Biff was still a jerk and more passive-aggressive than a bully, but could be nice when necessary, usually to get out of trouble. During his theft of the DeLorean in 1991, he said "Have a nice trip, see you next winter!" His insult of choice was " butthead", or - usually when addressing George McFly - (Irish) "bug." One of his routines was to knock on someone's head and say " Hello? Hello? Anybody home?" He liked cars and ended up with a career waxing and cleaning them with his auto detailing business. He also once said "That's about as funny as a screen door on a battleship" instead of submarine. For example, he said "make like a tree and get out of here" instead of "make like a tree and leave" on more than one occasion. He may have also had a daughter named Tiff Tannen, short for Tiffany. (According to some sources, Biff had a son, Biff Jr., who, it is suggested, owned the Cafe 80's). In 1955, he surrounded himself with a gang consisting of Match, Skinhead, and 3-D.īy 1985, Biff's marital status is unknown, although Biff had a grandson Griff by 2015, indicating that Biff had at least one child by 1985. He was feared by most of his schoolmates. Biff often took pleasure in calling George an "Irish bug".
He was not very bright and only got through high school by bullying George McFly to do his homework for him. īiff was the great-grandson of Buford "Mad Dog" Tannen. Before he left his son, Kid gave Gertrude a forged birth certificate, stating that it was dated for the following month, though its date is not shown. Because of this, Tannen's mother, Gertrude Tannen, took custody of him. The two parted ways immediately after the wedding, and neither parent wanted Biff. Kid and Myra got married on December 6, 1936, simply for the purpose of making it seem like Biff wasn't born out of wedlock. He was, in short, an intimidating lout, and no one was more easily intimidated than his friend and associate George." -From Back to the Future by George Gipe (quote, page 28)īuford "Biff" Howard Tannen was born in 1937, to Irving Thomas "Kid" Tannen and Myra Benson in Hill Valley, California.
#Who played biff in back to the future movie#
Whereas George McFly was reticent, Biff was loud and obnoxious, the type of person who talks loudly in movie houses or yells epithets at players during sports events. " What you lookin' at, butthead?" -Biff's famous catchphrase " Hello? Hello? Anybody home?" -When beating someone's head with his knuckles or, in 2015, the top of his cane " Just a year older than George McFly, Biff Tannen stood with his potbelly leaning unashamedly over his trouser tops, an attitude that made his loud plaid suit, pinky rings and gold chains seem even more bizarre. So I had a lot of fun with that.Tom Wilson ( Back to the Future: The Animated Series, 2010 video game 30th Anniversary Edition) It was the third time's a charm for "Part III," Wilson's favorite as he said in 2015, "because who doesn't want to come into a saloon with those doors, and just because you walk in like everyone just falls silent, chairs and tables clear out, just because you're standing there, that's pretty cool. Meatier action and endless make-up came calling for Wilson in "Back to the Future Part II," playing 1955 Biff, the voice of Biff's grandmother Gertrude, Biff's future grandson Griff, crotchety old man Biff, and super bad alternate universe Biff ( writer Bob Gale said he was modeled after Donald Trump, but Wilson said his performance was not). He thought he blew it, but he got the role.
Actual acting jobs were hard to come by, but density (um, destiny) came calling after seven or so auditions for the role of Biff in "Back to the Future." During his final callback, he lost his cool, channeled the people that bullied him, and dragged and tossed Crispin Glover all over the room in front of the judging eyes of Robert Zemeckis and Steven Spielberg.
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