TJ Miller
Todd Joseph Miller (born June 4, 1981 in Denver , Colorado ) is an American actor and comedian .
Life
He studied psychology at George Washington University and acting at the British Academy of Dramatic Arts, Oxford . He then moved to Chicago to focus on his comedy career. He was able to establish himself in the improvisation scene and eventually became a permanent member of the theater group The Second City .
With The Extended Play EP , Miller released a concept album on September 12, 2011, on which Bo Burnham , Doug Benson , Pete Holmes , Ugly Duckling and Johnny Polygon appeared.
In 2010 Miller was diagnosed with a life-threatening arteriovenous malformation , which could be corrected after a successful brain operation. He has been married to his long-time girlfriend, actress Kate Gorney , since September 2015 .
On March 18, 2018, Miller was arrested after setting off a bomb alarm on a New York train. According to train attendants, he was heavily drunk when he made the emergency call to alert a woman he classified as dangerous. He was later released on bail. In a trial, Miller could be sentenced to up to five years in prison.
Filmography (selection)
- 2008: Cloverfield
- 2009: Squeezed (Extract)
- 2009: The Goods - Fast Cars, Fast Deals (The Goods: Live Hard, Sell Hard)
- 2010: Train Your Dragon ( How to Train Your Dragon , Voice of Tuffnut )
- 2010: Gulliver's Travels - Something big is coming up (Gulliver's Travels)
- 2010: Men's Trip (Get Him to the Greek)
- 2010: Unstoppable - Out of Control (Unstoppable)
- 2010: Yogi Bear ( Yogi Bear )
- 2010: Too hot to be true (She's Out of My League)
- 2011: Ice Age - A Mammoth Christmas ( Ice Age: A Mammoth Christmas , voice of Prancer )
- 2011: Our Idiot Brother (Our Idiot Brother)
- 2012: Seeking a Friend for the End of the World (Seeking a Friend for the End of the World)
- 2012: Rock of Ages
- 2012: How to Rock (TV series, 2 episodes)
- 2012–2016: Welcome to Gravity Falls ( Gravity Falls , TV series, 12 episodes, voice of Robbie )
- 2012-2018: DreamWorks Dragons (TV series, voice of Taffnuss )
- 2014: Search Party
- 2014: How to Train Your Dragon 2 ( How to Train Your Dragon 2 , voice of Tuffnut )
- 2014: Transformers : Age of Extinction
- 2014: Baymax - Huge Robowabohu ( Big Hero 6 , voice of Fred )
- 2014–2017: Silicon Valley (TV series)
- 2015: Hell and Back (voice of Augie )
- 2016: Deadpool
- 2016: Office Christmas Party
- 2017: Emoji - The Movie ( The Emoji Movie , voice of Gene )
- 2018: Ready Player One
- 2018: Deadpool 2
- 2020: Underwater - It's Awakened (Underwater)
- 2020: The Stand-In
Live program
- No Real Reason (2011)
Discography
- Extended Play EP (2011)
- The Extended Play EP Illegal Art Remix Tape (2012)
Web links
- TJ Miller in the Internet Movie Database (English)
- TJ Miller in the German dubbing file
- Official website (English)
Individual evidence
- ↑ Devin Anderson: Real Talk with TJ Miller , fsutorch.com , October 6, 2014, accessed October 19, 2014
- ↑ Patrick Bromley: TJ Miller - Biography , about.com , accessed October 19, 2014
- ↑ Sax Carr: TJ Miller - Exclusive interview , craveonline.com , December 12, 2011, accessed October 19, 2014
- ↑ Taryn Hillin, 'Silicon Valley's' TJ Miller Dishes On His Painful Proposal To Kate Gorney , huffingtonpost.com , October 16, 2014, accessed October 19, 2014
- ↑ Rebecca Macatee: TJ Miller Talks Painful Marriage Proposal to Kate Gorney: "It Hurt So Much" —Watch Now! , eonline.com , October 15, 2014, accessed October 19, 2014
- ↑ Logan Sykes: You've Never Seen Anything Like This Whimsical Art Deco-Inspired Wedding. In: Town & Country . Hearst , November 5, 2015, accessed August 15, 2016 .
- ↑ US actor charged over fake bomb threat . In: BBC News . April 10, 2018 ( bbc.co.uk [accessed April 10, 2018]).
| personal data | |
|---|---|
| SURNAME | Miller, TJ |
| ALTERNATIVE NAMES | Miller, Todd Joseph (full name) |
| BRIEF DESCRIPTION | American actor and comedian |
| DATE OF BIRTH | 4th June 1981 |
| PLACE OF BIRTH | Denver , Colorado |