T. J. Miller Net Worth
T. J. Miller Net Worth is
$4 Million
T. J. Miller Bio/Wiki, Net Worth, Married 2018
TJ Miller was named one of Variety’s Top 10 Comics to Watch. In 2010, he appeared in She's Out of my League, Gulliver's Travels, Get Him to the Greek, Unstoppable, Yogi Bear, and voiced a character in How to Train Your Dragon. Previously, he appeared in Mike Judge’s Extr... | Full Name | T. J. Miller |
| Net Worth | $4 Million |
| Date Of Birth | June 4, 1981 |
| Place Of Birth | Denver, Colorado, United States |
| Height | 6 ft (1.85 m) |
| Profession | Actor, Comedian, Voice Actor, Screenwriter, Television producer, Film Producer |
| Education | East High School, George Washington University, Frichess Theatre Urbain, B.A.D.A |
| Nationality | United States of America |
| Spouse | Kate Gorney (m. 2015-) |
| Children | Graland Country Day School, East High School, George Washington University, Washington, D.C., British Academy of Dramatic Arts in Oxford, Frichess Theatre Urbain, Paris |
| Parents | Kent Miller, Leslie Miller |
| Nicknames | Todd Joseph Miller , TJ Miller , Miller, T.J. , T.J. Miller , TJ Miler , Todd James "T. J." Miller , T.J. Miller |
| Awards | Critics' Choice Television Award for Best Supporting Actor in a Comedy Series |
| Music Groups | Comedy sketch groups: Chuckle Sandwich, Bullet Lounge, Heavy Weight, Second City troupe |
| Nominations | Behind the Voice Actors Awards - Best Vocal Ensemble/Best Male Vocal Performance(2016), Critics Choice Television Awards - Best Supporting Actor in a Comedy Series(2016, 2015) |
| Movies | Gulliver's Travel, Yogi Bear, Our Idiot Brother, Search Party, Transformers: Age of Extinction, The Goods: Live Hard, Sell Hard, Extract, Deadpool (2016), The Emoji Movie (2017), Ready Player One (2018), How to Train Your Dragon 3 (2019) |
| TV Shows | "Silicon Valley" (2014-), "The Standard Deviants", "Carpoolers" (2007-2008) |
| Star Sign | Gemini |
| # | Quote |
|---|---|
| 1 | [2011, on She's Out Of My League] That one, they passed on me. They said they didn't like my audition, originally. They were going to go a different direction. Then Cloverfield came out, and I was well-reviewed, they came back, "We'd like you to do the movie." That was my first taste in Hollywood that people go with the hype. They go where the direction, the momentum is going...I actually was considering not taking the role because, I don't know, it was pretty broad, the script. But everyone said it will change in the execution. Another good lesson. People love that movie, they seem to like me in it. So I'm really pleased. I'm always so amazed by which performances work really, really well and which ones don't. But I think it's just mostly, She's Out Of My League, so many people saw that movie on DVD and on the plane, and I like to say it's the perfect hangover movie - a very solid comedy you can drift through without thinking. Millions of people saw and loved that movie. That's the reason I'm somewhat famous and have so much trouble at TSA. |
| 2 | [2011, on Get Him To The Greek] That is another one I improvised. I brought in actual beer. I brought in malt liquor and dressed like a gangster, because that was the original scene. And they thought that was pretty funny. Then they asked us to improvise a scene where I was the concierge, and I did it, and it was pretty hilarious. They were into it, and they cast me on it. I think I'm on screen for less than a minute or something. It's my favorite role in the movie; I wouldn't have taken any other role...That was a fun one. Those guys are cool. [Director] Nick Stoller is great. A very laid-back set. Russell Brand is lovely, even though he's a weirdo. |
