Age: 70
Birthplace: Valley Stream, New York, U.S.
Lawrence J. "Larry" Miller (born October 15, 1953) is an American actor, voice artist, comedian, podcaster, and columnist.
Miller was born in Valley Stream, New York, on Long Island. He is Jewish. He has said that one of his grandmothers was from Latvia and one of his grandfathers was from Austria. Miller married television writer Eileen Conn in 1993. The couple has two children.
His roles include the nasty doorman on Seinfeld, Walter Stratford in the movie 10 Things I Hate About You, as well as several characters in Christopher Guest's mockumentary movies. He has also appeared in Carry On Columbus, The Nutty Professor, Nutty Professor II: The Klumps, Max Keeble's Big Move, and Pretty Woman. He played Edwin Poole in the ABC dramedy Boston Legal. He is close friends with Jerry Seinfeld and auditioned for the part of George Costanza.
He played night club owner Michael Dobson in two Law & Order episodes, first in the episode "Coma" and then later in "Encore". Miller appeared as himself in a third episode, "Smoke". He was also in 8 Simple Rules for Dating My Teenage Daughter, where he played Tommy, Kyle's obnoxious father and Paul's colleague. He also played himself in a later episode of the same series. Additionally, he was the writer for the television shows Uncommon Sense (2005), Just Words (1992), and Pros & Cons (1999).
Miller began a weekly podcast on the Carolla Digital Network, This Week with Larry Miller, suspending it after falling and injuring his head severely in April 2012. After hospitalization and a coma, he said in January 2013 that he was convalescing. Miller resumed the podcast on January 9, 2013. In February 2015 the podcast was retitled The Larry Miller Show with direct distribution.
Year | Film | Role |
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1990 | Pretty Woman | Mr. Hollister |
Almost an Angel | Teller | |
1991 | Necessary Roughness | Dean Phillip Elias |
Suburban Commando | Adrian Beltz | |
Frankenstein: The College Years | Prof. Loman | |
1992 | Carry on Columbus | The Chief |
1993 | Undercover Blues | Detective Sergeant Halsey |
1994 | Dream Lover | Norman |
1995 | The Computer Wore Tennis Shoes (TV) | Dean Al Valentine |
1996 | The Nutty Professor | Dean Richmond |
Waiting for Guffman | Mayor Glenn Welsch | |
1997 | For Richer or Poorer | Derek Lester |
1998 | Chairman of the Board | Bradford MacMillan |
Carnival of Souls | Louis Seagram | |
1999 | Pros & Cons | Ben Babbitt |
Runaway Bride | Kevin the Bartender | |
10 Things I Hate About You | Dr. Walter Stratford OB/GYN | |
2000 | Nutty Professor II: The Klumps | Dean Richmond |
Buzz Lightyear of Star Command: The Adventure Begins | XR (voice) | |
Best in Show | Max Berman | |
2001 | Max Keeble's Big Move | Principal Elliot T. Jindrake |
What's the Worst That Could Happen? | Earl Radburn | |
The Princess Diaries | Paolo the Hair Dresser | |
2003 | A Guy Thing | Mr. Minister Farris |
A Mighty Wind | Wally Fenton | |
2004 | The Princess Diaries 2: Royal Engagement | Paolo the Hair Dresser |
Raising Helen | Car Buyer | |
Karroll's Christmas | Barry Freedman | |
2005 | Kiss Kiss Bang Bang | Dabney Shaw |
2006 | Keeping Up with the Steins | Arnie Stein |
The Ant Bully | Fred Lucas (voice) | |
For Your Consideration | Syd Finkleman | |
2007 | The Final Season | Roger Dempsey |
Blonde Ambition | Richard Connelly | |
Bee Movie | Mayor Dean Buzzwell (voice) | |
National Lampoon's Bag Boy | Pike | |
2008 | Get Smart | CIA Official |
Get Smart's Bruce and Lloyd: Out of Control | Underchief | |
Senior Skip Day | Mr. Frankfurt Dickwalder | |
The Other End of the Line | Kit Hawksin | |
2010 | Valentine's Day | Oversized Baggage Clerk |
Alpha and Omega | Marcel (voice) | |
2010 | The Penguins of Madagascar | Clemson |
2011 | Curb Your Enthusiasm | Eddie Kravitz |
NCIS | Ed Slater | |
God Bless America | Chloe's Dad | |
New Year's Eve | Harley | |
2012 | Foodfight! | Vlad Chocool |
General Education | Rich Collins | |
2015 | Pearly Gates | Rabbi |
Hot Bot | ||
Road Hard | Baby Doll | |
2016 | Mother's Day | The Motorcycle Cop |