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Chris Miller (b. 1968)

Alias:
Christopher Matthew Miller

Birthplace:
Washington, D.C., USA

Born:
January 20, 1968

Biography from TheMovieDB

Christopher Matthew Miller (born January 20, 1968) is an American animator, director, and voice actor employed by Paramount Animation and formerly DreamWorks Animation. He is best known for directing Shrek the Third and Puss in Boots (for which he received his first Academy Award nomination) and for voicing The Magic Mirror from the Shrek film series and Kowalski the Penguin in the Madagascar film series.  Miller was born on January 20, 1968, in Washington, D.C. He studied animation at the California Institute of Arts.  In an interview with Robert K. Elder for The Film That Changed My Life, Miller attributes his success in film to Sleeper. "I would be penniless and drunk on the corner, begging for cash, if I had not seen the film Sleeper. I guarantee you."  In 2011, Miller directed Puss in Boots, a spin-off and sequel to the Shrek franchise. His wife, Laura Gorenstein Miller, worked as a dance choreographer.  Description above from the Wikipedia article Chris Miller (animator), licensed under CC-BY-SA, full list of contributors on Wikipedia.

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Film Performances

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Film Production

Additional Dialogue:
2001  Shrek
2004  Shrek 2

Director:
1988  Lea Press on Limbs
2001  Shrek
2004  Shrek 2
2007  Shrek the Third
2011  Puss in Boots
2025  Smurfs

Head of Story:
1988  Lea Press on Limbs
2001  Shrek
2004  Shrek 2
2007  Shrek the Third
2011  Puss in Boots
2025  Smurfs

Screenplay:
1988  Lea Press on Limbs
2001  Shrek
2004  Shrek 2
2007  Shrek the Third
2011  Puss in Boots
2025  Smurfs

Thanks:
1988  Lea Press on Limbs
2001  Shrek
2004  Shrek 2
2007  Shrek the Third
2011  Puss in Boots
2017  The Boss Baby
2025  Smurfs

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TV Performances

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TV Production

Creator:
1998  Oh Yeah! Cartoons

Executive Producer:
1998  Oh Yeah! Cartoons
2023  Clone High
2023  Princess Power

Story:
1998  Oh Yeah! Cartoons
2023  Clone High
2023  Princess Power

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