member of the "P ...

's adaptation of

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's ''The Possessed'' at

Yale Repertory Theater Yale Repertory Theatre at Yale University in New Haven, Connecticut was founded by Robert Brustein, dean of Yale School of Drama, in 1966, with the goal of facilitating a meaningful collaboration between theatre professionals and talented stud ...

, and in Jay Broad's premiere of ''White Pelican'' at the P.A.F. Playhouse in

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, on

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. In 1977, he said of his training at the Neighborhood Playhouse under Meisner, "My work up to then had been very uneven. I would be good one night, dull the next. Meisner made me aware of how to be consistent in using the best that I have to offer. But I guess nobody can teach you the knack, or whatever it is, that helps you come to life on stage." His first film role was psychiatric patient Max Taber in ''

'' (1975), alongside future co-star

Danny DeVito Daniel Michael DeVito Jr. (born November 17, 1944) is an American actor and filmmaker. He gained prominence for his portrayal of the taxi dispatcher Louie De Palma in the television series ''Taxi (TV series), Taxi'' (1978–1983), which won him ...

. He is known for his work as "Reverend" Jim Ignatowski, the ex-

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cabbie on the sitcom ''

'', for which he won two Primetime Emmy Awards for Outstanding Supporting Actor in a Comedy Series; and the eccentric inventor Emmett "Doc" Brown in the ''

Back to the Future ''Back to the Future'' is a 1985 American science fiction film directed by Robert Zemeckis and written by Zemeckis and Bob Gale. It stars Michael J. Fox, Christopher Lloyd, Lea Thompson, Crispin Glover, and Thomas F. Wilson. Set in 1985 ...

'' trilogy for which he was nominated for a

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. In 1985, he appeared in the pilot episode of ''

Street Hawk ''Street Hawk'' is an American action television series that aired for 14 episodes on American Broadcasting Company, ABC in 1985. The series is a Limekiln and Templar Production in association with Universal Television. Its central characters w ...

''. The following year, he played the reviled Professor B.O. Beanes on the television series ''

Amazing Stories ''Amazing Stories'' is an American science fiction magazine launched in April 1926 by Hugo Gernsback's Experimenter Publishing. It was the first magazine devoted solely to science fiction. Science fiction stories had made regular appearance ...

''. Other roles include

Klingon The Klingons ( ; Klingon language, Klingon: ''tlhIngan'' ) are a humanoid species of aliens in the science fiction franchise ''Star Trek''. Developed by screenwriter Gene L. Coon in 1967 for the Star Trek: The Original Series, original ''Star T ...

Commander Kruge in '' Star Trek III: The Search for Spock'' (1984) (on suggestion of fellow actor and friend

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), Professor Plum in ''

'' (1985), Professor Dimple in an episode of ''

'' (for which he won a

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), the villain

in ''

'' (1988), Merlock the Sorcerer in ''

DuckTales the Movie ''DuckTales the Movie: Treasure of the Lost Lamp'' (also known as ''DuckTales: The Movie'') is a 1990 American animated adventure fantasy film based on the animated television series ''DuckTales'' and loosely based on the tale of '' Aladdin and t ...

'' (1990), Switchblade Sam in '' Dennis the Menace'' (1993), Zoltan in ''

Radioland Murders ''Radioland Murders'' is a 1994 American comedy thriller film directed by Mel Smith and executive produced by George Lucas from a story by Lucas. ''Radioland Murders'' is set in the 1939 atmosphere of old-time radio and pays homage to the sc ...

'' (1994), and

in ''

'' (1991) and ''

'' (1993). Lloyd portrayed the star character in the adventure game ''

Toonstruck ''Toonstruck'' is a graphic adventure video game developed by EA Pacific, Burst Studios, published by Virgin Interactive Entertainment and released in 1996 for DOS. The game features hand-drawn imagery and animated characters, but the protagonist ...

'', released in November 1996. In 1999, he was reunited onscreen with

Michael J. Fox Michael Andrew Fox (born June 9, 1961), known professionally as Michael J. Fox, is a Canadian and American actor and activist. Beginning his career as a child actor in the 1970s, he rose to prominence portraying Alex P. Keaton on the NBC sitcom ...

in an episode of ''

Spin City ''Spin City'' is an American sitcom television series that aired from September 17, 1996, to April 30, 2002, on ABC. Created by Gary David Goldberg and Bill Lawrence, the show is set in a fictionalized version of the New York City mayor's off ...

