Chris Miller (animator)

Christopher Miller is an American voice actor, animator, director, screenwriter, and storyboard artist employed by DreamWorks Animation. He is most known for directing Shrek the Third and Puss in Boots (for which he received his first Academy Award nomination) and for voicing Kowalski the penguin in the Madagascar film series.
==Early life==
His birth year is unknown. He is believed to have been born either in 1967 or 1968. He studied animation at the California Institute of Arts.
==Career==
Miller joined DreamWorks Animation in 1998 as a storyboard artist for the studio's first animated comedy, Antz. Miller, again working as a story artist for Shrek, also wrote additional dialogue and provided the voice of the Magic Mirror and Geppetto characters for the film. He then served as head of story for Shrek 2. He went on to co-direct Shrek the Third along with Raman Hui, writing the screenplay for the film, and providing the voices of the puppet master and the mascot. He also provided the voice for Kowalski in Madagascar (and its video game), The Madagascar Penguins in a Christmas Caper, Madagascar: Escape 2 Africa, Merry Madagascar and Madagascar 3: Europe's Most Wanted.
Miller has worked on a wide array of features, commercials, videos and internet projects, including a short for Steven Spielberg entitled "Steven's Dream". His commercial work includes spots for Coca-Cola, Canon, The Comedy Channel and Fila, for which he won a Clio Award for best animated commercial.
In an interview with Robert K. Elder for The Film That Changed My Life, Miller attributes his success in film to Sleeper. "I would be penniless and drunk on the corner, begging for cash, if I had not seen the film Sleeper. I guarantee you."
Miller is also a longtime collaborator with the Helios Dance Theater, for which he has created sets, films and projections on numerous occasions. His wife Laura Gorenstein Miller, is the founder and director of that same company. Chris and Laura also collaborated on Puss in Boots, for which Laura worked as a dance choreographer.
==Filmography==
Year	Title 	Role 	Notes
1988	The Thing What Lurked in the Tub 	Lugmeyer 	
1988	Lea Press on Limbs 	 	Director
1989	The Cellar 	Willy Cashen 	
1992	Cool World 	 	Key clean-up artist
1997	Officer Buckle and Gloria 	 	Storyboard artist
1998	Antz 	 	Story artist
2001	Shrek 	Geppetto, Magic Mirror 	Story artist/additional dialogue
2003	Sinbad: Legend of the Seven Seas 	Tower Guard 	Additional story artist
2004	Shrek 2 	Humphries, Magic Mirror 	Head of story/additional dialogue
2004	Shark Tale 	 	Additional storyboard artist
2005	Madagascar 	Kowalski 	Story artist
2007	Shrek the Third 	Puppet Master, Announcer, Mascot, Singing Villain 	Director/screenplay
2008	Madagascar: Escape 2 Africa 	Kowalski 	
2009	Monsters vs. Aliens 	Advisor Cole, Army Commander Jones 	Additional story artist
2010	Shrek Forever After 	Royal Messenger, Magic Mirror, Geppetto 	
2011	Puss in Boots 	Little Boy Blue, Friar Miller, Prison Guard, Manual, Rafael	Director
2012	Madagascar 3: Europe's Most Wanted 	Kowalski 	
2013	Turbo 	Tour Bus Driver 	
2014	Penguins of Madagascar 	Kowalski 	
2017	The Boss Baby 	Captain Ross 	
2017	Captain Underpants: The First Epic Movie	Nobel Audience Member 	
TBA 	Untitled Wish Project 	 	Director
===Television===
Year	Title 	Role 	Notes
2007	Shrek the Halls 	 	Dialogue director
2009	Merry Madagascar	Kowalski 	
2013	Phineas and Ferb	Additional Voices	
Category:Living people
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Category:American animated film directors
Category:American animators
Category:American male screenwriters
Category:American male voice actors
Category:American film directors
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Category:California Institute of the Arts alumni
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