Larry Miller (entertainer)
| Larry Miller | |
|---|---|
| Born | Lawrence J. Miller October 15, 1953 Valley Stream, New York, U.S. |
| Occupation | Actor, voice artist, comedian, columnist |
| Years active | 1982–present |
Lawrence J. "Larry" Miller (born October 15, 1953) is an American actor, voice artist, comedian, podcaster, and columnist.
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[edit] Early life
Miller was born in Valley Stream, New York, and attended Valley Stream South High School, graduating in 1971. He attended Amherst College. He is Jewish.[1]
[edit] Career
His roles include the vindictive doorman on Seinfeld, as well as several characters in Christopher Guest's mockumentary movies. He has also appeared in Carry On Columbus, The Nutty Professor, Nutty Professor II: The Klumps, Max Keeble's Big Move, and Pretty Woman.
He played Edwin Poole in the ABC dramedy Boston Legal.
He played Michael Dobson in two different Law & Order episodes, first in the episode "Coma" and then later in "Encore". His performance in these episodes remain two of the most popular Law and Order episodes of all time. He was also in 8 Simple Rules for Dating My Teenage Daughter, where he played Tommy, Kyle's obnoxious father and Paul's colleague. He also played himself in a later episode of the same series.[2][3][4][5]
Additionally, he was the writer for the television shows Uncommon Sense (2005), Just Words (1992), and Pros & Cons (1999).
Miller currently has a weekly podcast on the ACE Broadcasting Network called This Week with Larry Miller which can be found on iTunes and Zune.
[edit] Personal life
Miller is married to TV writer and producer, Eileen Conn. Miller is best friends with Jerry Seinfeld and originally auditioned for the role of George Costanza, but was passed over in favor of Jason Alexander.[6]
[edit] Filmography
[edit] Television
- He voiced the Pointy-Haired Boss on Dilbert.
- He voiced a patient on Dr. Katz, Professional Therapist in the 1995 episode "Everybody's Got a Tushy".
- He voiced XR in Buzz Lightyear of Star Command.
- Appeared on Mike & Spike in the episode "Person To Insect" as Coach Marco to Patrick's coach.
- Appeared on Seinfeld in the episode "The Doorman" as the Doorman to Mr. Pitt's residence.
- He had a recurring character on Law & Order as serial wife-murderer Michael Dobson, as well as playing himself in a single episode.
- Appeared on Desperate Housewives' second season 7th episode as Leonard Harper.
- Appeared on a special "Scene Stealers Edition" episode of the Anne Robinson Version of The Weakest Link but was voted off.
- From 2009-2010, starred in 10 Things I Hate About You, reprising his role from the 1999 movie of the same name.[7]
- Appeared on a few episodes of Boston Legal as Edwin Poole.
- Appeared on Burn Notice as Harvey Gunderson in the episode "Comrades" in 2008.
- He voiced himself on the "Larry Miller Hair System" episode of Aqua Teen Hunger Force.
- In May 2010, Game Show Network announced that Miller would host a new comedy game show entitled Late Night Liars.[8] The show premiered on June 10, 2010 and was later on cancelled in early 2011.
- Appeared as a doctor in episode 6 of the 1st season of the Starz original series Gravity.
- Appeared as Stu Tyler on My Wife and Kids (3 episodes)
- Appeared as lawyer Garret Price in Monk (2 episodes)
- He made a voice guest appearance on The Penguins of Madagascar as Clemson in "Right Hand Man" and "The Hoboken Surprise".
- Appeared as Eddie Kravitz in season 8's "Palestinian Chicken" episode of Curb Your Enthusiasm.
- Appeared as Larry Diller in season 2's "Camp It Up" episode of Disney Channel Original Series Shake It Up
[edit] References
- ^ Miller, Larry (2006-12-22). "I'm... dreaming... of a white... Chri -- ummm, holidays". The Jewish Journal of Greater Los Angeles. http://www.jewishjournal.com/home/preview.php?id=16993. Retrieved 2006-12-22.
- ^ Law and Order wiki Coma
- ^ Law and Order wiki Encore
- ^ TV.com
- ^ TV.com
- ^ http://www.imdb.com/name/nm0588777/bio
- ^ "10 Things I Hate About You, the New Original Series by ABC Family, Launches This Summer on Tuesday, July 7 at 8PM ET/PT" (Press release). ABC Family. May 27, 2009. Archived from the original on 2010-01-12. http://www.webcitation.org/5mjsYw2gO. Retrieved 2010-01-12.
- ^ "GSN Launches "Late Night Liars," with Celebri-Puppets by Henson Alternative". The Futon Critic. May 4, 2010. http://www.thefutoncritic.com/news/2010/05/04/gsn-launches-late-night-liars-with-celebri-puppets-by-henson-alternative/20100504gsn01/. Retrieved May 13, 2010.
He appeared as himself as a guest star in an episode of Aqua Teen Hunger Force.
[edit] External links
- Larry Miller's official website
- Larry Miller at the Internet Movie Database
- Official website for book Spoiled Rotten America: Outrages of Everyday Life
- Website for the This Week With Larry Miller Podcast
- The Five Stages of Drinking
- Youtube.com
- Review of performance at Comix in NYC November 13, 2009
- Generation gap
- More recent
- Larry Miller on Shovio's Talk Back TV
