T. J. Miller

T. J. Miller
Miller at a live taping of "Cashing in with TJ Miller", in May 2014
Born	Todd Joseph Miller (1981-06-04) June 4, 1981 Denver, Colorado, U.S.
Occupation	Actor, comedian
Years active	2007–present
Website
www.tjmillerdoesnothaveawebsite.com

Todd Joseph "T. J." Miller (born June 4, 1981) is an American actor, stand-up comedian who currently stars in the HBO sitcom Silicon Valley.

Personal life

Miller was born in Denver, Colorado, he 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. In 2014, Miller became engaged to actress and long-term girlfriend Kate Gorney. In early 2015, they officially got married.^[1]

Arteriovenous malformation

Miller described learning about his arteriovenous malformation on his right frontal lobe on the Pete Holmes podcast You Made It Weird on October 28, 2011. He became more philosophical, narrated his behaviors, and was unable to sleep while filming Yogi Bear (2010) in New Zealand. His brain surgery was successful, though there was a 10% chance of fatality.^[2]

Career

Television

Miller appears frequently as a member of the "round table" on Chelsea Lately. He appeared as Marmaduke Brooker in the TV series Carpoolers which ran for 13 episodes on ABC in 2007-2008. He portrays Robbie V. 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.^[3] In 2011, he hosted a special called Mash Up, which was picked up in 2012 for a full season by Comedy Central.^[4] Mash Up premiered to rave reviews. Miller starred in Fox TV series The Goodwin Games as Jimmy Goodwin.^[5] Miller currently appears in Mike Judge's series Silicon Valley on HBO, and is voicing a talking ball of mucus in commercials for Mucinex.

Film

In Miller's film debut, Cloverfield, he appeared onscreen for only a few minutes, but his voice was heard in almost every scene as the character who videotaped most of the events depicted. In 2009, he played Cessna Jim in The Goods: Live Hard, Sell Hard. and the dim-witted grindcore musician Rory in Mike Judge's comedy Extract. In 2010, he co-starred in She's Out of My League as Stainer, provided the voice of Tuffnut in the animated film How to Train Your Dragon (both which starred Jay Baruchel), played Brian the Concierge in Get Him to the Greek and appeared in a supporting role in the film Unstoppable. He also played Dan in Gulliver's Travels, released in December 2010. Miller played the supporting character of Ranger Jones in the live-action/animated Yogi Bear 2010 film.^[6] Unlike his character on the cartoon show, he is "dumb-but-not-in-a-funny-way," according to the Buffalo News.^[7] Miller was cast in the part after two auditions; as a joke, he sent Warner Bros. an improvised video audition with an actual bear, though he had already been offered the part before they received it.^[8][9] In 2011, he appeared in the film Our Idiot Brother. He also had a cameo as administrative personnel for Rolling Stone in the 2012 film Rock of Ages. Miller is set to star in the upcoming movie Search Party alongside Adam Pally. This film serves as the directorial debut of frequent Todd Phillips cohort Scot Armstrong.^[10] In 2013, Miller starred in his first action film Dawn of Tomorrow. Miller appeared in the 2014 Michael Bay film Transformers: Age of Extinction.^[11] In November 2014, Miller was the voice of Fred in the superhero CGI film Big Hero 6.^[12]

Music

On September 12, 2011, Miller released a comedy rap concept album titled The Extended Play E.P. The album features comedians Bo Burnham, Doug Benson, Pete Holmes and hip-hop artists Ugly Duckling and Johnny Polygon.^[13] In 2012, Miller released The Extended Play E.P. Illegal Art Remix Tape.^[14] Also in 2012, Miller released "Mash Up Audiofile" on Comedy Central Records to mixed reviews.^[15]

Podcasting

• Miller started appearing on Chicago-based comedy Podcast Red Bar Radio in 2006 as a semi-regular cohost.
• He hosts a podcast with friend and fellow comedian Cash Levy, titled ''Cashing in With TJ Miller, which began airing in March 2012 on the Nerdist Network.
• He is also a frequent guest on Doug Benson's podcast Doug Loves Movies.

Filmography

Film

Television

References

External links

• Official website
• T. J. Miller at the Internet Movie Database
• TJ Miller Stand Up Comedy Videos on Effinfunny.com