Miller, Dennis 1953–

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MILLER, Dennis 1953–

PERSONAL

Born November 3, 1953, in Pittsburgh, PA; married Ali Epsley (a model), April 10, 1988; children: Holden, Marlon. Education: Point Park College, Pittsburgh, B.A., 1974.

Addresses: Agent—Jim Wiatt, William Morris Agency, 151 El Camino Dr., Beverly Hills, CA 90212. Manager—Brillstein–Grey Entertainment, 9150 Wilshire Blvd., Suite 350, Beverly Hills, CA 90212. Publicist—Lori Jonas, Jonas Public Relations, 240 26th St., Suite 3, Santa Monica, CA 90402.

Career: Comedian, talk show host, actor, writer, and producer. Happy Family Productions, owner. Performer of comedy routines at clubs and other venues beginning in the late 1970s, including Comic Strip, the Comedy Store, and Catch a Rising Star. Appeared in commercials; spokesperson for Microsoft Network. Also worked as a janitor, in a dairy and a grocery store, sold storm windows, and drove a delivery truck. Affiliated with charities.

Awards, Honors: Emmy awards (with others), outstanding individual achievement in writing for a variety or music program, 1994, 1995, 1996, and 1998, Emmy Award nominations (with others), outstanding variety, music or comedy series, 1994, 1995, 1997, 1998, 1999, and 2000, Emmy Award (with others), outstanding variety, music, or comedy series, 1996, Writers Guild of America Award (with others), outstanding variety, 1996, Emmy Award nominations (with others), outstanding writing in a variety or music program, 1997 and 1999, Writers Guild of America Award nominations (with others), outstanding comedy or variety series, 1997, 2000, and 2003, Emmy Award nomination, outstanding performance in a variety or music program, 1999, and Writers Guild of America awards (with others), outstanding comedy or variety series, 1999 and 2001, all for Dennis Miller Live; American Comedy Award, funniest male performer in a television special, and Annual CableACE Award nomination, National Cable Television Association, both 1996, for State of the Union: Undressed; Emmy Award, outstanding variety, music or comedy special, 1996, Annual CableACE Award, best writing for an entertainment special, 1996, and Writers Guild of America Award, outstanding comedy or variety special event, 1997, all for "Dennis Miller: Citizen Arcane," HBO Comedy Hour; Grammy Award nomination, National Academy of Recording Arts and Sciences, spoken word category, 1997, for The Rants; Emmy Award nomination, outstanding individual performance in a variety or music program, 2003, for The Raw Feed.

CREDITS

Television Appearances; Series:

Host, Punchline in Pittsburgh, beginning c. 1980.

Host, PM Magazine (Pittsburgh), syndicated, 1980–1985.

Various characters and Weekend Update anchor, Saturday Night Live (also known as NBC's Saturday Night, Saturday Night, and SNL), NBC, 1985–1991.

Host, The Dennis Miller Show, syndicated, 1992.

Host, Dennis Miller Live, HBO, 1994–2002.

Color commentator, NFL Monday Night Football, ABC, 2000–2002.

Weekly commentator and guest host, Hannity and Colmes, Fox News, beginning 2003.

Dennis Miller, CNBC, 2004—.

Television Appearances; Specials:

Comic Relief, HBO, 1986.

Comic Relief II, HBO, 1987.

Himself, Dennis Miller: Mr. Miller Goes to Washington (also known as Live from Washington It's Dennis Miller), HBO, 1988.

Host, Freedomfest: Nelson Mandela's 70th Birthday Celebration, Fox, 1988.

Host, A Rock 'n' Roll Christmas, Fox, 1988.

Host, The 13th Annual Young Comedians Show, HBO, 1989.

Saturday Night Live 15th Anniversary, NBC, 1989.

Comic Relief IV, HBO, 1990.

Dennis Miller: Black & White, HBO, 1990.