| 3 | [2011, on Our Idiot Brother] Yeah, that was weird. Chris Pratt couldn't do it, I guess. He got something else. They had cast him in that role, then he couldn't do it so they offered me the role. I never auditioned for it, which was a first. They said, "You know, we think you'd be good in this, would you like to do it?" And I said, "Uh, yeah. Sure. Of course." Because I couldn't believe the cast. The cast was so amazing, the script was great, and they ended up letting me improvise a lot as well. And they wrote new scenes for us after it got distribution at Sundance, the candle scene for one. I really enjoyed that part. That's another one where people enjoyed the film, seemed to enjoy my part in it, but when I was doing it, just like in Extract, I didn't think anything I was doing was that funny. Sometimes things need to be so understated on film that I don't even see them as funny, which isn't my favorite style, comedically. When I watch film comedy, I like people that are a little bit more alive on the screen, and wound up. I like volatility and unpredictability and other long words like those. |
| 4 | [2011, on Gulliver's Travels] That was one where I didn't know what was going on, and I felt like-I don't know. I did a pilot [Waiting To Die], and it didn't go. I found that out in the morning, I was on set of Get Him To The Greek in the afternoon, devastated. Then I get a call from WME "Oh, it's good because now you can do Gulliver's Travels." I was like, "What? What is that? Did I audition for that?" They were like, "You auditioned for it months and months ago. They really liked you." I remember that audition, they did not like me. I did very poorly in the regular audition, then the director said, "Why don't you just improvise one? Just do an improvised scene." And I did that, and he loved that. So that was another one where it ended up behooving me to work free-form. Most things I get hired on, I get hired because I improvise something funny, or they just think I look weird...So they flew me out to London, and every day I worked with Jack Black. And he's incredible. He's one of those guys in Hollywood where everybody says "he's so great, he's so great" and you think "okay sure, he's going to be such a terrible weirdo." And then he isn't. He's the greatest. |
| 5 | [2011, on Unstoppable] I don't know how that happened. Ethan Suplee and I would always turn to each other on the set and be like, "What are we doing here again? How is this possible? Why are we in this action film with Denzel Washington?" He did two other movies with Denzel Washington. But they asked me to audition for it, and I said, "Well, what is it?" And they said, "It's this train movie." I was like, "What? I don't think I would be good in that." They were like, "No, they sort of want the two first guys to be funny." I said, "I don't see how this could be funny, because the sides are like 'Dewey, take D-nine down to track 14. Six-four. It's a three-one-seven.'" It's all railroad jargon, there's no way to make that hilarious. And so I went in, I did it, it was fine, and they asked me to do a callback. I came in, and Tony Scott is in the room. I was like, "I love [The Taking Of] Pelham 123," because I'm such a huge fan of his. I love his movies. I went in, I was kind of joking with him, and I did this audition. It wasn't really funny, but he was laughing the whole time. I think it was because I look funny to him. I think the idea of me and Ethan Suplee working on a railroad for whatever reason makes him laugh. So he gave me the part. It was pretty funny, not the part as much as being in a Denzel Washington action film about an unstoppable train. |
| 6 | [2011, on Extract] It was an underrated film. Mike Judge usually receives underwhelming acclaim for his movies when they come out, it takes a while for people to catch up. That was one where I loved the script; I just really thought it was incredible. It was one of the best scripts I read in Hollywood. That was one of the only films I really pursued. That and Yogi Bear, I pursued ironically, I did that whole thing as a joke, from that weird audition with the bear all the way through. But Extract, I really wanted. There was only one part I could be, and I don't look at all like the character description. And Mike Judge is an animator, so he