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Encyclopedia > Griff Tannen
Back to the Future character
Griff Tannen
Date of birth 1996
Age (1955) not yet born
Age (1985) not yet born
Age (2015) 19
Gender Male
Hair color Brown
Eye color Brown
Played by Thomas F. Wilson
Voiced by Thomas F. Wilson

Griff Tannen is a fictional character, an important character in Back to the Future Part II, played by actor Thomas F. Wilson, who played all of the Tannen family members in different time periods of the Back to the Future trilogy. Back to the Future is a 1985 film directed by Robert Zemeckis, written by Zemeckis and Bob Gale, and starring Michael J. Fox and Christopher Lloyd. ... 1996 (MCMXCVI) is a leap year starting on Monday of the Gregorian calendar, and was designated the International Year for the Eradication of Poverty. ... Male symbol Male is the sex of an organism, or a part of an organism, which produces sperm. ... Thomas Frances Wilson (born April 15, 1959) is an American actor born in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania. ... Thomas Frances Wilson (born April 15, 1959) is an American actor born in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania. ... A fictional character is any person who appears in a work of fiction. ... Back to the Future Part II is a 1989 film and is the second part of the Back to the Future trilogy. ... Thomas Frances Wilson (born April 15, 1959) is an American actor born in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania. ... Doc Brown (Christopher Lloyd) and Marty McFly (Michael J. Fox) watching the first test of the time machine. ...

Griff Tannen was born in 1996 in Hill Valley, California and is the grandson of Biff Tannen. Based on Griff's surname, it is likely that his father is Biff's son, although he could be the son of Biff's daughter who never married (explaining why Griff has the surname "Tannen"). Either theory could be true, since no mention of Biff's kids is ever mentioned in the trilogy (although both the animated series and a draft script feature a character named "Biff Jr"). The fate of his parents by 2015 is unknown. The set of the Hill Valley courthouse at the Universal Studios backlot. ... Official language(s) English Capital Sacramento Largest city Los Angeles Area  - Total  - Width  - Length  - % water  - Latitude  - Longitude Ranked 3rd 410,000 km² 402. ... Biff Tannen is a fictional character, the main villain in the Back to the Future motion picture trilogy, played in the three films and voiced in the animated series by Thomas F. Wilson. ... 2015 (MMXV) will be a common year starting on Thursday of the Gregorian calendar. ...


Griff is very similar to his grandfather at a younger age. Like most of the Tannen family, Griff is a bully, and bullies people to get what he wants. Unlike Biff though, Griff is a lot more violent and unpredictable. Griff is usually accompanied by his gang of 3, "Data", "Spike" and "Whitey", and is the first Tannen to allow a female into his gang. Not many people stand up to Griff, and he is surprised when Marty McFly, pretending to be his son Marty Jr, does so. Martin Seamus Marty McFly is a fictional character, the lead character in the Back to the Future motion picture trilogy, played by actor Michael J. Fox in the three films and voiced by David Kaufman in the animated series. ... Martin McFly Jr. ...


Griff has a car which he gets his grandfather to wax for him, and appears to be an expert hoverboarder, having in his possession a "Pit Bull" hoverboard which is jet powered. He also has bionic implants, which make him taller - these implants still appear to be illegal by 2015, although proposals are around to legalise them.


Pre-Back to the Future

Little is known about Griff's life pre-2015. What is possible though is that he heard stories about his grandfather as a youngster, and how George McFly punched Biff in 1955. Griff may have become even more of a bully just to make sure that that fate never happens to him. George McFly is a fictional character, a lead character in the first Back to the Future motion picture, played by actor Crispin Glover, and a minor character in the 2 sequels, played by Jeffrey Weissman. ... 1955 (MCMLV in Roman) was a common year starting on Saturday of the Gregorian calendar. ...


At some point he met Marty Jr (they could have met at school despite Griff being 2 years older than him) and started bullying him.


Back to the Future Part II

On the afternoon of October 21, 2015, Griff and his gang met Marty Jr at the Cafe 80's (formerly Lou's Cafe in 1955 and Lou's Aerobic Fitness Center in 1985). They "persuaded" Marty Jr to join them in the early hours of the following morning to rob the Hill Valley Payroll Substation. Marty Jr relucantly agreed, but accidentally set off the alarm. Marty Jr was caught and sentenced to 15 years, whilst Griff and his gang managed to distance themselves by saying they wouldn't hang out with a "low-res like McFly". October 21 is the 294th day of the year (295th in leap years) in the Gregorian Calendar, with 71 days remaining. ...


