Chris Miller

Chris Miller

  • Birthday: 1968-01-20
  • Place of birth: Washington, D.C., USA
  • Also know as: Christopher Matthew Miller

Biography

Chris Miller is an American animator, director, screenwriter, television producer, and voice actor. He studied animation at the California Institute of Arts, and joined Dreamworks SKG in 1998 as a storyboard artist for the studio's first animated comedy, Antz. Miller, again working as a story artist for Shrek, also wrote additional dialogue and provided the voice of the Magic Mirror and Geppetto characters for the film. He then served as head of story for Shrek 2. Mr. Miller went on to co-direct Shrek the Third along with Raman Hui, writing the screenplay for the film, and providing the voice of the puppet master and the mascot. He also provided the voice for Kowalski in Madagascar (and its video game), The Madagascar Penguins in a Christmas Caper, Madagascar: Escape 2 Africa and Merry Madagascar (in the series, he was replaced by Jeff Bennett). Miller has worked on a wide array of features, commercials, videos and internet projects, including a short for Steven Spielberg entitled "Steven’s Dream." His commercial work includes spots for Coca-Cola, Canon, The Comedy Channel and FILA, for which he won a Clio Award for best animated commercial. Miller is also a longtime collaborator with the Helios Dance Theater, for which he has created sets, films and projections on numerous occasions. His wife Laura Gorenstein Miller, is the founder and director of that same company. Description above from the Wikipedia article Chris Miller (animator), licensed under CC-BY-SA, full list of contributors on Wikipedia.

Filmography

The Thing What Lurked in the Tub

1988

As Lugmeyer (voice)

The Cellar

1989

As Willy Cashen

Penguins of Madagascar

2014

As Kowalski (voice)

Puss in Boots: The Three Diablos

2012

As Food Prisoner (voice)

Far Far Away Idol

2004

As Magic Mirror (voice)

Shrek

2001

As Geppetto / Magic Mirror (voice)

Madagascar

2005

As Kowalski (voice)

Madly Madagascar

2013

As Kowalski (voice)

Puss in Boots

2011

As Little Boy Blue / Friar Miller / Prison Guard / Manuel / Rafael (voice)

Merry Madagascar

2009

As Kowalski (voice)

Shrek in the Swamp Karaoke Dance Party

2001

As Magic Mirror (singing voice)

Sinbad: Legend of the Seven Seas

2003

As Tower Guard (voice)

Madagascar: Escape 2 Africa

2008

As Kowalski (voice)

Madagascar 3: Europe's Most Wanted

2012

As Kowalski (voice)

Monsters vs Aliens

2009

As Advisor Cole / Army Commander Jones (voice)

The Boss Baby

2017

As Captain Ross (voice)

Captain Underpants: The First Epic Movie

2017

As Nobel Audience Member (voice)

Shrek 2

2004

As Humphries / Magic Mirror (voice)

Turbo

2013

As Tour Bus Driver (voice)

Shrek Forever After

2010

As Royal Messenger / Magic Mirror / Geppetto (voice)

Shrek the Third

2007

As Puppet Master / Announcer / Mascot / Singing Villain (voice)

Production

Shrek

2001

As Additional Dialogue

Shrek 2

2004

As Additional Dialogue

The Boss Baby

2017

As Thanks

Shrek the Third

2007

As Director

Lea Press on Limbs

1988

As Director

Puss in Boots

2011

As Director

The Smurfs Musical

2025

As Director

Shrek 2

2004

As Head of Story

Shrek the Third

2007

As Screenplay

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