Christopher Lloyd (TV producer)

Christopher Lloyd
Born	June 18, 1960 Waterbury, Connecticut, U.S.
Occupation	Creator, screenwriter, television producer
Spouse	Arleen Sorkin (1995–present; 2 children)
Relatives	David Lloyd (father)

Christopher Lloyd (born June 18, 1960) is an American TV screenwriter and producer. Lloyd is co-executive producer of the TV series Modern Family, which he produces with Steven Levitan. Prior to that, Lloyd had an extensive career working for Paramount Television, producing such series as Frasier.^[1]

Career

Lloyd began screenwriting with the first four seasons of The Golden Girls. He is a co-creator for the television program Modern Family. He was a writer and producer for Wings, Frasier, Out of Practice, and Back to You. He has won nine Emmy Awards. On Frasier, he was a co-executive producer from 1993 to 1994 and an executive producer from 1994 to 2000, and again from 2003 to 2004.

Recent works as a screenwriter include the animated feature film Flushed Away (2006), for which he received an Annie Award, and creator and executive producer of the series Modern Family.

Personal life

Lloyd is the son of Arline and sitcom writer David Lloyd (1934–2009).^[1]

Lloyd is married to actress and voice-over artist Arleen Sorkin, best known as the voice of Harley Quinn on Batman: The Animated Series and for her live-action role as Calliope Jones on the daytime soap Days of Our Lives.^[2]

Writing credits

The Golden Girls

• "Second Motherhood"
• "The Sisters"
• "Dorothy's Prized Pupil"
• "Nothing To Fear But Fear Itself"
• "Strange Bedfellows"
• "The Artist"
• "Mixed Blessings"
• "The One That Got Away"
• "Scared Straight"
• "Blind Date"
• "Little Sister"

Wings

• "Marriage, Italian Style"
• "The Taming of the Shrew"
• "Take My Life, Please"
• "Lifeboat"
• "It May Have Happened One Night"
• "Goodbye Old Friend"

Frasier

• "I Hate Frasier Crane"
• "Flour Child"
• "Fool Me Once, Shame On You..."
• "Dark Victory"
• "Shrink Rap"
• "Moon Dance"
• "The Show Where Diane Comes Back"
• "Mixed Doubles"
• "The 1000th Show" (with Joe Keenan)
• "Perspectives On Christmas"
• "Good Grief"
• "Rivals"
• "Something Borrowed, Someone Blue" (with Joe Keenan)
• "High Holidays"
• "Goodnight, Seattle" (with Joe Keenan) (Series Finale)

Modern Family

• "Pilot" (with Steven Levitan and won for Episodic Comedy at Writers Guild of America Awards 2009)
• "Coal Digger"
• "Up All Night"
• "Manny Get Your Gun" (story credits)
• "Party Crasher (with Danny Zuker)"

References

1. Bruce Weber, "David Lloyd, 75, Dies; Wrote ‘Chuckles’ Episode", The New York Times, November 12, 2009
2. Christopher Lloyd at the Internet Movie Database

External links

• Christopher Lloyd at the Internet Movie Database
• "The art of writing and making films: 'Flushed Away'"