Time Warner Presents the Earth Day Special (also known as The Earth Day Special), ABC, 1990.

Two Years … Later, NBC, 1990.

Host, Entertainers '91: The Top Twenty of the Year, ABC, 1991.

Saturday Night Live Goes Commercial, NBC, 1991.

Comic Relief V, HBO, 1992.

HBO's 20th Anniversary—We Hardly Believe It Ourselves, CBS and HBO, 1992.

We're Mad as Hell Hosted by Dennis Miller, HBO, 1992.

Host, Bing! His Legendary Years, The Disney Channel, 1993.

Baseball Relief: An All–Star Comedy Salute, Fox, 1993.

Dennis Miller: They Shoot HBO Specials, Don't They? (also known as Dennis Miller Live from Washington, DC: They Shoot HBO Specials, Don't They?), HBO, 1993.

A New York Night—Live!, HBO, 1993.

Addicted to Fame, NBC, 1994.

But … Seriously, Showtime, 1994.

Comic Relief VI, HBO, 1994.

The Wonderful World of Disney: 40 Years of Television Magic, ABC, 1994.

Host, State of the Union: Undressed (also known as Dennis Miller: State of the Union Undressed), Comedy Central, 1995.

Comic Relief VII, HBO, 1995.

What Makes You Laugh?, 1995.

Himself, "Dennis Miller: Citizen Arcane," HBO Comedy Hour, HBO, 1996.

Host, State of the Union: Undressed '96, Comedy Central, 1996.

Host and anchor, Not Necessarily the Elections, HBO, 1996.

(In archive footage) Classic Stand–Up Comedy of Television, 1996.

Comic Relief's 10th Anniversary, HBO, 1997.

The Bad Boys of Saturday Night Live (also known as Saturday Night Live: Bad Boys), 1998.

Comic Relief VIII, HBO, 1998.

Sam Kinison: Why Did We Laugh?, Comedy Central, 1998.

Saturday Night Live: The Best of Chris Farley, NBC, 1998.

Saturday Night Live: The Best of Phil Hartman, NBC, 1998.

Himself, Dennis Miller: The Millennium Special—1,000 Years, 100 Laughs, 10 Really Good Ones, HBO, 1999.

Himself, The 1999 Emmy Awards Pre–Show, 1999.

(In archive footage) Harry Bailey, Saturday Night Live Christmas, NBC, 1999.

(Uncredited) Saturday Night Live: 25th Anniversary Primetime Special (also known as Saturday Night Live: 25th Anniversary), NBC, 1999.

Himself, Assignment E! with Leeza Gibbons: The Hollywood Pressure Cooker, E! Entertainment Television, 2000.

Bob Hope at 100, 2003.

The Raw Feed (also known as Dennis Miller: The Raw Feed), HBO, 2003.

Himself, Feeding the Beast: The 24–Hour News Revolution, Trio, 2004.

(In archive footage) Himself, Mouthing Off: 51 Greatest Smartasses, Comedy Central, 2004.

(In archive footage) Himself, 100 Greatest Stand–Ups of All Time, Comedy Central, 2004.

(In archive footage) Himself, 101 Biggest Celebrity Oops, E! Entertainment Television, 2004.

Television Appearances; Awards Presentations:

Host, The 10th Annual CableACE Awards, multiple channels, 1989.

Host, The America's Choice Awards, TBS, 1990.

Host, The 43rd Annual Primetime Emmy Awards Presentation, Fox, 1991.

Host, The 44th Annual Primetime Emmy Awards, Fox, 1992.

Host, 1992 MTV Movie Awards, MTV, 1992.

Host, ESPN's Second Annual ESPY Awards, ESPN, 1994.

Host, 1994 Billboard Music Awards, Fox, 1994.

MTV Movie Awards, MTV, 1994.

Host, 1995 MTV Video Music Awards, MTV, 1995.

Presenter, The 16th Annual CableACE Awards, TNT, 1995.

