Thomas L. Miller Biography

Fast Facts

• In 1962, he graduated from the University of of Wisconsin-Madison
• Started out as an assistant to legendary filmmaker Billy Wilder
• Frequently collaborates with fellow producers Edward Milkis and Bob Boyett
• Would often produces television shows that were set in the Midwest
• Would frequently produce shows that mainly features storylines involving two friends
• In 1969, he co-founded the company Miller-Milkis Productions
• Based the plot to "Happy Days" on his life growing up in Milwaukee