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{{short description|American animator}}

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| occupation = Storyboard artist, animator, director, writer, composer 
| years_active = 1997–present
| known_for = ''[[Whatever Happened to... Robot Jones?]]''
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'''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<ref name="NYT">{{Cite news |last=Sisario |first=Ben |date=July 14, 2002 |title=For Young Viewers; A Retro Robot Who's Big for His Age |url=https://www.nytimes.com/2002/07/14/tv/for-young-viewers-a-retro-robot-who-s-big-for-his-age.html |access-date=January 4, 2018 |newspaper=[[The New York Times]] |archive-date=October 5, 2013 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20131005224044/http://www.nytimes.com/2002/07/14/tv/for-young-viewers-a-retro-robot-who-s-big-for-his-age.html |url-status=live }}</ref> and his short film, ''The Wizzard of Krudd'', a canceled [[Nickelodeon]] short featuring the voice of [[Devon Werkheiser]] as the protagonist.<ref name="CBKrudd">{{Cite news |last=Amidi |first=Amid |date=February 19, 2007 |title=The Wizzard of Krudd |url=http://www.cartoonbrew.com/tv/the-wizzard-of-krudd-2652.html |access-date=January 4, 2018 |website=[[Cartoon Brew]] |archive-date=January 5, 2018 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20180105124644/http://www.cartoonbrew.com/tv/the-wizzard-of-krudd-2652.html |url-status=live }}</ref> 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 Township, Pennsylvania|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 (Philadelphia)|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]]''.<ref name="Pitt" />

==Career==
Miller began his career at Hanna-Barbera as a writer and storyboard artist for ''Dexter's Laboratory'' which aired on Cartoon Network.<ref name="Pitt" /> He also later worked on ''[[Cow and Chicken]]''<ref name="NYT" /> 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 [[The Walt Disney Company|Disney]] (on ''[[Nightmare Ned]]'').<ref name="Pitt" />

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<ref name="Pitt" /> 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]].<ref name="Variety">{{Cite magazine |last=Dempsey |first=John |date=August 29, 2000 |title=Toon Net Oks Series Based on Aud Votes |url=https://variety.com/2000/tv/news/toon-net-oks-series-based-on-aud-votes-1117785699/ |access-date=February 12, 2018 |magazine=[[Variety (magazine)|Variety]] |archive-date=October 3, 2013 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20131003035900/http://variety.com/2000/tv/news/toon-net-oks-series-based-on-aud-votes-1117785699/ |url-status=live }}</ref>

==Filmography==

===Film===
{| class="wikitable sortable"
|-
! 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===
{| class="wikitable"
|-
! Project !! Show run !! Channel !! Credited role !! # of episodes
|-
| ''[[Dexter's Laboratory]]'' || 1996–2003 || [[Cartoon Network]] || Writer, Storyboard artist || 4 episodes
|-
| ''[[A Kitty Bobo Show]]'' || 2001 || [[Cartoon Network]] || Animation layout || 1 episode
|-
| ''[[The Grim Adventures of Billy & Mandy]]'' || 2001–2008 || [[Cartoon Network]] || Writer, storyboard artist || 1 episode
|-
| ''[[Evil Con Carne]]'' || 2001–2004 || [[Cartoon Network]] || Storyboard artist || 2 episodes
|-
| ''[[Whatever Happened to... Robot Jones?]]'' || 2002–2003 || [[Cartoon Network]] || Creator, developer, writer, director (season 1), storyboard artist, character designer, animator, composer, executive producer || 13 episodes
|-
| ''[[My Life as a Teenage Robot]]'' || 2005–2009 || [[Nickelodeon]] || Director, Sheet Timer || 3 episodes
|-
| ''[[Johnny Test]]'' || 2005-2006 || [[Kids' WB]] || Animation and Timing Director || 5 episodes
|-
| ''[[SpongeBob SquarePants]]'' || 2007 || [[Nickelodeon]] || Writer, Storyboard director || 1 episode, ''"Blackened Sponge"''
|-
| ''[[Mad (TV series)|MAD]]'' || 2010–2013 || [[Cartoon Network]] || Animator || 10 episodes
|-
| ''[[The Problem Solverz]]'' || 2011–2013 || [[Cartoon Network]] || Supervising director || 26 episodes
|-
|| ''[[Secret Mountain Fort Awesome]]'' || 2011–2012 || [[Cartoon Network]] || Writer, storyboard artist || 5 episodes
|-
|| ''[[The Mr. Peabody & Sherman Show]]'' || 2015–2017 || [[Netflix]] || Director || 15 episodes
|-
|| ''[[Home: Adventures with Tip & Oh]]'' || 2016–2018 || [[Netflix]] || Supervising director || 
|-
|| ''[[The Adventures of Rocky and Bullwinkle (TV series)|The Adventures of Rocky and Bullwinkle]]'' || 2018–2019 || [[Amazon Video]] || Director || 11 episodes
|-
|| ''[[The Mighty Ones]]'' || 2020–2022 || [[Hulu]]/[[Peacock (streaming service)|Peacock]] || Co-executive producer, supervising producer, storyboard artist, writer ||
|}

