Greg Miller (animator)

Greg Miller
Born Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania[1]
Nationality American
Occupation
Years active 1997–present
Known for Whatever Happened to... Robot Jones?
Website Official blog

Greg Miller (born August 5, 1976) is an American animator, cartoonist and storyboard artist. 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?, aired 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 Workheiser 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

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

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. 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

Film

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

ProjectShow runChannelCredited role# of episodes
Dexter's Laboratory1996–2003Cartoon NetworkWriter, Storyboard artist
A Kitty Bobo Show2001Cartoon NetworkAnimation Layout
Whatever Happened to... Robot Jones?2002–2003Cartoon NetworkCreator, Developer, Writer, Director (Season 1), Storyboard artist, Character Designer, Animator, Composer, Executive Producer13 episodes
My Life as a Teenage Robot2003–2009NickelodeonWriter, Storyboard artist, Director, Sheet Timer
SpongeBob SquarePants2007NickelodeonWriter, Storyboard director1 episode, "Blackened Sponge"
MAD2010–2013Cartoon NetworkAnimator
The Problem Solverz2011–2013Cartoon NetworkSupervising director26 episodes
Secret Mountain Fort Awesome2011–2012Cartoon NetworkWriter, Storyboard artist5 episodes
The Mr. Peabody & Sherman Show2015–2017NetflixDirector
Home: Adventures with Tip & Oh2016–presentNetflixSupervising director
The Adventures of Rocky and Bullwinkle2018–presentAmazon VideoDirector

References

  1. 1 2 3 4 5 Owen, Rob (August 25, 2000). "TV Preview: 'Robot' survivor?". Pittsburgh Post-Gazette. Retrieved January 4, 2018.
  2. 1 2 Sisario, Ben (July 14, 2002). "FOR YOUNG VIEWERS; A Retro Robot Who's Big for His Age". The New York Times. Retrieved January 4, 2018.
  3. ↑ Amidi, Amid (February 19, 2007). "The Wizzard of Krudd". Cartoon Brew. Retrieved January 4, 2018.
  4. ↑ Dempsey, John (August 29, 2000). "Toon net Oks series based on aud votes". Variety. Retrieved February 12, 2018.


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