has very clear pictures of what he wants in his mind. So I auditioned, I was funny, and he really likes me, but he kept saying, "No, no, he doesn't look right." So I said I would do anything. Finally, I found a way to email him. I said, "I'll change my appearance, whatever you need." He said, "Okay, would you shave the side of your head and dye your hair black, straighten it, make it long, and we'll put in all these fake piercings and tattoos?" And I said "Okay." And every morning, it took three or four hours to get everything ready. Hours in the trailer sitting next to Gene Simmons as he got his weird hair treatments. |
| 7 | [2011, on getting into acting] I acted in high school, and studied at the British American Drama Academy in Oxford for one summer. I minored in theater, and I was always acting growing up, but really, I was just more interested in the comedy of it all. So for me, it's always comedy-- acting is just one medium of comedy. |
| 8 | [2011, on Carpoolers] That was such a weird thing. I got that out of Chicago. I'd just signed with these managers, not just just, but I had been working with them for a while, and I got this audition, and they said, "We think you'd be great for this role, it's a great part." My managers represented Bruce McCulloch, and on the way to the audition, I was in the car on Lake Shore Drive in Chicago, and I remember very clearly where I had this moment where-I'd auditioned for a bunch of pilots outside of Chicago, and I was like, "I'm sick of trying to do what I think people will like. Sick of trying to do what I think will get a booking. I'm just going to do what I think is ridiculous." So I wore only underwear and a shirt toddler style in the audition, and I brought a fake bookcase and set it behind me (because both things were in the script), and did a very bizarre take on the character, and they liked it. I flew out to do the network test and then I got the part. While filming the pilot I only ate sushi; breakfast lunch and dinner, and I drove the funniest rental car they could rent me, a Chevy HHR (Heritage High Roof) Retro-styled station wagon. I think I got mercury poisoning. From the sushi. Not the HHR. |
| 9 | (2011, on Cloverfield) I didn't even know I was auditioning for Cloverfield. It was the first time I'd ever really been to Hollywood. I was doing the pilot for Carpoolers, an ABC sitcom that I was on that got canceled after 13 episodes. They said somebody wanted to see me, they'd seen me in Aspen. The casting director of Paramount, she introduced me to this younger casting director. We had this meeting, and she said, "I have this role that I think you'd be perfect for. We don't have real sides, I'll send you fake sides." And I didn't understand what that meant. So she sent me sides, and it seemed like a terrible romantic teen comedy, like a Love Story thing. It was really awful. And I read for the wrong role in the beginning, I read for the serious part, and I was terrible. They just gave me the wrong sides. Then they asked me to read this other part that was a bit funnier. I said, "Okay, yeah, I can do that." So I did that, and it went really well, and I got a callback and did it in front of J.J. Abrams. I didn't know who that was, because I didn't watch Lost. I just remember going in thinking, "I don't know what this is, and I don't care that much how the audition goes." I got pretty crazy, and I was up on the table. I really acted ridiculous. It worked, and they cast me first. I was the first person cast in that film. And then of course I get the script, and then I find out that it's a monster movie, and I'll be filming most of it, which I did not know either. That's the other weird thing, to get a huge, $20 million movie, and then you go, "Oh, and I'm filming it, also?" It's weird. Weird first experience. |
| 10 | I have perfectly symmetrical ankles. |
| 11 | I consider myself to be one of if not THE foremost talking bear comedian(s) in The United States. There is a guy in Canada, but he sucks. |
