Larry Miller (comedian)

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Larry Miller
Born Lawrence J. Miller
(1953-10-15) October 15, 1953
Valley Stream, New York, U.S.
Occupation Actor, voice artist, comedian, columnist
Years active 1982–present
Spouse(s) Eileen Conn (1993–present; 2 children)

Lawrence J. "Larry" Miller (born October 15, 1953)[1] is an American actor, voice artist, comedian, podcaster, and columnist.

Personal life

Miller was born in Valley Stream, New York,[1] on Long Island. He is Jewish.[2] He has said that one of his grandmothers was from Latvia and one of his grandfathers was from Austria. Miller married television writer Eileen Conn in 1993. The couple has two children.[3]

Career

His roles include the nasty doorman on Seinfeld, Walter Stratford in the movie 10 Things I Hate About You, 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 is close friends with Jerry Seinfeld and auditioned for the part of George Costanza.[4][5]

He played night club owner Michael Dobson in two Law & Order episodes, first in the episode "Coma" and then later in "Encore". Miller appeared as himself in a third episode, "Smoke". 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. Additionally, he was the writer for the television shows Uncommon Sense (2005), Just Words (1992), and Pros & Cons (1999).

Miller began a weekly podcast on the Carolla Digital Network, This Week with Larry Miller, suspending it after falling and injuring his head severely in April 2012. After hospitalization and a coma, he said in January 2013 that he was convalescing. Miller resumed the podcast on January 9, 2013.[6] In February 2015 the podcast was retitled The Larry Miller Show with direct distribution.

Filmography

Year Film Role
1990 Pretty Woman Mr. Hollister
Almost an Angel Teller
1991 Necessary Roughness Dean Phillip Elias
Suburban Commando Adrian Beltz
Frankenstein: The College Years [7] Prof. Loman
1992 Carry on Columbus The Chief
1993 Undercover Blues Detective Sergeant Halsey
1994 Dream Lover Norman
1995 The Computer Wore Tennis Shoes (TV) Dean Al Valentine
1996 The Nutty Professor Dean Richmond
Waiting for Guffman Mayor Glenn Welsch
1997 For Richer or Poorer Derek Lester
1998 Chairman of the Board Bradford MacMillan
Carnival of Souls Louis Seagram
1999 Pros & Cons Ben Babbitt
Runaway Bride Kevin the Bartender
10 Things I Hate About You Dr. Walter Stratford OB/GYN
2000 Nutty Professor II: The Klumps Dean Richmond
Buzz Lightyear of Star Command: The Adventure Begins XR (voice)
Best in Show Max Berman
2001 Max Keeble's Big Move Principal Elliot T. Jindrake
What's the Worst That Could Happen? Earl Radburn
The Princess Diaries Paolo the Hair Dresser
2003 A Guy Thing Mr. Minister Farris
A Mighty Wind Wally Fenton
2004 The Princess Diaries 2: Royal Engagement Paolo the Hair Dresser
Raising Helen Car Buyer
Karroll's Christmas Barry Freedman
2005 Kiss Kiss Bang Bang Dabney Shaw
2006 Keeping Up with the Steins Arnie Stein
The Ant Bully Fred Lucas (voice)
For Your Consideration Syd Finkleman
2007 The Final Season Roger Dempsey
Blonde Ambition Richard Connelly
Bee Movie Mayor Dean Buzzwell (voice)
National Lampoon's Bag Boy Pike
2008 Get Smart CIA Official
Get Smart's Bruce and Lloyd: Out of Control Underchief
Senior Skip Day Mr. Frankfurt Dickwalder
The Other End of the Line Kit Hawksin
2010 Valentine's Day Oversized Baggage Clerk
Alpha and Omega Marcel (voice)
2010 The Penguins of Madagascar Clemson
2011 Curb Your Enthusiasm Eddie Kravitz
NCIS Ed Slater
God Bless America Chloe's Dad
New Year's Eve Harley
2012 Foodfight! Vlad Chocool
General Education Rich Collins
2015 Pearly Gates Rabbi
Hot Bot
Road Hard Baby Doll
2016 Mother's Day The Motorcycle Cop

Television

References

  1. 1 2 "Larry Miller Biography (1953-)". FilmReference.com. Archived from the original on July 25, 2014. Retrieved January 8, 2013.
  2. ↑ Miller, Larry (2006-12-22). "I'm... dreaming... of a white... Chri -- ummm, holidays". The Jewish Journal of Greater Los Angeles. Archived from the original on October 6, 2010. Retrieved 2006-12-22.
  3. ↑ Allin, Olivia (April 4, 2012). "'10 Things I Hate About You' dad Larry Miller hospitalized". OnTheRedCarpet.com. Archived from the original on December 3, 2013. Retrieved 2013-03-09.
  4. ↑ "The Lost Roles of Seinfeld". Splitsider. Retrieved 2016-01-03.
  5. ↑ W, Joe (2010-11-02). "Idolizing Clowns: Larry Miller - The Original George Costanza". Idolizing Clowns. Retrieved 2016-01-03.
  6. ↑ Heyman, J.D. (January 8, 2013). "Larry Miller Recovers from Life-Threatening Brain Injury". People. Archived from the original on January 8, 2013. Retrieved January 8, 2013.
  7. ↑ http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0101911/
  8. ↑ "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 (PDF) on 2010-01-12. Retrieved 2010-01-12.
  9. ↑ "GSN Launches "Late Night Liars," with Celebri-Puppets by Henson Alternative" (Press release). GSN via The Futon Critic. May 4, 2010. Archived from the original on February 12, 2015. Retrieved May 13, 2010.

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