This article is about the writer/producer. For the actor, see Christopher Lloyd. For others with the same name, see Christopher Lloyd (disambiguation).
Christopher Lloyd
Born
(1960-06-18) June 18, 1960 (age 61)
Los Angeles, California, U.S.
Occupation
television producer
screenwriter
Years active
1986–present
Notable work
Modern Family
Spouse(s)
Arleen Sorkin
(m. 1995)
Children
2
Relatives
David Lloyd (father)
Christopher Lloyd (born June 18, 1960) is an American television producer and screenwriter. Lloyd is the co-creator and executive producer of the ABC mockumentary family sitcom Modern Family, which he co-created and produced with Steven Levitan. Lloyd has had an extensive career on many series, primarily Frasier.
Lloyd has won 12 Primetime Emmy Awards for his work on Modern Family and Frasier. He holds the record for Primetime Emmy awards as either a comedy or drama series producer.[1]
Lloyd began screenwriting with the first four seasons of The Golden Girls. He then wrote for the comedy Wings; then Frasier, where he became its showrunner. While he was executive producer, Frasier won the Primetime Emmy Award for Outstanding Comedy Series for five consecutive years, the first time any series had done so.[1] Lloyd left Frasier after its seventh season, then returned to helm its final (eleventh) season. He then produced the series Out of Practice (where he first worked with Modern Family’s Ty Burrell); Back To You; and Modern Family, which also won the Emmy Award for Outstanding Comedy Series for five consecutive years. As a screenwriter, Lloyd's work includes the animated feature film Flushed Away (2006), for which he received an Annie Award. In 2000, he received an overall deal at Paramount.[2] He quit in 2006 to join Fox in partnership with Steven Levitan.[3]
Personal life[]
Lloyd is the son of Arline and sitcom writer David Lloyd (1934–2009).[4] Since 1995, he has been married to actress, writer, and voiceover performer Arleen Sorkin, with whom he has two sons,[5] Eli and Owen.[6]
James Allardice & Jack Douglas & Hal Kanter & Harry Winkler for The George Gobel Show (1955)
Arnold M. Auerbach & Barry Blitzer & Vincent Bogert & Nat Hiken & Coleman Jacoby & Harvey Orkin & Arnold Rosen & Terry Ryan & Tony Webster for The Phil Silvers Show (1956)
No Award (1957)
Billy Friedberg & Nat Hiken & Coleman Jacoby & Arnold Rosen & A.J. Russell & Terry Ryan & Phil Sharp & Tony Webster & Sydney Zelinka for The Phil Silvers Show (1958)
George Balzer & Hal Goldman & Al Gordon & Sam Perrin for The Jack Benny Show (1959)
1960s
George Balzer & Hal Goldman & Al Gordon & Sam Perrin for The Jack Benny Show (1960)
Dave O'Brien & Martin Ragaway & Sherwood Schwartz & Al Schwartz & Red Skelton for The Red Skelton Show (1961)
Carl Reiner for The Dick Van Dyke Show (1962)
Carl Reiner for The Dick Van Dyke Show (1963)
No Award (1964)
No Award (1965)
Sam Denoff & Bill Persky for "Coast to Coast Big Mouth" (1966)
Buck Henry & Leonard B. Stern for "Ship of Spies: Parts 1 and 2" (1967)
Allan Burns & Chris Hayward for "The Coming Out Party" (1968)
No Award (1969)
1970s
No Award (1970)
James L. Brooks & Allan Burns for "Support Your Local Mother" (1971)
Burt Styler for "Edith's Problem" (1972)
Lee Kalcheim & Michael Ross & Bernie West for "The Bunkers and the Swingers" (1973)
Treva Silverman for "The Lou and Edie Story" (1974)
Stan Daniels & Ed. Weinberger for "Will Mary Richards Go to Jail?" (1975)
Larry Rhine & Mel Tolkin for "Archie Gets the Business" (1977)
Gary David Goldberg for "Baby, It's Cold Outside" (1978)
Thad Mumford & Dan Wilcox for "Are You Now, Margaret?" / Ken Estin for "The Reluctant Fighter" (1979)
1980s
Dennis Koenig & Gene Reynolds for "Heal Thyself" (1980)
Nat Mauldin for "Stormy Weather" (1981)
Stephen Neigher & Tony Sheehan for "Hunger Strike" (1982)
David Isaacs & Ken Levine for "The Boys in the Bar" / Glen Charles and Les Charles for "Give Me a Ring Sometime" (1983)
Michael J. Weithorn for "Sumner's Return" (1984)
Glenn Gordon Caron for "Pilot" (Moonlighting) / Elias Davis & David Pollock for "Madison Avenue Madness" (1985)
Bob Randall for "Allie's Affair" (1986)
Jay Tarses for "Here's Why Cosmetics Should Come in Unbreakable Bottles" / Gary David Goldberg & Alan Uger for "A, My Name is Alex" / Barry Fanaro & Mort Nathan for "'Twas the Nightmare Before Christmas" (1987)
Carol Black & Neal Marlens for "My Father's Office" (1988)
Todd W. Langen for "Coda" (1989)
1990s
Diane English for "Brown Like Me" (1990)
David Isaacs & Ken Levine for "Rat Girl" (1991)
Diane English & Korby Siamis for "Uh-Oh: Part II" (1992)
Larry David for "The Contest" (1993)
Larry David & Lawrence H. Levy for "The Mango" (1994)