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Chris Miller(V)

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  • Animation Department
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Chris Miller
Chris Miller is an American film director, storyboard artist, and voice actor best known for his work with DreamWorks Animation. Following a stint working with Ralph Bakshi on his film Cool World (1992), he would begin his career at DreamWorks as a storyboard artist on films Antz (1998) and Shrek (2001) before being promoted to head of story on Shrek 2 (2004). This led to him becoming the director of two subsequent entries in the franchise, those being Shrek the Third (2007) and Puss in Boots (2011). Miller is also known for his role as Kowalski in the Madagascar film series (except for The Penguins of Madagascar (2008), where he was voiced by Jeff Bennett instead), and has voiced numerous characters in other DreamWorks movies.
BornJanuary 20, 1968
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    • Nominated for 1 Oscar
      • 12 nominations total

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    Known for

    Antonio Banderas, Cameron Diaz, Mike Myers, Eddie Murphy, and Conrad Vernon in Shrek the Third (2007)
    Shrek the Third
    6.1
    • Puppet Master
    • Announcer
    • Mascot
    • Singing Villain(voice)
    • 2007
    Tom McGrath, Conrad Vernon, Christopher Knights, and Chris Miller in Penguins of Madagascar (2014)
    Penguins of Madagascar
    6.6
    • Kowalski(voice)
    • 2014
    Puss in Boots (2011)
    Puss in Boots
    6.6
    • Little Boy Blue
    • Friar Miller
    • Prison Guard
    • Manuel
    • Rafael(voice)
    • 2011
    Frances McDormand, Jada Pinkett Smith, Chris Rock, David Schwimmer, Martin Short, Ben Stiller, Bryan Cranston, Tom McGrath, Christopher Knights, Jessica Chastain, and Chris Miller in Madagascar 3: Europe's Most Wanted (2012)
    Madagascar 3: Europe's Most Wanted
    6.8
    • Kowalski(voice)
    • 2012

    Credits

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    Actor



    • The Film Nasian Forgot (2024)
      The Film Nasian Forgot
      TV Series
      • Executive produser
      • 2024
    • Ed Helms in Captain Underpants: The First Epic Movie (2017)
      Captain Underpants: The First Epic Movie
      6.2
      • Nobel Audience Member (voice)
      • 2017
    • Alec Baldwin in The Boss Baby (2017)
      The Boss Baby
      6.3
      • Captain Ross (voice)
      • 2017
    • Penguins of Madagascar: Dibble Dash (2014)
      Penguins of Madagascar: Dibble Dash
      6.2
      Video Game
      • Kowalski (voice)
      • 2014
    • Tom McGrath, Conrad Vernon, Christopher Knights, and Chris Miller in Penguins of Madagascar (2014)
      Penguins of Madagascar
      6.6
      • Kowalski (voice)
      • 2014
    • Samuel L. Jackson, Snoop Dogg, Ryan Reynolds, Maya Rudolph, Mike Bell, and Ben Schwartz in Turbo (2013)
      Turbo
      6.4
      • Tour Bus Driver (voice)
      • 2013
    • Dee Bradley Baker, Thomas Brodie-Sangster, and Vincent Martella in Phineas and Ferb (2007)
      Phineas and Ferb
      8.1
      TV Series
      • Mr. Tomato (voice)
      • 2013
    • Jada Pinkett Smith, Chris Rock, David Schwimmer, Ben Stiller, Cedric The Entertainer, Danny Jacobs, Tom McGrath, Andy Richter, Christopher Knights, and Chris Miller in Madly Madagascar (2013)
      Madly Madagascar
      6.1
      Video
      • Kowalski (voice)
      • 2013
    • Frances McDormand, Jada Pinkett Smith, Chris Rock, David Schwimmer, Martin Short, Ben Stiller, Bryan Cranston, Tom McGrath, Christopher Knights, Jessica Chastain, and Chris Miller in Madagascar 3: Europe's Most Wanted (2012)
      Madagascar 3: Europe's Most Wanted
      6.8
      • Kowalski (voice)
      • 2012
    • Puss in Boots: The Three Diablos (2012)
      Puss in Boots: The Three Diablos
      6.7
      Video
      • Food Prisoner (voice)
      • 2012
    • Puss in Boots (2011)
      Puss in Boots
      6.6
      • Little Boy Blue
      • Friar Miller
      • Prison Guard (voice) ...
      • 2011
    • Create (2010)
      Create
      4.5
      Video Game
      • (voice)
      • 2010
    • Shrek Forever After: The Game (2010)
      Shrek Forever After: The Game
      6.4
      Video Game
      • Magic Mirror (voice)
      • 2010
    • Mike Myers, Kathy Griffin, Mary Kay Place, Walt Dohrn, Jon Hamm, Billie Hayes, Jane Lynch, Mike Mitchell, Craig Robinson, Meredith Vieira, Kristen Schaal, Lake Bell, Ashley Boettcher, Danielle Soibelman, and Kristen Phaneuf in Shrek Forever After (2010)
      Shrek Forever After
      6.3
      • Royal Messenger
      • Magic Mirror
      • Geppetto (voice)
      • 2010
    • Merry Madagascar (2009)
      Merry Madagascar
      6.6
      TV Movie
      • Kowalski (voice)
      • 2009

