Miller, Larry 1953-

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Miller, Larry 1953-

PERSONAL:

Born October 15, 1953, in Valley Stream, NY; son of Iris Burton (a talent agent); married Eileen Conn (a television writer); children: two sons. Education: Amherst College, graduated.

ADDRESSES:

Home—CA.

CAREER:

Actor, comic, musician, and cultural commentator. Actor in films, including Three Fugitives, Touchstone Pictures, 1989; Almost an Angel, Ironbark Films, 1990; Pretty Woman, Touchstone Pictures, 1990; Necessary Roughness, Paramount Pictures, 1991; Suburban Commando, New Line Cinema, 1991; L.A. Story, Carolco Pictures, 1991; Frozen Assets, Frozen Assets Productions, 1992; Carry on Columbus, Comedy House, 1992; Undercover Blues, Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer, 1993; Radioland Murders, Lucasfilm, 1994; Corrina, Corrina, New Line Cinema, 1994; Dream Lover, PolyGram Filmed Entertainment, 1994; The Favor, Nelson Entertainment, 1994; The Computer Wore Tennis Shoes, Walt Disney Television, 1995; Waiting for Guffman, Castle Rock Entertainment, 1996; The Nutty Professor, Universal Pictures, 1996; Dear God, Rysher Entertainment, 1996; For Richer or Poorer, Universal Pictures, 1997; Chairman of the Board, Trimark Pictures, 1998; Carnival of Souls, Trimark Pictures, 1998; The Big Tease, I Should Coco Films, 1999; Runaway Bride, Paramount Pictures, 1999; Ten Things I Hate about You, Touchstone Pictures, 1999; The Minus Man, Shooting Gallery, 1999; Pros & Cons, Abandon Pictures, 1999; Nutty Professor II: The Klumps, Imagine Entertainment, 2000; Best in Show, Castle Rock Entertainment, 2000; Max Keeble's Big Move, Walt Disney Pictures, 2001; The Princess Diaries, Walt Disney Pictures, 2001; What's the Worst That Could Happen?, Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer, 2001; Teddy Bears' Picnic, Century of Progress Productions, 2002; A Mighty Wind, Castle Rock Entertainment, 2003; A Guy Thing, Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer, 2003; The Princess Diaries 2: Royal Engagement, Walt Disney Pictures. 2004; Karroll's Christmas (television), Cosgrove/Meurer Productions, 2004; Uncommon Sense (television), National Broadcasting Company NBC, 2005; Life of the Party, Glory Days Productions, 2005; Kiss Kiss Bang Bang, Warner Bros. Pictures, 2005; Keeping Up with the Steins, A Road Picture LLC, 2006; The Ant Bully, Warner Bros. Pictures, 2006; For Your Consideration, Castle Rock Entertainment, 2006; Junior Pilot, 2006; The Final Season, The Final Season, Inc., 2007; Senior Skip Day, Alla Prima Productions, 2007; Homeland Security, 2007; Bee Movie, Dreamworks Animation, 2007; Blonde Ambition, Millennium Films, 2007; and The Pre Nup, Gold Nuggets Productions, 2007.

Actor in episodes of television series, including Fame, 1982; Dream On, 1990, 1991, 1993, 1994, 1995; Mad about You, 1993, 1998; Law & Order, 1994, 1996; TheSingle Guy, 1995; The Pursuit of Happiness, 1995; Dr. Katz, Professional Therapist, 1995; Seinfeld, 1995; Life's Work, 1996; Boston Common, 1996; Just Shoot Me!, 1997; George & Leo, 1997; Hercules, 1998; Third Rock from the Sun, 1998; Dilbert, 1999, 2000; Zoe, Duncan, Jack & Jane, 2000; DAG, 2000, 2001; Bull, 2000; TV Funhouse, 2001; The Mind of the Married Man, 2002; My Wife and Kids, 2002; My Wife and Kids, 2002; The Guardian, 2002; Providence, 2002; Eight Simple Rules for Dating My Teenage Daughter, 2002, 2003; The Brotherhood of Poland, New Hampshire, 2003; Boston Legal, 2004, 2006; King of the Hill, 2004; Desperate Housewives, 2005; and Monk, 2005. Frequent guest on television programs, including Real Time with Bill Maher, Dennis Miller Live, A New Princess, The Weakest Link, The Christopher Lowell Show, The Larry Sanders Show, The Tonight Show, Late Night with David Letterman, The Bob Monkhouse Show, and The Big Laff Off.

WRITINGS:

(And coexecutive producer) Pros & Cons (screenplay), Abandon Pictures, 1999.

(And producer) Uncommon Sense (screenplay), National Broadcasting Company (NBC), 2005.

Spoiled Rotten America: Outrages of Everyday Life (nonfiction) Regan (New York, NY), 2006.

Contributor to periodicals, including the Chicago Tribune, New York Times, Maxim, and the Weekly Standard. Author of humor column for the Weekly Standard.

ADAPTATIONS:

Spoiled Rotten America: Outrages of Everyday Life was adapted to audio cassette, Harper-Audio, 2006.

SIDELIGHTS:

Actor and humorist Larry Miller is a performer who has dozens of films and television series to his credit. He has appeared in a number of high-profile motion pictures, including Pretty Woman, A Mighty Wind, L.A. Story, Runaway Bride, The Princess Diaries, and many more. He also frequently acts in episodic television series, including Eight Simple Rules for Dating My Teenage Daughter, Dream On, Mad about You, Boston Legal, and Law & Order. A respected voice actor, he has applied his vocal talents to animated features and television shows. Miller began his career as a musician, receiving classical training at Amherst College and then playing piano and drums in New York clubs. On a whim, he decided to try telling jokes on stage, and discovered a rewarding new career in comedy and acting.

As an observer and commentator, Miller has appeared on numerous television programs centering on cultural and political criticism, including Real Time with Bill Maher and Dennis Miller Live. Branching out into writing, Miller contributes to a number of periodicals and maintains a regular humor and criticism column in the Weekly Standard. In his first book, Spoiled Rotten America: Outrages of Everyday Life, Miller contemplates an assortment of subjects, from celebrity excess to political correctness, that he sees as symptoms of the decline of America. Though his material is generously couched in humor, Miller is "obviously not afraid of getting serious, whether in his political material or in one poignantly personal and saddening anecdote about racism," observed a Kirkus Reviews critic. Miller's book, the reviewer continued, is above par "fare from a comic-turned-author."