'' entitled "Back to the Future IV — Judgment Day", in which Lloyd plays Owen Kingston, the former mentor of Fox's character, Mike Flaherty, who stopped by City Hall to see Kingston, only to proclaim himself God. That same year, Lloyd starred in the

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of the 1960s series ''

My Favorite Martian ''My Favorite Martian'' is an American sitcom that aired on CBS from September 29, 1963, to May 1, 1966, for 107 episodes. The show stars Ray Walston as "Uncle Martin" (the Martian) and Bill Bixby as Tim O'Hara. ''My Favorite Martian'' was th ...

''. He starred on the television series '' Deadly Games'' in the mid-1990s and was a regular on the sitcom ''

Stacked ''Stacked'' is an American television sitcom that aired on Fox from April 13, 2005, to January 11, 2006. Premise ''Stacked'' was described as the opposite of ''Cheers'', instead of a smart person in a "dumb" place, it is based on the concept o ...

'' in the mid-2000s. In 2003, he guest-starred in three of the 13 produced episodes of '' Tremors: The Series'' as the character Cletus Poffenburger. In November 2007, Lloyd was reunited onscreen with his former ''Taxi'' co-star

Judd Hirsch Judd Seymore Hirsch (born March 15, 1935) is an American actor. He is known for playing Alex Rieger on the television comedy series ''Taxi'' (1978–1983), John Lacey on the NBC series '' Dear John'' (1988–1992), and Alan Eppes on the CBS ser ...

in the season-four episode "Graphic" of the television series ''

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'' as Ross Moore. He then played the role of

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in a 2008 production of ''

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'' at the

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with

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and

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. In 2009, he appeared in a comedic trailer for a faux horror film version of ''

Willy Wonka & the Chocolate Factory ''Willy Wonka & the Chocolate Factory'' is a 1971 American musical film, musical fantasy film directed by Mel Stuart from a screenplay by Roald Dahl, based on his 1964 novel ''Charlie and the Chocolate Factory''. It stars Gene Wilder as chocol ...

'' entitled ''Gobstopper'', in which he played

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as a horror film-style villain. In 2010, the Vermont-based Weston Playhouse, of which Lloyd's brother Sam was an active member, asked if there was a role Lloyd would be interested in taking on. Lloyd chose

Willy Loman William "Willy" Loman is a fictional character and the protagonist of Arthur Miller's play ''Death of a Salesman'', which debuted on Broadway with Lee J. Cobb playing Loman at the Morosco Theatre on February 10, 1949. Loman is a 63-year-old t ...

in ''

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'', which played at Weston and at other venues throughout

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that fall. Also that September, he reprised his role as Dr. Emmett "Doc" Brown in '' Back to the Future: The Game'', an episodic adventure game series developed by

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. That same month, the production company 3D Entertainment Films announced Lloyd would star as an eccentric professor who with his lab assistant explore the various dimensions in ''Time, the Fourth Dimension'', an approximately 45-minute

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that was planned for release in 2012. On January 21, 2011, he appeared in " The Firefly" episode of the

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television series ''

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'' as Roscoe Joyce. That August, he reprised the role of Dr.

(from ''

'') as part of an advertising campaign for Garbarino, an

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appliance company, and also as part of Nike's "Back For the Future" campaign for the benefit of The Michael J. Fox Foundation. In 2012 and 2013, Lloyd voiced Doc Brown in two episodes of ''

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''. He was a guest star on the 100th episode of the

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sitcom ''

Psych ''Psych'' is an American detective comedy-drama television series created by Steve Franks for USA Network. The series stars James Roday as Shawn Spencer, a young crime consultant for the Santa Barbara Police Department whose "heightened o ...

