Christopher Lloyd (born October 22, 1938) is an American actor. He has appeared in many theatre productions, films, and television shows since the 1960s. He is known for portraying Emmett Brown in the Back to the Future trilogy (1985–1990) and Jim Ignatowski in the comedy series Taxi (1978–1983), for which he won two Emmy Awards. Lloyd came to public attention in Northeastern theatre productions during the 1960s…