Dennis Miller
Birth Name:
Dennis Miller
Birth Place:
Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, United States
Profession
Actor, Writer, Producer, Soundtrack
Fast Facts
- Became the national spokesman for USA Cares, an organization that provides military families in need with financial support and advocacy
- Majored in journalism at Point Park University, and went on to host a Saturday afternoon newsmagazine show for teenagers
- Has become known as a political commentator, though his political views have changed over time from the liberal to the conservative
- Often goes on stream-of-consciousness rants that include references to obscure pop culture and literature
- Has published several books in the style of his monologues
- Submitted the joke of the year to Playboy Magazine in the 1979
Awards
- 1994Primetime Emmy - Outstanding Variety, Music or Comedy Series:Nominated
- 1994Primetime Emmy - Outstanding Individual Achievement in Writing in a Variety or Music Program:Winner
- 1995CableACE - Writing an Entertainment Special:Nominated
- 1995CableACE - Entertainment Host:Nominated
- 1995Primetime Emmy - Outstanding Variety, Music or Comedy Series:Nominated
- 1995Primetime Emmy - Outstanding Individual Achievement in Writing for a Variety or Music Program:Winner
- 1996Primetime Emmy - Outstanding Writing for a Variety or Music Program:Winner
- 1996Primetime Emmy - Outstanding Variety, Music or Comedy Special:Nominated
- 1996Primetime Emmy - Outstanding Variety, Music or Comedy Series:Winner
- 1996WGA Award (TV) - Variety - Musical, Award, Tribute, Special Event:Winner
- 1997CableACE - Entertainment Host:Nominated
- 1997CableACE - Writing an Entertainment Special:Nominated
- 1997OFTA Television Award - Best Host of a Talk or Service Show:Nominated
- 1997Primetime Emmy - Outstanding Writing for a Variety or Music Program:Nominated
- 1997Primetime Emmy - Outstanding Variety, Music or Comedy Series:Nominated
- 1997WGA Award (TV) - Comedy/Variety - Music, Awards, Tribute - Special Event:Winner
- 1997WGA Award (TV) - Comedy/Variety (Including Talk) - Series:Nominated
- 1998Primetime Emmy - Outstanding Writing for a Variety or Music Program:Winner
- 1998Primetime Emmy - Outstanding Variety, Music or Comedy Series:Nominated
- 1999Primetime Emmy - Outstanding Writing for a Variety or Music Program:Nominated
- 1999Primetime Emmy - Outstanding Variety, Music or Comedy Series:Nominated
- 1999Primetime Emmy - Outstanding Performance in a Variety or Music Program:Nominated
- 1999WGA Award (TV) - Comedy/Variety (Including Talk) - Series:Winner
- 2000OFTA Television Award - Best Host or Performer in a Variety, Musical, or Comedy Series:Nominated
- 2000Primetime Emmy - Outstanding Variety, Music or Comedy Series:Nominated
- 2000WGA Award (TV) - Comedy/Variety (Including Talk) - Series:Nominated
- 2001OFTA Television Award - Best Host or Performer in a Variety, Musical, or Comedy Series:Nominated
- 2001WGA Award (TV) - Comedy/Variety (Including Talk) - Series:Winner
- 2002OFTA Television Award - Best Host or Performer in a Variety, Musical, or Comedy Series:Nominated
- 2003OFTA Television Award - Best Host or Performer of a Variety, Musical, or Comedy Special:Nominated
- 2003Primetime Emmy - Outstanding Individual Performance in a Variety or Music Program:Nominated
- 2003WGA Award (TV) - Comedy/Variety (Including Talk) - Series:Nominated