Miles Fisher

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Miles Fisher

Born	James Leslie Miles Fisher June 23, 1983 (1983-06-23) (age 24) Dallas, Texas, USA

James Leslie Miles Fisher (born June 23, 1983, Dallas, Texas)^[1] is an actor currently living in Los Angeles, California.

[edit] Early life and career

Miles is the son of Richard W. Fisher and Nancy Miles Collins. His maternal grandfather is James M. Collins.

Fisher attended the St. Mark's School of Texas until 1998, when his family moved to Washington, D.C. where he enrolled in the prestigious St. Albans School (Washington, D.C.). Upon graduation, he attended Harvard University in Cambridge, Massachusetts. In addition to his classes as an English major, Fisher served as an officer of the Harvard Krokodiloes, The Hasty Pudding Club, the Friends of the Fogg Art Museum, and was an active member of the Squash Team. As a member of the Krokodiloes, Fisher made two six-continent world tours, performing the group's signature jazz in over 30 countries. Upon graduation, Fisher was elected by the student body to deliver the Harvard Oration at his commencement exercises and was awarded the Le Baron Russell Briggs Prize in English for "an outstanding senior thesis as well as an accomplished overall record as a student".

Fisher began his acting career at a young age, starting out with commercials and small roles in Hallmark Hall of Fame broadcasts such as "A Mother's Gift" and "True Women". While in High School, Fisher wrote, directed, and acted in "Head Shot", for which he received a Best Actor nomination at the Toronto International Student Film Festival. Shortly after, he was cast in "Lone Star Stuck" and "Gods and Generals". In recent movies he plays the slightly^{[citation needed]} crazy Tom Cruise in the 2008 parody Superhero movie.