Leah Miller
| Leah Miller | |
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 Miller at the 2009 Juno Fanfare event |
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| Born | July 20, 1981 Etobicoke, Ontario[1] |
| Known for | Television host |
| Home town | Toronto |
| Spouse | Dallas Green (2008 - Present) |
Leah Miller (born July 20, 1981) is a former MuchMusic VJ from Toronto, and current host for So You Think You Can Dance Canada. She is also a correspondent for the entertainment news show ETalk, and until recently, hosts E! in Canada
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[edit] Early life
Miller is the youngest of four children; she has an older sister and two older brothers.[2] She won the title of Miss Junior Dance of Canada when she was 13 and danced on a competitive basis until age 16.[3] After attending Cardinal Carter Academy for the Arts in Toronto, Ontario,[1] Miller moved to Los Angeles to gain acting experience and worked on Ashton Kutcher's celebrity prank show Punk'd and in Chris Rock's movie Down to Earth. Missing her family, she moved back to Toronto after a few years.[1]
[edit] Career
[edit] MuchMusic
Miller joined the Much family as a VJ in November 2004 after trying out for four years.[2] She hosted MuchMusic's flagship show "MuchOnDemand" for five years.[4] She has hosted The MuchMusic Video Awards (MMVAS) and various Live@Much specials. Some of her notable interviews include Coldplay, Gwen Stefani, Halle Berry, Kanye West, Avril Lavigne, Rihanna, Matthew McConaughey, Fergie, Dallas Green, P!nk, Lily Allen, Taylor Swift, Hilary Duff, Malin Åkerman, The Pussycat Dolls, Jason Segel, and Paul Rudd.[5] On August 31, 2009[4] Miller, along with all the other VJs, hosted her final MuchOnDemand episode. Perez Hilton, Hilary Duff and former VJ Matte Babel were included in the show.
On June 20, 2010, she presented an award with Blake McGrath at the 2010 MuchMusic Video Awards.
[edit] So You Think You Can Dance Canada
In April 2008, it was announced that Miller would host So You Think You Can Dance Canada, which began broadcasting across Canada in September of that year.[3]
[edit] etalk
In November 2009, Miller made her latest career move, becoming an entertainment correspondent for etalk.[6]
In February 2010, Miller joined etalk hosts Tanya Kim and Ben Mulroney, along with etalk reporters, Elaine “Lainey” Lui, Susie Wall, and Jeanne Beker in Vancouver to cover the 2010 Winter Games for CTV.[7]
[edit] Personal life
Miller began dating musician Dallas Green in 2006.[1][8][8][9] The couple married in December 2008.[10][11] She is also close friends with actress and singer Hilary Duff. In August 2010, Miller was one of Duff's six bridesmaids at Duff's wedding.
[edit] References
- ^ a b c d Hailey Eisen (December 2006). "Leah Miller". Post City Magazines. Archived from the original on 2008-06-03. http://web.archive.org/web/20080603081628/http://postcitymagazines.com/2006-12/story_200612_LeahMiller.php. Retrieved 2008-09-07.
- ^ a b "MuchMusic Personalities: Leah Miller". MuchMusic. http://www.muchmusic.com/tv/personalities/leahmiller. Retrieved 2008-09-07.
- ^ a b "MuchMusic VJ Miller to host 'So You Think You Can Dance Canada'". Toronto Star. 2008-04-02. http://www.thestar.com/entertainment/article/409244.
- ^ a b http://blog.muchmusic.com/goodbye-leah-miller/
- ^ http://www.ctv.ca/servlet/ArticleNews/story/CTVNews/20080402/bio_Leah_Miller/20090819?s_name=dance2009&no_ads=
- ^ http://shows.ctv.ca/eTalk/Bios.aspx
- ^ http://www.staatalent.com/Headlines/09/01/08williams.htm
- ^ a b Rita Zekas (2007-06-09). "For young veejay, it's simply glam". Toronto Star. http://www.thestar.com/article/221842. Retrieved 2008-09-07.
- ^ Towie, Brian, "The two sides of Dallas Green: Alexisonfire guitarist enjoys solo success", Metro News, Jan 25, 2008 Last accessed Jan 3, 2008
- ^ Taylor Michaels (March 2009). "Celebrity Pipeline". Sudbury Star. http://www.thesudburystar.com/ArticleDisplay.aspx?e=1496389. Retrieved 2009-04-13.
- ^ Barry Hertz (15 May 2009). "My Toronto: Leah Miller". National Post. http://network.nationalpost.com/np/blogs/toronto/archive/2009/05/15/my-toronto-leah-miller.aspx. Retrieved 2009-10-18.
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