Host, 13th Annual MTV Video Music Awards, MTV, 1996.

Presenter, The 18th Annual CableACE Awards, TNT, 1996.

Host, GQ Men of the Year Awards, VH1, 1998.

Host, GQ's 200 Men of the Year Awards, Fox, 1999.

AFI Life Achievement Award: A Tribute to Tom Hanks, USA Network, 2002.

Host, The 55th Annual Primetime Emmy Awards, Fox, 2003.

Television Appearances; Episodic:

Guest, Late Night with David Letterman, NBC, multiple appearances, 1986–1993.

Feral O'Farrell, Elly & Jools, 1990.

Guest, The Tonight Show Starring Johnny Carson, NBC, 1991.

Himself, "And Bimbo Was His Name–O," Dream On, HBO and Fox, 1992.

Himself, The Ben Stiller Show, Fox, 1992.

Guest, The Late Show with David Letterman, CBS, 1993, 1994, 1996.

Himself, "Fame Show," Night Stand (also known as Night Stand with Dick Dietrick), syndicated, 1995.

Himself, "A Moveable Feast," The John Larroquette Show, NBC, 1995.

Stalker, "Goofy Ball," NewsRadio (also known as The Station), NBC, 1995.

"Colors of the Rainbow," Arli$$, HBO, 1996.

Guest, The Rosie O'Donnell Show, syndicated, 1996, 1998.

Guest, The Tonight Show with Jay Leno, NBC, multiple appearances, beginning 1997.

Vic, "Norm vs. Love," Norm (also known as The Norm Show), ABC, 1999.

Guest, The Martin Short Show, syndicated, 1999.

Guest, SportsCenter, ESPN, 2000.

Himself, "John McEnroe: Game Set Match," Biography, Arts and Entertainment, 2001.

Guest, Primetime Glick, Comedy Central, 2001, 2002.

Charlie Bixby, "Chapter Seventy–One," Boston Public, Fox, 2003.

Charlie Bixby, "Chapter Seventy–Two," Boston Public, Fox, 2003.

Charlie Bixby, "Chapter Seventy–Three," Boston Public, Fox, 2003.

Himself, "Whipping Post," Space Ghost Coast to Coast (live action and animated), The Cartoon Network, 2003.

Guest, Ask Rita, syndicated, 2003.

Guest, Real Time with Bill Maher, HBO, 2003.

"Dennis Miller," Face Time, 2003.

Guest, The View, ABC, 2003, 2004.

Also appeared in Alan King: Inside the Comedy Mind, Comedy Central; The Arsenio Hall Show, syndicated; Future Quest, PBS; Girls' Night Out: The Young Comedians; Larry King Live, Cable News Network; Late Late Show with Tom Snyder, CBS; Later with Bob Costas, NBC; On the Record with Bob Costas, HBO; Politically Incorrect with Bill Maher, Comedy Central; Star Search, syndicated; and The Whoopi Goldberg Show, syndicated.

Television Appearances; Pilots:

The Guide, ABC, 1999.

Television Work; Series:

Segment producer, PM Magazine (Pittsburgh), syndicated, 1980–1985.

Executive producer, The Dennis Miller Show, syndicated, 1992.

Executive producer, Dennis Miller Live, HBO, 1994–2002.

Television Executive Producer; Specials:

Dennis Miller: Mr. Miller Goes to Washington (also known as Live from Washington It's Dennis Miller), HBO, 1988.

Dennis Miller: Black & White, HBO, 1990.

Dennis Miller: They Shoot HBO Specials, Don't They? (also known as Dennis Miller Live from Washington, DC: They Shoot HBO Specials, Don't They?), HBO, 1993.

State of the Union: Undressed (also known as Dennis Miller: State of the Union Undressed), Comedy Central, 1995.

"Dennis Miller: Citizen Arcane," HBO Comedy Hour, HBO, 1996.

