From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia Rick Miller (comedian)
Rick Miller (comedian)
Rick Miller Voice Work
Birth name Rick Miller Miller has also worked as a voice actor for numerous ani-
mated television shows and a video game.
Born Canada Some of the characters he has voiced include:
Genres Stand-up, Impersonation, • The Dark Prince in Prince of Persia: The Two
Acting, Musical comedy, Thrones (Video Game)
Voice acting • Principal Shawbly in Mona The Vampire
Spouse Stephanie Baptist • Sparky in Atomic Betty
• Various Characters in Odd Job Jack, Arthur, Sagwa, the
Website Official site Chinese Siamese Cat, Grossology, Cyberchase, Lucky Luke,
Caillou, Time Warp Trio, The Berenstain Bears, Franklin
Rick Miller is a Canadian actor, comedian and playwright, Simon in the Land of Chalk Drawings, Billy and Buddy, Kid
currently living in Toronto. Miller is most well known for Paddle, Wombat City, Iron Nose, Snailympics, X-DuckX,
hosting the television series Just For Laughs [1] and for per- Pet Pals, Funpak, Erky Perky, What It’s Like Being Alone,
forming a version of "Bohemian Rhapsody" during which Wayside, Turtle Island, Bakugan Battle Brawlers, Carl
he impersonates "twenty five of the most annoying voic- Squared, Prudence Gumshoe, Franny’s Feet, Rotten Ralph,
es in the music industry". Captain Flamingo, Di-Gata Defenders, The Wombles, Ruby
Gloom, The Country Mouse and the City Mouse
Career Adventures, Tommy and Oscar, Ripley’s Believe It or Not!,
Turbo Dogs, Busytown Mysteries, Miss Spider’s Sunny
Miller has starred in three plays, Bigger than Jesus,[2]
Patch Friends, Inuk, Belphegor, Jimmy Two-Shoes, Magi-
MacHomer,[3] and Robert Lepage’s Lipsync (Toronto, June
Nation, The Twins, Malo Korrigan, My Dad the Rock Star,
2009).[4]
Wunschpunsch, The Kids from Room 402, Spider Riders,
In an example of art imitating life imitating art, The
Bizby, Pig City, Daft Planet, The Lost World, Willa’s Wild
Simpsons featured a segment in the episode "Four Great
Life, Team S.O.S., Jacob Two-Two, Knights of Zodiac, King,
Women and a Manicure", in which Homer and Marge
Bigfoot Presents: Meteor and the Mighty Monster Trucks,
played versions of Macbeth and Lady Macbeth, respec-
Martin Morning, Marsupilami, Spaced Out, A Miss Mallard
tively. This was an idea originally conceived by Miller for
Mystery, Totally Spies!, Upstairs, Downstairs Bears, My Big
his one-man-show MacHomer. Matt Groening approved of
Big Friend, Mimi and Friends, World of Quest, Chilly
the show and allowed Miller to use his characters.
Beach, The Manly Bee and Beyblade.
Bohemian Rhapsody Skit
Miller is best known for his famous portrayal of the References
Queen song "Bohemian Rhapsody" "as performed by 25 [1] Just for Laughs page at ABC official site
of the most annoying voices in the music industry". How- [2] Review of Bigger than Jesus at SceneandHeard.com
ever, the actual number of parodies in the sketch is 27, [3] Link to interview with Miller about MacHomer on
including a general parody of lead guitarists. A video of National Public Radio
the performance was uploaded on YouTube in 2007, and [4] Presentation of Lipsynch on the 2009 Toronto
has been seen over 900 000 times.[5] The list of parodies Festival of Arts & Creativity website
includes (in order): Bob Dylan, Neil Young, Michael [5] Link to video of the skit, with more than 900 000
Bolton, Corey Hart, Willie Nelson, Johnny Cash, Jon Bon views
Jovi, Robbie Robertson, Neil Diamond, Aaron Neville,
Dennis DeYoung, Barney the Dinosaur, Aerosmith, "Any
Annoying Lead Guitarist", Meat Loaf, Crash Test Dum-
External links
mies, Tom Petty, Beck, The B-52’s, AC/DC, Metallica, The • Official site
Rolling Stones, Ozzy Osbourne, Julio Iglesias, Bobby • Rick Miller at the Internet Movie Database
McFerrin, Andrea Bocelli, and Guns N’ Roses. • MacHomer official site
• Bigger than Jesus official site
• Rick Miller performing Bohemian Rhapsody
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From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia Rick Miller (comedian)
Persondata Date of birth
Name Miller, Rick Place of birth Canada
Alternative names Date of death
Short description Place of death
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• Living people
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