| # | Fact |
|---|---|
| 1 | His father is of English, Swedish, German, and Scottish ancestry. His mother is of German Jewish, Austrian Jewish, and Russian Jewish descent. |
| 2 | His performance in 'Transformers: Age of Extinction' was pre-nominated for a Razzie Award for Worst Supporting Actor. |
| 3 | Hosts podcast "Cashing in with TJ Miller" with fellow comedian Cash Levy where they regularly discuss masks and mask related questions. |
| 4 | Los Angeles. [January 2008] |
| 5 | T.J. was Head Boy at Denver East High School and graduated magna cum laude from George Washington University. |
| 6 | Did not win Best Stand Up when he was at the final HBO Aspen Comedy Festival 2007. |
| 7 | Was one of Variety's Top Ten Comics to Watch 2008. |
| 8 | Studied stilt walking, physical theater and circus acrobatics at Frichess Theatre Urbain. Studied at B.A.D.A in 2001. |
| 9 | He is fluent in Castellano (Spanish). He has translated for surgeons in Peru with the medical mission "PAMS". |
Actor
| Title | Year | Status | Character |
|---|---|---|---|
| How to Train Your Dragon 3 | 2019 | pre-production | Tuffnut Thorston (voice) |
| Underwater | 2018 | filming | |
| Deadpool 2 | 2018 | pre-production | Weasel (rumored) |
| Ready Player One | 2018 | post-production | i-R0k |
| Walden | 2017/I | post-production | Charlie |
| The Emoji Movie | 2017 | filming | Gene (voice) |
| Silicon Valley | 2014-2017 | TV Series | Erlich Bachman |
| The Gorburger Show | 2017 | TV Movie | Gorburger |
| Goon: Last of the Enforcers | 2017 | Chad Bailey | |
| Crashing | 2017 | TV Series | T.J. Miller |
| Dragons: Race to the Edge | 2015-2017 | TV Series | Tuffnut Gruffnut Tuffnut Thorston |
| Office Christmas Party | 2016 | Clay Vanstone | |
| H.R. Holiday Rules | 2016 | Short | Clay Vanstone |
| The Late Show with Stephen Colbert | 2016 | TV Series | Donnie Barnett |
| Those Who Can't | 2016 | TV Series | Uncle Jake |
| Gravity Falls | 2012-2016 | TV Series | Robbie Valentino Robbie Additional Voices |
| Deadpool | 2016 | Weasel | |
| Conan | 2015 | TV Series | Diner Patron |
| Hell and Back | 2015 | Augie (voice) | |
| Family Guy | 2015 | TV Series | Volcano |
| High School USA! | 2013-2015 | TV Series | Brad |
| Dragons: Dawn of the Dragon Racers | 2014 | Video short | Tuffnut (voice) |
| Search Party | 2014 | Jason | |
| Big Hero 6 | 2014 | Fred (voice) | |
| Garfunkel and Oates | 2014 | TV Series | Matthew |
| Jason Nash Is Married | 2014 | Tidal | |
| Transformers: Age of Extinction | 2014 | Lucas Flannery | |
| How to Train Your Dragon 2 | 2014 | Tuffnut (voice) | |
| American Dad! | 2013-2014 | TV Series | Cowboy / Benji |
| Idiotsitter | 2014 | TV Series | Chet |
| Dragons: Riders of Berk | 2012-2014 | TV Series | Tuffnut Thorston |
| The Goodwin Games | 2013 | TV Series | Jimmy Goodwin |
| The Gorburger Show | 2012-2013 | TV Series | Gorburger |
| Harder Than It Looks | 2012 | TV Series | Tucker |
| Love and Germophobia | 2012 | Short | David |
| Seeking a Friend for the End of the World | 2012 | Chipper Host / Darcy | |
| Romantic Encounters with Melinda Hill | 2012 | TV Series | ToyStory5 |
| Rock of Ages | 2012 | Rolling Stone Receptionist | |
| Little Brother | 2012 | TV Movie | Justin |
| A Toast to Green Lantern | 2011 | Short | Green Lantern |
| The Assistants | 2011 | TV Movie | DJ Kilmer |
| FCU: Fact Checkers Unit | 2011 | TV Series | Cop |
| The League | 2011 | TV Series | Gabriel |
| Ice Age: A Mammoth Christmas | 2011 | TV Short | Prancer (voice) |
| Dragons: Gift of the Night Fury | 2011 | Video short | Tuffnut (voice, as TJ Miller) |
| Happy Endings | 2011 | TV Series | Jason Shershow |
| Traffic Light | 2011 | TV Series | Jason |
| Our Idiot Brother | 2011 | Billy | |
| For a Green Card | 2010 | TV Series | Peter |
| Gulliver's Travels | 2010 | Dan | |
| Yogi Bear | 2010 | Ranger Jones | |
| Yogi Bear | 2010 | Video Game | Ranger Jones / Male Camper 3 (voice) |
| Unstoppable | 2010 | Gilleece | |
| Legend of the Boneknapper Dragon | 2010 | TV Short | Tuffnut (voice) |
