Paul Miller (TV director)

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Paul D. Miller is an American director whose credits include directing Saturday Night Live in the 1980s. [1] [2] [3] He has also directed for MADtv and ALF , as well as In Living Color . [3]

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He received an undergraduate degree from Ohio University in 1971, [4] and is the son of director Walter C. Miller. [2] [5]

Awards

Career

He has worked as a director in the following:

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References

  1. "Paul Miller". IMDb.com. Retrieved 2013-10-07.
  2. 1 2 Kubasik, Ben (22 November 1986). "New 'SNL' Director Hopes To Stage a Profitable Show". Newsday . Retrieved 2013-10-07.[ dead link ]
  3. 1 2 "TV Directors, an Unsung Group, Sing the Praises of Continuity – Page 3 – New York Times". The New York Times . 1990-10-11. Retrieved 2013-10-07.
  4. "Notable Alumni – Arts and Entertainment | Ohio University Alumni Association". Ohioalumni.org. Retrieved 2013-10-07.
  5. 1 2 (13 September 1999). Quotes from the 51st Annual Primetime Emmy Awards, Associated Press ("Paul Miller, best director for a variety or music program for the "1998 Tony Awards." His father, Walter C. Miller, was nominated in the same category... 'Fifty years in the business and my son takes an Emmy away from me. Anyhow, congratulations Paul.'")
  6. Chuba, Hilary Lewis, Tyler Coates, Kirsten; Lewis, Hilary; Coates, Tyler; Chuba, Kirsten (February 11, 2024). "DGA Awards: Winners List (Updating Live)". The Hollywood Reporter .{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: multiple names: authors list (link)
  7. "Jimmy Smits to Host 'A Capitol Fourth,' America's National Independence Day Celebration, On PBS! – Entertainment News". redOrbit. 2009-05-28. Retrieved 2013-10-07.
Preceded by Saturday Night Live director
1986–1989
Succeeded by