James Leslie Miles Fisher was born on June 23,1983 and is an American actor, comedian, entrepreneur and musician.
28 Facts About Miles Fisher
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Miles Fisher made his debut in the CBS adaptation of the book True Women and starred in the 2000 film Lone Star Struck.
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In 2001, for his role in his short film Head Shot, Fisher won Best Actor at the International Teen Movie Festival.
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Miles Fisher appeared in the 2003 Civil War film Gods and Generals, and parodied actor Tom Cruise in the 2008 film Superhero Movie.
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Miles Fisher had a recurring role as a rookie police officer in 2008 on the television series The Cleaner, and appeared on Gossip Girl in 2009.
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Outside of acting, Miles Fisher has co-founded Metaphysic and Bixby Roasting Co, which was acquired in 2023.
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Miles Fisher was raised in Dallas, Texas, where he attended the St Mark's School of Texas.
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Miles Fisher graduated from Harvard University, where he was an English major.
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Miles Fisher served as the Krokodiloes tour manager, and planned events for the group in 24 countries.
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Miles Fisher was one of the two students chosen to deliver a Harvard Oration at the 2006 Harvard graduation ceremony.
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Miles Fisher's undergraduate thesis, which won the LeBaron Russell Briggs prize at Harvard, was a "screenplay about a Harvard graduate who avoided the Vietnam draft by teaching in a military prep school".
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Miles Fisher appeared in the 1997 CBS television movie adaptation of the book True Women as "Travis", and had a starring role in the 2000 film Lone Star Struck.
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Miles Fisher received the Best Actor award at the 2001 International Teen Movie Festival in Vaughan, Ontario, Canada, for his own short film titled: Head Shot, which was among 10,000 other entries at the festival.
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Miles Fisher appeared in the 2003 Civil War film Gods and Generals with Robert Duvall.
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Director Ron Maxwell picked Fisher to portray a heroic member of the First Regiment of Virginia Volunteers in the film; Duvall played Robert E Lee.
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Miles Fisher parodied actor Tom Cruise in the 2008 film Superhero Movie.
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The clip of Miles Fisher was viewed on the Internet over 10 million times.
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Miles Fisher wrote and produced a short film called Heatshot in 2009 with Evan Nichols; the film was selected to be screened at the AFI Dallas International Film Festival.
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Alan Peppard of The Dallas Morning News reported in March 2009 that Miles Fisher had been cast in the pilot of a television show set in 1983 in Southern California; a spinoff of Gossip Girl.
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Miles Fisher portrayed a "sleazy" coke dealer on the television series of the same name.
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Darrell Hartman of Interview called the usage of the Talking Heads song with the American Psycho theme "a brilliant combo", and noted that Miles Fisher "created a viral hit".
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In 2010, Miles Fisher was cast in the film Final Destination 5.
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Miles Fisher released the song "New Romance" in video and MP3 form on iTunes and on his personal website on July 19,2011.
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Miles Fisher has not monetized the videos and has deliberately avoided topics of a potentially personal or controversial nature, as he has not received permission from Cruise to use his likeness for profit; Miles Fisher characterized the effort as "good-natured parody" inspired by years of being called the "Tom Cruise guy" due to his similar appearance.
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In 2017, Miles Fisher co-founded the Bixby Roasting Company with Remington Hotchkis in Los Angeles, CA.
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Miles Fisher began with a Kickstarter campaign as CUPS, before launching Bixby.
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In February 2023, Westrock Coffee Company acquired the Bixby brand and roasting facility, with Miles Fisher becoming the Senior Vice President of Sales at Westrock.
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In 2014, Miles Fisher married Lucette Blodgett, daughter of actor and writer Michael Blodgett.