Christopher Lloyd
publication date: Wednesday, October 21, 2015 (part of Fall 2015)
category: Movies
clue: Even more so than his iconic roles in Taxi, Who Framed Roger Rabbit, and The Addams Family, this actor is known for playing a time-traveling mad scientist who sends Marty McFly forward and back to the future and past.
explanation: Lloyd's best-known role was in the Back to the Future series. more…
intended difficulty: easy
solved by: Russ Wilhelm, Steve West, LaVonne Lemler, Samir Mehta, Chris Lemler, Richard Slominsky, Justin Woods, Matthew Preston, Joanna Woods, Mike Rothstein, Mike Eberhart, and Stan Iwanchuk
trivia: This goo was published on October 21, 2015, celebrated as "Back to the Future Day" because it's the date that Marty McFly visited in Back to the Future Part II.
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