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Miller at the 2015 San Diego Comic-Con International promoting Deadpool
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Born |
Todd Joseph Miller June 4, 1981 Denver, Colorado, U.S. |
Alma mater | George Washington University |
Occupation | Actor, director, writer, singer, voice artist, comedian |
Years active | 2007–present |
Spouse(s) | Kate Gorney (m. 2015) |
Website | Official website |
Todd Joseph "T. J." Miller (born June 4, 1981) is an American actor, director, writer, singer, voice artist, and comedian. He currently stars as Erlich Bachman in the HBO sitcom Silicon Valley. Miller has also performed in such films as Cloverfield (2008), Yogi Bear (2010), How to Train Your Dragon (2010), How to Train Your Dragon 2 (2014), Transformers: Age of Extinction (2014), Big Hero 6 (2014), and Deadpool (2016).
Todd Joseph Miller was born in Denver, Colorado. The son of Leslie, a clinical psychologist, and Kent Miller, an attorney. His father is of English, Swedish, German, and Scottish ancestry. His mother is of German-Jewish, Austrian-Jewish, and Russian-Jewish descent.
Miller attended Graland Country Day School, East High School, and George Washington University in Washington, D.C., where he was a member of the comedy group GWU recess and the Lambda chapter of Phi Sigma Kappa.
Miller appeared frequently as a member of the "round table" on Chelsea Lately. He appeared as Marmaduke Brooker in Carpoolers, which ran for 13 episodes on ABC in 2007-2008. In 2012, he portrayed Robbie Valentino on the Disney channel cartoon Gravity Falls. On December 13, 2010, October 28, 2011, and June 14, 2012 he performed stand-up on Conan. On November 15, 2011, T. J. Miller's stand-up special "No Real Reason" premiered on Comedy Central. In 2011, he hosted a special called Mash Up, which was picked up in 2012 for a full season by Comedy Central. Miller starred in Fox TV series The Goodwin Games as Jimmy Goodwin. Miller currently stars in the HBO sitcom Silicon Valley, which has been met with widespread critical acclaim and he won the Critics' Choice Television Award for Best Supporting Actor in a Comedy Series in 2015. He voices a talking ball of mucus in commercials for Mucinex, and stars as Greg the Genie in a promotional campaign for Slim Jim meat snacks.