Paul Miller (director)
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Paul D. Miller is a director, best known for his work as director of Saturday Night Live
in the 1980s.(11 October 1990). http://www.nytimes.com/1990/10/11/arts/tv-directors-an-unsung-group-sing-the-praises-of-continuity.html?pagewanted=3TV Directors, an Unsung Group, Sing the Praises of Continuity, The New York Times
("Paul Miller left an established position on one show for another. After three years directing Saturday Night Live on NBC, he is now the permanent director of In Living Color,...") He has also directed for MADtv
and ALF
, as well as In Living Color
.
He received an undergraduate degree from Ohio University
in 1971, and is the son of director Walter C. Miller
.(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.'")
Saturday Night Live
Saturday Night Live is a live American late-night television sketch comedy and variety show developed by Lorne Michaels and Dick Ebersol. The show premiered on NBC on October 11, 1975, under the original title of NBC's Saturday Night.The show's sketches often parody contemporary American culture...
in the 1980s.(11 October 1990). http://www.nytimes.com/1990/10/11/arts/tv-directors-an-unsung-group-sing-the-praises-of-continuity.html?pagewanted=3TV Directors, an Unsung Group, Sing the Praises of Continuity, The New York Times
The New York Times
The New York Times is an American daily newspaper founded and continuously published in New York City since 1851. The New York Times has won 106 Pulitzer Prizes, the most of any news organization...
("Paul Miller left an established position on one show for another. After three years directing Saturday Night Live on NBC, he is now the permanent director of In Living Color,...") He has also directed for MADtv
MADtv
MADtv is an American sketch comedy television series. It licensed the name and logo of Mad, but otherwise had no connection with the humor magazine outside the animated Spy vs. Spy and Don Martin cartoon shorts and images of Alfred E. Neuman that the show featured during the late 1990s. Its first...
and ALF
ALF (TV series)
ALF is an American science fiction sitcom that originally aired on NBC from 1986 to 1990, created by Paul Fusco. The title character was Gordon Shumway, a friendly extraterrestrial nicknamed ALF , who crash lands in the garage of the suburban middle-class Tanner family.The series starred Max...
, as well as In Living Color
In Living Color
In Living Color is an American sketch comedy television series, which originally ran on the Fox Network from April 15, 1990 to May 19, 1994. Brothers Keenen and Damon Wayans created, wrote, and starred in the program. The show was produced by Ivory Way Productions in association with 20th Century...
.
He received an undergraduate degree from Ohio University
Ohio University
Ohio University is a public university located in the Midwestern United States in Athens, Ohio, situated on an campus...
in 1971, and is the son of director Walter C. Miller
Walter C. Miller
Walter C. Miller is a television producer and director, whose works span from the mid 1960s until the present day. He has won numerous Emmy Awards throughout his career....
.(13 September 1999). Quotes from the 51st Annual Primetime Emmy Awards, Associated Press
Associated Press
The Associated Press is an American news agency. The AP is a cooperative owned by its contributing newspapers, radio and television stations in the United States, which both contribute stories to the AP and use material written by its staff journalists...
("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.'")