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

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

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