Wentworth Miller Bio
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Wentworth Earl Miller III (born June 2, 1972) is a Golden Globe-nominated American actor who rose to stardom following his starring role as Michael Scofield in the Fox Network television series Prison Break. Wentworth Miller: Life and careerWentworth Miller - Early lifeMiller was born in Chipping Norton, Oxfordshire, England; the son of Joy Marie (née Palm), a special education teacher, and Wentworth Earl Miller II, a lawyer and teacher. Miller has stated that his father is of African-American, Jamaican, German, English, Jewish, and Cherokee Native American Indian ancestry, and that his mother is of Russian, French, Dutch, Lebanese and Syrian descent. Miller's father, a Rhodes Scholar, was studying at Oxford at the time of Miller's birth. His family moved to Park Slope, Brooklyn, New York, when he was one. He has two sisters, Leigh and Gillian. Miller attended Midwood High School in Brooklyn, New York, USA. He was a member of SING!, an annual musical production that was started by Midwood. He graduated from Princeton University with a degree in English Literature. While at Princeton, he performed with the a cappella group the Princeton Tigertones. Wentworth Miller - CareerIn 1995, he went to Los Angeles to pursue an acting career. Miller's first starring role was as the sensitive and introverted David in ABC's mini-series Dinotopia. After appearing in a few minor television roles, he moved on to co-star in the 2003 film The Human Stain, playing the younger version of the Anthony Hopkins character, Coleman Silk. Miller's first TV appearance was as student-turned-sea monster Gage Petronzi on Buffy the Vampire Slayer ("Go Fish", 1998). In 2005, Miller was cast as Michael Scofield in Fox Network's television drama Prison Break. He plays the role of a caring brother who created an elaborate scheme to help his brother, Lincoln Burrows (Dominic Purcell) escape death row after being found guilty of a crime he did not commit. His performance in the show earned him a 2005 Golden Globe nomination for Best Actor in a Dramatic Series. Miller appeared in two Mariah Carey music videos, "It's Like That" and "We Belong Together" as a party guest. Director Brett Ratner, who directed the pilot episode of Prison Break, was signed on to also direct the two Mariah Carey videos. Ratner brought up the idea to Mariah about using Miller in the videos. After showing her Miller's picture, she agreed to use him. Since both the videos and the pilot episode of Prison Break were being filmed at the same time, a special set was constructed on the set of the Mariah Carey videos, so that Miller would be able to work simultaneously on both projects. He says, "Mariah's an international icon. The two days I spent working on her video did more for my career, gave me more exposure, than anything I'd done before Prison Break. I'm grateful for the opportunity." |
