Mark Thomas Miller | |
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Born |
Louisville, Kentucky, USA |
3 May 1960
Mark Thomas Miller is an American actor, perhaps best known for his roles in 1991 cult classic film Ski School and for his role on the TV series Misfits of Science.
Born on 3 May 1960, in Louisville, Kentucky, and Miller grew up in Glen Ellyn, Illinois. His father was a grain merchant (now retired) and his mother is celebrated oil painter Mary Miller.
He attended high school at Shaker High in Loudonville, NY, just out side of Albany. During his late teens and early 20s, he worked as a doorman at various night clubs in NYC including CBGB's, The Mudd Club, and the original Studio 54. After one year at Wagner College on Staten Island, NY he dropped out to pursue his career in New York City which included studying at the Actors Studio with Lee Strasberg and appearing in numerous stageplays and commercials.
He sang and played guitar with a group called "Trash" (until 1983) and eventually moved to Los Angeles, CA where he worked as a bodyguard for Van Halen and operated an afterhours club in Hollywood owned by David Lee Roth, before gaining a part in the short-lived NBC series Misfits of Science as the electrically powered "Johnny B." Bukowski.