| Get Him to the Greek | 2010 | Brian the Concierge | |
| How to Train Your Dragon | 2010 | Video Game | Tuffnut (voice) |
| How to Train Your Dragon | 2010 | Tuffnut (voice) | |
| She's Out of My League | 2010 | Stainer | |
| Successful Alcoholics | 2010 | Short | Drake |
| Charlie on Parole | 2009 | Short | Charlie |
| Extract | 2009 | Rory | |
| The Goods: Live Hard, Sell Hard | 2009 | Cessna Jim | |
| Wade and Eric Sold a Movie | 2009 | TV Series short | Head Executive |
| Mint in Box | 2009 | Video short | Blake |
| Nick's Big Show | 2009 | TV Mini-Series short | Markie |
| Waiting to Die | 2009 | TV Movie | Lonnie |
| Cloverfield - TJ Diary | 2008 | Video short | Hud |
| Sugar. | 2008 | Short | Business Man Running |
| Carpoolers | 2007-2008 | TV Series | Marmaduke Brooker |
| Cloverfield | 2008 | Hudson 'Hud' Platt |
Writer
| Title | Year | Status | Character |
|---|---|---|---|
| The Gorburger Show | 2017 | TV Movie | |
| The Gorburger Show | 2012-2013 | TV Series 16 episodes | |
| RVC: The Lone Shopping Network | 2012 | TV Series written by - 2 episodes | |
| Mash Up | 2012 | TV Series writer - 8 episodes | |
| T.J. Miller: No Real Reason | 2011 | Video writer | |
| Funny as Hell | 2011 | TV Series writer - 1 episode | |
| Mash Up | 2011 | TV Movie | |
| I'm Having a Difficult Time Killing My Parents | 2011 | Short | |
| Successful Alcoholics | 2010 | Short |
Producer
| Title | Year | Status | Character |
|---|---|---|---|
| The Gorburger Show | 2017 | TV Movie executive producer | |
| The Thermostat | 2014 | TV Series talent producer - 1 episode | |
| RVC: The Lone Shopping Network | 2012 | TV Series executive producer - 2 episodes | |
| Mash Up | 2012 | TV Series executive producer | |
| Underpassed | 2011 | Short executive producer | |
| T.J. Miller: No Real Reason | 2011 | Video executive producer | |
| Mash Up | 2011 | TV Movie executive producer | |
| I'm Having a Difficult Time Killing My Parents | 2011 | Short producer | |
| Successful Alcoholics | 2010 | Short producer |
Soundtrack
| Title | Year | Status | Character |
|---|---|---|---|
| Hell and Back | 2015 | performer: "Meant To Be" | |
| Transformers: Age of Extinction | 2014 | performer: "Nasty Girl" / writer: "Nasty Girl" | |
| She's Out of My League | 2010 | performer: "Everytime You Go Away", "Kiss On My List" |
Miscellaneous
| Title | Year | Status | Character |
|---|---|---|---|
| Cash Levy: Crowd Control | 2012 | TV Special documentary post production advisor |
Thanks
| Title | Year | Status | Character |
|---|---|---|---|
| Pete Holmes: Faces and Sounds | 2016 | TV Special special thanks |
Self
| Title | Year | Status | Character |
|---|---|---|---|
| Funny: The Documentary | 2017 | Documentary completed | Himself |
| Conan | 2010-2017 | TV Series | Himself - Guest / Himself - Comic Guest / Himself / ... |
| Superheroes Decoded | 2017 | TV Series documentary | Himself |
| Jeff Ross Presents Roast Battle | 2017 | TV Series | Himself - Judge |
| WGN Morning News | 2017 | TV Series | Himself |
| The Late Late Show with James Corden | 2016 | TV Series | Himself |
| The 22nd Annual Critics' Choice Awards | 2016 | TV Movie | Himself |
| Made in Hollywood | 2014-2016 | TV Series | Himself |
| Jimmy Kimmel Live! | 2014-2016 | TV Series | Himself / Himself - Guest |
| Ellen: The Ellen DeGeneres Show | 2016 | TV Series | Himself |
| Lip Sync Battle | 2016 | TV Series | Himself - Contestant |
| Extra | 2016 | TV Series | Himself |
| The Night Time Show with Stephen Kramer Glickman | 2016 | TV Series | Himself |
| Chelsea | 2016 | TV Series | Himself |
| Party Legends | 2016 | TV Series | Himself |
| Deadpool: From Comics to Screen... to Screen | 2016 | Video documentary | Himself - 'Weasel' |
| Not Safe with Nikki Glaser | 2016 | TV Series | Himself |
| Hot Ones | 2016 | TV Series | Himself - Guest |
| Weekend Ticket | 2016 | TV Series short | Himself |
| The Nightly Show with Larry Wilmore | 2016 | TV Series | Himself - Panelist |
