Matt K. Miller

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Matt K. Miller
Born
Matthew Kermit Miller

(1960-02-02) February 2, 1960 (age 62)
Rockville Center, New York, U.S.
Other namesKermit Beachwood
Matthew Kermit Miller
Matt Kermit Miller
Occupation
  • Actor
  • stand-up comedian
  • playwright
Years active1981–present
Spouse(s)Katherine C. Miller (née Pappa)
Children1

Matthew Kermit Miller (born February 2, 1960), is an American actor, stand-up comedian and playwright. [1] He is also known as Kermit Miller and Kermit Beachwood. [2] His best-known voice role in anime was Tenchi Masaki in the Pioneer dub of Tenchi Muyo . He reprised the role in the Funimation English dub of Ai Tenchi Muyo! in 2018.

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Career

Miller was born in Rockville Centre, New York on February 2, 1960.

Miller has performed voice work in numerous film and television projects, but is better known as a stage actor and playwright who has performed with the Royal National Theatre of Great Britain, Sacramento Theatre Company, Sierra Repertory Theatre, and Foothill Theatre Company. [1] Miller became artistic director of the Sacramento Theatre Company in 2010. [3] [4] [5]

Recognition

The Sacramento News & Review called Miller's portrayal of Ebenezer Scrooge in the Sacramento Theatre Company's December 2007 production of A Christmas Carol , "outstanding". [6]

In 2009, he wrote and starred in the solo show Fits & Parts: My Life in Stages, a memoir on his own career as working actor and voiceover artist for Japanese anime. Of his performance, Sacramento News & Review wrote that Miller's "personable outlook, storytelling skills and good timing with jokes make a winning combination," [7] with the Sacramento Bee called his performance both entertaining and engaging. [8] Also in 2009, Miller wrote Beat Aside Apollo's Arrow, for which he received a John Gassner Award. [9]

Sacramento Bee made special note of Miller's debut as director of the Sacramento Theatre Company in their review of the theatre company's October 2010 presentation of The Importance of Being Earnest , writing "The importance of this 'Earnest' lies in its significance as director Matt K. Miller's debut as STC artistic director and as the company's season-opening production. Though Miller did not select the comedy or most of the STC 2010–11 season, he recognizes his good fortune in the playbill, noting 'Earnest' is as close to 'fool-proof' as a play gets". They also made note of Miller having adapted the play slightly so that it moved briskly. [10]

In praising the STC's November 2010 presentation of The Owl and the Pussycat , the Sacramento Bee wrote "the production is as good as it is as a tribute to Miller and his cast and crew." [11]

In Miller's return to the character of Scrooge in December 2010, Sacramento Press writes, "It is the portrayal of Scrooge that makes the difference between a good and a great production of A Christmas Carol. Fortunately for STC, they have Matt K. Miller, an outstanding and very experienced Scrooge." The noted that Miller's transition from Scrooge the miser to the loving and generous Scrooge is very believable. [5]

Awards and nominations

Filmography

Anime dubbing

Animation

Video games

Live action

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  3. ↑ Hudson, Jeff (September 9, 2010). "New leader, classic shows: Matt K. Miller takes the reins at STC". Sacramento News & Review . Retrieved 16 December 2010.
  4. ↑ Crowder, Marcus (October 3, 2010). "Big changes as Sac Theater Company prepares to start season with Wilde's 'Ernest'". Sacramento Bee . Archived from the original on 14 December 2010. Retrieved 16 December 2010.
  5. 1 2 Burgua, Bill (December 7, 2010). "A Christmas Carol Returns to Sacramento Theatre Company". The Sacramento Press. Retrieved 16 December 2010.
  6. ↑ Munger, Kel (December 13, 2007). "review: A Christmas Carol". Sacramento News & Review . Retrieved 16 December 2010.
  7. ↑ Hudon, Jeff (April 30, 2009). "Fits & Starts: My Life in Stages". Sacramento News & Review . Retrieved 16 December 2010.
  8. ↑ "All his life's on stage in engaging STC piece". Sacramento Bee . April 27, 2009. Retrieved 16 December 2010.
  9. ↑ "Beat Aside Apollo's Arrow: 2009 Gassner Award Winner". New England Theatre Conference. Archived from the original on 29 February 2012. Retrieved 16 December 2010.
  10. ↑ Crowder, Marcus (October 11, 2010). "Theater review: 'Ernest' fun at Sacramento Theater Company". Sacramento Bee . Archived from the original on 15 January 2011. Retrieved 16 December 2010.
  11. ↑ Carnes, Jim (November 15, 2010). "'Owl' flies us back to the '60s". Sacramento Bee . Retrieved 16 December 2010.[ permanent dead link ]
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