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'''John Christian "Chris" Miller''' (born 1942 in [[Brooklyn]]) is an American author and screenwriter. He is best known for his work on ''[[National Lampoon (magazine)|National Lampoon]]'' magazine and for the movie ''[[Animal House]]''.<ref>Mark Leffler, [http://www.newreviewsite.com/articles/House-Rules--Chris-Miller-takes-us-back-to-the-Real-Animal-House/523 "House Rules: Chris Miller takes us back to the Real Animal House"], ''The Review'', 16 November 2006.</ref> The latter was inspired by Miller's own experiences in the [[Alpha Delta Phi]] fraternity at [[Dartmouth College]]. Miller graduated from Dartmouth in 1963.<ref>Christopher Buckley, [http://www-nc.nytimes.com/2006/11/05/books/review/Buckley3.t.html "Toga!"], ''The New York Times'', 5 November 2006.</ref>
'''John Christian Miller''' (born 1942 in [[Brooklyn]]) is an American author and screenwriter. He is best known for his work on ''[[National Lampoon (magazine)|National Lampoon]]'' magazine and the film ''[[Animal House]]'', which he also acted in with co-writer/actor Douglas Kenney.<ref>{{cite web
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|author = Mark Leffler
|date = 16 November 2006
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}}</ref> The latter was inspired by Miller's own experiences in the [[Alpha Delta Phi]] fraternity at [[Dartmouth College]], in which he went by the name "Pinto". Miller graduated from Dartmouth in 1963.<ref>Christopher Buckley, [http://www-nc.nytimes.com/2006/11/05/books/review/Buckley3.t.html "Toga!"], ''The New York Times'', 5 November 2006.</ref>


==Writing credits==
==Filmography==

*''[[Screw (magazine)|Screw]]'' (1968) (magazine)
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*''[[National Lampoon (magazine)|National Lampoon]]'' (1970) (Magazine)
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*''[[National Lampoon's Animal House]]'' (with [[Doug Kenney]] and [[Harold Ramis]]) (1978)
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*''[[National Lampoon's Animal House]]: The Full-Color, Illustrated Novel from the Hit Movie'' (1978) (novelization)
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*''[[Delta House]]'' (1979) (TV)
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*''[[Square Pegs]]'' (1982) (TV)
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*''[[Club Paradise]]'' (with [[Ed Roboto]], [[Tom Leopold]] and [[David Standish]]) (story only) (1986)
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*''[[Sidekicks (TV series)|Sidekicks]]'' (1986) (TV)
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*''[[The New Gidget]]'' (1987) (TV)
|''[[Animal House|National Lampoon's Animal House]]''
*''[[Multiplicity (film)|Multiplicity]]'' (with [[Mary Hale]], [[Lowell Ganz]] and [[Babaloo Mandel]]) (1996)
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*''[[Perversions of Science]]'' (1997) (TV)
|{{yes}}
*''[[The Real Animal House: The Awesomely Depraved Saga of the Fraternity That Inspired the Movie]]'' (2006) (memoir)
|Curtis "Hardbar" Wayne Fuller
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!scope="row"|{{center|1986}}
|''[[Club Paradise]]''
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!scope="row"|{{center|1986}}
|''[[Sidekicks (TV series)|Sidekicks]]''
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!scope="row"|{{center|1987}}
|''[[The New Gidget]]''
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!scope="row"|{{center|1996}}
|''[[Multiplicity (film)|Multiplicity]]''
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!scope="row"|{{center|1997}}
|''[[Perversions of Science]]''
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|{{yes}}
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!scope="row"|{{center|2003}}
|''[[Animal House#Where Are They Now?|Where Are They Now?: A Delta Alumni Update]]''
|{{yes}}
|{{no}}
|Curtis "Hardbar" Wayne Fuller
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!scope="row"|{{center|2015}}
|''[[Drunk Stoned Brilliant Dead (film)|Drunk Stoned Brilliant Dead]]''
|{{yes}}
|{{no}}
|Himself
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!scope="row"|{{center|2020}}
|''[[Belushi (film)|Belushi]]''
|{{yes}}
|{{no}}
|Himself
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==Bibliography==

*''[[Screw (magazine)|Screw]]'' (1968)
*''[[National Lampoon (magazine)|National Lampoon]]'' (1970)
*''National Lampoon's Animal House: The Full-Color, Illustrated Novel from the Hit Movie'' (1978)
*''The Real Animal House: The Awesomely Depraved Saga of the Fraternity That Inspired the Movie'' (2006)


==Notes==
==Notes==
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==External links==
==External links==
* {{imdb name|id=0588082|name=Chris Miller}}
* {{IMDb name|0588082}}]

* [http://www.marksverylarge.com/people/miller.html Mark's Very Large ''National Lampoon'' Site: Chris Miller]
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* "The Real Animal House" by Chris Miller (2006) [http://www.amazon.com/dp/0316067172]


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Latest revision as of 12:50, 7 October 2024

Chris Miller

John Christian Miller (born 1942 in Brooklyn) is an American author and screenwriter. He is best known for his work on National Lampoon magazine and the film Animal House, which he also acted in with co-writer/actor Douglas Kenney.[1] The latter was inspired by Miller's own experiences in the Alpha Delta Phi fraternity at Dartmouth College, in which he went by the name "Pinto". Miller graduated from Dartmouth in 1963.[2]

Filmography

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Year Title Actor Writer Role(s)
1978
 National Lampoon's Animal House Yes Yes Curtis "Hardbar" Wayne Fuller
1979
 Delta House No Yes
1982
 Square Pegs No Yes
1986
 Club Paradise No Yes
1986
 Sidekicks No Yes
1987
 The New Gidget No Yes
1996
 Multiplicity No Yes
1997
 Perversions of Science No Yes
2003
 Where Are They Now?: A Delta Alumni Update Yes No Curtis "Hardbar" Wayne Fuller
2015
 Drunk Stoned Brilliant Dead Yes No Himself
2020
 Belushi Yes No Himself

Bibliography

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  • Screw (1968)
  • National Lampoon (1970)
  • National Lampoon's Animal House: The Full-Color, Illustrated Novel from the Hit Movie (1978)
  • The Real Animal House: The Awesomely Depraved Saga of the Fraternity That Inspired the Movie (2006)

Notes

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  1. ^ Mark Leffler (16 November 2006). "House Rules: Chris Miller takes us back to the Real Animal House". The Review. Retrieved 2018-06-02.
  2. ^ Christopher Buckley, "Toga!", The New York Times, 5 November 2006.
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