| Today | 2016 | TV Series | Himself - Guest |
| 21st Annual Critics' Choice Awards | 2016 | TV Movie | Himself - Host |
| The Late Show with Stephen Colbert | 2016 | TV Series | Himself |
| AFI Life Achievement Award: A Tribute to Steve Martin | 2015 | TV Special | Himself (uncredited) |
| The Insider | 2015 | TV Series | Himself |
| The 5th Annual Critics' Choice Television Awards | 2015 | TV Special | Himself |
| Pop Culture Underground | 2015 | TV Series | Himself |
| The Late Late Show with Craig Ferguson | 2014 | TV Series | Himself - Guest |
| T.J. Miller: Farm Hippie | 2014 | Video short | Himself |
| Chelsea Lately | 2009-2014 | TV Series | Himself - Round Table / Himself / Himself - The Lesbians / ... |
| The Meltdown with Jonah and Kumail | 2014 | TV Series | Himself |
| In Bed with Joan | 2014 | TV Series | Himself - Guest |
| The Soup | 2014 | TV Series | Himself |
| Larry King Now | 2014 | TV Series | Himself - Guest |
| I Am Road Comic | 2014 | Documentary | Himself |
| The Pete Holmes Show | 2014 | TV Series | Himself - Guest |
| The Arsenio Hall Show | 2013 | TV Series | Himself - Guest |
| Losing It with John Stamos | 2013 | TV Mini-Series | Himself |
| The Jeselnik Offensive | 2013 | TV Series | Himself - Guest |
| This Is Not Happening | 2013 | TV Mini-Series | Himself |
| After Lately | 2013 | TV Series | Himself |
| Gotham Comedy Live | 2013 | TV Series documentary | Himself - Host |
| The Burn with Jeff Ross | 2012-2013 | TV Series | Himself - Guest |
| Mash Up | 2012 | TV Series | Himself - Host |
| Up Close with Carrie Keagan | 2012 | TV Series | Himself - Guest |
| =3 | 2012 | TV Series | Himself |
| Underpassed | 2011 | Short | Himself |
| T.J. Miller: No Real Reason | 2011 | Video | Himself |
| A Day in the Life of a Female Comedian | 2011 | Short | Himself |
| The Daily Habit | 2011 | TV Series | Himself - Guest |
| Funny as Hell | 2011 | TV Series | Himself - Comedian |
| Mash Up | 2011 | TV Movie | Himself - Host |
| I'm Having a Difficult Time Killing My Parents | 2011 | Short | Himself |
| The Benson Interruption | 2010 | TV Series | Himself |
| Last Call with Carson Daly | 2010 | TV Series | Himself - Guest |
| Comedy Central's Hot List | 2009 | TV Movie | Himself |
| The Very Funny Show | 2009 | TV Series | Himself |
| Late Show with David Letterman | 2008 | TV Series | Himself - Guest |
| The Standard Deviants: Rings, Kings & Things | 2002 | Video | Himself |
Archive Footage
| Title | Year | Status | Character |
|---|---|---|---|
| Extra | 2016 | TV Series | Himself |
| Entertainment Tonight | 2016 | TV Series | Himself |
| Gotham Comedy Live | 2013-2014 | TV Series documentary | Himself - Comedian |
| Chelsea Lately | 2013-2014 | TV Series | Himself - Wrestler / Himself |
Won Awards
| Year | Award | Ceremony | Nomination | Movie |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2015 | Critics' Choice TV Award | Critics Choice Television Awards | Best Supporting Actor in a Comedy Series | Silicon Valley (2014) |
Nominated Awards
| Year | Award | Ceremony | Nomination | Movie |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2016 | BTVA Feature Film Voice Acting Award | Behind the Voice Actors Awards | Best Vocal Ensemble in a Feature Film | Hell and Back (2015) |
| 2016 | Critics' Choice TV Award | Critics Choice Television Awards | Best Supporting Actor in a Comedy Series | Silicon Valley (2014) |
| 2015 | BTVA Feature Film Voice Acting Award | Behind the Voice Actors Awards | Best Male Vocal Performance in a Feature Film in a Supporting Role | Big Hero 6 (2014) |
| 2015 | BTVA Feature Film Voice Acting Award | Behind the Voice Actors Awards | Best Vocal Ensemble in a Feature Film | Big Hero 6 (2014) |
| 2015 | BTVA Feature Film Voice Acting Award | Behind the Voice Actors Awards | Best Vocal Ensemble in a Feature Film | How to Train Your Dragon 2 (2014) |
Known for movies
Cloverfield (2008)
as Hudson 'Hud' Platt
How to Train Your Dragon (2010)
as Tuffnut
Big Hero 6 (2014)
as Fred
Deadpool (2016)
as Weasel