The Dennis Miller Show

Dennis Miller
Miller speaking at JavaOne in 2005
Born	(1953-11-03) November 3, 1953 (age 63) Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, U.S.
Medium	Stand-up, television, film, radio
Years active	1978–present
Genres	Political satire, observational comedy, wit, sarcasm, sketch comedy
Subject(s)	American politics, culture, conservatism, libertarianism, human sexuality, pop culture, current events
Spouse	Carolyn (Ali) Espley (m. 1988) (2 children)

Dennis Miller (born November 3, 1953) is an American stand-up comedian, talk show host, political commentator, sports commentator, actor, and television and radio personality.

He rose to fame as a cast member of Saturday Night Live in 1985, and subsequently hosted a string of his own talk shows on HBO, CNBC and in syndication. From 2007 to 2015, Miller hosted a daily, three-hour, self-titled talk radio program, nationally syndicated by Westwood One. He is known for his critical assessments of current events, laced with pop culture references and delivered in an idiosyncratic verbal style.

Miller is listed as 21st on Comedy Central's 100 greatest stand up comedians of all time, and was ranked as the best host of SNL's Weekend Update by Vulture.com.

Miller was born in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, and grew up in the suburb of Castle Shannon. He is of Scottish descent. Miller's parents separated and he was raised by his mother, Norma, a dietitian at a Baptist home. Miller is reticent to speak about his father, usually just saying he "moved on when I was very young." He is the oldest of Norma's five children, and in his early life often looked after the rest of his siblings.

Miller attended Saint Anne School, a Catholic elementary school. Miller's personality during this period was not that of an innate performer but of a shy kid. Miller's childhood pastimes included playing street football, backyard baseball, playing basketball at St. Anne's and watching lots of television. At St. Anne's Miller, served as manager for the Catholic Youth Organization basketball team for boys 15 to 16 years-old. Miller's first inspiration to pursue a comedy career came as a child when he was taken to see comedian Kelly Monteith at a Pittsburgh club. After the show Monteith was kind enough to answer the young Miller's questions about being a comedian, leaving him thinking "Man, I'm going to work hard at this; this seems like fun."