Name	Larry Miller
Height
Naionality	American
Date of Birth	15 October 1953
Place of Birth	Valley Stream, Long Island, New York, USA
Famous for

This stand-up comedian translated a role as a pretentious yet over-eager boutique manager in "Pretty Woman" (1990) into roles in both feature films and TV and also proved his dramatic mettle in two episodes of "Law & Order." An honors graduate of Amherst College with a degree in music, Larry Miller began his career playing piano and drums in New York City bars. He soon switched to comedy and performed at such try-out clubs as Catch A Rising Star and The Comic Strip. Within two years, he was headlining at clubs across the country.

Although he made an isolated appearance in the 1978 comedy "Take Down", Miller did not begin acting in earnest in feature films until the late 80s. He had a bit roles in "Out Cold" (1988, as a plumber) and "Three Fugitives" (1989, as a police officer). After "Pretty Woman" (in which his boutique manager was manipulated by Julia Roberts to give up his tie for Richard Gere and to order pizza as she shopped), larger roles followed, including that of the dean of a college with a 34-year old quarterback in "Necessary Roughness" (1991) and an Indian Chief with a Brooklyn accent in the send-up "Carry on Columbus" (1992). Miller was Ray Liotta's composing partner in "Corrina, Corrina" (1994) and in the ensemble cast of "Radioland Murders" (1994). In 1996, he co-starred in "The Nutty Professor", as the dean.

Miller's early work on TV was on shows featuring stand-up comedians, such as "Showtime Funnymen: Triple Clowns of Comedy" and HBO's "One Night Stand" (both 1988). In 1991, Miller played an arrogant college professor in "Frankenstein: The College Years" (Fox), his first TV-movie. In 1992, he starred in his own HBO comedy special, "Larry Miller: Just Words", which was nominated for a CableACE Award. He played the dean of the college with a genius underfoot in "The Computer Wore Tennis Shoes" remake (ABC, 1995). While he had a recurring role as Lou, Paul Reiser's friend and co-worker during the 1993-94 season of NBC's "Mad About You", Miller's first regular role on a series came during the 1995-96 season as the bothersome brother-in-law on "Pursuit of Happiness" (NBC). When that show flopped, he moved on to co-star on the sitcom "Life's Work" (ABC, 1996-97). During the 1994-95 season he portrayed a nightclub owner who was tried and acquitted of murdering his wife on "Law & Order", although the audience was left the impression that he had gotten away with the dastardly deed. During the 1995-96 season, Miller was brought back for another episode, again accused of murdering his wife. This time, he was captured in his own web of deceit and sent to prison. In both episodes Miller was an acerbic character, but deadly dramatic.

* Born:
October 15, 1953 in New York City, New York, USA
* Job Titles:
Actor, Comedian

Family

* Son: Evan Matthew Miller. born January 31, 1996

Education

* Amherst College, Amherst, Massachusetts, music, BA

Milestones

* 1978 Made film debut, Take Down
* 1988 Appeared on One Night Stand (HBO)
* 1990 Had breakthrough role in Garry Marshall s Pretty Woman
* 1991 Made TV-movie debut, Frankenstein: The College Years
* 1992 Headlined own HBO special, Larry Miller: Just Words
* 1993 Had recurring role on NBC sitcom Made About You
* 1995 Appeared in episode of Law and Order , as murdering restauranteur; reprised role in 1996
* 1995 Co-starred on series The Pursuit of Happiness (NBC)
* 1996 Cast as regular on the ABC sitcom Life s Work
* 1996 Co-starred in The Nutty Professor
* 1999 Voiced the Pointy-Haired Boss in the UPN animated series Dilbert
* 2001 Replaced John Ritter in a leading role of the Broadway comedy The Dinner Party
* 2003 Cast in Christopher Guest s A Mighty Wind
* 2005 Starred in the murder mystery Kiss, Kiss, Bang, Bang opposite Robert Downey Jr.; premiered at the Cannes Film Festival
* 2006 Cast in The Ant Bully, a computer-animated film directed by John Davis
* 2006 Cast opposite Jeremy Piven in the indie comedy Keeping Up with the Steins
* Began career playing piano and drums in New York City bars
* Switched to stand-up comedy, performing at Catch A Rising Star and The Comic Strip