Chris Miller
  • Birthplace

    Roslyn, NY Long Island

  • Birthday
    September 23, 1975

    Deathday
    N/A

Chris Miller

From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia Chris Miller is an American animator, director, screenwriter, television producer, and voice actor. He studied animation at the California Institute of Arts, and joined Dreamworks SKG in 1998 as a storyboard artist for the studio's first animated comedy, Antz. Miller, again working as a story artist for Shrek, also wrote additional dialogue and provided the voice of the Magic Mirror and Geppetto characters for the film. He then served as head of story for Shrek 2. Mr. Miller went on to co-direct Shrek the Third along with Raman Hui, writing the screenplay for the film, and providing the voice of the puppet master and the mascot. He also provided the voice for Kowalski in Madagascar (and its video game), The Madagascar Penguins in a Christmas Caper, Madagascar: Escape 2 Africa and Merry Madagascar (in the series, he was replaced by Jeff Bennett). Miller has worked on a wide array of features, commercials, videos and internet projects, including a short for Steven Spielberg entitled "Steven’s Dream." His commercial work includes spots for Coca-Cola, Canon, The Comedy Channel and FILA, for which he won a Clio Award for best animated commercial. In an interview with Robert K. Elder for The Film That Changed My Life, Miller attributes his success in film to Sleeper. I would be penniless and drunk on the corner, begging for cash, if I had not seen the film Sleeper. I guarantee you. Miller is also a longtime collaborator with the Helios Dance Theater, for which he has created sets, films and projections on numerous occasions. His wife Laura Gorenstein Miller, is the founder and director of that same company. Description above from the Wikipedia article Chris Miller (animator), licensed under CC-BY-SA, full list of contributors on Wikipedia.

Chris Miller awards and nominations
Year Category Subcategory Info Movie/Tv Series
2012 Academy Awards, USA Nominee Oscar Best Animated Feature Film of the Year (Chris Miller) Puss in Boots
2012 Alliance of Women Film Journalists Nominee EDA Award Best Animated Feature Film (Chris Miller) Puss in Boots
2012 Annie Awards Nominee Annie Directing in a Feature Production (Chris Miller) Puss in Boots
2012 Behind the Voice Actors Awards Nominee BTVA Feature Film Voice Acting Award Best Vocal Ensemble in a Feature Film (Antonio Banderas, Salma Hayek, Zach Galifianakis, Billy Bob Thornton, Amy Sedaris, Bob Joles, Conrad Vernon, Tom McGrath, Chris Miller, Latifa Ouaou) Puss in Boots
2012 Gold Derby Awards Nominee Gold Derby Award Animated Feature (Chris Miller) Puss in Boots
2012 Italian Online Movie Awards (IOMA) Nominee IOMA Best Animated Feature Film (Miglior film d'animazione) (Chris Miller) Puss in Boots
2012 Visual Effects Society Awards Nominee VES Award Outstanding Visual Effects in an Animated Feature Motion Picture (Joe M. Aguilar, Guillaume Aretos, Ken Bielenberg, Chris Miller) Puss in Boots
2011 St. Louis Film Critics Association, US Nominee SLFCA Award Best Animated Film (Chris Miller) Puss in Boots
2008 Annie Awards Nominee Annie Best Directing in an Animated Feature Production (Chris Miller, Raman Hui) Shrek the Third
2008 BAFTA Awards Nominee BAFTA Film Award Best Animated Film (Chris Miller) Shrek the Third
2002 Hugo Awards Nominee Hugo Best Dramatic Presentation (Andrew Adamson, Vicky Jenson, Ted Elliott, Terry Rossio, Joe Stillman, Roger S.H. Schulman, Edmund Fong, Ken Harsha, Cody Cameron, Chris Miller, Conrad Vernon, Jeffrey Katzenberg, Aron Warner, John H. Williams, Penney Finkelman Cox, Sandra Rabins) Shrek
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