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Greg Miller
Born
Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania[1]
NationalityAmerican
Occupation(s)Storyboard artist, animator, director, writer, composer
Years active1997–present
Known forWhatever Happened to... Robot Jones?
WebsiteOfficial blog

Greg Miller is an American animator, cartoonist, writer, storyboard artist, and composer. His art style is based on the animation style of Schoolhouse Rock!, which was used in his own television series, Whatever Happened to... Robot Jones?, airing on Cartoon Network from 2002 to 2003[2] and his short film, The Wizzard of Krudd, a canceled Nickelodeon short featuring the voice of Devon Werkheiser as the protagonist.[3] He worked on the production of Shrek the Third and Monsters vs. Aliens as the additional storyboard artist. His recent credits include being a storyboard artist, writer, animator and character designer on Secret Mountain Fort Awesome, Gravity Falls and Uncle Grandpa.

Early life and education

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Miller grew up in Upper St. Clair, Pennsylvania, near Pittsburgh. He graduated from Upper St. Clair High School in 1992 and went on to attend the University of the Arts in Philadelphia. While there, he earned an internship at Hanna-Barbera that would eventually lead him to drop out of college after receiving a job offer to work on Dexter's Laboratory.[1]

Career

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Miller began his career at Hanna-Barbera as a writer and storyboard artist for Dexter's Laboratory which aired on Cartoon Network.[1] He also later worked on Cow and Chicken[2] and The Powerpuff Girls as a member of the production company. In between stints at Hanna-Barbera, he worked for Nickelodeon (on CatDog and The Angry Beavers) and at Disney (on Nightmare Ned).[1]

While working at Hanna-Barbera, he pitched the company a new show called Whatever Happened to... Robot Jones?. Hanna-Barbera declined, prompting Miller to take the pitch directly to Cartoon Network. Cartoon Network purchased the pilot along with the pilots of 9 other shows with the intent of trying them all out over one summer. Cartoon Network executives chose 3 (including Robot Jones) to be voted on by viewers in August 2000[1] in an event known as The Big Pick or Big Pick Weekend. Robot Jones received 23% of the vote, finishing second and losing out to The Grim Adventures of Billy & Mandy created by Maxwell Atoms.[4]

Filmography

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Film

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Year Title Notes
2000 The Tangerine Bear Character clean-up
2007 Shrek the Third Additional story artist
2007 The Wizzard of Krudd Creator, writer, art director, voice director, co-executive producer, director
2009 Monsters vs. Aliens Additional story artist
2010 Shrek Forever After Additional story artist

Television

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Project Show run Channel Credited role # of episodes
Dexter's Laboratory 1996–2003 Cartoon Network Writer, Storyboard artist 4 episodes
A Kitty Bobo Show 2001 Cartoon Network Animation layout 1 episode
The Grim Adventures of Billy & Mandy 2001–2008 Cartoon Network Writer, storyboard artist 1 episode
Evil Con Carne 2001–2004 Cartoon Network Storyboard artist 2 episodes
Whatever Happened to... Robot Jones? 2002–2003 Cartoon Network Creator, developer, writer, director (season 1), storyboard artist, character designer, animator, composer, executive producer 13 episodes
My Life as a Teenage Robot 2005–2009 Nickelodeon Director, Sheet Timer 3 episodes
Johnny Test 2005-2006 Kids' WB Animation and Timing Director 5 episodes
SpongeBob SquarePants 2007 Nickelodeon Writer, Storyboard director 1 episode, "Blackened Sponge"
MAD 2010–2013 Cartoon Network Animator 10 episodes
The Problem Solverz 2011–2013 Cartoon Network Supervising director 26 episodes
Secret Mountain Fort Awesome 2011–2012 Cartoon Network Writer, storyboard artist 5 episodes
The Mr. Peabody & Sherman Show 2015–2017 Netflix Director 15 episodes
Home: Adventures with Tip & Oh 2016–2018 Netflix Supervising director
The Adventures of Rocky and Bullwinkle 2018–2019 Amazon Video Director 11 episodes
The Mighty Ones 2020–2022 Hulu/Peacock Co-executive producer, supervising producer, storyboard artist, writer

Accolades

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Date Award Category Work Shared with Result Ref
2016 Daytime Emmy Awards Outstanding Directing in an Animated Program The Mr. Peabody & Sherman Show Mike Bell and John Sanford Nominated [5]
2017 — Nominated [6]
2018 Mike Bell, John Sanford, and David P. Smith Nominated [7]
2019 Outstanding Directing for an Animated Program The Adventures of Rocky and Bullwinkle Howie Perry, Kristi Reed, and Chuck Sheetz Nominated [8]
2020 Howie Perry and Chuck Sheetz Nominated [9]

References

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  1. ^ a b c d e Owen, Rob (August 25, 2000). "TV Preview: 'Robot' Survivor?". Pittsburgh Post-Gazette. Archived from the original on January 5, 2018. Retrieved January 4, 2018.
  2. ^ a b Sisario, Ben (July 14, 2002). "For Young Viewers; A Retro Robot Who's Big for His Age". The New York Times. Archived from the original on October 5, 2013. Retrieved January 4, 2018.
  3. ^ Amidi, Amid (February 19, 2007). "The Wizzard of Krudd". Cartoon Brew. Archived from the original on January 5, 2018. Retrieved January 4, 2018.
  4. ^ Dempsey, John (August 29, 2000). "Toon Net Oks Series Based on Aud Votes". Variety. Archived from the original on October 3, 2013. Retrieved February 12, 2018.
  5. ^ Castleman, Lana (March 28, 2016). "Daytime Emmy Award Nominees Announced". Kidscreen. Brunico Communications. Archived from the original on 2021-10-19. Retrieved 2024-08-16.
  6. ^ "The National Academy of Television Arts & Sciences Announces Nominations for the 44th Annual Daytime Emmy® Awards" (PDF). Variety. New York City. March 22, 2017. Archived (PDF) from the original on 2024-08-16. Retrieved 2024-08-16.
  7. ^ Milligan, Mercedes (March 21, 2018). "45th Daytime Emmy Award Nominees Announced". Animation Magazine. Archived from the original on 2023-06-17. Retrieved 2024-08-16.
  8. ^ "The National Academy of Television Arts & Sciences Announces Nominations for the 46th Annual Daytime Emmy® Awards" (PDF). CDN.EmmyOnline.org. New York City: National Academy of Television Arts & Sciences. March 20, 2019. Archived from the original (PDF) on 2019-06-29.
  9. ^ "Nominees Announced for the 47th Annual Daytime Emmy® Awards" (PDF). TheEmmys.tv. New York City: National Academy of Television Arts & Sciences. May 21, 2020. Archived (PDF) from the original on 2020-06-04. Retrieved 2024-08-16.
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