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Miller as Director/Camera Operator
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Born | United States |
Occupation | Film director, cinematographer, screenwriter, producer, editor |
Years active | 1981–present |
Troy Miller is an American film producer, director and screenwriter. Miller is best known for his work in comedy and has been nominated for 15 Emmy Awards with two wins. Miller is known as an innovator in alternative comedy and reality, and has directed four feature films as well as directing and producing numerous TV shows and specials.
Most recently, Miller directed and produced all ten episodes for Hulu's biggest original project to date, Deadbeat (TV series), which was shot in New York City and features performances by Tyler Labine, Cat Deeley, Brandon T. Jackson and Lucy Devito. Deadbeat premiered on April 9th, 2014 to positive reviews and was #1 site wide the day it dropped on Hulu. Currently, Miller has several projects in development through his production shingle Dakota Pictures. Previously, Miller acted as producer and director of the Netflix reboot of Arrested Development, along with the show's creator Mitch Hurwitz. Prior to Arrested, he also executive produced and directed HBO’s George Lopez: It's Not Me, It's You, a live comedy concert and one of HBO’s most watched events of 2012. On top of Lopez, Miller has produced and/or directed specials for a variety of many other comedians including Robin Williams, Martin Short, Katt Williams, Jim Gaffigan, Brian Regan, Dave Chappelle, David Cross, Kathleen Madigan, Jeff Garlin, and David Allen Grier. Also in 2012, Miller created / executive produced (with Russell Brand), Brand X With Russell Brand for F/X. In its second season BrandX became FX's first weekly live series (also directed by Miller).