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Chris Miller

John Christian Miller (born 1942 in Brooklyn) is an American author and screenwriter. He is best known for his work on National Lampoon magazine and the film Animal House , which he also acted in with co-writer/actor Douglas Kenney. [1] The latter was inspired by Miller's own experiences in the Alpha Delta Phi fraternity at Dartmouth College, in which he went by the name "Pinto". Miller graduated from Dartmouth in 1963. [2]

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Filmography

YearTitleActorWriterRole(s)
1978
National Lampoon's Animal House YesYesCurtis "Hardbar" Wayne Fuller
1979
Delta House NoYes
1982
Square Pegs NoYes
1986
Club Paradise NoYes
1986
Sidekicks NoYes
1987
The New Gidget NoYes
1996
Multiplicity NoYes
1997
Perversions of Science NoYes
2003
Where Are They Now?: A Delta Alumni Update YesNoCurtis "Hardbar" Wayne Fuller
2015
Drunk Stoned Brilliant Dead YesNoHimself
2020
Belushi YesNoHimself

Bibliography

Notes

  1. Mark Leffler (16 November 2006). "House Rules: Chris Miller takes us back to the Real Animal House". The Review. Retrieved 2018-06-02.
  2. Christopher Buckley, "Toga!", The New York Times, 5 November 2006.

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