Greg Miller (animator) explained

Greg Miller
Birth Place:Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania[1]
Nationality:American
Occupation:Storyboard artist, animator, director, writer, composer
Years Active:1997–present
Known For:Whatever Happened to... Robot Jones?
Website:Official blog

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[2] and his short film, The Wizzard of Krudd, a canceled Nickelodeon short featuring the voice of Devon Werkheiser as the protagonist.[3] 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, Pennsylvania, near Pittsburgh. He graduated from Upper St. Clair High School in 1992 and went on to attend the 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.

Career

Miller began his career at Hanna-Barbera as a writer and storyboard artist for Dexter's Laboratory which aired on Cartoon Network. He also later worked on Cow and Chicken 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 Disney (on Nightmare Ned).

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 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.[4]

Filmography

Film

YearTitleNotes
2000The Tangerine BearCharacter clean-up
2007Shrek the ThirdAdditional story artist
2007The Wizzard of KruddCreator, writer, art director, voice director, co-executive producer, director
2009Monsters vs. AliensAdditional story artist
2010Shrek Forever AfterAdditional story artist

Television

Project Show run Channel Credited role
  1. of episodes
Dexter's Laboratory 1996–2003 Writer, Storyboard artist 4 episodes
A Kitty Bobo Show 2001 Animation layout 1 episode
The Grim Adventures of Billy & Mandy 2001–2008 Writer, storyboard artist 1 episode
Evil Con Carne 2001–2004 Storyboard artist 2 episodes
Whatever Happened to... Robot Jones? 2002–2003 Creator, developer, writer, director (season 1), storyboard artist, character designer, animator, composer, executive producer 13 episodes
My Life as a Teenage Robot 2005–2009 Director, Sheet Timer 3 episodes
Johnny Test 2005-2006 Animation and Timing Director 5 episodes
SpongeBob SquarePants 2007 Writer, Storyboard director 1 episode, "Blackened Sponge"
MAD 2010–2013 Animator 10 episodes
The Problem Solverz 2011–2013 Supervising director 26 episodes
Secret Mountain Fort Awesome 2011–2012 Writer, storyboard artist 5 episodes
The Mr. Peabody & Sherman Show 2015–2017 Director 15 episodes
2016–2018 Supervising director
The Adventures of Rocky and Bullwinkle 2018–2019 Director 11 episodes
The Mighty Ones 2020–2022 Co-executive producer, supervising producer, storyboard artist, writer

Accolades

DateAwardCategoryWorkShared withResultRef
Daytime Emmy AwardsOutstanding Directing in an Animated ProgramThe Mr. Peabody & Sherman ShowMike Bell and John Sanford[5]
[6]
Mike Bell, John Sanford, and David P. Smith[7]
Outstanding Directing for an Animated ProgramThe Adventures of Rocky and BullwinkleHowie Perry, Kristi Reed, and Chuck Sheetz[8]
Howie Perry and Chuck Sheetz[9]

Notes and References

  1. News: Owen . Rob . August 25, 2000 . TV Preview: 'Robot' Survivor? . dead . https://web.archive.org/web/20180105123150/http://old.post-gazette.com/tv/20000825owen2.asp . January 5, 2018 . January 4, 2018 . Pittsburgh Post-Gazette.
  2. News: Sisario . Ben . July 14, 2002 . For Young Viewers; A Retro Robot Who's Big for His Age . January 4, 2018 . . October 5, 2013 . 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 . live .
  3. News: Amidi . Amid . February 19, 2007 . The Wizzard of Krudd . January 4, 2018 . . January 5, 2018 . https://web.archive.org/web/20180105124644/http://www.cartoonbrew.com/tv/the-wizzard-of-krudd-2652.html . live .
  4. Dempsey . John . August 29, 2000 . Toon Net Oks Series Based on Aud Votes . February 12, 2018 . . October 3, 2013 . https://web.archive.org/web/20131003035900/http://variety.com/2000/tv/news/toon-net-oks-series-based-on-aud-votes-1117785699/ . live .
  5. Web site: Castleman . Lana . March 28, 2016 . Daytime Emmy Award Nominees Announced . 2024-08-16 . . . 2021-10-19 . https://web.archive.org/web/20211019025929/https://kidscreen.com/2016/03/28/daytime-emmy-award-nominees-announced/ . live .
  6. Web site: March 22, 2017 . The National Academy of Television Arts & Sciences Announces Nominations for the 44th Annual Daytime Emmy® Awards . 2024-08-16 . . . 2024-08-16 . https://web.archive.org/web/20240816053613/https://variety.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/03/44th-annual-daytime-emmy-award-nominations-final_final-amended2.pdf . live .
  7. Web site: Milligan . Mercedes . March 21, 2018 . 45th Daytime Emmy Award Nominees Announced . 2024-08-16 . . 2023-06-17 . https://web.archive.org/web/20230617025602/https://www.animationmagazine.net/2018/03/45th-daytime-emmy-award-nominees-announced/ . live .
  8. Web site: March 20, 2019 . The National Academy of Television Arts & Sciences Announces Nominations for the 46th Annual Daytime Emmy® Awards . https://web.archive.org/web/20190629155712/http://cdn.emmyonline.org/daytime-46th-nominations-release-with-credits-v05.pdf . 2019-06-29 . . CDN.EmmyOnline.org . National Academy of Television Arts & Sciences.
  9. Web site: May 21, 2020 . Nominees Announced for the 47th Annual Daytime Emmy® Awards . . 2024-08-16 . TheEmmys.tv . . 2020-06-04 . https://web.archive.org/web/20200604155829/https://theemmys.tv/wp-content/uploads/2020/06/Daytime-Nominations-with-Credits-FINAL.pdf . live .