| Rick Miller | |
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| Born | (1970-03-12) March 12, 1970 (age 54) Canada |
| Genres | Theatre, Musical comedy, Impressions, Observational comedy |
| Spouse | Stephanie Baptist |
| Website | www |
Rick Miller (born March 12, 1970) is a Canadian director, actor, comedian, musician and playwright, currently living in Toronto. He has two architecture degrees from McGill University in Montreal, and has performed in 5 languages on 5 continents. Although primarily known as a solo theatre creator and performer, Miller is also known for hosting the television series Just for Laughs[1] and for performing a version of "Bohemian Rhapsody" during which he impersonates "twenty five of the most annoying voices in the music industry". His BOOM Trilogy of solo shows (BOOM, BOOM X, and BOOM YZ) examine 75 years of music, culture and politics, and have been performed over 600 times across North America, Europe and Asia.
Miller has created and performed in many plays, BOOM,[2] BOOM X,[3] BOOM YZ, Bigger than Jesus,[4] MacHomer,[5][6] HARDSELL 2.0 - VENDU,[7] and Robert Lepage's Lipsynch.[8]
In an example of art imitating life imitating art, The Simpsons featured a segment in the episode "Four Great Women and a Manicure", in which Homer and Marge played versions of Macbeth and Lady Macbeth, respectively. This was an idea originally conceived by Miller for his one-man-show MacHomer. Matt Groening approved of the show and allowed Miller to use his characters.
Miller is also the co-creative director of the Kidoons Network, the Canadian multimedia company that has developed the family touring stage shows Twenty Thousand Leagues Under The Sea (premiered in 2015),[9] Jungle Book (premiered in 2018),[10] and Frankenstein (premiered in 2022). Kidoons also produces web series for families, featuring animated characters that connect to the Kidoons stage shows.[11]
When not on tour, Miller is the frontman for the Toronto party band TRAINWRECK,[12] also featuring his life partner of 25 years, Stephanie Baptist. In 2019, he released a compilation CD of 20 tracks from all of his solo shows called Rick Miller SONGS (from BOOM X and Other Shows).[13]
Miller is best known for his famous portrayal of the Queen song "Bohemian Rhapsody" "as performed by 25 of the most annoying voices in the music industry". However, the actual number of parodies in the sketch is 27, including a general parody of lead guitarists. A video of the performance was uploaded on YouTube in 2007, and has been seen over 1,000,000 times.[14] The list of parodies includes (in order): Bob Dylan, Neil Young, Michael Bolton, Corey Hart, Willie Nelson, Johnny Cash, Jon Bon Jovi, Robbie Robertson, Neil Diamond, Aaron Neville, Dennis DeYoung, Barney the Dinosaur, Aerosmith, "Any Annoying Lead Guitarist", Meat Loaf, Crash Test Dummies, Tom Petty, Beck, The B-52's, AC/DC, Metallica, The Rolling Stones, Ozzy Osbourne, Julio Iglesias, Bobby McFerrin, Andrea Bocelli, and Guns N' Roses.
Miller has also worked as a voice actor for numerous animated television shows and a video game.
Some of the characters he has voiced include:
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