==Accolades==
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|-
! Date
! Award
! Category
! Work
! Shared with
! Result
! Ref
|-
| {{dts|2016}}
| rowspan="5"| [[Daytime Emmy Awards]]
| rowspan="3"| Outstanding Directing in an Animated Program
| rowspan="3"| ''[[The Mr. Peabody & Sherman Show]]''
| Mike Bell and John Sanford
| {{Nom}}
| <ref>{{Cite web |last=Castleman |first=Lana |date=March 28, 2016 |title=Daytime Emmy Award Nominees Announced |url=https://kidscreen.com/2016/03/28/daytime-emmy-award-nominees-announced/ |access-date=2024-08-16 |website=[[Kidscreen]] |publisher=[[Brunico Communications]] |archive-date=2021-10-19 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20211019025929/https://kidscreen.com/2016/03/28/daytime-emmy-award-nominees-announced/ |url-status=live }}</ref>
|-
| {{dts|2017}}
| {{N/a}}
| {{Nom}}
| <ref>{{Cite web |date=March 22, 2017 |title=The National Academy of Television Arts & Sciences Announces Nominations for the 44th Annual Daytime Emmy® Awards |url=https://variety.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/03/44th-annual-daytime-emmy-award-nominations-final_final-amended2.pdf |access-date=2024-08-16 |location=[[New York City]] |website=[[Variety (magazine)|Variety]] |archive-date=2024-08-16 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20240816053613/https://variety.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/03/44th-annual-daytime-emmy-award-nominations-final_final-amended2.pdf |url-status=live }}</ref>
|-
| {{dts|2018}}
| Mike Bell, John Sanford, and David P. Smith
| {{Nom}}
| <ref>{{Cite web |last=Milligan |first=Mercedes |date=March 21, 2018 |title=45th Daytime Emmy Award Nominees Announced |url=https://www.animationmagazine.net/2018/03/45th-daytime-emmy-award-nominees-announced/ |access-date=2024-08-16 |website=[[Animation Magazine]] |archive-date=2023-06-17 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230617025602/https://www.animationmagazine.net/2018/03/45th-daytime-emmy-award-nominees-announced/ |url-status=live }}</ref>
|-
| {{dts|2019}}
| rowspan="2"| Outstanding Directing for an Animated Program
| rowspan="2"| ''[[The Adventures of Rocky and Bullwinkle (TV series)|The Adventures of Rocky and Bullwinkle]]''
| Howie Perry, Kristi Reed, and Chuck Sheetz
| {{Nom}}
| <ref>{{Cite web |date=March 20, 2019 |title=The National Academy of Television Arts & Sciences Announces Nominations for the 46th Annual Daytime Emmy® Awards |url=http://cdn.emmyonline.org/daytime-46th-nominations-release-with-credits-v05.pdf |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20190629155712/http://cdn.emmyonline.org/daytime-46th-nominations-release-with-credits-v05.pdf |archive-date=2019-06-29 |location=[[New York City]] |website=CDN.EmmyOnline.org |publisher=[[National Academy of Television Arts & Sciences]]}}</ref>
|-
| {{dts|2020}}
| Howie Perry and Chuck Sheetz
| {{Nom}}
| <ref>{{Cite web |date=May 21, 2020 |title=Nominees Announced for the 47th Annual Daytime Emmy® Awards |url=https://theemmys.tv/wp-content/uploads/2020/06/Daytime-Nominations-with-Credits-FINAL.pdf |location=[[New York City]] |access-date=2024-08-16 |website=TheEmmys.tv |publisher=[[National Academy of Television Arts & Sciences]] |archive-date=2020-06-04 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200604155829/https://theemmys.tv/wp-content/uploads/2020/06/Daytime-Nominations-with-Credits-FINAL.pdf |url-status=live }}</ref>
|}

==References==
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==External links==
* {{IMDb name|0588419|Greg Miller}}

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