Paul Miller (TV director) explained

Paul Miller (TV director) should not be confused with Paul Miller (theatre director).

Paul D. Miller is an American director whose credits include directing Saturday Night Live in the 1980s.^{[1] [2] [3]} He has also directed for MADtv and ALF, as well as In Living Color.^[3]

He received an undergraduate degree from Ohio University in 1971,^[4] and is the son of director Walter C. Miller.^{[2] [5]}

Awards

• Emmy, Best Director for a Variety/Music Program, for 1998 Tony Awards^[5]
• In 2024 he won the Directors Guild of America Award for Outstanding Directorial Achievement in Variety/Talk/News/Sports – Specials for ^[6]

Career

He has worked as a director in the following:

• Country Music Awards^[7]
• Saturday Night Live
• The Pest

Notes and References

1. Web site: Paul Miller. IMDb.com. 2013-10-07.
2. News: Kubasik, Ben . 22 November 1986. New 'SNL' Director Hopes To Stage a Profitable Show. Newsday. 2013-10-07.
3. Web site: TV Directors, an Unsung Group, Sing the Praises of Continuity – Page 3 – New York Times . . 1990-10-11 . 2013-10-07.
4. Web site: Notable Alumni – Arts and Entertainment | Ohio University Alumni Association . Ohioalumni.org . 2013-10-07.
5. (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.'")
6. Web site: DGA Awards: Winners List (Updating Live). Hilary Lewis, Tyler Coates, Kirsten. Chuba. Hilary. Lewis. Tyler. Coates. Kirsten. Chuba. . February 11, 2024.
7. Web site: Jimmy Smits to Host 'A Capitol Fourth,' America's National Independence Day Celebration, On PBS! – Entertainment News . redOrbit . 2009-05-28 . 2013-10-07.