Greg Miller (animator)

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Greg Miller
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NationalityAmerican
Occupation(s)Storyboard artist, animator, director, writer, composer
Years active1997–present
Known for Whatever Happened to... Robot Jones?
Website Official 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 .

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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. 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

Film

YearTitleNotes
2000 The Tangerine Bear character clean-up
2007 Shrek the Third additional story artist
2007The Wizzard of Kruddcreator, 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 Laboratory 1996–2003 Cartoon Network Writer, Storyboard artist4 episodes
A Kitty Bobo Show 2001 Cartoon Network Animation Layout1 episode
The Grim Adventures of Billy & Mandy 2001–2008 Cartoon Network Writer, Storyboard artist1 episode
Evil Con Carne 2001–2004 Cartoon Network Storyboard artist2 episodes
Whatever Happened to... Robot Jones? 2002–2003 Cartoon Network Creator, Developer, Writer, Director (Season 1), Storyboard artist, Character Designer, Animator, Composer, Executive Producer13 episodes
My Life as a Teenage Robot 2005–2009 Nickelodeon Director, Sheet Timer3 episodes
Johnny Test 2005-2006 Kids WB Animation and Timing Director5 episodes
SpongeBob SquarePants 2007 Nickelodeon Writer, Storyboard director1 episode, "Blackened Sponge"
MAD 2010–2013 Cartoon Network Animator10 episodes
The Problem Solverz 2011–2013 Cartoon Network Supervising director26 episodes
Secret Mountain Fort Awesome 2011–2012 Cartoon Network Writer, Storyboard artist5 episodes
The Mr. Peabody & Sherman Show 2015–2017 Netflix Director15 episodes
Home: Adventures with Tip & Oh 2016–2018 Netflix Supervising director
The Adventures of Rocky and Bullwinkle 2018–2019 Amazon Video Director11 episodes
The Mighty Ones 2020–2022 Hulu/Peacock Co-Executive Producer, Supervising producer, storyboard artist, Writer

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