    Animation Department



    • Charlize Theron, Bette Midler, Snoop Dogg, Conrad Vernon, Oscar Isaac, Chloë Grace Moretz, Nick Kroll, and Finn Wolfhard in The Addams Family (2019)
      The Addams Family
      5.8
      • story consultant
      • 2019
    • Jada Pinkett Smith, Chris Rock, David Schwimmer, Ben Stiller, Tom McGrath, Christopher Knights, and Chris Miller in Madagascar (2005)
      Madagascar
      6.9
      • story artist
      • 2005
    • John Cleese, Antonio Banderas, Cameron Diaz, Mike Myers, Julie Andrews, Rupert Everett, Eddie Murphy, Jennifer Saunders, and Conrad Vernon in Shrek 2 (2004)
      Shrek 2
      7.4
      • head of story
      • 2004
    • Brad Pitt, Michelle Pfeiffer, Catherine Zeta-Jones, and Frank Welker in Sinbad: Legend of the Seven Seas (2003)
      Sinbad: Legend of the Seven Seas
      6.7
      • additional story artist
      • 2003
    • Cameron Diaz, Mike Myers, Eddie Murphy, and John Lithgow in Shrek (2001)
      Shrek
      7.9
      • story artist
      • 2001
    • Steven's Dream
      8.2
      Short
      • character designer
      • 2000
    • Woody Allen, Sylvester Stallone, and Sharon Stone in Antz (1998)
      Antz
      6.5
      • story artist
      • 1998
    • Creature Crunch (1996)
      Creature Crunch
      7.7
      Video Game
      • character layout
      • 1996
    • The D.A.R.E. Report: The Land of Decisions and Choices (1993)
      The D.A.R.E. Report: The Land of Decisions and Choices
      5.3
      Video
      • additional layouts
      • 1993
    • Brad Pitt and Kim Basinger in Cool World (1992)
      Cool World
      4.8
      • key clean-up artist
      • 1992

    Director



    • Smurfs
      • Director
      • Pre-production
      • 2025
    • Untitled Wish Project
      • Director
      • In Development
    • The Ninjago United Movie
      • Director
    • Lea Press on Limbs
      • Director
      • Short



    • Puss in Boots (2011)
      Puss in Boots
      6.6
      • Director (directed by)
      • 2011
    • Antonio Banderas, Cameron Diaz, Mike Myers, Eddie Murphy, and Conrad Vernon in Shrek the Third (2007)
      Shrek the Third
      6.1
      • Director
      • 2007
    • Steven's Dream
      8.2
      Short
      • Director
      • 2000
    • Aliens vs. Predator (1999)
      Aliens vs. Predator
      7.9
      Video Game
      • Director
      • 1999
    • Liquid Television (1991)
      Liquid Television
      8.0
      TV Series
      • Director (segment "Lea Press on Limbs")
      • 1991

    Personal details

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    • Born
      • January 20, 1968
      • Washington D.C. USA
    • Spouse
      • Laura Gorenstein MillerAugust 18, 1996 - present

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      He is not to be confused with Christopher Miller, who has worked alongside Phil Lord on films such as The Lego Movie (2014) and Spider-Man: Into the Spider-Verse (2018).

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