Troy Miller Biography ((?)-)

Addresses: Office: Dakota Films, 1040 North Las Palmas, Hollywood, CA90038; Dakota North Entertainment, 4633 Lankershim Blvd., North Hollywood, CA91602.; Agent: Endeavor, 9601 Wilshire Blvd., Sixth Floor, Beverly Hills, CA90212.; Manager: Brillstein-Grey Entertainment, 9150 Wilshire Blvd., Suite 350, Beverly Hills, CA 90212.

Gender
Male
Occupation
Producer, director, writer

Famous Works

  • CREDITS
  • Television Work
  • Series
  • Production assistant, Fridays, ABC, 1980-82
  • First assistant director and location supervisor, Not Necessarily theNews, HBO, c. 1983-90
  • Executive in charge of production, Pee-Wee's Playhouse, CBS, 1986-91
  • Executive in charge of production, Top of the Pops, CBS, 1987-88
  • Associate producer, Out of This World, NBC and syndicated, 1987-90
  • Director and producer, Beach Boys: Endless Summer, syndicated, beginning 1988
  • Producer, Hit Squad, syndicated, beginning 1988
  • Producer, Comic Strip Live (also known as Comic Strip Prime Time), Fox, c. 1989-91
  • Producer, The Super Mario Bros. Super Show! (animated and live action; also known as Club Mario), syndicated, 1989-91
  • Director and producer, Unplugged (also known as MTV Unplugged), MTV, beginning 1989
  • Producer, On the Television, Nickelodeon, beginning 1990
  • Director and producer, The Sunday Comics, Fox, 1991-92
  • Producer and second unit director, Arresting Behavior, ABC, 1992
  • Director and producer, Mr. Show with Bob and David (also known asMr. Show), HBO, 1995-98
  • Director and producer, Saturday Night Special, Fox, 1996
  • Director and producer, The Big Scary Movie Show, Sci-Fi Channel, beginning 1996
  • Director and producer, The Bill Bellamy Show, MTV, beginning 1996
  • Director and producer, HBO Comedy Half-Hour, HBO, 1997-98
  • Director of main title sequence, Save Our Streets (also known as SOS in America), NBC and syndicated, beginning 1997
  • Executive producer and director, The Best Commercials You've Never Seen (series of specials; also known as The Best Commercials You've NeverSeen (and Some You Have)), ABC, beginning 1998
  • Executive producer, Tenacious D, HBO, 1999
  • Creator and executive producer, Viva la Bam, MTV, beginning 2003
  • Executive producer, Reel Comedy (series of specials), Comedy Central, beginning 2003
  • Creative consultant, The Showbiz Show with David Spade, Comedy Central, 2005-
  • Movies
  • Director, "Beverly Hills Family Robinson," The Wonderful World of Disney, ABC, 1998
  • Executive producer and director, Sorority, MTV, 1999
  • Producer, Knee High P.I., Comedy Central, 2003
  • Specials
  • Associate producer, Harry Anderson's "Hello Sucker," Showtime, 1986
  • Associate producer, Robin Williams--An Evening at the Met, HBO, 1986
  • Associate producer, Vanishing America (also known as Rich Hall's "Vanishing America"), Showtime, 1986
  • (As Troy T. Miller) Associate producer and line producer, George Carlin: Playin' with Your Head, 1986
  • Director and line producer, Don Rickles: Rickles on the Loose, Showtime, 1986
  • Line producer, Young Comedians All-Star Reunion, HBO, 1986
  • Producer, Mystery Magical Special (also known as Marc Summers'"Mystery Magical Special"), Nickelodeon, 1986
  • Executive in charge of production, Pee-Wee's Playhouse Christmas Special, CBS, 1988
  • Executive in charge of production, Madonna--Live! Blond Ambition WorldTour (also known as Madonna: Blond Ambition World Tour Live), HBO, 1990