Luckily for Marty Jr, Doc Brown arrives from 1985 in his DeLorean time machine and with the help of Marty from 1985, manages to avoid this. Marty from 1985 (aged 17) manages to pose as his future son (since they look very similar!) and says "no" to Griff. Griff, surprised and angered at this, gets his gang to chase Marty around the Courthouse Square after Marty exits the Cafe 80's and "borrows" a hoverboard. Griff smashes his car headlight after trying to hit Marty with a baseball bat as he hovers past. Doctor Emmett Lathrop Doc Brown is a fictional character, one of the lead characters in the Back to the Future motion picture trilogy, played by actor Christopher Lloyd in the three films and the live action sequences of the animated series. ... This article is about the year. ... De Lorean can refer to: John De Lorean, an American businessman who founded (in Ireland) the De Lorean Motor Company, which manufactured an automobile, the De Lorean DMC-12, which was used in the film Back to the Future This is a disambiguation page — a navigational aid which lists other... Time Machine may refer to one of the following. ...


Marty ended up above the pond in front of the Hill Valley Couthouse Mall, but his board didn't have the power to float above the water. Griff got out his Pitbull, which allowed his gang to be pulled, and they tried to get Marty. Marty jumped into the water into the last minute, causing Griff to bump on a rock and hurl him and his gang into the courthouse. He was captured and is arrested in the end after crashing into the Hill Valley Courthouse. Griff goes to jail and thus Marty Jr never goes with him on that robbery.


Back to the Future: The Animated Series

Griff makes a brief cameo in the episode "Solar Sailors" (set on December 15, 2091). His grandson Ziff gets sent to jail after trying to sabatage Marta McFly's (Marty's great grand-daughter) space cruiser, and it is revealed that Griff is also in jail. Whether he has been in jail for 76 years following the Courthouse incident with Marty Jr, or is in for a separate offence, is unclear, though even in the world of 2015, 76-plus years would be a rather stiff sentence for the crimes perpetrated at the Courthouse Mall. Therefore it is likely that 2091 Griff is in jail for a seperate offense. December 15 is the 349th day of the year (350th in leap years) in the Gregorian calendar. ... (Redirected from 2091) (20th century - 21st century - 22nd century - other centuries) Definition In calendars based on the Christian Era or Common Era, such as the Gregorian calendar, the 21st century is the current century, as of this writing, lasting from 2000-2099. ...


Also, since the animated series establishes a "Biff Tannen, Jr", it would seem that Griff would in turn be Biff Jr's son, though since Griff was born in 1996, that would make Biff Jr somewhere about 14 or 15 years old at the time of Griff's birth (since Biff, Jr was around 10 or 11 in 1992). Then again, since Biff, Jr was a chip off the old block, so to speak, it's not unfathomable to think that junior possibly engaged in reckless sexual practices as a teen.

Back to the Future Characters
The McFly Family: Marty McFly | George McFly | Lorraine Baines McFly | Jennifer Parker| Seamus McFly | Maggie McFly | Marty McFly, Jr
The Brown Family: Dr Emmett "Doc" Brown | Clara Clayton Brown | Jules Brown | Verne Brown
The Tannen Family: Biff Tannen | Buford "Mad Dog" Tannen | Griff Tannen

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Griff Tannen - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia (808 words)
Griff Tannen is a fictional character, an important character in Back to the Future Part II, played by actor Thomas F. Wilson, who played all of the Tannen family members in different time periods of the Back to the Future trilogy.
Griff Tannen was born in 1996 in Hill Valley, California and is the grandson of Biff Tannen.
Griff is usually accompanied by his gang of 3, "Data", "Spike" and "Whitey", and is the first Tannen to allow a female into his gang.
Back to the Future trilogy - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia (2450 words)
A hallmark of the Back to the Future trilogy and a contributor to its popularity is its use of running gags, similar events, catch phrases, and parallel situations that recur in the different time frames from film to film.
In each of the three films, when Marty confronts Biff/Griff/Buford in the cafe/saloon, there is a scene where he stands up to them and, due to his small stature, he looks up and over their shoulder as they extend to their full height.
In all three movies the Tannen bully of the era pushes a girl or woman to the ground while confronting someone.
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