Christopher Lloyd Signs On as Voice of the Villain "Hacker" in CYBERCHASE, a Groundbreaking Animated Series Premiering On PBS in 2002.Entertainment Editors NOTE TO MEDIA: Photo is available in a Smart News Release(TM) on Business Wire's Home Page at www.businesswire.com and at www.newstream.com NEW YORK--(ENTERTAINMENT WIRE)--Feb. 14, 2001 Christopher Lloyd
Christopher Allen Lloyd (born October 22, 1938) is a three-time Emmy Award-winning American character actor. , the Emmy Award-winning actor best known for his leading roles on Taxi and in the three Back to the Future films, has joined the cast of CYBERCHASE(SM), an animated series co-produced by Thirteen/WNET New York New York, state, United States New York, Middle Atlantic state of the United States. It is bordered by Vermont, Massachusetts, Connecticut, and the Atlantic Ocean (E), New Jersey and Pennsylvania (S), Lakes Erie and Ontario and the Canadian province of and Nelvana, as the voice of the dastardly das·tard·ly adj. Cowardly and malicious; base. das  tard·li·ness n. villain Hacker. CYBERCHASE, premiering on PBS PBS in full Public Broadcasting Service Private, nonprofit U.S. corporation of public television stations. PBS provides its member stations, which are supported by public funds and private contributions rather than by commercials, with educational, cultural, in 2002, is a groundbreaking on-air and on-line adventure series promising to engage children, ages 8-11, in the excitement and challenge of math and logic. The series features three Earth kids--Jackie, Matt and Inez--who are summoned into cyberspace. Their mission: use their problem-solving skills to foil the evil fiend Hacker in his mad quest to take over the cyberworld. In each episode, our heroes embark on thrilling mathematical adventures to virtual vistas such as mythological Greece, a volcanic island and Fairy Tale fairy tale Simple narrative typically of folk origin dealing with supernatural beings. Fairy tales may be written or told for the amusement of children or may have a more sophisticated narrative containing supernatural or obviously improbable events, scenes, and personages Land. "I enjoy playing Hacker; he offers me a fun and challenging villain to portray. His mission to wreck havoc is constant," says Lloyd of his latest role. "One of the things I really like about CYBERCHASE is that kids at home can play along with the heroes to thwart Hacker's diabolical plans." "We are delighted to have Christopher Lloyd play our lead villain," says Sandra Sheppard, executive producer of CYBERCHASE. "His uncanny ability to make kids laugh will support the show's mission to entertain as well as educate." The series' other executive producer, Kristin Laskas Martin agrees. "CYBERCHASE brings together characters, dialogue and animation in an appealing mix of story and content." "CYBERCHASE is a one-of-a-kind entry in childrens' programming," says Toper Taylor, President of Nelvana Communications. "The addition of Christopher Lloyd only confirms the show's stellar possibilities." Christopher Lloyd is a veteran character actor whose credits include nearly 50 feature films, a dozen television programs and a number of theatrical roles. He won two Emmys for his portrayal of Jim Ignatowski The Reverend Jim "Iggy" Ignatowski, played by Christopher Lloyd, was a fictional character in the 1970s television series Taxi. A gentle soul, Jim was in his own words, "the living embodiment of the sixties". on Taxi and a third for his work in Road to Avonlea, from the Disney Channel  Editing of this page by unregistered or newly registered users is currently disabled due to vandalism. ; his performance in the off-Broadway production of Kaspar earned an Obie and a Drama Desk Award in 1973. On the big screen, Lloyd appeared in a slew of films aimed at pre-teens and children, including Robert Zemekis' Back to the Future trilogy, Who Framed Roger Rabbit?, The Addams Family Addams Familyweird family, presented in grotesque domesticity. [TV: Terrace, I, 29] See : Eccentricity , and Dennis the Menace Dennis the Menace latter-day Buster Brown, complete with dog. [Comics: Horn, 201] See : Mischievousness . CYBERCHASE is a production of Thirteen/WNET New York and Nelvana. Sandra Sheppard and Kristin Laskas Martin are executive producers of CYBERCHASE. Major funding for CYBERCHASE is provided by the National Science Foundation, PBS and The Picower Foundation. Additional funding is provided by The Kettering Family Foundation. Nelvana Limited is a leading integrated children's entertainment company which develops, produces, markets and distributes high quality branded media content and related product to children worldwide. The Company operates through two core businesses: Production and Distribution and Branded Consumer Products. Nelvana produces Franklin, Little Bear, Babar, Rupert and Pippi Longstocking and the daytime Emmy Award-winning Rolie Polie Olie. Nelvana's Web site address is www.nelvana.com. Nelvana recently announced its acquisition by Corus Entertainment Corus Entertainment Inc. TSX: CJR.B NYSE: CJR is a publicly traded Canadian media and entertainment company. Corus is a market leader in specialty television and radio with additional assets in pay television, advertising and digital audio services, television . Thirteen/WNET New York is one of the key program providers for public television, bringing such acclaimed series as Nature, Great Performances, American Masters, Charlie Rose, Religion & Ethics NewsWeekly and EGG the arts show - as well as the work of Bill Moyers - to audiences nationwide. As the flagship public broadcaster in the New York, New Jersey and Connecticut metro area, Thirteen reaches millions of viewers each week, airing the best of American public television American Public Television (APT) is the largest of the television syndication distributors of programming for public television stations in the United States. It began in 1961 as the Eastern Educational Television Network along with its own local productions such as City Arts, City Life, The New York Walking Tours, and Reel New York - and reaching vast new audiences through its MetroArts/Thirteen cable arts programming. With educational and community outreach projects that enhance the value of its productions, Thirteen takes television "out of the box." And as broadcast and digital media converge, Thirteen is blazing trails in the creation of Web sites, CD-ROMs, educational software, and other cutting-edge media products. More information about Thirteen can be found at: www.thirteen.org. Note: Photos are available at URL URL in full Uniform Resource Locator Address of a resource on the Internet. The resource can be any type of file stored on a server, such as a Web page, a text file, a graphics file, or an application program. : Hacker, the dastardly villain: http://www.businesswire.com/cgi-bin/photo.cgi?pw.021401/bb5 Christopher Lloyd: http://www.businesswire.com/cgi-bin/photo.cgi?pw.021401/bb5a |
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