  • Producer, World's Greatest Magicians ... at the Magic Castle (alsoknown as Magic at the Magic Castle), 1990
  • Producer and first assistant director, Tales from the Whoop: Hot Rod Brown Class Clown (also known as Hot Rod Brown, Class Clown), Nickelodeon, 1990
  • Supervising producer, Life as We Know It!, Comedy Central, 1991
  • Supervising producer, Public Enemy #2 (also known as Public Enemy Number 2), Showtime, 1991
  • Director and producer, Friends and Lovers, NBC, 1994
  • Director and producer, Sports Illustrated Swimsuit '94: The 30th Anniversary Special, ABC, 1994
  • Director and producer, Mr. Show with Bob and David: Fantastic Newness (also known as The Best of Mr. Show: Fantastic Newness and Fantastic Newness), 1996
  • Executive producer and director, Mr. Show and the Incredible, Fantastical News Report (also known as The Best of Mr. Show: The Incredible, Fantastical News Report), 1998
  • Director and producer, David Cross: The Pride Is Back, HBO, 1999
  • Executive producer, Celebrity Weddings: InStyle, Lifetime, 1999
  • Executive producer, The 21 Hottest Stars under 21, ABC, 1999
  • Executive producer and director, The Television Show with John Henson, ABC, 1999
  • Executive producer and director, Sleepover with Bob, 1999
  • Postproduction audio worker, Tarzan in Concert with Phil Collins,ABC, 1999
  • Executive producer and director, Super Nerds, 2000
  • Executive producer and director, The 25 Hottest Stars under 25, ABC, 2000
  • Executive producer, The 20 Teens Who Will Change the World, The WB, 2001
  • Director, Reel Comedy: Stuck on You, Comedy Central, 2002
  • Executive producer and director, David Blaine: Vertigo, ABC, 2002
  • Executive producer and director, 20: Entertainment Weekly's Best Holiday Movies, 2004
  • Executive producer and director, 20: Entertainment Weekly's Scariest Movies, 2004
  • Executive producer and director, Celebrity Autobiography: In Their OwnWords, Bravo, 2005
  • Executive producer and director, EW's Guide: Guilty Pleasures, 2005
  • Film Clips for Awards Presentations
  • Director, 1993 MTV Movie Awards, MTV, 1993
  • Director, 1995 MTV Movie Awards, MTV, 1995
  • Director, 1996 MTV Movie Awards, MTV, 1996
  • Director of "The Designer" segment, The VH1 Fashion Awards, VH1, 1996
  • Director, 1997 MTV Movie Awards, MTV, 1997
  • The 69th Annual Academy Awards, ABC, 1997
  • Producer, The 70th Annual Academy Awards, ABC, 1998
  • Director, 1999 MTV Movie Awards, MTV, 1999
  • "Creative Arts" montage, The 49th Annual Primetime Emmy Awards, CBS, 1999
  • Director, The 72nd Annual Academy Awards, ABC, 2000
  • Director, producer, and editor, The 76th Annual Academy Awards, ABC, 2004
  • Television Director
  • Episodic
  • "Greatest Song in the World," Tenacious D, HBO, 1999
  • "The Road Gig," Tenacious D, HBO, 1999
  • Director of episodes of The Ben Stiller Show, Fox; Greg the Bunny, Fox; The Jenny McCarthy Show, MTV; The Real World (alsoknown as MTV Real World ...), MTV; Running the Halls, NBC; andWeird Science, USA Network. Director of episodes of Emerald Cove, a series broadcast on MMC (also known as The All New Mickey Mouse Club, Club MMC, and The Mickey Mouse Club), The Disney Channel.
  • Television Work
  • Pilots
  • Director and line producer (some sources cite associate producer), TheNoel Edmonds Show, ABC, 1986
