Miller, Troy

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Miller, Troy

(Troy T. Miller, Wilson Thomas)

PERSONAL

Addresses: Office—Dakota Films, 1040 North Las Palmas, Hollywood, CA 90038; Dakota North Entertainment, 4633 Lankershim Blvd., North Hollywood, CA 91602. Agent—Endeavor, 9601 Wilshire Blvd., Sixth Floor, Beverly Hills, CA 90212. Manager—Brillstein-Grey Entertainment, 9150 Wilshire Blvd., Suite 350, Beverly Hills, CA 90212.

Career: Producer, director, and writer. Dakota Films (also known as Dakota Pictures), Hollywood, CA, staff producer, writer, and director; Dakota North Entertainment, North Hollywood, CA, partner; also affiliated with the production company 18Husky.

Awards, Honors: Emmy Award nomination (with others), outstanding multicamera picture editing for a miniseries, movie, or special, 2004, for The 76th Annual Academy Awards; some sources also cite additional Emmy awards as well as several Annual CableACE Award nominations from the National Cable Television Association.

CREDITS

Television Work; Series:

Production assistant, Fridays, ABC, 1980–82.

First assistant director and location supervisor, Not Necessarily the News, 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 as Mr. 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 Never Seen (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–.

Television Work; 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.

Television Work; 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 World Tour (also known as Madonna: Blond Ambition World Tour Live), HBO, 1990.

Producer, World's Greatest Magicians … at the Magic Castle (also known 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 Own Words, Bravo, 2005.

Executive producer and director, EW's Guide: Guilty Pleasures, 2005.

Television Work; 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 (also known as MTV Real World …), MTV; Running the Halls, NBC; and Weird 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), The Noel Edmonds Show, ABC, 1986.

Director and supervising producer, SK8 TV (also known as Skate TV), 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.

Television Work; 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 Dobbs Story: 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 Dobbs Story: 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 Modern Love, 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.

Teleplays; Specials:

(As Wilson Thomas) The Best Commercials You've Never Seen (series of 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.

Teleplays; 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.