Dennis Miller: The Millennium Special—1,000 Years, 100 Laughs, 10 Really Good Ones, HBO, 1999.

The Raw Feed (also known as Dennis Miller: The Raw Feed), HBO, 2003.

Film Appearances:

Joe Kazzirak, I Live with Me Dad, 1985.

The Quest, New Line Home Video, 1986.

Wes, Madhouse, Orion, 1990.

Plead Guilty, Get a Bond, 1990.

Max O'Donnell, Broken Highway, Black Ray Films, 1993.

Mark Lewyn, Disclosure, Warner Bros., 1994.

Cliff Raddonson, Never Talk to Strangers (also known as L'inconnu and Spiel mit dem Feuer), TriStar, 1995.

Dr. Alan Champion, The Net, Columbia, 1995.

Rafe Guttman, Tales from the Crypt Presents: Bordello of Blood (also known as Bordello of Blood), Universal, 1996.

Detective Steve Stengel, Murder at 1600 (also known as Murder at 1600 Pennsylvania), Warner Bros., 1997.

Zander Kelly, Joe Dirt (also known as The Adventures of Joe Dirt), Columbia, 2001.

Radio Appearances:

Guest host of a syndicated radio program presented by Sean Hannity, 2003; Miller's programs also broadcast on XM Satellite Radio.

RECORDINGS

Comedy Albums:

The Off–White Album, Warner Bros., 1988.

Audiobooks:

The Rants, Bantam Books–Audio, 1996.

Rant Zone: An All–Out Blitz against Bush–League Politics, Twisted Child Stars, Soul–Sucking Jobs, and People Who Eat Their Dogs, 2001.

Videos:

Saturday Night Live—Robin Williams, 1986.

WRITINGS

Teleplays; With Others; Series:

PM Magazine (Pittsburgh), syndicated, 1980–1985.

Saturday Night Live (also known as NBC's Saturday Night, Saturday Night, and SNL), NBC, 1985–1991.

The Dennis Miller Show, syndicated, 1992.

Dennis Miller Live, HBO, 1994–2002.

NFL Monday Night Football, ABC, 2000–2002.

Weekly comments and guest host material, Hannity and Colmes, Fox News, beginning 2003.

Dennis Miller, CNBC, 2004—.

Teleplays; Specials:

Comic Relief, HBO, 1986.

Dennis Miller: Mr. Miller Goes to Washington (also known as Live from Washington It's Dennis Miller), HBO, 1988.

Dennis Miller: Black & White, HBO, 1990.

Dennis Miller: They Shoot HBO Specials, Don't They? (also known as Dennis Miller Live from Washington, DC: They Shoot HBO Specials, Don't They?), HBO, 1993.

State of the Union: Undressed (also known as Dennis Miller: State of the Union Undressed), Comedy Central, 1995.

"Dennis Miller: Citizen Arcane," HBO Comedy Hour, HBO, 1996.

The Bad Boys of Saturday Night Live (also known as Saturday Night Live: Bad Boys), 1998.

Saturday Night Live: The Best of Chris Farley, NBC, 1998.

Saturday Night Live: The Best of Phil Hartman, NBC, 1998.

Dennis Miller: The Millennium Special—1,000 Years, 100 Laughs, 10 Really Good Ones, HBO, 1999.

(Uncredited) Saturday Night Live: 25th Anniversary Primetime Special (also known as Saturday Night Live: 25th Anniversary), NBC, 1999.

The Raw Feed (also known as Dennis Miller: The Raw Feed), HBO, 2003.

Humor:

The Rants, Doubleday, 1996, audio version released by Bantam Books–Audio, 1996.

Ranting Again, Doubleday, 1998.

I Rant Therefore I Am, Doubleday, 2000.

Rant Zone: An All–Out Blitz against Bush–League Politics, Twisted Child Stars, Soul–Sucking Jobs, and People Who Eat Their Dogs, HarperCollins, 2001, audio version released in 2001.