Christopher Lloyd

Bullseye with Jesse Thorn

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🗓️ 30 March 2021

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When you think of actor Christopher Lloyd, what's the first film of his that comes to mind? Is it the Back to the Future franchise where he starred as the unforgettable inventor Emmet "Doc" Brown? Perhaps it's the 1988 live action/animated film Who Framed Roger Rabbit where he took on the terrifying role as Judge Doom? Maybe it's not a film at all, but rather the beloved sitcom series Taxi where he starred as the oddball New York City cab driver "Reverend" Jim Ignatowski. Christopher Lloyd has performed in a number of iconic roles over the years and at the age of 82 he has no plans to stop anytime soon. Jesse recently spoke with the Hollywood veteran about his remarkable career in acting and why he continues to do it. They also talked about his new film "Senior Moment" where he stars alongside William Shatner and Jean Smart.

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0:00.0	Bullseye with Jesse Thorn is a production of MaximumFun.org and is distributed by NPR.
0:10.6	It's Bullseye, I'm Jesse Thorn.
0:22.1	My first guest this week is Christopher Lloyd.
0:25.5	Christopher Lloyd is for a lot of people in icon.
0:28.4	He's performed in some of the most memorable movies of the 20th century.
0:32.1	One floor of the Kukku's nest, who framed Roger Rabbit, and of course, back to the future.
0:38.2	I remember vividly.
0:39.2	I was standing on the edge of my toilet hanging at clock the porcelain was wet, I slipped
0:43.1	hit my head on the edge of the sink and when I came to I had a revelation.
0:46.8	A vision, a picture in my head, a picture of this.
0:51.2	This is what makes time travel possible.
0:53.5	The flux capacitor.
0:56.8	Christopher Lloyd's been in the game a long time.
1:00.0	Around the age of 19, he took acting classes at the neighborhood playhouse School of the
1:04.7	Theater in New York with the legendary acting teacher, Sanford Meisner, the guy who invented
1:11.1	the Meisner technique.
1:13.4	Lloyd acted mainly on stage before he got his first big role in Kukku's nest.
1:19.1	He's still extremely committed to the stage.
1:22.6	He performs there when he can, he has plans to play King Lear later this year.
1:27.9	And at the age of 82, he has no intention of retiring.
1:32.7	In his latest film role, he stars alongside William Schatner in Senior Moment.
1:37.8	It's a romantic comedy set around a group of seniors who live in the California desert.
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