'' as Martin Khan in 2013. In May 2013, Lloyd appeared as the narrator and the character Azdak in the

Bertolt Brecht Eugen Berthold Friedrich Brecht (10 February 1898 – 14 August 1956), known as Bertolt Brecht and Bert Brecht, was a German theatre practitioner, playwright, and poet. Coming of age during the Weimar Republic, he had his first successes as a p ...

play ''

The Caucasian Chalk Circle ''The Caucasian Chalk Circle'' () is a play by the German modernist playwright Bertolt Brecht. An example of Brecht's epic theatre, the play is a parable about a peasant girl who rescues a baby and becomes a better mother than the baby's wealthy b ...

'', produced by the

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in New York. On the October 21, 2015, episode of ''

Jimmy Kimmel Live ''Jimmy Kimmel Live!'', sometimes shortened to ''JKL'', is an American late-night talk show, created and hosted by Jimmy Kimmel, and broadcast on ABC. The nightly hour-long show tapes and is based out of the Hollywood Masonic Temple in Hollywoo ...

'', Lloyd and

appeared in a ''Back to the Future'' skit to commemorate the date in the second installment of the film trilogy. In May 2018, Lloyd made a cameo appearance in the episode titled "No Country for Old Women" of ''

Roseanne ''Roseanne'' is an American television sitcom created by Matt Williams (producer), Matt Williams that originally aired on American Broadcasting Company, ABC from October 18, 1988, to May 20, 1997, and briefly revived from March 27, 2018, to May ...

'', where he played the role of Lou, the boyfriend to the mother of Roseanne and Jackie. He is set to reprise the role in an episode of its spin-off, ''The Conners'', airing May 4, 2022. In late 2019, he provided the voice of

Xehanort is a fictional character who is the main antagonist of the Dark Seeker Saga, the first phase in the ''Kingdom Hearts'' series by Square Enix. He was introduced as the original form of the Heartless "Ansem, Seeker of Darkness" in the first gam ...

in the "Re Mind" downloadable content of ''

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'', taking over the role from the late

and

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, and reprised the role in the 2020 video game '' Kingdom Hearts: Melody of Memory''. By July 2020, Lloyd was cast as The Alchemist in ''Man & Witch'', a family-friendly fantasy-adventure film directed by

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, with

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set to create the puppets for the film. In March 2021, Lloyd played the best friend of

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in the romantic comedy film '' Senior Moment'', also starring

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In September 2021, Lloyd portrayed

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in a series of promotional interstitials directed by Paul B. Cummings for the two-part fifth season finale of ''

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'', a character inspired by Lloyd's portrayal of Dr. Emmett "Doc" Brown from ''Back to the Future'', alongside

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. Addressing his own and original voice actor

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's portrayals of Sanchez compared to Doc Brown, Lloyd stated that "he felt like Doc and Rick were like two brothers that took different paths." In March 2022, Lloyd appeared in a promotion for the

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film ''

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'' along with two of its stars,

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and

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. In April 2022, it was announced that Lloyd would star in '' Spirit Halloween: The Movie'', a film produced in partnership with the

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retailer. He plays Alec Windsor, a wealthy land developer who disappeared one Halloween night, and whose spirit is said to haunt the town in which the film is set each year on Halloween. The film was released on

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(VOD) on October 11, 2022. In April 2023, Lloyd guest starred in an episode of the third season of ''

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'', portraying the role of Commissioner Helgait. In June 2023, Lloyd was announced to be starring in the live-action '' Knuckles'' series, which premiered in April 2024.

Personal life

Lloyd married Catharine Dallas Dixon Boyd on June 6, 1959. They divorced in 1971. He married actress Kay Tornborg in 1974, divorcing her circa 1987. Lloyd's third marriage, to Carol Ann Vanek, had lasted more than two years when they were in the process of divorce in July 1991. His fourth marriage, to screenwriter Jane Walker Wood, lasted from 1992 to 2005. In 2016, he married Lisa Loiacono, who was Lloyd's real estate agent when he sold his house in

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, in 2012. His former house on that lot was destroyed in the

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of November 2008. Lloyd's philanthropist mother, Ruth Lapham Lloyd, died in 1984 at age 88. Her other surviving children were Donald L. Mygatt (who died in 2003), Antoinette L. Mygatt Lucas, Samuel Lloyd III (who later died in 2017), Ruth Lloyd Scott, Ax Lloyd, and Adele L. Kinney. Lloyd's nephew,

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(1963–2020), was known for playing lawyer Ted Buckland on ''

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