  • Director and supervising producer, SK8 TV (also known as SkateTV), Nickelodeon, 1990
  • Executive producer and director, Deadline Now, Fox, 1997
  • Director, American Adventure (also known as National Lampoon's"American Adventure"), Fox, 2000
  • Director and producer, Battle of the Sitcoms, Fox, 2000
  • Executive producer, The Near Future, HBO, 2000
  • Director, Criminal Mastermind, ABC, 2001
  • Executive producer, Contact: Talking to the Dead, ABC, 2002
  • Executive producer, The Lemur, Comedy Central, 2002
  • Worked on other pilots.
  • Other
  • Producer, Almost Vegas, MTV, 1990
  • Director, Best Defense, CBS, 1994
  • Executive producer and director, Big News, 1995
  • Producer, The Big Day, 1995
  • Executive producer, The Guys (also known as National Lampoon's"The Guys"), 1996
  • Film Director
  • Break on through with JFK (short film), Dakota North Entertainment, 1998
  • Jack Frost (also known as Frost), Warner Bros., 1998
  • The Announcement, BBC Films, 2000
  • Run Ronnie Run (also known as Run Ronnie Run! The Ronnie DobbsStory: A Mr. Show Movie), New Line Cinema, 2002
  • Dumb and Dumberer: When Harry Met Lloyd (also known as Dumb & Dumberer, Dumb & Dumbest, Dumb & Dumber 2, and When Harry Met Lloyd: Dumb and Dumberer), New Line Cinema, 2003
  • Director of several short films.
  • Film Producer
  • Break on through with JFK (short film), Dakota North Entertainment, 1998
  • The Announcement, BBC Films, 2000
  • Run Ronnie Run (also known as Run Ronnie Run! The Ronnie DobbsStory: A Mr. Show Movie), New Line Cinema, 2002
  • Dumb and Dumberer: When Harry Met Lloyd (also known as Dumb & Dumberer, Dumb & Dumbest, Dumb & Dumber 2, and When Harry Met Lloyd: Dumb and Dumberer), New Line Cinema, 2003
  • Film Work
  • Other
  • (As Wilson Thomas) Camera operator, The Announcement, BBC Films, 2000
  • Some sources credit Miller as a technical advisor for the film ModernLove, Triumph Releasing, 1990.
  • RECORDINGS
  • Videos
  • Director and producer, Sports Illustrated 1994 Swimsuit Issue Video, Dakota North Entertainment/WarnerVision Films, 1994
  • Director, Tenacious D: The Complete Masterworks, Sony Music Entertainment, 2003
  • Music Video Director
  • Chris Rock, "Champagne," 1997
  • WRITINGS
  • Teleplays
  • Series
  • (Uncredited) The Sunday Comics, Fox, 1991-92
  • Specials
  • (As Wilson Thomas) The Best Commercials You've Never Seen (seriesof specials; also known as The Best Commercials You've Never Seen (and Some You Have)), ABC, 1998
  • (Uncredited) The Television Show with John Henson, ABC, 1999
  • (As Thomas) The 21 Hottest Stars under 21, ABC, 1999
  • (As Thomas) The 20 Teens Who Will Change the World, The WB, 2001
  • (Uncredited) David Blaine: Vertigo, ABC, 2002
  • 20: Entertainment Weekly's Best Holiday Movies, 2004
  • 20: Entertainment Weekly's Scariest Movies, 2004
  • EW's Guide: Guilty Pleasures, 2005
  • Pilots
  • (As Wilson Thomas) Contact: Talking to the Dead, ABC, 2002
  • Screenplays
  • Dumb and Dumberer: When Harry Met Lloyd (also known as Dumb & Dumberer, Dumb & Dumbest, Dumb & Dumber 2, and When Harry Met Lloyd: Dumb and Dumberer), New Line Cinema, 2003
  • Videos
  • (Uncredited) Sports Illustrated 1994 Swimsuit Issue Video, DakotaNorth Entertainment/WarnerVision Films, 1994

Further Reference

OTHER SOURCES

    Electronic
    • Dakota Films, http://dakotafilms.com, January 18, 2006

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