For some celebrities, marriages are things that come and go.
It's always unfortunate when things don't work out, but in the chaos of Hollywood, sometimes
marriage isn't always "till death do we part."
Christopher Lloyd has been married five times, most recently in 2016, to Lisa Loiacono, who
is over thirty years younger than him.
We figured we'd take a look back at the actor's previous marriages that didn't work out and
how he found love for the fifth time when he was in his late seventies.
Since 1975, Lloyd has accumulated over 200 acting credits over the span of fifty years
while working as an actor.
However, before his career had even started, he'd already gone through and ended his first
marriage.
The first time he said "I do" was in 1959, when Lloyd was just 21 years old, to his first
wife, actress Catharine Dallas Dixon Boyd.
Christopher met Catherine when they were both still aspiring young actors.
The couple was married for about 12 years before they filed for divorce in 1971.
Despite having been divorced for around thirty years, in 2002, Catherine sued Christopher
for $1.2 million for allegedly not paying her alimony for 31 years.
Their original divorce agreement said that Lloyd would pay Boyd $ 1,500 a month in alimony
and support "until she either remarried or died."
In 1974, three years after his first divorce, Lloyd wed once again.
This time it was to another actress, Kay Tornborg.
Kay was by her husband's side while he filmed 'One Flew Over the Cuckoo's Nest' Lloyd's
first major film, which later won five major Academy Awards.
Unfortunately, after about 13 years of marriage, Kay and Christopher also filed for divorce
in 1987.
About a year later, Lloyd decided to marry for the third time; this time, it was Carol
Ann Vanek.
The actor was just over 50 years old when he married his third wife.
Sadly, the third time was not the charm for this couple; in fact, it was Christopher's
shortest marriage lasting only two years.
They divorced in 1991.
The following year, Lloyd married once again, making screenwriter Jane Walker Wood his fourth
wife.
At first, the couple both had high hopes for their union, and they even bought a house
together in Santa Barbara County.
Unfortunately, just like his other three marriages, things didn't end up working out in their
favor.
The pair were married for about 13 years before finally divorcing in 2005.
Three years later, Christopher's home in Santa Barbara County was destroyed in a fire.
After managing to rebuild the house, he decided to sell it in 2012.
It was then that he met his future fifth and current wife, real estate agent Lisa Loiacono.
By that time, the actor was already in his mid-seventies, and Lisa was thirty years younger
than him.
However, despite their age difference, the pair seemed to hit it off quite quickly.
After dating for four years, the couple got married in 2016.
The difference between his fifth marriage and
all his other previous ones was that this time, Lloyd decided not to rush into things
before getting married.
He took his time to get to know Lisa and make sure they were suitable for one another before
getting married.
Loiacono was the one who sold his home too.
Now, Lloyd is 83 years old and says five marriages are enough for him.
During an interview with the Guardian, Lloyd, who spoke over Zoom, had Loiacono on with
him to translate what his hearing aid couldn't.
On the call, they had a touching moment.
Lloyd asked his wife, "Does it ever bother you when I come home from work, and I'm still
in character?"
" She responded, "No, you're amazing."
Christopher then added that she's his "best fan."
The interviewer then said it seemed that his fifth marriage was the charm.
To that, Lloyd happily said, "Five is the last."
Lisa piped in, "Number five is sitting right here!"
During their time in lockdown, the actor shared that he and Lisa would have dinners at home,
and she would cook delicious meals for them to share.
He added, "I think we got to know each other more, and better."
Interestingly enough, it turns out that Lisa even goes on hikes with Christopher's ex-wife,
Jane.
The actor explained that it's not something that he's worried about and that he's glad
that they're able to have fun together.
Both Christopher, Lisa, Jane, and her new husband regularly have dinner together.
Lisa said, "Funny how life turns out."
Although Jane is the only one out of Chritopher’s ex-wives that he’s on good terms with, it
shows that he held no grudges over their failed marriage.
It’s also clear how comfortable he is in his current marriage to Jane that he doesn’t
mind her spending time with his ex-wife, and that they can all spend time together.
While some may find that odd, we think it’s really great to see that they’re all able
to get along and be friends despite having divorced and remarried.
Despite all of his marriages and garnering fame through kid-friendly films, Lloyd has
never had children of his own.
It turns out that the actor grew up with six older siblings, and he was the youngest by
seven years.
Christopher admitted that most of his childhood memories were mostly just of him and his parents
because many of his older siblings were already out of the house while he was growing up.
The actor explained, "We didn't really grow up all together.
"My siblings were already off in the world doing whatever they wanted to do.
But I grew up pretty much by myself with my parents."
Perhaps it was his comfort in being on his own that he never thought of having any children
with any of his wives.
However, Lisa is already a mother herself, having a son, Jack, from one of her previous
relationships.
So Christopher does at least get to experience being a stepfather.
Even though Lloyd is nearing his mid-eighties, he has yet to retire from the film industry.
In fact, he's still very happy to continue working.
During an interview, the actor was asked if he still gets nervous about going to work
even after all of his years of experience.
He responded, "Oh, yeah.
You take a leap and hope that what you've prepared works with what they've prepared,
and what the director wants … I don't sleep much the night before the first day."
As it turned out, Christopher embarked on the biggest challenge of his career as King
Lear in the 2021 Shakespeare & Company season in the Berkshires, Massachusetts.
Despite appearing in the play three times before, he had never thought about taking
on the main role until recently.
The actor explained, "I had a brainstorm about five years ago, and I thought: 'Why not give
it a try?'"
He added that the play would have happened the year before was it not for the pandemic.
But at least that gave him a bit more time to learn the text.
"I want to know every line, every syllable, by the time we start rehearsals.
I don't want to have to worry about my lines.
So every day I spend considerable time trying to learn them."
Gushing over her husband, Lisa added, "He's been working on it for five years."
Having a look at Lloyd's social media, he's clearly very much in love with her.
On Valentine's Day 2021, he shared a heartfelt tribute via Instagram expressing his love
for her, writing, "My dearest Lisa.
I Love Love Love Love YOU.
Happy Valentine's Day.
Sincerely, Your constant admirer."
For her birthday, he shared another doting message on social media, captioning, "You
are more wonderful and lovely in my eyes than you ever were before; and my pride and joy
and gratitude that you should love me with such a perfect love are beyond all expression…You
are my whole world."
Finding love isn't always easy.
It's safe to say that Christopher didn't shy away from trying to find love and giving his
heart as many times as he could.
While it's unfortunate that it took five marriages for him to find the right person, it's inspiring
to see that he was able to do it even in his eighties.
His love for Lisa only goes to show that it's never too late to find love, and age really
is just a number.
We're so happy for Lloyd and Lisa, and we wish them only the best for their future together!