Celebrity Biographies
Dennis Miller Biography
| Date of Birth: | 1953, November 3 |
|---|---|
| Years: | 67 years |
| Nation of birth: | United States of America |
| Height: | 5 feet 9 inches |
| Name | Dennis Miller |
| birth name | Dennis Miller |
| nick’s name | Dennis |
| Dad | Norma Miller |
| Nationality | American |
| Place of birth / city | Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania |
| ethnicity | White |
| Profession | Funny |
| Working for | TV |
| Net worth | $20 million |
| Salary | Unknown |
| eye color | Brown |
| Hair color | Brown |
| face color | White |
| Married | Yes |
| Married to | Carolyn Espley (d. 1988) |
| Kids | two |
| Divorce | N/A |
| Films | Joe Dirt 2 |
| tv show | house of cards |
| Books | Ranting, then I’m, still ranting after all these years |
Primetime Emmy Award winner Dennis Muller is a very popular American comedian. He is known for critical appraisals of himself in the idiosyncratic verbal style of release. He is at 21 st position on Comedy Central’s 100 Greatest Comedians of All Time.
Synopsis
Born on November 3, 1953 in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, United States, Dennis Muller is a US citizen. His parents separated when he was very young. His mother raised him as a single father in the suburb of Castle Shannon. He is of Scottish descent. Dennis became interested in comedy by watching Jonathan Winters and Tin Conway while he was growing up. The comedian has a younger brother named Jimmy Miller who has worked as a manager for popular comedians like Jim Carrey, Will Ferrell, Judd Apatow, and Sacha Baron Cohen.
Early life
Following the early life of Dennis Miller, he went to Saint Anne School and Keystone Oaks High School graduating in 1971. He then went to Point Park University graduating in 1976 with a degree in journalism. While in college, he was a member of the Sigma Tau Gamma Fraternity. Being a journalism graduate, he is undoubtedly a skilled writer, which is proven by his second-place win in Playboy magazine’s first annual humor contest. Dennis won $500 in the competition with the joke:
‘The only difference between group sex and group therapy is that in group therapy you hear about everyone’s problems and in group sex you see them’ – Dennis Miller, Playboy, June 1979.
Career Profile
Dennis Miller began his television career in the early 1980s as the host of KDKA-TV’s Punch Line. His big break on television came in 1985 after being discovered by Lorne Michaels on The Comedy Story. He began working on America’s most-watched show, Saturday Night Live, as the host of the Weekend Update.
After leaving SNL in 1992, Dennis Miller launched his late-night talk show, The Dennis Miller Show, which was canceled after seven months of its launch. He has hosted several other shows, including Dennis Miller Live, Monday Night Football, CNBC’s Dennis Miller, and Hannity and Colmes. He has also appeared in several of the commercials and shows as a guest on the show.
Dennis Miller is an active person. He is not only limited in the realm of television, but also in the radio and also in print media. It is estimated that he has around 2,250,000 weekly listeners as of 2011 by Talkers Magazine. He began his radio career in 2007 by signing with Westwood One for a three-hour weeknight radio show, The Dennis Miller Show. The program ended on February 27, 2015.
Dennis Miller is a stand-up comedian and regularly performs stand-up. He is known for his laid-back style and his haunting sense of humor. He uses rants in comedy about him, which is a stream of consciousness monologue. Dennis is the author of four books that he wrote about his stand-up comedy and television. He has also appeared in various movies in comedic and non-comedic roles.
Awards and achievements
Dennis Miller is the winner of the Primetime Emmy Award for Outstanding Writing-Variety Series three times in 1995, 1996 and 1998. In 1996, he also won the Emmy for Outstanding Comedy-Variety or Music Program. He has also won the WGA Award four times and has been nominated for several other awards. He is a very talented comedian. He has not disappointed his audience till date since his debut in 1978. Dennis receives a good salary from his employer and has a net worth of around $20 million.
Personal life
Dennis Miller, age sixty-three, is a married man. He has spent almost three decades of a happy married life. He is married to the love of his life, his long time girlfriend, a former Canadian model, Carolyn ‘Ali’ Easley in 1988. The couple is blessed with two children, two sons, named Holden, born in 1990 and Marlon, born in 1993. The happy family lives in Santa Barbara, California.