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Lugar y fecha de nacimiento. Dennis Miller (1953 - ) Comedian Also: Talk show host Born: November 3, 1953, Pittsburgh, PA Education: Point Park College (journalism) Handsome, glib and arrogant, Miller first gained fame as the Weekend Update anchor-person for TV's Saturday Night Live (1985-1991). His comedy stems from his intelligent, if condescending, approach and persona. The Pittsburgh native got his start as a stand-up comic in such clubs as Catch a Rising Star and The Comic Strip in New York, and Los Angeles' The Improv. Returning to Pittsburgh, he wrote, produced and appeared in the local PM Magazine show and hosted a Saturday morning show for teens. Miller rocketed to stardom in 1985 after joining the cast of Saturday Night Live, a show he stayed with until 1991. Anchoring the Weekly Update sketch gave him a venue for his liberal intellectual rant, and in 1992 he began his own late-night talk-show (lasting a brief six months) that boasted the smartest monologue on television. His obscure and relevant references (stop me before I cross-reference again!) lent an air of intellectualism to the Hollywood milieu of late-night talk shows. Miller is not quite as middle of the road as The Tonight Show's Jay Leno nor as obsequious as Arsenio Hall, and his show was canceled by his distributor, Tribune, citing low ratings. Miller returned to the talk-show format with Dennis Miller Live (HBO, 1994), a weekly half-hour program featuring unscreened phone calls, a little talk and news updates reminiscent of his former SNL days. He starred in three comedy specials for HBO, Mr. Miller Goes to Washington, Black and White and They Shoot HBO Specials, Don't They?. His Comedy Central special, The State of the Union: Undressed, was nominated for a CableACE Award. He has also shown up as a guest on several TV shows, including Dream On (HBO, 1995) and The John Larroquette Show (NBC, 1995). Miller's big-screen career began with a role in the 1990 comedy LA CASA LOCA (1990). His next role was his first serious one, as Michael Douglas' co-worker in the thriller ACOSO SEXUAL (1994), which he followed with LA RED (1995). He returned to comedy—of a sort—with the tongue-in-cheek horror of TALES FROM THE CRYPT PRESENTS— BORDELLO OF BLOOD (1996).
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